''Paradize'' is a 2002 album recorded by
French
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band
Indochine. It was its ninth studio album and was released on 14 May 2002. It achieved great success in francophone countries and even topped the albums chart in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided six singles, which became hit singles : "Punker" (#67 in France), "
J'ai demandé à la lune
"J'ai demandé à la lune" ("I asked the moon" in English) is the most popular song from the 2002 album ''Paradize'' which allowed Indochine to reconnect with the media that had abandoned the band a decade earlier. Indochine had gone through a va ...
" (#1 in France and Belgium, #4 in Switzerland), "Mao Boy" (#18 in France, #20 in Belgium), "Le grand secret" (#9 in France, #35 in Belgium, #37 in Switzerland), "Marilyn" (#22 in France, #25 in Belgium, #71 in Switzerland) and "Un singe en hiver" (#19 in France, #15 in Belgium, #69 in Switzerland). The French edition of ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine named this album the 98th greatest French rock album (out of 100).
[Magazine ''Rolling Stone'', n°18 of February 2010, ]
Versions
#''PARADIZE'' (CD, Album), Columbia (COL5076362, 5076362000), France (2002)
#''PARADIZE'' (CD, Album), Zone 3 (ZCD-1000), Canada (2002)
#''PARADIZE'' (Cass), Columbia/Sony Müzik Türkiye (507636-4), Turkey (2002)
#''PARADIZE'' (CD, Album), Sony Music (2 507636), Mexico (2003)
#''PARADIZE'' (CD, Album, RE), Sony Music (LC00000), France (2012)
Track listing
#"Paradize"
(Olivier Gérard, Ann Scott, Nicola Sirkis
Nicolas Henri Didier Sirchis (; born 22 June 1959), better known by his stage name Nicola Sirkis, is the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine (band), Indochine. He is the only remaining member of the original line-up of the band ...
) – 4:49
#"Electrastar"
(Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:30
#"Punker"
(Nicola Sirkis) – 2:50
#"Mao Boy!"
(Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:42 (music video shot & directed by
J.G BIGGS and Peggy M)
#"
J'ai demandé à la lune
"J'ai demandé à la lune" ("I asked the moon" in English) is the most popular song from the 2002 album ''Paradize'' which allowed Indochine to reconnect with the media that had abandoned the band a decade earlier. Indochine had gone through a va ...
"
(Mickaël Furnon) – 3:29
#"Dunkerque"
(Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:48
#"Like a Monster"
(Nicola Sirkis, Jérôme Soligny) – 3:56
#"Le grand secret"
(with Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician.
Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist ...
- Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:50
#"La nuit des fées"
(Olivier Gérard, Gérard Manset, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:58
#"Marilyn"
(Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:55
#"Le manoir"
(Olivier Gérard, Boris Jardel, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:05
#"Popstitute"
(Marc Eliard, Olivier Gérard, Boris Jardel, Mathieu Rabaté, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:00
#"Dark"
(Olivier Gérard, Rudy Leonet, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:37
#"Comateen"
(Olivier Gérard, Camille Laurens, Nicola Sirkis) – 6:07
#"Un singe en hiver"
(Jean-Louis Murat
Jean-Louis Murat (born 28 January 1952) is the pseudonym of the French singer/songwriter Jean-Louis Bergheaud. He spent much of his childhood with his grandparents in Murat-le-Quaire from which he got his pseudonym.
Biography
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) – 3:46
Personnel
* Nicola Sirkis : Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards/Synths
* Oli de Sat : Guitar/Keyboards/Synths
* Marc Eliard : Bass/Background vocals
* Boris Jardel : Guitar/Background vocals
* Mathieu Rabaté : Drums
* Background vocals : Marc Morgan
* Engineer : Phil Delire
* Pro-tools : Jean-Paul Gonnod and Phil Delire
* Mixing : Gareth Jones and Phil Delire
* Mastering : George Marino
* Art direction, photo and logo : Peggy M.
* Executive producer : Herve Lauzanne
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Detailed album information at Indo-chine.org
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2002 albums
Indochine (band) albums
Columbia Records albums