Papillon (Editors song)
| "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) | |||
| Released | 12 October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Darkwave, alternative dance | |||
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| Producer | Flood | |||
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"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 2026. The song has regularly been used as "closing piece" of Editors concerts.