Still Into You
{{short description|2013 single by Paramore}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Still Into You
| cover = Cover paramore's song still into you.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Paramore
| album = Paramore
| released = March 14, 2013
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Power pop
- pop rock
- {{nowrap|new wave}}
- alternative rock
- pop-punk
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| length = 3:36
| label = Fueled by Ramen
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = Justin Meldal-Johnsen
| prev_title = Now
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Daydreaming
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|OblL026SvD4|"Still Into You"}}}}
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"Still Into You" is a song by American rock band Paramore from their self-titled fourth studio album (2013). It was released on March 14, 2013 as the second single from the album. Recorded in 2012 in Los Angeles, California, "Still Into You" is a departure from the sound of their previous single, "Now", and incorporates a lighter pop rock sound, while being described as "sweet" and "sugary".
The song received acclaim from music critics, who have praised the song and Hayley Williams' vocals as "catchy" and "strong and effective", as well as deeming it as one of the songs of the summer of 2013. It is among their most commercially successful singles in the United States, becoming a top-ten hit on the Mainstream Top 40, ranking at number eight on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs, and receiving double-platinum certification in the United States.
Background
Paramore first performed "Still Into You" in Austin, Texas, as part of the South by Southwest festival. The song was then released as a single on March 14, 2013, and was uploaded to Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel, through a lyric video.{{cite magazine |last=Cubarrubia |first=RJ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/paramore-release-new-single-still-into-you-20130314 |title=Paramore Release New Single, 'Still Into You' – Video |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=January 28, 2014 |archive-date=March 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326071108/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/paramore-release-new-single-still-into-you-20130314 |url-status=dead }} The lyrical content finds Williams singing about her relationship with Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory fame and how her feelings seemingly have stayed the same since their first meeting.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703630/paramore-still-into-you-single.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411104955/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703630/paramore-still-into-you-single.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |title=Paramore Get Personal On New Single 'Still into You' – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}
In an interview with Spin, Williams stated "'Still Into You' is definitely a love song. It's definitely happy. But to me anyway — and obviously I wrote it so maybe I'm biased, but — it's not a sappy love song. ... We've never done that before, and honestly I don't have a whole lot of experience writing love songs, or anyways lyrics that are like this."{{cite magazine|last=Hogan |first=Marc |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/hayley-williams-paramore-new-album-interview/ |title=Hayley Williams on Love, Haters, and 'Paramore's Soap Opera' | SPIN | Q & A |magazine=Spin |date=March 13, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}
Composition
"Still Into You" has been described as a power pop,{{cite magazine|last=Hogan |first=Marc |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/paramore-still-into-you-single-lyric-video/ |title=Paramore Share Love-Buzzed Single 'Still Into You' Via Shadow-Puppet Lyric Video | SPIN | SPIN Mix | Videos |magazine=Spin |date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2013}} pop rock,{{cite web|title=Paramore release lyric video for new song 'Still Into You'|work=Hypable|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328144940/http://www.hypable.com/2013/03/14/paramore-release-lyric-video-for-new-song-still-into-you/|archive-date=March 28, 2013|url=http://www.hypable.com:80/2013/03/14/paramore-release-lyric-video-for-new-song-still-into-you/|url-status=live}} new wave,{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/shortlists-weekly-album-reviews-20130411-2ho65.html |title=Shortlist's weekly album reviews |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2013}} alternative rock, {{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-alt-rock-love-songs/|title=The 50 Best Alt-Rock Love Songs|magazine=Spin|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021}} pop-punk{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-punk-love-songs-all-time/|title=20 Best Pop-Punk Love Songs|magazine=Billboard |date=February 13, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} and emo{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/02/best-emo-love-songs|title=The 40 Best Emo Love Songs|work=SPIN |date=February 14, 2022 |accessdate=December 12, 2024}} song with skeletal guitar lines similar to that of the artist Gotye, alternative dance glockenspiel and synths. It was written in the key of F Major, and lacks a heavy guitar riff, which Paramore is typically known for, and is replaced by a back beat on the drums. James Montgomery at MTV compared the song to the new wave band The Cars, saying it could pass for one of their B-sides.{{cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704620/paramore-self-titled-album-review.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419002613/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704620/paramore-self-titled-album-review.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |title=Paramore Go Long, Dig Deep On New Self-Titled Album – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=March 29, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2013}}
Critical reception
"Still Into You" was acclaimed by music critics, who commended the song as fun and catchy, and praised Williams' vocals. Marc Zanotti at Music Feeds called the song "a poppy, upbeat, sugary sweet number".{{cite magazine|last=Zanotti|first=Marc|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-paramores-new-song-still-into-you/ |title=Listen: Paramore's New Song 'Still into You' – Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture |magazine=Music Feeds |date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=March 17, 2013}} Scott Heisel of Alternative Press referred to it one of the best songs on Paramore, saying "There's no question that this is still Paramore, only it's better. The chorus hook will stay in your brain for days at a time, ... and when you throw in the band's newfound embracing of electronics, you find yourself with what will ideally be one of the biggest hits of 2013."{{cite magazine |last=Heisel |first=Scott |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/paramore_paramore |title=Paramore – Paramore – Alternative Press |magazine=Alternative Press |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404010001/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/paramore_paramore |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }} Maura Johnston from Popdust gave the song a 5 out of 5, declaring "If there's any justice in the world this'll be a song of the summer, or at least of the late spring".{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |url=http://popdust.com/2013/04/10/paramore-still-into-you-paramore-review/ |title=Paramore's "Paramore" Reviewed: "Still Into You" |work=Popdust |date=April 19, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2013}} Joseph R. Atilano at Inquirer.net noted that ""Still Into You" is really directed to their youngest fans with its happy-go-lucky lyrics that are as cheerful as they can get and somewhat disarming in their simplicity", considering it better than the previous single "Now".{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/90783/single-review-still-into-you-by-paramore|title=Single Review: 'Still Into You' by Paramore|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=October 24, 2014}}
The song placed at number 95 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Songs of 2013 list and number 19 on Billboard magazine's 20 Best Songs of 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-2013-20131204/paramore-still-into-you-19691231 |title=100 Best Songs of 2013: Paramore, Still Into You |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2014}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840322/20-best-songs-of-2013-critics-picks |title=20 Best Songs of 2013: Critics' Picks |magazine=Billboard |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2014}} Ed Masley at The Arizona Republic ranked it as the 10th best Paramore song, stating ""Still Into You" is a retro-tastic hook explosion that somehow peaked at No. 83 on Billboard's Hot 100."{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/07/paramore-best-songs-playlist-twilight/13434361/|title=Playlist: 15 best Paramore songs, 'Twilight' to now|date=August 7, 2014|access-date=January 3, 2015}}
Chart performance
The song has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the US as of December 2013.{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-lorde-tops-miley-not-twerking-011835599.html|title=Chart Watch: Lorde Tops Miley (Not At Twerking)|publisher=Chart Watch|date=December 18, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2013}} It became one of Paramore's most commercially successful singles to date in the United States, where it reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became their first top-ten hit on the Mainstream Top 40 charts. It was included in Billboard{{'}}s year-end charts, at number 100 on the Hot 100 songs of the year.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-100-songs?page=9 |title=Hot 100 Songs: 2013 Year-End Charts |magazine=Billboard |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2014}}
Music video
The video was directed by Isaac Rentz.{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/W4-5F8HTur/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/W4-5F8HTur |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Photo by paramore • Instagram |via=Instagram|access-date=March 18, 2013}}{{cbignore}} When shooting the music video, Jeremy Davis stated "I've realized you can't really consider it making a music video unless you get hurt, because every video, we end up in pain ... It's awesome to do our own stunts; we might as well be Jackie Chan." Taylor York adds "A lot of people would hear the song and assume it would be about the story of people still being in love, but what was so appealing about Isaac's treatment is that he wanted to capture what love feels like ... He had so many ideas, and it definitely jumped out at us."{{cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704812/paramore-still-into-you-music-video.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405002441/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704812/paramore-still-into-you-music-video.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2013|title=Paramore Reveal Details Of 'Still Into You' Video|publisher=MTV News|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=April 3, 2013}}
The official music video for "Still Into You" premiered on April 8, 2013 on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OblL026SvD4|title=Paramore: Still Into You [OFFICIAL VIDEO]|via=YouTube|date=April 8, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2014}} The music video features Paramore in a boat within a room filled with a balloons; Williams on a bed surrounded by birthday cakes; the trio riding around on bicycles; Williams dancing with ballerinas; and then all of Paramore are outside playing with Roman candles and sparkles with a fireworks show going on in the background. Filming took place at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters.
As of December 2024, the music video for "Still Into You" has over 250 million views on YouTube.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OblL026SvD4|title=Paramore: Still Into You [OFFICIAL VIDEO]|publisher=YouTube|author=Paramore|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=October 17, 2022}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Still Into You" ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{singlechart|Australia|5|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|60|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=April 27, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|58|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|31|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadahotac|32|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|France|189|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Irish|6|year=2013|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=May 30, 2013}} |
| scope="row"| Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paramore/chart-history/min|title=Paramore Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2022}}
| 15 |
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| {{singlechart|New Zealand|14|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2013}} |
| scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{Cite web|url=https://acharts.co/portugal_singles_top_50/2013/26|title=PORTUGAL SINGLES TOP 50|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|date=June 23, 2013|access-date=May 31, 2022}}
| 22 |
| scope="row"| Scotland (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20130526/41|title=Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100|website=Official Charts|access-date=March 7, 2015}}
|13 |
| scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon International Chart){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=E¤t_week=17¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|language=ko|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222054446/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=E¤t_week=17¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}
|146 |
| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/20130602/750140|title=Official Singles Chart Top 40|website=Official Charts|access-date=March 7, 2015}}
| 15 |
| scope="row"| UK Rock & Metal (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20130414/111/ |title=2013-03-30 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=April 20, 2013}}
|1 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|24|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|6|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|27|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|11|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|8|artist=Paramore|song=Still Into You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2015}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"|US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Rock Songs : Page 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-rock-songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 19, 2014}}
| 89 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|type=single|artist=Paramore|title=Still Into You|access-date=November 2, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|type=single|artist=Paramore|title=Still Into You|access-date=January 26, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=Paramore|title=Still Into You|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Paramore|title=Still Into You|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|id=12761-635-1|access-date=August 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Paramore|title=Still Into You|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|certyear=2015|access-date=December 24, 2024|refname="RIAA"}}
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