Paradise (Coldplay song)

"Paradise"
Single by Coldplay
from the album Mylo Xyloto
Released12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
Recorded2010 (2010)–2011 (2011)
Length
  • 4:39 (album version)
  • 3:20 (radio edit and video)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
(2011) 		"Paradise"
(2011) 		"Charlie Brown"
(2011)
Music video
"Paradise" on YouTube
Audio sample

"Paradise" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 September 2011 as the second single from their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto.[1] The song received its radio debut at 7:50 a.m. on The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1) on 12 September 2011.[2][3] According to Coldplay's official website, the single was not initially chart eligible in the United Kingdom, because it was available on iTunes as an "instant grat" (immediate download) when pre-ordering the album.[4] Following the release of the album on 30 October 2011, the song became chart eligible in the UK and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14, before taking the number 1 spot on its tenth week, becoming the band's second number-one single after "Viva la Vida" in 2008.

On 30 November 2011, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the category Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. On 12 February 2012, Coldplay performed "Paradise" live at the RE, along with "Princess of China".[5] At the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards on 6 September, the song won the award for Best Rock Video.[6]

  1. ^ Slender Fungus (12 August 2011). "News - New album, Mylo Xyloto, out on October 24". Coldplay. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ Slender Fungus (7 September 2011). "News - Paradise gets first play on Monday". Coldplay. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Radio 1 Programmes - The Chris Moyles Show, Monday - we catch up with David Walliams". BBC. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  4. ^ Slender Fungus (12 September 2011). "News - Paradise is here, pre-order the album". Coldplay. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Rihanna & Coldplay Perform "We Found Love", "Princess Of China" & "Paradise" Live At 2012 Grammy Awards (Video)". akaHIPHOP.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Coldplay Basks In 'Paradise' With 2012 VMA Best Rock Win". MTV. Retrieved 7 September 2012