Olivia Rodrigo gives Paramore songwriting credits on 'Good 4 U' amid ongoing comparisons to 'Misery Business'

• The credits for Olivia Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" have officially been updated to include Paramore.
• Frontwoman Hayley Williams and guitarist Joshua Farro are now credited as songwriters.
• Rodrigo's No. 1 hit was partially inspired by Paramore's 2007 single "Misery Business."

Following months of comparisons to Paramore's most beloved hit, the credits for Olivia Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" have been updated to include members of the punk-rock band.

Frontwoman Hayley Williams and former guitarist Josh Farro, who cowrote Paramore's 2007 single "Misery Business," are now listed as songwriters on Rodrigo's No. 1 smash. The song now credits four writers in total, including Rodrigo and producer Dan Nigro.

Upon its release in May, "Good 4 U" immediately reminded fans of "Misery Business," inspiring mashups on TikTok and YouTube that racked up millions of views.

While not identical, the songs' choruses share similar melodies and chord progressions. The updated credits acknowledge Rodrigo's inspiration as an official interpolation of "Misery Business."

Fans and critics were alerted of the change when Warner Chappell Music posted an Instagram to celebrate the success of "Good 4 U," which was recently named the No. 1 song of the summer on Spotify. The caption read, "Huge shoutout to our writers Hayley Williams and Joshua Farro."

Williams reshared the post on her Instagram story, adding, "Our publisher is wildin rn."

-Paramore Uruguay (@pmoreuy) August 25, 2021

This marks the first No. 1 song for both Williams and Farro as songwriters. "Misery Business" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Paramore's highest-charting song to date is "Ain't It Fun," which peaked at No. 10 in 2014.

This isn't the first time Rodrigo has retroactively added cowriters to her hit songs. The credits for "Deja Vu," another top-10 single from her debut album "Sour," were updated in July to include Taylor Swift.

Rodrigo had previously cited Swift's 2019 song "Cruel Summer" as her primary inspiration for the bridge of "Deja Vu."

Swift and producer Jack Antonoff are also listed as cowriters on "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back," the fourth track on "Sour," which interpolates the piano line from Swift's 2017 ballad "New Year's Day."