"Paradise" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

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, released on September 19, 2014 as the second single from his third studio album ''

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'' (2015). Originally the song was released as a single in October 2014 but was later placed on the album as an extended version with an extra verse.

Background and release

On September 12, 2014, Big Sean announced he had signed with Roc Nation for a management deal, but he is still with GOOD Music. On the same day, he has released 4 new songs, "I Don't Fuck with You", "Paradise", "4th Quarter" and "Jit / Juke". The production for these songs were included Mike Will Made It,

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, Nate Fox,

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, L&F and

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. The single version was released on iTunes October 7, 2014.

Music video

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for the song was released on October 9, 2014 via Sean's

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channel. It was directed by Mike Carson.

Charts

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References

2014 singles 2014 songs Big Sean songs Def Jam Recordings singles GOOD Music singles Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Big Sean Songs written by Mike Will Made It {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub