Paris
Studio album by Paris Hilton
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	2004–2006
Genre	Pop, dance-pop, hip hop, reggae
Length	40:05
Label	Heiress Records / Warner Bros.
Producer	Dr. Luke, Fernando Garibay, Greg Wells, J. R. Rotem, Kara DioGuardi, Scott Storch, Sheppard Soloman
Professional reviews
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Paris Hilton chronology
Paris (2005) TBA
Singles from Paris
"Stars Are Blind" Released: June 5, 2006 "Turn It Up" Released: August 15, 2006 "Nothing in This World" Released: September 12, 2006 "Screwed" Released: February 7, 2007

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History

Hilton first announced plans to record an album in 2003. In 2004, she met with producer Rob Boldt and began recording demo tracks. While collaborating with Boldt, Hilton came across the song "Screwed". Hilton recorded a demo for the song and began talking about it in many interviews, saying it would be the first single from the album. That same summer, Haylie Duff said in an interview that "Screwed" was actually going to be recorded by her and would be the first single from her album. The two girls began a legal battle for the song. Not long afterwards, Duff was dropped by her record label which allowed Paris to claim the song as hers. Haylie Katherine Duff (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer best known for her supporting role on 7th Heaven as well as starring in the films Material Girls and Napoleon Dynamite. ...

In 2005, Hilton was signed to Warner Bros. Records for distribution of her album. At that time, Hilton began working with Rob Cavallo, who had produced tracks for Green Day, Jewel, and Alanis Morissette. Initially, the album was planned to have a pop/rock sound. However, Hilton decided to move towards a pop/hip-hop sound after meeting with Scott Storch in Miami. After months of collaboration with Storch, the album was finally complete and ready for release.

Producers for Paris included Greg Wells, Kara DioGuardi, Jane Wiedlin and Scott Storch. Hilton collaborated with Fat Joe and Jadakiss on the song "Fighting Over Me." The first single from Paris, "Stars Are Blind," produced by Fernando Garibay, was released for download on June 20, 2006 and peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100; "Turn It Up" and "Nothing in This World" followed as worldwide singles. All Music Guide commented that the album was "more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too." On the whole, critical reception was mixed.^[1] Musician and record producer Greg Wells grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and resides and works in Los Angeles. ... Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian[1] entertainer, hip hop, pop, R&B, Reggaeton record producer and an occasional rapper. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA[1]), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is a Puerto Rican-American rapper. ... Jayson T. Phillips (born May 27, 1975), also known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. ... Maxi-Single cover Audio sample Info Stars Are Blind (help· info) Stars Are Blind is a pop song recorded by Paris Hilton for her debut album Paris. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Audio sample Turn It Up is a song from Paris Hiltons album Paris. ... Audio sample Info Nothing in This World (help· info) Nothing in This World was released on September 12, 2006 and is the second official single taken from Paris Hiltons debut album Paris. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ...

UK CD vandalism

In August of 2006, British graffiti artist Banksy and hip-hop producer Danger Mouse replaced 500 copies of Paris Hilton's album in British music stores with altered album artwork of Paris Hilton topless with a dog head and a 40 minute instrumental song containing various statements she had made.^[2] Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous[1] English graffiti artist. ... Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. ...

Tracklisting

Standard edition

1. "Turn It Up" (Scott Storch, Penelope Magnet, Jeff Bowden, Paris Hilton) – 3:12
2. "Fightin' over Me" (featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss) (Storch, Magnet, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Jackson, Jackson, Hilton) – 4:01
3. "Stars Are Blind" (Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon, Ralph McCarthy) – 3:56
4. "I Want You" (J. R. Rotem, DioGuardi, Bogart, Gibb) – 3:12 (sampled from Grease by The Bee Gees & Frankie Valli)
5. "Jealousy" (Storch, DioGuardi, Hilton) – 3:40
6. "Heartbeat" (Storch, Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander) – 3:43
7. "Nothing in This World" (Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Solomon) – 3:10
8. "Screwed" (DioGuardi, Wells) – 3:41
9. "Not Leaving without You" (Kara DioGuardi, Wells, Hilton) – 3:35
10. "Turn You On" (Storch, Hilton, Jackson, Jackson, Triggs) – 3:06
11. "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Stewart, Appice, Hitchings) – 4:34

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Special edition

The special edition featured the same songs as the standard edition, with a bonus DVD, containing:

1. Paris - The Music Special (featuring Making The Album and Behind the Scenes Footage)
2. Jealousy in the Studio

iTunes edition

Includes three extra remixes.

1. "Stars Are Blind" [The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover Edit] – 4:57 (iTunes bonus track)
2. "Turn It Up" [Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit] – 4:59 (iTunes bonus track)
3. "Turn You On" [Claude Le Gache Le Club Edit] – 3:38 (iTunes bonus track)

Sales and chart performance

The album sold 76,000 copies in the first week of release in the US. The album quickly fell out of the chart, however, and was considered a commercial disappointment for Hilton in the United States. As of July 2007, the album had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. [1]