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Olivia Rodrigo’s Misery Business-esque mega-hit good 4 u now has Hayley Williams and Josh Farro listed as songwriters.
Paramore's Hayley Williams and former guitarist Josh Farro have been given songwriting credits on Olivia Rodrigo's 2021 mega-single good 4 u.
The chart-topping Sour track has been a huge hit this year though has also drawn attention for sounding similar to Paramore's Riot! classic Misery Business. Now, seemingly, this is been acknowledged, with Hayley and Josh retroactively credited alongside Olivia and Daniel Nigro.
A source tells Kerrang! that, “The teams have been in touch prior to the song’s release and the production credits have now been updated to include an interpolation of Misery Business, alongside Olivia and the track's producer, Dan Nigro.”
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The Paramore vocalist also shared the news on her Instagram stories, reposting publisher Warner Chappell Music's post writing, "Our publisher is wildin rn [right now]."
Listen to both below, just because.