1988Released
4:03

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"Just Like Paradise" was David Lee Roth's last big hit; in America it charted higher than any of his other solo tracks except his cover of "California Girls," which was released fresh off his departure from Van Halen. "Paradise" gave the Van Halen fans what they wanted from Roth: A song about living the good life with cars, girls and rock and roll - very similar to what he delivered with "Panama."

Roth wrote this song with Brett Tuggle, who also played keyboards and sang backup on the album. Tuggle toured with Rick Springfield for a few years before hooking up with Roth, and he later became a member of Mick Fleetwood's band The Zoo, which led to tours with Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Tuggle came up with the track in 1987 after the Eat 'Em and Smile tour ended. Roth asked his band members to come up with song ideas, so Tuggle complied, composing the music on a keyboard. When he had the chord sequence and drums roughed out, he made a demo and took it Roth's guitarist, Steve Vai, who added a guitar part. Tuggle took it to Roth's house in Pasadena and played the cassette in his basement rehearsal space. When it ended, Roth took a hit from a joint and asked him to play it again. "He had the lyric for it at the next rehearsal," Tuggle told Rolling Stone. "It was interesting to see how fast that happened, and then to see it become the leadoff single from the second album was very exciting and thrilling for me."

Note that the title and lyrics are a mismatch: The lyrics go, "Just like living in paradise," while the song is properly titled "Just Like Paradise."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Just Like Paradise.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
136BPM

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The record label that has released Just Like Paradise.
Warner Records
© 1988 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 1988 Warner Records Inc.

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