Music Video
The music video was filmed at Reseda High School in Reseda, California on December 21, 2006. The video features a school and a band performance. It is directed by Shane Drake, whom also directed Paramore's videos for "Pressure" and "Emergency". The video stars Amy Paffrath as the bully.
The music video starts out with the band playing the song with an assortment of "RIOT!"s (a reference to the album's name) in the background. It then switches to the band playing at a high school, where a girl in a blue dress and heavy makeup walks in. The girl pushes the school cheerleaders aside as she walks into the hallway. She cuts off another girl's braid with scissors, showing it to her. Later, as she is walking down the hall, a boy comes out of the nurse's office with his arm in a sling. She proceeds to push him into the wall, further injuring him. The band continues to play, and the girl walks up on a girl and a boy together who are obviously in love. She pushes the girl's face out of the way and passionately kisses the boy. She then leaves, grinning smugly. It switches, again, to the band playing, then the band comes out of a classroom together. Hayley Williams and the girl confront each other in the hall. Williams reaches into the girl's bra and pulls out false pads, then uses a towel to wipe the girl's makeup off, and exposes her for what she is. The video ends as the band finishes the song; and they walk away as the girl breaks down, humiliated.
Fueled By Ramen (FBR+) also released an alternate cut of the video that removes the high school clips and features only performance segments.
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