THE ONLY EXCEPTION ~ PARAMORE

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 44

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"The Only Exception" is a song by the American alternative rock band Paramore. It was released by Fueled by Ramen in February 2010 as the third single from the band's 2009 studio album Brand New Eyes. The song was written by Paramore band members Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York; Paramore is also credited as being co-producers to the song. The song was generally well received by music critics; praise of the song was mainly about Williams' vocal performance. Music critics reviewing the song noted that "The Only Exception" was a different musical theme for the band. "The Only Exception" has been the most successful single from Brand New Eyes, and the most successful Paramore single thus far, having topped the United Kingdom Rock Chart and peaked at #13 and #17 in New Zealand and Australia respectively. The single continues to move up on the charts in the Billboard Hot 100, where it is the band's third top forty hit to date. A music video for the song, directed by Brandon Chesbro, was released on February 17, 2010, via the band's official website. In the video, Williams is shown not believing that love exists, but after a sequences of events she starts to believe in love; the other band members are briefly shown throughout the video. The song was performed in the Britney Spears-themed episode "Britney/Brittany" of the US television series Glee, which aired September 28, 2010. Lea Michele, in character as Rachel Berry, sang the song at the end of the episode as an apology to her boyfriend Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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