Surfers Paradise is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released on 16 July 2013 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Pretty Brown Eyes", "Summertime of Our Lives", and "La Da Dee". The album is named after the Surfers Paradise beach on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, where Simpson grew up. This was Simpson's second and final studio album under Atlantic Records.
The album debuted at number 10 on the US "Billboard" 200 with over 24,000 copies sold in its first week.
Background.
On 18 May 2013, Simpson announced that his upcoming second studio album "Surfers Paradise" would be released on 16 July. The album would include the already released single "Pretty Brown Eyes", which was described by "Billboard" as a "happy-go-lucky... summer anthem".
Of the album title, Simpson explained to "Seventeen" magazine "I try to stay very, very true to my roots and my lifestyle and I wanted to be able to share that with my fans. I thought that the title was perfect because I wanted to stay in the paradise theme but also build a title that would reflect that and the sound of the music". He also explained that the album was "definitely a classic summer album" sound-wise, and that there would be "a few reggae songs... a lot of acoustic guitar, some ukulele".
Promotion.
To promote the album, Simpson appeared on various television and radio shows both in North America and in Australia, including the Young Hollywood Awards, "The Morning Show", and "Sunrise".
He also commenced his first headlining tour, the Paradise Tour, on 30 May 2013. This tour consisted of 48 shows throughout the United States and Canada, and finished on 31 January 2014. The concerts included songs from "Surfers Paradise", as well as Simpson's previous album "Paradise", and EPs 'Coast to Coast" and "4 U".
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