Paradise (Cody Simpson album)
Paradise is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released on 28 September 2012 by Atlantic Records. Background. On 12 June 2012, Simpson released "Preview to Paradise", a four-song teaser EP. The EP featured the songs "Got Me Good", "So Listen", "Wish U Were Here", and "Gentleman". All of the songs, besides "So Listen" were released as a part of "Paradise". Simpson stated the reason behind only having a few collaborations on the album is because "I wanted my debut full length album to be a representation of me." It is rumored  that Simpson could perform a one off song with JLS star Aston Merrygold once Surfers Paradise has been released. Singles. On 25 May 2012, the lead single, "Got Me Good" was released as a teaser on Simpson's official website and radio. The accompanying music video was released on 5 June. "Wish U Were Here", which features American rapper Becky G, was the second official single off the album, released on 12 June 2012. The music video debuted on 7 August 2012. Four days later, three remixes of the song were released. Promotional singles. "So Listen" was released as a  promotional single for "Paradise". It features rapper T-Pain. It debuted on Simpson's YouTube channel on 12 March 2012 and was released to iTunes the following day. Simpson stated that the song was not an accurate example of the full album and he only put it on the preview "because my fans like it." The song is included on the Japanese Special Edition of "Paradise". Track listing. Credits adapted from AllMusic.