Paradise (Meduza song)

"Paradise"
Single by Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy
from the EP Introducing Meduza
Released	30 October 2020
Genre	Deep house
Length	2:48
Label	Island The Cross
Songwriters	Luca De Gregorio Mattia Vitale Simone Giani Joshua Grimmett Connor Manning Dan Caplen Wayne Hector Gerard "Gez" O'Connell Dermot Kennedy
Producer	Meduza
Meduza singles chronology
"Born to Love" (2020) "Paradise" (2020) "Headrush" (2021)
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology
"Giants" (2020) "Paradise" (2020) "Power" (2020)

"Paradise" is a song by Italian production trio Meduza, featuring vocals from Irish singer-songwriter and musician Dermot Kennedy. It was released on 30 October 2020 by Island. ^{[1] [2]} The song was written by Conor Manning, Dan Caplen, Dermot Kennedy, Gez O'Connell, Joshua Grimmett, Luca De Gregorio, Mattia Vitale, Simone Giani and Wayne Hector.

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Jess Kohl and shot in Craco, a ghost town in the Italian region of Basilicata. ^[3] Later another music video with Meduza and Kennedy performing live was released; the filming took place in Milan and New York. ^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[5]

• Luca De Gregorio – producer, composer, lyricist, additional keyboards, associated performer, drums, mastering engineer, mixer, programming, studio personnel
• Mattia Vitale – producer, composer, lyricist, additional keyboards, associated performer, drums, programming
• Simone Giani – producer, composer, lyricist, additional keyboards, associated performer, drums, programming
• Conor Manning – composer, lyricist
• Dan Caplen – composer, lyricist
• Dermot Kennedy – composer, lyricist, associated performer, featured artist, vocals
• Gez O'Connell – composer, lyricist
• Joshua Grimmett – composer, lyricist
• Wayne Hector – composer, lyricist
• Koz – studio personnel, vocal engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Paradise" Chart (2020–2021) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9] 13 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 50 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [11] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [12] 8 Denmark (Tracklisten) [13] 17 France (SNEP) [14] 176 Germany (GfK) [15] 14 Germany Airplay (BVMI) [16] 1 Greece (IFPI) [17] 34 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [18] 30 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [19] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [20] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40) [21] 6 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [22] 4 Iceland (Tónlistinn) [23] 30 Ireland (IRMA) [24] 1 Italy (FIMI) [25] 19 Lithuania (AGATA) [26] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [27] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [28] 9 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [29] 10 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [30] 3 Portugal (AFP) [31] 21 Romania (Airplay 100) [32] 7 San Marino Airplay (SMRRTV Top 50) [33] 4 Scotland Singles (OCC) [34] 26 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [35] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [36] 3 Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50) [37] 22 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [38] 61 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [39] 14 UK Singles (OCC) [40] 5 UK Dance (OCC) [41] 2 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [42] 6

Year-end charts 2020 year-end chart performance for "Paradise" Chart (2020) Position Hungary (Single Top 40) [43] 64 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [44] 89 2021 year-end chart performance for "Paradise" Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA) [45] 48 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [46] 50 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [47] 17 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [48] 43 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [49] 96 CIS (TopHit) [50] 13 Denmark (Tracklisten) [51] 44 Germany (Official German Charts) [52] 35 Global 200 (Billboard) [53] 104 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [54] 24 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [55] 5 Hungary (Single Top 40) [56] 67 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [57] 22 Ireland (IRMA) [58] 14 Italy (FIMI) [59] 93 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [60] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [61] 49 Poland (ZPAV) [62] 42 Portugal (AFP) [63] 51 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [64] 32 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [65] 38 UK Singles (OCC) [66] 36 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [67] 11 2022 year-end chart performance for "Paradise" Chart (2022) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) [68] 75 2025 year-end chart performance for "Paradise" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [69] 179

Certifications

Certifications for "Paradise"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [70]	Platinum	70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [71]	Platinum	30,000‡
Belgium (BRMA) [72]	Gold	20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [73]	2× Diamond	320,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [74]	3× Platinum	240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [75]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP) [76]	Gold	100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [77]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [78]	Platinum	70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [79]	Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [80]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [81]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [82]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [83]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [84]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [85]	Gold	1,000,000†
Sweden (GLF) [86]	Platinum	8,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	30 October 2020	Digital download streaming	Original	Island The Cross	[1]
Italy		Contemporary hit radio		Universal	[87]
United Kingdom	6 November 2020			Island The Cross	[88]
	21 November 2020	Adult contemporary radio			[89]
Various	27 November 2020	Digital download streaming	Remixes		[90]
	8 January 2021		Acoustic		[91]
	22 January 2021		Vintage Culture Remix		[92]
United States	2 February 2021	Contemporary hit radio	Original	Republic	[93]

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