The Final Riot!

The Final Riot!
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2008
RecordedAugust 12, 2008
VenueCongress Theater (Chicago, IL)
Genre
Length66:36
LabelFueled by Ramen
Paramore chronology
Live in the UK 2008
(2008)
The Final Riot!
(2008)
Brand New Eyes
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net85% link
AllMusic[1]

The Final Riot! is the second official live album by the American rock band Paramore and was released on November 25, 2008, with a bonus DVD containing the full live concert plus behind-the-scenes footage.

The DVD was filmed on August 12, 2008, at the Congress Theater in Chicago on The Final Riot! Summer Tour. It contains a documentary entitled "40 Days of Riot!", showing the band on tour. It is available in a standard and limited deluxe edition, which includes a 36-color-page booklet of the tour, along with another documentary, 40 MORE Days of Riot!.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Hayley Williams and Josh Farro, except where noted

The Final Riot! track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born for This" 5:46
2."That's What You Get"
3:34
3."Here We Go Again" 4:10
4."Fences"
3:31
5."crushcrushcrush" 3:15
6."Let the Flames Begin" 5:38
7."When It Rains"
4:04
8."My Heart" 5:31
9."Decoy" (studio version on "Hallelujah" single and Riot! Hot Topic bonus track edition) 3:14
10."Pressure" 3:02
11."For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" 4:27
12."We Are Broken"
  • Williams
  • J. Farro
  • Bendeth
5:25
13."Emergency" 5:23
14."Hallelujah" (contains excerpt from Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah") 4:57
15."Misery Business" 4:40

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for The Final Riot!
Chart (2008–2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 38
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 31
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[2] 47
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 153
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 18
US Billboard 200[6] 88
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[7] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 22

Certifications

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Certifications for The Final Riot!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for The Final Riot!
Country Date
United Kingdom November 24, 2008
United States November 25, 2008
Australia November 29, 2008
Brazil December 6, 2008[12]
Colombia December 8, 2008

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Final Riot!". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – Paramore – The Final Riot!". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Paramore: The Final Riot!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Chart Log UK Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Zobbel.de.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Paramore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Paramore Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Paramore Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Paramore – The Final Riot". Music Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  10. ^ "British video certifications – Paramore – The Final Riot". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "American video certifications – Paramore – The Final Riot". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  12. ^ "The FINAL RIOT (CD & DVD) | Music, Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2008-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2012-02-16.