"Paradise"
Single by Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy
from the EP Introducing Meduza
Released30 October 2020
GenreDeep house
Length2:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Meduza
Meduza singles chronology
"Born to Love"
(2020) 		"Paradise"
(2020) 		"Headrush"
(2021)
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology
"Giants"
(2020) 		"Paradise"
(2020) 		"Power"
(2020)

"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.

Music video

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]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Paradise"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[68] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[69] Platinum 30,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[70] Gold 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[71] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[72] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[73] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[74] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[75] Platinum 70,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[76] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[77] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[79] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[80] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[81] Gold 1,000,000†
Sweden (GLF)[82] Platinum 8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 30 October 2020
Original
[1]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [83]
United Kingdom 6 November 2020
  • Island
  • The Cross
 [84]
21 November 2020 Adult contemporary radio [85]
Various 27 November 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Remixes [86]
8 January 2021 Acoustic [87]
22 January 2021 Vintage Culture Remix [88]
United States 2 February 2021 Contemporary hit radio Original Republic [89]

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