According to the band, their style is "conjured up dark alternative pop punctuated by rock and R&B." Throughout their four years of making music, their music style has changed from an alternative pop sound to a more alternative R&B sound. Their influences include Tame Impala, The Weeknd, The 1975, and The Neighbourhood.
Christian Anthony and Mitchel Cave were in a boy band called What About Tonight. They formed the band to audition for season 4 of The X Factor Australia, although they were eliminated in week two, coming in eleventh place.
Mitchel Cave's older brother, Clinton Cave, had a successful YouTube channel, Clinton Cave Music, where the brothers would release cover songs on a regular basis. In 2013, the three members performed together for the first time under the name K.I.D.S. (Kind Imaginations. Destructive Situations.) and released the original song "Addicted." They have since deleted all content from the channel.
The trio first released music under the name Chase Atlantic when Clinton Cave recruited Mitchel and Christian to assist recording a university project. The band would get their name, Chase Atlantic from nowhere. According to Mitchel, the name Chase Atlantic means nothing, it was a combination of two words that the band members really liked, Chase and Atlantic, "We spend a couple of minutes trying to come up with a plausible and profound explanation for their band name. “[Chase Atlantic] literally means nothing,” says Cave. “It’s so hard to find band names, we just put two words we really liked together that can’t be associated with anything else.”. Chase Atlantic officially released the EP Dalliance on 26 May 2014. Their early sound was often described as Pop Rock and Pop Punk.
In February 2015, the band released their second EP, Nostalgia. Their song "Friends" was featured in several Tumblr edits. The song was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2022.
Later in 2015, the band caught the eye of Benji and Joel Madden, and they signed the group to their management company, MDDN, in early 2016.
In January 2016, Chase Atlantic released "Obsessive." In February 2016, they released their third EP, Paradise, and did extensive promo for it, including an Australian tour where they played the EP in full.
In January 2017, Chase Atlantic released their fourth EP, Part One, to coincide with their signing with Warner Bros. Records. This was followed by Part Two in March 2017. In mid-2017, the band announced their first tour of the United States, opening for Sleeping with Sirens' Gossip: Up Close & Personal Tour. Chase Atlantic released Part Three in September 2017.
Their self-titled debut album, Chase Atlantic, was released in October 2017. Later in 2017, they went on their first headlining tour in the United States, where they played 16 shows across 11 states, followed by an Australian tour opening for Blackbear.
In 2018, the band continued touring the United States by opening for singer Lights and playing US and UK festivals, including Bonnaroo, Vans Warped Tour 2018, and Reading/Leeds Festival 2018.
They released standalone singles "Numb to the Feeling" and "Tidal Wave" in mid-2018. That summer, they also left Warner Brothers Records and went independent.
The group spent January to April 2019 in Los Angeles, working on their second album. In April, they announced the Phases Tour: North America for the summer of 2019, in support of their second album, PHASES, and set the release date for 28 June 2019. The album was preceded by three singles, "HER", "STUCKINMYBRAIN", and "LOVE IS (NOT) EASY", which were released on 10 May, 24 May, and 7 June 2019, respectively.
In 2020, they began work on their third studio album, BEAUTY IN DEATH, which the band released on 5 March 2021. Alongside their album rollout, they also released a collaborative single with dark pop artist PLVTINUM, called Hit My Line. On 2 May 2022, the group announced the release of a deluxe edition of Beauty in Death. On September 16, 2023, they released a single called "Mamacita"
Paradise
Chase Atlantic Lyrics
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She's calling my name and, oh, it sounds nice
The way that you're dancing in the moonlight
I think I'm falling in love with all these big signs
Well she said, "How you feeling? Are you lost again?"
No, we don't need directions from you or your friends
We're speeding through the city 'cause you'll see the endJust tell us where to go and we'll be there in ten
And she walks down
I noticed how she does it for real now
And she talks loud
She's telling me what I wanna hear now
Is it real now?
How do I know for sure?
She's always hanging with the wrong guys
She's caught up in lights, you know, the big kind
If I make it right then we can leave time
I know I said it before, yeah it just sounds nice
Well she said, "How you feeling? Are you lost again?"
No, we don't need directions from you or your friends
We're speeding through the city 'cause you'll see the end
Just tell us where to go and we'll be there in ten
And she walks down
I noticed how she does it for real now
And she talks loud
She's telling me what I wanna hear now
Is it real now?
How do I know for sure?
She calls me in the middle of a Sunday night
I'm falling just a little baby, shit ain't right
She calls me in the middle of a Sunday night
I'm falling just a little baby, shit ain't right
And she walks down
I noticed how she does it for real now
And she talks loud
She's telling me what I wanna hear now
Is it real now?
And she walks down
I noticed how she does it for real now
And she talks loud
She's telling me what I wanna hear now
Is it real now?
How do I know for sure?
"Paradise" by Chase Atlantic is a song about infatuation and the allure of a carefree lifestyle. The song describes the feeling of being drawn to someone who embodies a certain lifestyle that represents a sort of paradise. The lyrics begin with the singer feeling like he's in heaven on the inside, being drawn to someone who calls his name and who is dancing in the moonlight. He's falling in love with the big signs of this paradise-like lifestyle.
The singer is then confronted by someone who asks if he's lost again and if he needs directions. The singer is confident that the person and his friends don't have anything to offer since they're speeding through the city and are sure of where they're going. The singer then talks about the temptation presented by a girl who is never with the right guys and is drawn to bright lights, the kind that represent the big life. He makes a promise to make things right between them so they can leave time behind because it sounds nice.
In the chorus, the singer describes his interaction with the girl he's drawn to. In the first verse, she's calling his name, and in the second verse, she calls him in the middle of the night. He's falling a little, but something isn't right. However, he's still drawn in by her realness and the fact that she tells him what he wants to hear. He's left questioning whether it's real, wondering how he can know for sure.
Overall, "Paradise" is a song that presents the idea of trading time for paradise, embodying a carefree lifestyle that represents a sort of heaven. It's a song about attraction, temptation, and the allure of chasing after something bigger and brighter.
Line by Line Meaning
It feels like heaven on the inside
The feeling inside me is so magical that it seems like I am in heaven.
She's calling my name and, oh, it sounds nice
The way she is calling my name seems so charming and pleasant to hear.
The way that you're dancing in the moonlight
Your dancing in the moonlight is so captivating and fascinating.
I think I'm falling in love with all these big signs
I am gradually falling in love with all the hints and signals you are giving me.
Well she said, "How you feeling? Are you lost again?"
She asked me if I'm feeling alright or if I'm feeling lost again just like before.
No, we don't need directions from you or your friends
We don't need any help or directions from you or your friends.
We're speeding through the city 'cause you'll see the end
We are quickly driving through the city since we both know where we are headed at the end.
Just tell us where to go and we'll be there in ten
If you just tell us where to go, we can reach there within ten minutes.
And she walks down
As she walks by me
I noticed how she does it for real now
I finally realize that she is doing it for real this time.
And she talks loud
She speaks loudly
She's telling me what I wanna hear now
She is telling me everything that I want to hear.
Is it real now?
Is everything happening real though?
How do I know for sure?
How can I be completely certain of everything?
She's always hanging with the wrong guys
She is usually seen with the wrong type of guys.
She's caught up in lights, you know, the big kind
She is fascinated by the big kind of lights and is always caught up in them.
If I make it right then we can leave time
If I can make things right, we can spend more time together.
I know I said it before, yeah it just sounds nice
I might have said this before, but it's just nice to hear myself say it again.
She calls me in the middle of a Sunday night
She calls me in the middle of the night on a Sunday.
I'm falling just a little baby, shit ain't right
I am slowly falling for her, but something doesn't feel right.
Writer(s): Jared Scott, Matt Chase, Jimmy Smith
Contributed by Nolan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jaz
on Heaven and Back
One sentence: Don't chase men, chase atlantic.
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on Meddle About (Single)
In the end is it a moan or a guitar because my sister won’t stop arguing with me about it being a guitar and I said no it’s a moan