''Paradise'' is the debut

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by Australian singer

Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian singer, actor, and a former competitive swimmer. Since his debut as a recording artist, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), ''Surfers Paradise'' (2013), '' ...

. It was released on 28 September 2012 by

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. The album spawned two singles: "Got Me Good" and "

Wish U Were Here "Wish U Were Here" is a song by Australian singer Cody Simpson, featuring vocals from American singer and rapper Becky G. The song was released on 7 August 2012, as the second single from Simpson's debut studio album ''Paradise'' (2012). The s ...

" featuring

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Background

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." It was released on 28 September 2012.

Singles

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. "

", which features American musician

, 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.

Promotional singles

"So Listen" was released as a promotional single for ''Paradise''. It features rapper

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. It debuted on Simpson's YouTube channel on 12 March 2012 and was released to iTunes the following day. 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." The song is included on the Japanese special edition of ''Paradise''.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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