This Side of Paradise is the second extended play (EP) by American singer and actress Hayley Kiyoko, and it was co-released by herself and Steel Wool Records on February 3, 2015.[1] The entire album was written and recorded by Kiyoko along with producer and multi-instrumentalist James Flannigan and is described as a pop record.[3] The EP was preceded by the release of the single "This Side of Paradise" on September 29, 2014.[2]
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| Released | February 3, 2015[1] | |||
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| Length | 18:16 | |||
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| Producer | James Flannigan | |||
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Composition edit
Each song on the EP is "'80s pop and inject[ed] with modern flavor."[4] The total duration of the album is 18 minutes and 16 seconds. During an interview to Billboard, Kiyoko said: "I think every track of the EP is really a piece of me, of what I have felt growing up, from a child to a young adult," and also "The outcome of this EP is worth so much more to me because it was really built from the ground up."[4]
Singles edit
"This Side of Paradise" was released on September 29, 2014 as the EP's lead single.[2] Its music video was released on November 12, 2014 and was directed by RJ Sanchez.[5] "Girls Like Girls" was released with a music video as the second single on June 24, 2015, directed by Kiyoko and Austin S. Winchell. Currently, the video already has more than 100 million views.[6] The EP's third and final single, "Cliff's Edge", was released on November 4, 2015 alongside a music video.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Given It All" |
| 3:50 |
| 2. | "Cliffs Edge" |
| 3:33 |
| 3. | "This Side of Paradise" |
| 3:32 |
| 4. | "Girls Like Girls" |
| 3:49 |
| 5. | "Feeding The Fire" |
| 3:30 |
| Total length: | 18:16 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "iTunes - Music - This Side of Paradise - EP by Hayley Kiyoko". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c "iTunes - Music - This Side of Paradise - Single by Hayley Kiyoko". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Elias Leight (February 2, 2015). "Exclusive Premiere: Hayley Kiyoko, 'This Side of Paradise' EP". Billboard.
- ^ a b Leight, Elias (February 2, 2015). "Exclusive Premiere: Hayley Kiyoko, 'This Side of Paradise' EP". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Kiyoko, Hayley. "Hayley Kiyoko - This Side of Paradise - Vevo". Vevo. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Kiyoko, Hayley. "Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko". Vevo. Retrieved July 14, 2015.