Les Paradis perdus

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"Les Paradis perdus" ("the lost paradises") is a 1973 French song by Christophe, written by Christophe and Jean Michel Jarre. It reached no.20 on the French charts.

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2015 cover version

"Paradis perdus"
Paradis perdus by Christine and the Queens.jpg
Single by Christine and the Queens
from the album Chaleur Humaine
ReleasedJune 2015
Recorded2014
Genre Europop [1]
Length3:35
Label Because
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Christine and the Queens
Christine and the Queens singles chronology
"Christine"
(2014)
"Paradis perdus"
(2015)
"No Harm Is Done"
(2015)

The 2015 cover version by Christine and the Queens interpolates American rapper Kanye West's 2008 single "Heartless". [2] It was released as a digital download in June 2015 through Because Music as the fourth and final single from his debut studio album Chaleur Humaine (2014). A music video to accompany the release of "Paradis perdus" was first released onto YouTube on 14 October 2015 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-eight seconds. [3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Paradis perdus"3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–16)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 39
France (SNEP) [6] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
France (SNEP) [7] 83

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
FranceJune 2015 Digital download Because Music

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