Paradise (Cody Simpson album)

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]

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.

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."[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

"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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] 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."[citation needed] The song is included on the Japanese special edition of Paradise.

Track listing

Paradise track listing
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
Limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Standing in China"
3:18
12."The Reason"
 
13."Torn Up"
3:00
Japanese special edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."So Listen" (featuring T-Pain)
3:06
12."Standing in China"
3:18
13."The Reason"
 
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)
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)[3] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 111
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 157
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 53
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] 81
US Billboard 200[10] 27

Release history

Release history and formats for Paradise
Country Date Format Label
Australia[11] 1 August 2012
Atlantic
Canada[12]
New Zealand[13]
United Kingdom[14]

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. ^ "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. ^ "Cody Simpson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Cody Simpson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Cody Simpson – Paradise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Cody Simpson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ^ iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  12. ^ iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  13. ^ iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson
  14. ^ iTunes – Music – Paradise – Album by Cody Simpson


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