"Papillon" | ||||
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Single by Editors | ||||
from the album In This Light and on This Evening | ||||
B-side | "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" (demo) | |||
Released | 12 October 2009 | |||
Genre | Darkwave, alternative dance | |||
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Producer(s) | Flood | |||
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"Papillon" is a song by English rock band Editors. It was released as the lead single from their third studio album, In This Light and on This Evening, on 12 October 2009. A music video for the song was released on 11 September 2009 and directed by Andrew Douglas. "Papillon" charted in several countries, including Belgium's Flanders region, where it was a number-one hit. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 23 becoming their last UK top-40 hit as of 2024. The song has regularly been used as "closing piece" of Editors concerts.
The official music video for "Papillon", lasting three minutes and fifty-five seconds, was uploaded on 11 September 2009 to the official Editors YouTube channel and was directed by Andrew Douglas.[1][2]
7-inch vinyl
12-inch vinyl
CD (UK release)
CD (Euro-release – digipack)
iTunes EP – Non-UK
iTunes EP – UK
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[15] | Gold | 15,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |