[1] The album includes the singles "Pretty Brown Eyes", "Summertime of Our Lives", and "La Da Dee".

The album is named after the Surfers Paradise beach on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, where Simpson grew up.

[2] On 18 May 2013, Simpson announced that his upcoming second studio album Surfers Paradise would be released on 16 July.

The album would include the already released single "Pretty Brown Eyes", which was described by Billboard as a "happy-go-lucky... summer anthem".

[3] Of the album title, Simpson explained to Seventeen magazine "I try to stay very, very true to my roots and my lifestyle and I wanted to be able to share that with my fans.