"Paradise Is Here" | ||||
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Single by Tina Turner | ||||
from the album Break Every Rule | ||||
A-side | "Back Where You Started" | |||
B-side | "In the Midnight Hour" (live) | |||
Released | September 1987 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 5:35 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Brady | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Knopfler | |||
Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Paradise Is Here" is a song written by Paul Brady and first recorded by Tina Turner, for her album Break Every Rule . Brady subsequently released his own version on his 1987 album Primitive Dance , and it has also been covered by Cher for her twenty-first album It's a Man's World .
Tina Turner's recording of the track features guitar by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits (who also produced) and was included on her 1986 album Break Every Rule . It was released as a single in Europe and found minor success in the UK. Instead of a remix, the 12" single featured a seven-and-a-half-minute live version from Turner's 1986/1987 Break Every Rule Tour , on which the track was one of the encores. An edited version of this same recording was later included as the closing track on her 1988 album Tina Live in Europe , omitting most of the closing saxophone solo. The full-length live recording remains unreleased on CD, but is available as part of the music video on Turner's All the Best – The Live Collection DVD.
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The official music video for the song, a live performance piece featuring the same recording as the 12" single, was directed by Andy Morahan. [2]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] | 25 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] | 31 |
Ireland (IRMA) [5] | 21 |
UK Singles (OCC) [6] | 78 |
"Paradise Is Here" | ||||
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Single by Cher | ||||
from the album It's a Man's World | ||||
Released | December 3, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Brady | |||
Producer(s) | Stephen Lipson | |||
Cher singles chronology | ||||
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Licensed audio | ||||
"Paradise Is Here" on YouTube |
"Paradise Is Here" was the second North American single by American singer-actress Cher from her studio album, It's a Man's World . It was released on December 3, 1996, by Reprise Records. The song did not crack the US Hot 100, but became a top 20 US club hit, peaking at number eleven. Cher performed the song on The RuPaul Show in 1997. [7]
Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 11 |
US Hot Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [9] | 27 |
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