Paradise (Cody Simpson album)

Paradise is the debut studio album by Australian singer Cody Simpson. It was released on 28 September 2012 by Atlantic Records. The album spawned two singles: "Got Me Good" and "Wish U Were Here" featuring Becky G.

Paradise
Studio album by
Cody Simpson
Released2 October 2012
Length32:30
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Cody Simpson chronology
Coast to Coast
(2011)		 Paradise
(2012)		 Surfers Paradise
(2013)
Singles from Paradise
  1. "Got Me Good"
    Released: 25 May 2012
  2. "Wish U Were Here"
    Released: 7 August 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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 was released on 28 September 2012.[2]

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 musician 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
Paradise – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paradise"
3:16
2."Got Me Good"
2:54
3."Be the One"
2:55
4."Hello"
3:36
5."Tears on Your Pillow"
4:03
6."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G)
3:16
7."I Love Girls"
  • Simpson
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Lambroza
  • Lizzy
2:49
8."Back to You"
3:36
9."Summer Shade"
  • Simpson
  • Alex Schwartz
  • Joe Khajadourian
  • Michael Warren
  • Joe West
  • Jackson Michelson
  • Craig Paulson
  • Matt Salinas
  • Paul Wright
3:05
10."Gentleman"
  • Simpson
  • Alex Dezen
  • Edwin Serrano
3:00
Total length:32:30
Paradise – Japan edition (bonus tracks)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."So Listen" (featuring T-Pain)
3:06
12."The Reason"
 
13."Torn Up"
3:00
14."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G) (Sem Thomason Remix) 5:36
15."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G) (Digi Radio Edit) 4:18
Paradise – Target edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Standing in China"
3:18
12."The Reason"
 
13."Torn Up"
3:00
Paradise – Expanded edition (bonus tracks)[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Wish U Were Here" (acoustic) 3:36
15."So Listen" (featuring T-Pain)
3:06
16."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G) (Sem Thomason Remix) 5:36
17."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G) (Digi Radio Edit) 4:18
18."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G) (DJ Laszlo Remix) 6:21
Preview to Paradise EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got Me Good"
2:56
2."Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G)
3:13
3."So Listen" (featuring T-Pain)
3:06
4."Gentleman"
  • Simpson
  • Alex Dezen
  • Edwin Serrano
3:00
Total length:12:15

Charts
Chart performance for Paradise
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 111
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 157
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 53
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 81
US Billboard 200[12] 27

Release history
Release history and formats for Paradise
Country Date Format Label
Australia[13] 1 August 2012
Atlantic
Canada[14]
New Zealand[15]
United Kingdom[16]

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2 October 2012). "Paradise – Cody Simpson". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "Paradise by Cody Simpson". Apple Inc. iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Cody Simpson Paradise Japan Promo Cd Album 15 Tracks Australian Boy Singer Rare".
  4. "Cody Simpson Paradise Japan Promo Cd Album 15 Tracks Australian Boy Singer Rare".
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Cody Simpson – Paradise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Cody Simpson – Paradise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. "Cody Simpson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Cody Simpson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. "Spanishcharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. "Cody Simpson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  13. iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  14. iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  15. iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  16. iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson


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