Told You So (Paramore song)

In an interview with Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Radio, Hayley Williams stated that the song was one of the first pieces of music that Taylor York sent her.

"[3] Rolling Stone described the song as funk-pop, "over Zac Farro's New Wave drum groove and Taylor York's spidery guitars".

[3] Likewise, Nerdist said the song has "a bit of funk bass hops in the background while that same tropical guitar-work we heard in “Hard Times” twirls throughout.

"[10] Jordan Sargent from Spin also praised the song as "spiky and fluorescent, built around the sort of jagged guitar groove that Paramore have gotten very good at spitting out.

[14] Farro based the music video on the band’s car rides after recording sessions in L.A. Hayley Williams told The Fader that Farro noticed that her "anxiety and overall state was just a lot more peaceful on those drives," further stating that it made him happy to see her rest for a moment, "It means a lot that they conceptualized a video around a passing moment we had as friends.

"[14] Anna Gaca of Spin said the video "features the band styled like French robbers inside of a Wes Anderson film.