Paris (Friendly Fires song)

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"Paris"
Paris single.jpg
Single by Friendly Fires
from the album Friendly Fires
Released10 November 2008
Genre
Length4:02
Label XL
Songwriter(s) Edward Gibson, Jack Savidge, Axel Willner, Edward Macfarlane
Friendly Fires singles chronology
"Jump in the Pool"
(2008)
"Paris"
(2008)
"Skeleton Boy"
(2009)

"Paris" is the second single by Friendly Fires taken from the band's self-titled debut album Friendly Fires . The song features backing vocals from the members of the American indie pop trio Au Revoir Simone, and samples the song "Sun and Ice" from the album From Here We Go Sublime by The Field.

Contents

The Aeroplane remix of the song features the members of Au Revoir Simone on lead vocals.

In October 2011, music magazine NME placed it at number 47 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". [1]

In 2012, "Paris" was listed by NME in 48th place on its list of "50 Most Explosive Choruses." [2]

Track listing

12" vinyl [3]

  1. "Paris" (Justus Kohncke Remix) – 10:30
  2. "Paris" (Aeroplane Remix ft. Au Revoir Simone) – 7:45

Download [4]

  1. "Paris" – 4:02
  2. "Paris" (Aeroplane Remix) – 7:45
  3. "Paris" (Justus Kohncke Remix) – 10:30

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 13

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References

  1. "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". NME. 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. "50 Most Explosive Choruses - #48 Friendly Fires - Paris". NME. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015.
  3. "XL Recordings Shop: Friendly Fires - Paris 12" Vinyl". Shop.xlrecordings.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009.
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