Ain't It Fun

This upbeat track mixes gospel, soul and some Prince-style R&B. Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams told The Sun: "Taylor (York) and I came up with the melody and I thought about Prince, too. Then it got layered with more groove and funk and all the cool elements. The next thing I know there's a gospel choir in the studio and we have that track. It's been so liberating to write this record."

The song finds Paramore moving away from their rock roots to a more dance-pop feel. Bassist Jeremy Davis told The Guardian that the band had their largely teenage fan base in mind. "After we started writing weird stuff like 'Ain't It Fun,' we got nervous," he said. "But that was a comfort. We've grown and we don't like the same music we liked, so why would [our fans] not? That idea kept us pushing ourselves."

The song was written by Williams as a sarcastic jab at her unwillingness to grow up after moving to Los Angeles to record the Paramore album. She found herself away from loved ones, feeling completely out of her depth. "I was on my own for the first time ever and it weirded me out," she told Radio.com. "I felt like I was going kicking and screaming on my own. But it's funny, because I needed that. I needed a change of perspective to know I could do a lot of things on my own." Williams wrote the song after realizing there was no good reason to complain. "Here I am, sitting here whining about my life that's not really all that bad," she explained. "My life is actually awesome and just because I'm a little uncomfortable, like why am I making such a big deal out of this and not making more of this opportunity?"