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"Paradis perdus" | ||||
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Single by Christine and the Queens | ||||
from the album Chaleur Humaine | ||||
Released | June 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Europop [1] | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Because | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Christine and the Queens | |||
Christine and the Queens singles chronology | ||||
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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 her 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]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Paradis perdus" | 3:35 |
Chart (2014–16) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [4] | 29 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] | 39 |
France (SNEP) [6] | 19 |
Chart (2015) | Position |
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France (SNEP) [7] | 83 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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France | June 2015 | Digital download | Because Music |
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