| Bird of Paradise | |
| Cover: | Snowywhitebirdofparadise.jpg |
| Caption: | UK single cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Snowy White |
| Album: | White Flames |
| B-Side: | The Answer |
| Released: | December 1983[1] |
| Genre: | Soft rock[2] |
| Length: | 4:21 |
| Label: | Towerbell Records |
| Producer: | Kuma Harada |
"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at no. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks.[3] The song was the only single released from the album, and is White's signature song.
The song has featured on various compilations of White's material, such as , Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White. White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984.
British radio DJ Steve Wright described "Bird of Paradise" as "one of my favourite songs of all time", after playing the song on BBC Radio 1 during its run in the charts.[4]
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 32 |
| South African Top 20[6] | 13 |
| Chart (1984) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 87 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 62 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 65 |