Surfers Paradise (album)

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Surfers Paradise
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Studio album by
Released12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)
Genre Pop, R&B
Length27:43
Label Atlantic
Producer
Cody Simpson chronology
Paradise
(2012)
Surfers Paradise
(2013)
Free
(2015)
Singles from Surfers Paradise
  1. "Pretty Brown Eyes"
    Released: 23 April 2013
  2. "Summertime of Our Lives"
    Released: 17 June 2013
  3. "La Da Dee"
    Released: 12 September 2013
  4. "Surfboard"
    Released: 15 April 2014

Surfers Paradise is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released on 16 July 2013 by Atlantic Records. [1] The album includes the singles "Pretty Brown Eyes", "Summertime of Our Lives", and "La Da Dee". The album is named after the Surfers Paradise beach on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, where Simpson grew up. This was Simpson's second and final studio album under Atlantic Records.

Contents

The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with over 24,000 copies sold in its first week. [2]

Background

On 18 May 2013, Simpson announced that his upcoming second studio album Surfers Paradise would be released on 16 July. The album would include the already released single "Pretty Brown Eyes", which was described by Billboard as a "happy-go-lucky... summer anthem". [3]

Of the album title, Simpson explained to Seventeen magazine "I try to stay very, very true to my roots and my lifestyle and I wanted to be able to share that with my fans. I thought that the title was perfect because I wanted to stay in the paradise theme but also build a title that would reflect that and the sound of the music". [4] He also explained that the album was "definitely a classic summer album" sound-wise, and that there would be "a few reggae songs... a lot of acoustic guitar, some ukulele". [5]

Promotion

To promote the album, Simpson appeared on various television and radio shows both in North America and in Australia, including the Young Hollywood Awards, The Morning Show, [6] and Sunrise. [7]

He also commenced his first headlining tour, the Paradise Tour, on 30 May 2013. This tour consisted of 48 shows throughout the United States and Canada, and finished on 31 January 2014. The concerts included songs from Surfers Paradise, as well as Simpson's previous album Paradise, and EPs 'Coast to Coast and 4 U.

Singles

Track listing

Surfers Paradise Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Da Dee"Cody Simpson, Wayne Wilkins, Antwoine Collins, K'naan, Rome Ramirez, Rich King, Kevin Anyaeji3:18
2."Pretty Brown Eyes"Simpson, Theron & Timothy Thomas, Alexandre Castillo Vasquez2:49
3."No Ceiling"Simpson, Lucas Secon, T Coles, Mintman3:37
4."Sinkin' In" Andrew Watt 3:38
5."Summertime of Our Lives"Simpson, Toby Gad, Nolan Sipe, Ryan Petersen, Emanuel Kiriakou3:17
6."Imma Be Cool" (featuring Asher Roth)Simpson, Roth, Ryan Williamson, Jacob Lutrell, Chewzie4:01
7."If You Left Him for Me"Simpson, Alex DeLeon, CJ Baran, Matt Squire3:55
8."Love" (featuring Ziggy Marley)Simpson, Ziggy Marley, Michael Warren, Brandon Salaam-Bailey, Alex Schwartz, Joe Khajadourian3:13
Total length:27:43
Surfers Paradise Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Better Be Mine"Baran, Jimmy Welsh, Kevin Bard2:50
10."Children of the Ocean"Watt, Simpson3:09
11."Rainy Day"Alex Dezen, Lutrell3:27
12."Awake All Night"Simpson3:05
Total length:40:12
Surfers Paradise Expanded edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Pretty Brown Eyes" (acoustic version)Vasquez, Simpson, Theron & Timothy Thomas3:07
14."La Da Dee" (acoustic version)Simpson, Wilkins, Collins, K'naan, Ramirez, King, Anyaeji3:34
15."Pretty Brown Eyes (featuring Ish)"Vasquez, Simpson, Theron & Timothy Thomas2:49
16."Surfboard"Jon Bellion, Watt, Baran, Simpson2:56
Total length:52:34

Charts

Chart performance for Surfers Paradise
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 38
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [11] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 50
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 130
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] 20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [17] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 30
US Billboard 200 [19] 10

Release history

Release history for Surfers Paradise
CountryDateFormatLabel
Australia [20] [21] 12 July 2013 CD, digital download Universal Music Australia

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