Still Into You

Lore & Background

The lyrics are about Williams' relationship with Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory and how her feelings seem to have stayed the same since they first met. In an interview with Spin, Williams said "'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." The song was first performed in Austin, Texas, as part of the South by Southwest festival, then released as a single on March 5, 2013 (or March 4, depending on the source), and put on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel as a lyric video.

In Their Own Story

The music video was filmed at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters and directed by Isaac Rentz. Bassist Jeremy Davis said during shooting: "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." Guitarist Taylor York added: "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." The video features Paramore in a boat within a room filled with balloons; Williams on a bed surrounded by birthday cakes; the trio riding around on bicycles; Williams dancing with ballerinas; and all of Paramore outside playing with Roman candles and sparkles with a fireworks show going on in the background.

Reader's Guide

Musically, "Still Into You" has been described as an alternative dance glockenspiel and synth-infused power pop, pop rock, new wave, alternative rock, pop-punk and emo song, with skeletal guitar lines similar to that of Australian musician Gotye. It was written in the key of F major and lacks a heavy guitar riff, for which Paramore is typically known, 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. Critically, Marc Zanotti at Music Feeds called the song "a poppy, upbeat, sugary sweet number". Scott Heisel of Alternative Press called 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..." 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". 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. 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."

Did You Know?

• The song was recorded in 2012 in Los Angeles.
• It was first performed at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
• The music video was filmed at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Los Angeles, California.
• Bassist Jeremy Davis said they end up in pain during every music video, comparing themselves to Jackie Chan.
• The song received double-platinum certification in the United States.