Paradise (disambiguation)

A paradise is an idealized place.

Paradise may also refer to:

In places

Australia

• Paradise, Queensland, a ghost town, now inundated by Lake Paradise
• Paradise, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
• Paradise, Tasmania a town in North West Tasmania

Canada

• Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Paradise, Nova Scotia

Grenada

• Paradise, Grenada

New Zealand

• Paradise, New Zealand

Suriname

• Paradise (Suriname)

United Kingdom

• Paradise, Gloucestershire, a place in South West England
• Paradise, Tyne and Wear, North East England
• Paradise, nickname of Celtic Park football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland

United States

• Paradise, Arizona
• Paradise, California, an incorporated town in Butte County
• Paradise, Butte County, alternative name of former settlement and mining camp Paradise Flat, California
• Paradise, Humboldt County, former name of the unincorporated community of Shively, California
• Paradise, Mono County, California
• Paradise, Illinois
• Paradise, Kansas
• Paradise, Kentucky
• Paradise, Michigan
• Paradise, Missouri
• Paradise, Montana
• Paradise, Nevada
• Paradise, Oregon
• Paradise, Pennsylvania
• Paradise, Texas
• Paradise, Utah
• Paradise, Washington
• Paradise, West Virginia
• Paradise, United States Virgin Islands

People

• Paradise (surname)

In entertainment

Art

• Paradise (c. 1588), painting by Tintoretto, reputedly the largest painting ever done on canvas
• Paradise (c. 1620), painting by Jan Brueghel the Younger

Fictitious places

• Paradise, Massachusetts, in the Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker and Michael Brandman
• Paradise, Ohio, in the I Am Number Four series by Pittacus

Film

• Paradise (1926 film), starring Betty Bronson and Milton Sills
• Paradise (1928 film), directed by Denison Clift and starring Betty Balfour
• Paradise (1982 film), starring Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames
• Paradise (1991 film), starring Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson
• Paradise (2011 film), directed by Ulrich Seidl
• Paradise (2011 Greek film), 2011 Greek film
• Paradise (2013 film), directed by Diablo Cody
• Paradise, Texas (film), 2006 film starring Timothy Bottoms
• Paradise, a 1984 National Film Board of Canada animated short by Ishu Patel

Games

• Paradise (video game), a 2006 computer adventure game

Literature

• Paradise (novel), a 1997 novel by American writer Toni Morrison
• Paradise, a novel by Japanese writer Koji Suzuki
• Paradise Lost, epic poem by John Milton
• Paradise Regained, epic poem by John Milton. sequel to Paradise Lost

Albums

• Paradise (Billy Lawrence album), 1997
• Paradise (Bob Sinclar album), 1998
• Paradise (Cody Simpson album)
• Paradise (Grover Washington, Jr. album), 1979
• Paradise (Inner City album), retitled Big Fun for US release
• Paradise (John Anderson album), and the title song
• Paradise (Joy and the Boy album), 2001
• Paradise (Kaci Battaglia album)
• Paradise (Kenny G album)
• Paradise (Leroy Hutson album)
• Paradise (Lil Suzy album)
• Paradise (My Disco album), 2008
• Paradise (Paint It Black album)
• Paradise (Peabo Bryson album)
• Paradise (Phoebe Cates album), 1982
• Paradise (Pirates of the Mississippi album)
• Paradise (Ruby Turner album), 1989
• Paradise (Slow Club album)
• Paradise (TQ album), 2008
• Paradise (The Insyderz EP), and the title song
• Paradise (Lana Del Rey EP), 2012

Songs

• "Paradise" (1931 song), by Nacio Herb Brown
• "Paradise" (Change song)
• "Paradise" (Coldplay song)
• "Paradise" (E-Type & Nana Hedin song), performed at Melodifestivalen 2004
• "Paradise" (John Prine song)
• "Paradise" (LL Cool J song), 2002
• "Paradise" (Sade song)
• "Paradise" (Styx song)
• "Paradise" (The Temptations song), 1962
• "Paradise (What About Us?)", a 2014 song by Within Temptation
• "Paradise", by Alcazar from Casino
• "Paradise", by the Bee Gees from Living Eyes
• "Paradise", by The Boo Radleys from Everything's Alright Forever
• "Paradise", by Bruce Springsteen from The Rising
• "Paradise", by Diana Ross from Workin' Overtime
• "Paradise", by Dwight Yoakam from the compilation album Dwight's Used Records
• "Paradise", by Ellie Goulding from Delirium
• "Paradise", by The Everly Brothers from Pass the Chicken and Listen
• "Paradise", by Faith Evans from Incomparable
• "Paradise", by Fergie from the deluxe edition version of the album The Dutchess
• "Paradise", by The Insyderz from Paradise EP
• "Paradise", by Jackie DeShannon from Jackie
• "Paradise", by John Anderson from Paradise
• "Paradise", by John Denver from Rocky Mountain High
• "Paradise", by John Fogerty from The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
• "Paradise", by Lynn Anderson from All the King's Horses
• "Paradise", by McAuley Schenker Group from M.S.G.
• "Paradise", by Mýa from Sugar & Spice
• "Paradise", by New Order from Brotherhood
• "Paradise", by Phoebe Cates from the film Paradise, 1982
• "Paradise", by The Saints from The Monkey Puzzle
• "Paradise", by The Stranglers from Feline
• "Paradise", by Stratovarius from Visions
• "Paradise", by T-Max from the Korean television series Boys Over Flowers
• "Paradise", by Timmy T from Time After Time
• "Paradise", by Tove Lo from Truth Serum
• "Paradise", by Vanessa Carlton from Be Not Nobody
• "Paradise", by Jolin Tsai from J1 Live Concert
• "Paradise (Not for Me)", a song by Madonna from Music

Television

• Paradise (TV series), broadcast 1988-91
• "Paradise" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), 1994 episode
• "Paradise" (The Outer Limits), 1996 episode
• The Paradise (TV series), a BBC drama based on the Émile Zola novel, Au Bonheur des Dames

Sports

• Paradise, a synchronized skating team from Russia
• Paradise FC, a football club from Grenada

Other

• Paradise (cocktail), an IBA official cocktail, made with gin and brandy
• Carnival Paradise, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Cruise Lines
• Nexor Paradise (Piloting a Research Directory in an OSI Environment), an X.500 directory project
• Paradise Garage, a NYC discothèque that operated from 1976 to 1987
• Paradise garden, a form of garden
• Paradise Systems, a subsidiary of Western Digital that produced video cards between 1986 and 1995

See also

• Adventures in Paradise (disambiguation)
• Another Day in Paradise (disambiguation)
• Heaven (disambiguation)
• Lake Paradise (disambiguation)
• Lost Paradise (disambiguation)
• Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino, a riverboat casino in Illinois
• Paradies (disambiguation)
• Paradise City (disambiguation)
• Paradise Club (disambiguation)
• Paradise Lake (disambiguation)
• Paradise Lost (disambiguation)
• Paradise Theatre (disambiguation)
• Paradise Township (disambiguation)
• Paradise Valley (disambiguation)
• Paradiso (disambiguation)
• Paradize (disambiguation)
• Stranger in Paradise (disambiguation)
• Surfers Paradise (disambiguation)