Paradise (Sade song)

"Paradise"
Single by Sade
from the album Stronger Than Pride
B-side "Keep Hangin' On"
Released May 1988
Format
Recorded 1987
Genre
Length 4:02
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Sade
Sade singles chronology
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"
(1988)		 "Paradise"
(1988)		 "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
(1988)

"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"
(1988)		 "Paradise"
(1988)		 "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
(1988)
Music video
"Paradise" on YouTube

"Paradise" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album Stronger Than Pride (1988). Released in May 1988, it is Sade's most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart, peaking at number 1 for one week. "Paradise" reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[1] and was also a hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number 21.[2] "Paradise" is often considered one of the band's signature songs, alongside "Smooth Operator" (1984), "The Sweetest Taboo" (1985), and "No Ordinary Love (1992)."

Reception

The song was described as "swaggering" and "sinewy" by Lloyd Bradley of BBC.[3]

Track listings and formats

UK and European CD single
  1. "Paradise" (Extended Version) - 5:30
  2. "Hang On to Your Love" (US Remix) - 5:13
  3. "Keep Hangin' On" (Live) - 2:59
  4. "Paradise" (Instrumental) - 4:02

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 86
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 28
French Singles Chart[6] 38
Dutch Singles Chart[7] 33
UK (Official Charts Company)[8] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 16
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 3
US Billboard Dance Club Songs[11] 21
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[12] 1

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 85.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 357.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Lloyd (2011). "Sade The Ultimate Collection Review". BBC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2014-06-17". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  5. ↑ "Sade - Paradise". ultratop.be. Ultratop. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sade - Paradise". Hung Medien. 30 July 1988. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Single Top 100". Hung Medien. 2 July 1988. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ↑ UK Official Singles Chart, UK Official Charts Company, June 4, 1988, retrieved April 14, 2018
  9. ↑ "Hot 100 - Billboard", Billboard, July 23, 1988, retrieved February 9, 2018
  10. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 213.
  11. ↑ "Dance Club Songs - Billboard". Billboard. July 30, 1988. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Stronger Than Pride > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-02-22.


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