"Paradise" (or "Theme from ''Paradise''") is a song written and produced by

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and Joel Diamond that served as the theme to the 1982 adventure romance film '' Paradise''. The theme is sung by American former actress Phoebe Cates and appears on her 1982 album of the same name. It was released as a single and reached number one in Italy. In 2001, American former singer Kaci covered the theme for her first studio album, '' Paradise'' (2001), and released it as her debut single the same year. Kaci's version became a hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

US 7-inch single :A1. "Intro" – 0:05 :A2. "Theme from ''Paradise'' – 3:53 :B1. "Theme from ''Paradise'' (instrumental) – 3:53 International 7-inch single :A. "Theme from ''Paradise'' – 3:53 :B. "Theme from ''Paradise'' (instrumental) – 3:53

Charts

Kaci version

American singer turned activist Kaci recorded the '' Paradise'' theme for her first album of the same name (2001) and released it as her debut single in February 2001, when she was 13 years old. Her version, produced by Diamond, reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 43 on the US ''

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'' Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

Chart performance

On March 4, 2001, "Paradise" debuted and peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It spent nine weeks on the UK chart and was Kaci's highest-charting single until her cover of the Partridge Family's " I Think I Love You" reached number 10 in January 2002. The song ended 2001 as the UK's 124th-best-selling single. In Ireland, the song debuted at number 30 on March 1, 2001, and rose to its peak of number 10 during its fifth week on the chart, staying there for two weeks; it spent 11 weeks within the top 50. On the

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, "Paradise" debuted and peaked at number 47 on the issue of March 17, 2001. In the United States, the song appeared on the ''Billboard'' Maxi-Singles Sales chart, where it reached number 43 on June 30, 2001.

Track listings

US CD single # "Paradise" (radio edit) – 3:34 # "Paradise" ( Motiv 8 Celestial radio edit) – 3:51 # "Un Paraiso" (Spanish version) – 4:01 UK CD single # "Paradise" (Metro radio edit) – 3:36 # "Seventh Wonder of the World" (new mix) – 3:53 # "Paradise" (Motiv 8 Celestial radio edit) – 3:51 # "Paradise" (video) – 3:49 UK cassette single # "Paradise" (Metro radio edit) – 3:36 # "Seventh Wonder of the World" (new mix) – 3:53 Australian CD single # "Paradise" (Metro radio edit) # "Seventh Wonder of the World" (new mix) # "Paradise" (Motiv 8 Celestial radio edit) # "Paradise" (Motiv 8 Celestial club mix) Japanese mini-CD single # "Paradise" (Metro radio edit) # "Seventh Wonder of the World" (new mix) # "Paradise" (Motiv 8 Celestial radio edit)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the US CD single liner notes. Studio * Recorded at Buffalo Sound Personnel *

– writing * Joel Diamond – writing, production, mixing, arranging * Kaci – vocals * MonaLisa Young – background vocals, vocal arrangement * Will Wheaton – background vocals * Bridgette Bryant – background vocals * Adam Phillips – guitar *

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– instruments, mixing, arranging, engineering, programming * Walter Turbitt – additional production, recording, programming

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Reflist 1982 debut singles 1982 songs 2001 debut singles CBS Records singles Columbia Records singles Curb Records singles Film theme songs London Records singles Number-one singles in Italy Song recordings produced by Brian Rawling Songs written by L. Russell Brown Songs written for films