Paradise (Bazzi song) explained

Paradise
Cover:	Bazzi - Paradise.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Bazzi
Album:	Soul Searching
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Atlantic
Prev Title:	Caught in the Fire
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Focus
Next Year:	2019

"Paradise" is a song by American singer Bazzi, released as a single on April 4, 2019. The music video was released the same day. The song reached the top 50 in Australia and the top 40 in Norway. It is the lead single from his debut mixtape Soul Searching.

Critical reception

Chloe Gilke of Uproxx called the song a "pop anthem" and "blissfully romantic".^[1] Madeline Roth of MTV said "Paradise" is a "fittingly euphoric anthem in the vein of his previous hits 'Mine' and 'Beautiful'".^[2]

Music video

The music video was released on April 5, 2019. Shot in Mexico City and directed by Bon Duke,^[1] it features Bazzi singing as "couples of all genders and orientations lock lips in a dark room".^[3]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[4]	64
Latvia (LAIPA)^[5]	17
Lithuania (AGATA)^[6]	14
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	91
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[8]	30
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[9]	46

Notes and References

Web site: Bazzi's 'Paradise' Is An Infatuated, Blissed Out Club Anthem. Uproxx. Gilke. Chloe. April 4, 2019. May 11, 2019.
Web site: Bazzi Takes You To 'Paradise' In His Blissful New Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20190405125445/http://www.mtv.com/news/3119487/bazzi-paradise-video/. dead. April 5, 2019. MTV. Roth. Madeline. April 4, 2019. May 11, 2019.
Web site: Bazzi Finds 'Paradise' in Moody New Video: Watch. Billboard. Rowley. Glenn. April 5, 2019. May 11, 2019.
Web site: Canadian Hot 100: May 25, 2019. Billboard. May 21, 2019.
Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 20. nedēļa. Latvian. LAIPA. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115037/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-20-nedela-7962. October 10, 2019.
Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. May 17, 2019. December 4, 2019.
Web site: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3ABazzi&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20100&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Bazzi Bazzi Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. May 21, 2019.
Web site: Pop Songs Chart: July 27, 2019. Billboard. July 23, 2019.
Web site: Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. July 3, 2019. July 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702224443/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-06-27/. dead.