Papillon (Editors song)

"Papillon"
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
Length	5:21 (album version) 3:55 (radio edit)
Label	Kitchenware BMG
Songwriter(s)	Edward Lay Russell Leetch Tom Smith Chris Urbanowicz
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.