Black City Parade

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Black City Parade
Indochine - Black City Parade.png
Studio album by
Released8 February 2013
Genre Rock, new wave
Length72:25
Label Arista France
Indochine chronology
La République des Meteors
(2009)
Black City Parade
(2013)
13
(2017)
Singles from Black City Parade
  1. "Memoria"
    Released: 15 November 2012
  2. "College Boy"
    Released: 13 May 2013
  3. "Black City Parade"
    Released: 4 November 2013
  4. "Belfast"
    Released: 3 March 2014

Black City Parade is the twelfth studio album by French band Indochine. It was released on 8 February 2013 in France, [1] peaking at number one on both the French and Belgian Albums Charts, as well as being certified Platinum in France. The album was supported by the multi-leg Black City Tour.

Contents

Production

Most of the album was mixed by Shane Stoneback. [1]

Promotion

The song "Kill Nico" was premiered during the "Paradize + 10" concerts that took place before the release of the album.[ citation needed ]

The first single released from the album was "Memoria", on 15 November 2012. The second single from the album was "College Boy", released on 13 May 2013. The video attracted attention due to its graphic violence pointing at homophobia. The third single from the album is "Black City Parade". [2]

The album was also accompanied by an almost two-hour documentary, as the band let a film crew film the process of creating the album, from demoing, rewriting, recording and mixing to planning the tour.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Ouverture"0:51
2."Black City Parade"5:34
3."College Boy"4:47
4."Memoria"7:14
5."Le fond de l'air est rouge"4:54
6."Wuppertal"6:48
7."Le Messie"5:08
8."Belfast"6:05
9."Traffic Girl"5:20
10."Thea Sonata"5:20
11."Anyway"4:04
12."Nous demain"5:56
13."Kill Nico"5:53
14."Eurpoane ou le Dernier Bal"4:34

Bonus tracks on limited edition

No.TitleLength
1."Salomé
  • "
  • 6:28
    2."The Lovers"4:47
    3."Trashmen"3:53 [3]

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