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 Entertainment 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]
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[]
"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.
