Papillon (Editors song)

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"Papillon"
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Single by Editors
from the album In This Light and on This Evening
B-side "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" (demo)
Released12 October 2009
Genre Darkwave, alternative dance
Length
  • 5:21 (album version)
  • 3:55 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Flood
Editors singles chronology
"Bones"
(2008)		"Papillon"
(2009)		"You Don't Know Love"
(2010)

"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 2024. The song has regularly been used as "closing piece" of Editors concerts.

Contents

Music video

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

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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [13] Gold15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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