Released after he left Van Halen, it was produced by Roth and guitarist Steve Vai.

The lead single from Roth's second solo album, 1988's Skyscraper, it reached the top 10 in the United States and Canada.

[9] Released in 1987, "Just Like Paradise" entered the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1988 and peaked at number six in March.

[13] Music critic Charles Bottomley called the song "a polished ode to decadence, with a chorus you would be unashamed to punch the air to".

[14] AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia described it as an "ultra-saccharine" single that tries "too hard to achieve an exaggerated pop sheen".