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Bird of paradise is een nummer van de Britse gitarist en singer-songwriter Snowy White afkomstig van zijn debuutalbum White flames uit december 1983. In december van dat jaar werd het nummer eerst in thuisland het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Ierland op single uitgebracht. In januari 1984 volgden Europa, Australië, Nieuw-Zeeland en Zuid-Afrika. In 1990 werd het nummer op cd-single uitgebracht.

"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at no. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. The song was the only single released from the album, and is White's signature song.

The song has featured on various compilations of White's material, such as Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94, Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White. White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984.

British radio DJ Steve Wright described "Bird of Paradise" as "one of my favourite songs of all time", after playing the song on BBC Radio 1 during its run in the charts.