Paris (Friendly Fires song)

"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.

"Paris"
Single by Friendly Fires
from the album Friendly Fires
ReleasedNovember 10, 2008
Genre
Length4:02
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)Edward Gibson, Jack Savidge, Axel Willner, Edward Macfarlane
Friendly Fires singles chronology
"Jump in the Pool"
(2008)		 "Paris"
(2008)		 "Skeleton Boy"
(2009)

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

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 April 2, 2015.
  3. Archived February 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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