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Paradise is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released on 28 September 2012 by Atlantic Records.[1]

Background

On 12 June 2012, Simpson released Preview to Paradise, a four song teaser EP. The EP featured the songs "Got Me Good", "So Listen", "Wish U Were Here", and "Gentleman". All of the songs, besides "So Listen" were released as a part of Paradise. Simpson stated the reason behind only having a few collaborations on the album is because "I wanted my debut full length album to be a representation of me." It is rumored that Simpson could perform a one off song with JLS star Aston Merrygold once Surfers Paradise has been released.

Singles

On 25 May 2012, the lead single, "Got Me Good" was released as a teaser on Simpson's official website and radio. The accompanying music video was released on 5 June.

"Wish U Were Here", which features American YouTube singer Becky G, was the second official single off the album, released on 12 June 2012. The music video debuted on 7 August 2012. Four days later, three remixes of the song were released.

Promotional singles

"So Listen" was released as a promotional single for Paradise. It features rapper T-Pain. It debuted on Simpson's YouTube channel on 12 March 2012 and was released to iTunes the following day. Simpson stated that the song was not an accurate example of the full album and he only put it on the preview "because my fans like it." The song is included on the Japanese Special Edition of Paradise.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paradise"Nasri Atweh, Hayley Gene, Cody Simpson, Adam Messinger, Nolan Lambroza [2]3:16
2."Got Me Good"Simpson, John Ryan, Rome, Jennifer Decilveo2:54
3."Be the One"Colby O'Donis, Simpson, Kay-Ta Matsuno, Bryan Nelson2:55
4."Hello"Simpson, Drew Pearson, Ryan Marrone, Garrick Smith, Jaden Michaels3:36
5."Tears On Your Pillow"August Rigo, Simpson, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Mitchum Chin4:03
6."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G)Simpson, Taio Cruz, Lukasz Gottwald, Bonnie McKee, Henry Russel Walter, Rebbeca Marie Gomez3:16
7."I Love Girls"Simpson, Atweh, Messinger, Lambroza, Lizzy2:49
8."Back to You"Simpson, Jon Bellion3:36
9."Summer Shade"Simpson, Alex Schwartz, Joe Khajadourian, Michael Warren, Joe West, Jackson Michelson, Craig Paulson, Matt Salinas, Paul Wright3:05
10."Gentleman"Simpson, Alex Dezen, Edwin Serrano3:00
Total length:32:30
Limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Standing in China"Max Schneider, Kurt Schneider, Matthew Gerrard3:18
12."The Reason"Clarence Bernard Coffee, Jordan Kendall Johnson, Adam Stefan Johnson, Marcus Durand Lomax 
13."Torn Up" 3:00
Japanese special edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."So Listen"Faheem Najm, Justin Franks, Shawn Campbell, Taylor Ross, Eddie Serrano, Simpson, Mac Faoro3:06
12."Standing in China"Max Schneider, Kurt Schneider, Matthew Gerrard3:18
13."The Reason"Clarence Bernard Coffee, Jordan Kendall Johnson, Adam Stefan Johnson, Marcus Durand Lomax 
14."Torn Up" 3:00
Preview to Paradise EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got Me Good" 2:56
2."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G)Taio Cruz, Lukasz Gottwald, Bonnie McKee, Henry Russel Walter, Cody Simpson, Rebbeca Marie Gomez3:13
3."So Listen" (featuring T-Pain)Faheem Najm, Justin Franks, Shawn Campbell, Taylor Ross, Eddie Serrano, Cody Simpson, Mac Faoro3:06
4."Gentleman"Alex Dezen, Edwin Serrano, Cody Simpson3:00
Total length:12:15

Charts

Paradise

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 111
Canadian Albums Chart 16
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 157
Irish Albums Chart 53
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] 81
US Billboard 200[8] 27

Preview to Paradise

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 16

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[9] 1 August 2012 CD, digital download Atlantic Records
Canada[10]
New Zealand[11]
United Kingdom[12]

References

  1. ^ "Paradise by Cody Simpson". Apple Inc. iTunes. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/paradise-mw0002411790
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cody Simpson – Paradise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cody Simpson – Paradise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Cody Simpson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ iTunes - Music - Paradise - Album by Cody Simpson
  10. ^ iTunes - Music - Paradise - Album by Cody Simpson
  11. ^ iTunes - Music - Paradise - Album by Cody Simpson
  12. ^ iTunes - Music - Paradise - Album by Cody Simpson
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