Released February 7, 2001 Genre Dance/J-pop Label avex trax | Recorded 2001 Length 19:24 "Papiyon Papillon"
(2002) "Ichiba ni Ikō"
(2002) | |
"Papillon" (パピヨン〜papillon〜, Papiyon) is the third single of J-pop singer, Hitomi Shimatani under Avex Trax. The title track is a Japanese remake of Janet Jackson's song "Doesn't Really Matter".
The lyrics are often confusing to translate due to the many languages intermingled in it. The title, "papillon", is a French word meaning "butterfly". Throughout the lyrics, specifically the chorus, Indonesian, Chinese and even Tagalog (a Philippine language) are used.
Track listing
- "Papillon" - 4:18
- Lyrics: Chinfa Kang, Janet Jackson, James Haris III, Terry Lewis Music: Janet Jackson, James Haris III, Terry Lewis
- "Boys Don't Cry" - 5:31
- Lyrics: Yurie Nomiya Music: Seikou Nagaoka
- "Papillon" (Instrumental) - 4:07
- "Boys Don't Cry" (Instrumental) - 5:28
References
Papillon (Hitomi Shimatani song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA