Paradise (Sade song)

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"Paradise"
File:Sade-paradise.jpg
Single by Sade
from the album Stronger Than Pride
B-side "Keep Hangin' On"
Released 1988
Format CD single, 3" CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1987
Genre
Length 4:01
Label Epic
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Sade singles chronology
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"
(1988)		 "Paradise"
(1988)		 "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
(1988)

"Paradise" is a 1988 song by English band Sade on their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride. It is Sade's most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart, peaking at number-one for one week, and peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Paradise" was also a hit on the dance charts, where it peaked at number 21.[2] "Paradise" is often considered their signature song, along with "Smooth Operator" (1984) and "No Ordinary Love" (1992).

Track listings and formats

UK and European CD single
  1. "Paradise" (Extended Remix) - 5:33
  2. "Hang On To Your Love" (US Remix) - 5:28
  3. "Keep Hangin On" (Live) - 2:59
  4. "Paradise" (Instrumental) - 4:01

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[3] 86
France 38
Dutch Top 40 33
United Kingdom 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 1

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Preceded by Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single
9 July 1988		 Succeeded by
"Roses Are Red" by The Mac Band


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