Papillon (Editors song)

2009 single by Editors

"Papillon"

Single by Editors
from the album  In This Light and on This Evening
B-side| "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" (demo) (7")
Released| 12 October 2009
Recorded| 2009
Genre|

* Dark wave
* alternative dance
* synth-pop

Length|

* 5:21 (album version)
* 3:55 (radio edit)

Label|

* Kitchenware
* BMG

Songwriter(s)|

* Edward Lay
* Russell Leetch
* Tom Smith
* Chris Urbanowicz

Producer(s)| Flood
Editors singles chronology
| "Bones"
(2008)  | "Papillon"
(2009)  | "You Don't Know Love"
(2010)

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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, where it was a number-one hit, and the UK, where it peaked at number 23, and as of 2020, remains their last UK Top 40 hit.

The song has regularly been used as "closing piece" of Editors concerts.

## Music video[edit]

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] As of September 2019 it has received over 17 million views.[2]

## Track listing[edit]

### 7" vinyl[edit]

1. "Papillon (Radio Mix)" – 3:55
2. "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool (demo)" – 3:45

### 12" vinyl[edit]

1. "Papillon (Tiësto remix)" – 8:09
2. "Papillon (The Japanese Popstars remix)" - 7:12

### CD (UK release)[edit]

1. "Papillon (Radio mix)" – 3:55
2. "Papillon (Tiësto remix)" – 8:09

### CD (Euro-release - digipack)[edit]

1. "Papillon (Radio mix)" – 3:55
2. "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool (Demo version)" – 3:45
3. "Like Treasure (Demo version)" – 3:20
4. "Papillon (Tiësto Radio edit) – 4:09

### iTunes EP - Non-UK[edit]

1. "Papillon (Radio mix)" – 3:55
2. "Papillon (Tiësto radio edit)" – 4:09
3. "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool (Demo version)" – 3:55
4. "Walk The Fleet Road (Demo version)" – 3:53
5. "Papillon (Tiësto remix)" – 8:09
6. "Papillon (The Japanese Popstars remix)" – 7:12

### iTunes EP - UK[edit]

1. "Papillon (Radio mix)" – 3:55
2. "Papillon (Tiësto remix)" – 8:09
3. "Papillon (Tom Nevilles Sleep Twitch)" – 7:56
4. "Papillon (The Japanese Popstars remix)" – 7:12

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (2009–11)  | Peak
position

|

Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 52
UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 23

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (2009)  | Position

|

Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 31
Chart (2010)  | Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 57

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Belgium (BEA)[13] | Gold  | 15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Editors' Papillon by Andrew Douglas". Promo News. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. ^ a b "Editors - Papillon". YouTube. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
3. ^ "Editors – Papillon" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
4. ^ "Editors – Papillon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
5. ^ "Editors – Papillon" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
6. ^ "Editors – Papillon" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 2009" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
8. ^ "Editors – Papillon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
9. ^ "Editors – Papillon". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
13. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* "Papillon" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Editors

* Tom Smith
* Russell Leetch
* Ed Lay
* Justin Lockey
* Elliott Williams
* Benjamin John Power

* Geraint Owen
* Chris Urbanowicz

Studio albums|

* The Back Room
* An End Has a Start
* In This Light and on This Evening
* The Weight of Your Love
* In Dream
* Violence
* EBM

Singles|

* "Bullets"
* "Munich"
* "Blood"
* "All Sparks"
* "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"
* "An End Has a Start"
* "The Racing Rats"
* "Push Your Head Towards the Air"
* "Bones"
* "Papillon"
* "You Don't Know Love"
* "Last Day"
* "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool"
* "No Sound But the Wind"
* "A Ton of Love"
* "Formaldehyde"
* "Honesty"
* "Sugar"
* "No Harm"
* "Life Is a Fear"
* "Ocean of Night"
* "Forgiveness"
* "All the Kings"
* "Magazine"
* "Hallelujah (So Low)"

Box Sets|

* Unedited

Related articles|

* Discography
* Funny Looking Angels

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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