Ignorance (song)

"Ignorance"
Single by Paramore
from the album Brand New Eyes
Released	July 7, 2009
Studio	Lightning Sound (California, US)[1]
Genre	Pop punk[2] pop rock[3]
Length	3:38
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)	Josh Farro Hayley Williams
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo
Paramore singles chronology
"Decode" (2008) "Ignorance" (2009) "Brick by Boring Brick" (2009)
Music video
"Ignorance" on YouTube

"Ignorance" is a song by American rock band Paramore. It was released on July 7, 2009 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Brand New Eyes (2009). The song impacted radio on July 28.^[4] The song was written by band's members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro, although Paramore is credited as being co-writers of the song. The track, recorded in early 2009, was the first song to be written for the album.

Musically, "Ignorance" is an alternative rock song. Farro's and Williams's inspiration for writing the song was from personal experiences. The song received positive reviews from critics for its energy-filled musicianship. "Ignorance" had minor success on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 67. It also charted at numbers 7 and 20 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Rock Songs charts respectively. The song was certified gold in both the United States and the United Kingdom.^[5] The song's international chart performance fared better, peaking within the top 20 of British, Dutch and Japanese charts. A music video for "Ignorance" was released in August 2009. In the video, the band is shown playing in a room with the only source of lighting being a hanging light bulb.