Paradize is a 2002 album recorded by French

France

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 band Indochine

Indochine (band)

Indochine is a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981. The band was very successful in France in the 1980s, as well as other parts of continental Europe and Latin America, with songs like L'Aventurier and Canary Bay...

. It was its ninth studio album and was released on May 14, 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

"J'ai demandé à la lune" 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...

" (#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).

Track listing

1. "Paradize" (Olivier Gérard, Ann Scott
   Ann Scott
   Ann Scott is a French novelist.She is regarded as a social realist for her novels, which paint detailed portraits of contemporary youth haunted by teenage boredom, drugs, materialism, status obsession and social trangression. Her second novel Superstars has given her a cult status in...
   
   , Nicola Sirkis
   Nicola Sirkis
   Nicola Sirkis Nicola Sirkis Nicola Sirkis (born 22 June 1959 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, is the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine. He is the only remaining member of the original line-up of the band which he formed in 1981 with a friend, Dominique Nicolas, soon to be joined by...
   
   ) – 4:49
2. "Electrastar" (Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:30
3. "Punker" (Nicola Sirkis) – 2:50
4. "Mao Boy!" (Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:42
5. "J'ai demandé à la lune
   J'ai demandé à la lune
   "J'ai demandé à la lune" 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...
   
   " (Mickaël Furnon) – 3:29
6. "Dunkerque" (Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:48
7. "Like a Monster" (Nicola Sirkis, Jérôme Soligny) – 3:56
8. "Le grand secret" (with Melissa Auf der Maur
   Melissa Auf der Maur
   Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian rock musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her career has included 5 years as bassist with the band Hole and she later toured with The Smashing Pumpkins for their 2000 tour. Her second solo album, Out of Our Minds, was released on March 30, 2010. She is also a...
   
    - Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:50
9. "La nuit des fées" (Olivier Gérard, Gérard Manset, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:58
10. "Marilyn" (Olivier Gérard, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:55
11. "Le manoir" (Olivier Gérard, Boris Jardel, Nicola Sirkis) – 5:05
12. "Popstitute" (Marc Elliard, Olivier Gérard, Boris Jardel, Mathieu Rabatté, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:00
13. "Dark" (Olivier Gérard, Rudy Leonet, Nicola Sirkis) – 4:37
14. "Comateen" (Olivier Gérard, Camille Laurens, Nicola Sirkis) – 6:07
15. "Un singe en hiver" (Jean-Louis Murat
    Jean-Louis Murat
    Not to be confused with Jean-Paul MaratJean-Louis Murat is the pseudonym of the French singer / songwriter Jean-Louis Bergheaud. He spent much of his childhood with his grandparents in Murat-le-Quaire.- Albums :...
    
    ) – 3:46

Personnel

• 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

Peak positions

Chart (2002/04)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	1
French SNEP Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	4
French Albums Chart	7
Swiss Singles Chart	29
Chart (2003)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	47
French Albums Chart	24

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium	Platinum	7 September 2002	50,000
France	Diamond	2004	1,000,000	1,090,000
Switzerland	Gold	2002	20,000

Chart successions

External links

• Detailed album information at Indo-chine.org