Let's Go to Paradise

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"Let's Go to Paradise"
7 Inch Australian Single
Single by Mental As Anything
from the album Mouth to Mouth
B-side"My Hands Are Tied"
ReleasedNovember 1986
StudioRhinoceros Studios
GenreRock
Length3:19
4:36 (Extended mix)
LabelCBS Records
Epic Records
Songwriter(s)Greedy Smith
Producer(s)Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser
Mental As Anything singles chronology
"Sloppy Croc"
(1986)
"Let's Go to Paradise"
(1986)
"He's Just No Good for You"
(1987)
Music video
"Let's Go To Paradise" on YouTube

Let's Go to Paradise is a song by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in November 1986.[1] It was released as the first single from the band's sixth studio album, Mouth to Mouth. The song was written by Mental As Anything guitarist Greedy Smith and peaked at number 15 on the Australian charts.[2]

Track listings[edit]

Epic (EPC 650383 7) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Go to Paradise"Greedy Smith3:19
2."My Hands Are Tired"Martin Plaza, Greedy Smith, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, Wayne de Lisle4:54
UK 12" version [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Go To Paradise (Extended Version)"Greedy Smith4:36
2."My Hands Are Tied"Martin Plaza, Greedy Smith, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, Wayne de Lisle4:54
Australian 12" version[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Go To Paradise (Extended Version)"Greedy Smith4:36
2."You're So Strong (Extended Version)"Greedy Smith5:29


Personnel[edit]

  • Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
  • Wayne de Lisle – drums
  • Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
  • Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Peter O'Doherty – bass guitar, vocals

Charts[edit]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - Let's Go To Paradise
  2. ^ Australian Music Database - Mental As Anything - Let's Go To Paradise
  3. ^ Mental As Anything - Let's Go To Paradise (Epic Records)
  4. ^ Mental As Anything - Let's Go To Paradise (UK 12 Inch)
  5. ^ Mental As Anything - Let's Go To Paradise (Australian 12 Inch Single)
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.