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| Released | 2 October 2012 | |||
| Length | 32:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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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.
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]
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 ]
"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.
| No. | Title | Writer(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" |
| 2:49 |
| 8. | "Back to You" |
| 3:36 |
| 9. | "Summer Shade" |
| 3:05 |
| 10. | "Gentleman" |
| 3:00 |
| Total length: | 32:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Standing in China" | 3:18 | |
| 12. | "The Reason" | ||
| 13. | "Torn Up" |
| 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "So Listen" (featuring T-Pain) |
| 3:06 |
| 12. | "Standing in China" | 3:18 | |
| 13. | "The Reason" | ||
| 14. | "Torn Up" |
| 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(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" |
| 3:00 |
| Total length: | 12:15 | ||
| 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 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia [11] | 1 August 2012 | Atlantic | |
| Canada [12] | |||
| New Zealand [13] | |||
| United Kingdom [14] |
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