Black City Parade

Black City Parade is the twelfth studio album by French band Indochine. It was released on 8 February 2013 in France,[1] peaking at number one on both the French and Belgian Albums Charts, as well as being certified Platinum in France. The album was supported by the multi-leg Black City Tour.

Black City Parade
Studio album by Indochine
Released	8 February 2013
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	72:25
Label	Arista France
Indochine chronology
La République des Meteors (2009) Black City Parade (2013) 13 (2017)
Singles from Black City Parade
"Memoria" Released: 15 November 2012 "College Boy" Released: 13 May 2013 "Black City Parade" Released: 4 November 2013 "Belfast" Released: 3 March 2014

Production

Most of the album was mixed by Shane Stoneback.[1]

Promotion

The song "Kill Nico" was premiered during the "Paradize + 10" concerts that took place before the release of the album.

The first single released from the album was "Memoria", on 15 November 2012. The second single from the album was "College Boy", released on 13 May 2013. The video attracted attention due to its graphic violence pointing at homophobia. The third single from the album is "Black City Parade".[2]

The album was also accompanied by an almost two-hour documentary, as the band let a film film the process of creating the album, from demoing, rewriting, recording and mixing to planning the tour.

Track listing

1. "Black Ouverture" – 0:51
2. "Black City Parade" – 5:34
3. "College Boy" – 4:47
4. "Memoria" – 7:14
5. "Le Fond de l'Air Est Rouge" – 4:54
6. "Wuppertal" – 6:48
7. "Le Messie" – 5:08
8. "Belfast" – 6:05
9. "Traffic Girl" – 5:20
10. "Thea Sonata" – 5:02
11. "Anyway" – 4:04
12. "Nous Demain" – 5:56
13. "Kill Nico" – 5:53
14. "Europane ou le Dernier Bal" – 4:34

Bonus tracks on limited edition

15. "Salomé" – 6:28
16. "The Lovers" – 4:47
17. "Trashmen" – 3:53[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 40 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[6] 1 Swiss Albums (Romandie)[7] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 18 Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 113 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 121

References

1. "Indochine: Black City Parade on discogs.org". Discogs. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
2. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Indochine/news-87734.html
3. Discogs: Black City Parade page
4. "Ultratop.be – Indochine – Black City Parade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
5. "Ultratop.be – Indochine – Black City Parade" (in French). Hung Medien.
6. "Lescharts.com – Indochine – Black City Parade". Hung Medien.
7. "Charts Romandie - Albums Top 50 (24.02.2013)". lescharts.ch. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Indochine – Black City Parade". Hung Medien.
9. "Rapports Annuels 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
10. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
11. "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
12. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 12 September 2020.