| "Paradise" | ||||
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| Single by Sade | ||||
| from the album Stronger Than Pride | ||||
| B-side | "Keep Hangin' On" | |||
| Released | May 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 4:02 (album version) 3:37 (single version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Sade Adu | |||
| Producer(s) | Sade | |||
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| "Paradise" on YouTube | ||||
"Paradise" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released in May 1988 by Epic as the album's second single. It is Sade's most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number one for one week. The single also reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Its music video was directed by Alex McDowell. "Paradise" is often considered one of the band's signature songs, alongside "Smooth Operator" (1984), "The Sweetest Taboo" (1985), and "No Ordinary Love" (1992).