''Paradiso'' is a live

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released by the rock band

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on 23 March 2009 through XIII Bis Records.

Recording and production

The video was recorded on 7 December 2008 at the band's sold-out performance in

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at the Paradiso concert venue. ''Paradiso'' was mixed by Ash Howes (

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, James Morrison,

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) and mastered by Andy Walters ( U2,

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) at

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. The

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was contributed by Alex Lake, who, in addition to supplying the artwork for Fiction Plane's two previous releases ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2007), has also worked with Keane,

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, and

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Release

''Paradiso'' was released in two formats: a DVD, and a DVD with a two-CD album. A

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disc was also planned but never released due to a production error. Special features on the DVD include the unedited version of the "It's a Lie" video, directed by Jake Sumner, who is the half-brother of Fiction Plane's Joe Sumner and the son of

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, and a photo gallery of images taken during the band's tour. The

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disc was sold only in

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, the

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and

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Track list

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