Hayley Williams Goes Back to the 'Good Ol' Days' on New Song
Hayley Williams releases new R&B-inflected song 'Good Ol' Days' just before taking the stage at Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians event.
www.rollingstone.comHere’s the latest on Hayley Williams’s “Good Ol’ Days” and related news.
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Hayley Williams released a new single titled “Good Ol’ Days” in late October 2025. The track is described as R&B-inflected and serves as part of the era around her solo project Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party. This aligns with multiple outlets reporting the release and its live premiere around Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians event in New York [source coverage from Rolling Stone and Billboard-like outlets in late Oct 2025].
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The song followed Williams’s live premiere at Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians event, where she performed several tracks from Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party for the first time, signaling the continued rollout of the album ahead of its physical release on November 7, 2025.
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Several outlets note that “Good Ol’ Days” is one of two new tracks that appear on the final physical edition of the album, with pre-orders and store releases timing around early November 2025. This framing emphasizes the planned physical release strategy tied to the solo project’s completion and distribution through independent channels.
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Media coverage also ties the song to Williams’s broader solo career transition after Paramore, highlighting the shift to independence and her imprint Post Atlantic, with Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party representing a major step in that new phase. The track’s reception is framed as part of her evolving sound toward more R&B and genre-blending influences.
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Viewer and fan reactions across platforms have been largely positive, with attention on its nostalgic nods to Williams’s Paramore era and its reflective, late-night mood. The narrative around the track often references its thematic tie to “Good Ol’ Days” nostalgia and the artist’s journey into a more personal, independent chapter.
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of release dates and a quick chart of reception metrics (streams, plays, and critical mentions) from these articles.