Monster (Paramore song)

"Monster"
Single by Paramore
from the album Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album and Singles Club EP
ReleasedJune 7, 2011[1]
RecordedMarch 2011
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rob Cavallo
Paramore singles chronology
"Playing God"
(2010) 		"Monster"
(2011) 		"Now"
(2013)
Transformers singles chronology
"Iridescent"
(2011) 		"Monster"
(2011) 		"All That You Are"
(2011)
Music video
"Monster" on YouTube

"Monster" is a song by American rock band Paramore. It was released on June 7, 2011 for digital download. It is also the second single from the Transformers: Dark of the Moon OST, which was released on June 14, 2011. It is the first song to not feature former band members Josh and Zac Farro, who separated from the band in 2010. A sneak peek of the song surfaced when lead singer Hayley Williams posted lyrics on the band's Official Fan Club. An audio video for the song was posted on YouTube on June 2, 2011. The video itself achieved over 1 million views in the first three days of posting.[4][5] The song won Choice Rock Track at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. On March 24, 2016, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales exceeding 500,000.[6]

Taylor York performed the drum parts for the track.[7]

  1. ^ fueledbyadam (May 26, 2011). "Listen To A Clip Of 'Monster'". Paramore.net. Fueled by Ramen. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Lynch, Joseph (June 3, 2011). "Paramore releases 'Monster' for 'Transformers' movie: Is the now-trio dissing their departed bandmates?". EW. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Paramore "Monster"". Musictrajectory.com. 2011-09-19. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  4. ^ Paramore (Music) (June 2, 2011). Paramore: Monster (Audio) (Music video). Fueled by Ramen. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Transformers: Dark of the Moon Official Soundtrack & Score". Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Paramount Pictures. 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - April 2, 2016". RIAA.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Taylor York Recording Drums For "Monster"". YouTube.