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)
Released| 12 October 2009
Genre| Darkwave, alternative dance
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'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 2025. The song has regularly been used as "closing piece" of Editors concerts.

## Music video

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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]

## Track listings

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7-inch vinyl

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

12-inch vinyl

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

CD (UK release)

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

CD (Euro-release – digipack)

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

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

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

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Papillon"  | Chart (2009–2011)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 6
Germany (GfK)[6] | 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 16
Scotland (OCC)[9] | 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 52
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 23

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Papillon"  | Chart (2009)  | Position

|

Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] | 31
Chart (2010)  | Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] | 57

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Papillon"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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Belgium (BRMA)[14] | Gold  | 15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Editors' Papillon by Andrew Douglas". Promo News. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. ^ "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. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
10. ^ "Editors – Papillon". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
14. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

## External links

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* "Papillon" at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Editors

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

* Chris Urbanowicz
* Geraint Owen

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

Box sets|

* Unedited

EPs|

* The Blanck Mass Sessions

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)"

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