"Paradise" | ||||
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Single by Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy | ||||
from the EP Introducing Meduza | ||||
Released | 30 October 2020 | |||
Genre | Deep house | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Meduza | |||
Meduza singles chronology | ||||
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Dermot Kennedy singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [68] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [69] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [70] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [71] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [72] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [73] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [74] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [75] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [76] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [77] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [78] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [79] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [81] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [82] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
Sweden (GLF) [83] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 30 October 2020 | Original |
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Italy | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [84] | ||
United Kingdom | 6 November 2020 |
| [85] | ||
21 November 2020 | Adult contemporary radio | [86] | |||
Various | 27 November 2020 |
| Remixes | [87] | |
8 January 2021 | Acoustic | [88] | |||
22 January 2021 | Vintage Culture Remix | [89] | |||
United States | 2 February 2021 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | Republic | [90] |
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