In 2007, Paramore was named by NME as one of ten bands to watch out for in their "New Noise 2007" feature.The band played an acoustic set for the grand opening of a Warped Tour exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that opened in January.The dress Williams wore in the video for "Emergency" was also put into the exhibit.Paramore recorded their second album, RIOT! from January 2007 to March 2007, without the guitar of Hunter Lamb (who left the band early in 2007 to get married).
Riot was released June 12, 2007 recorded with New Jersey producer David Bendeth. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 20, the UK charts at number 24 and sold 44,000 its first week in the United States.
Misery Business
The first single off of the album called "Misery Business" was released June 21, 2007, "Misery Business," is, according to vocalist Hayley Williams, "more honest than anything I've ever written, and the guys matched that emotion musically." Paramore's video for the song was also nominated for the Best Video award at the Kerrang! awards 2007, but lost to Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't A Scene".
Summer 2007
Hunter Lamb has now been temporarily replaced by a guitarist Taylor York for the duration of touring. Summer of 2007 saw Paramore, participating on their third Warped Tour and posting journals of their travels on yourhereblog for MTV. The second single off of Riot!, "Hallelujah" was released on July 30, 2007, and is currently only available online and on UK television. The video shows a series of concert and backstage clips.
