Icarus (Madeon song)

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"Icarus"
IcarusMadeon.jpg
Single by Madeon
from the EP The City and the album Adventure (Deluxe edition)
Released24 February 2012
Recorded2011
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s) Hugo Pierre Leclercq
Producer(s) Hugo Pierre Leclercq
Madeon singles chronology
"Pop Culture"
(2011)
"Icarus"
(2012)
"Finale"
(2012)

"Icarus" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Madeon. It was released on 24 February 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. Additionally, 500 copies of the extended mix were sold on vinyl records. [1] The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 22. The album art depicts Sydney, Australia's city skyline. The song features on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album, Adventure (2015).

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Icarus"3:34
2."Icarus" (extended mix)4:09

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 24
Belgium Dance Bubbling Under (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 16
Belgium Dance Bubbling Under (Ultratop Wallonia) [3] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 22
UK Dance (OCC) [5] 5
Scotland (OCC) [6] 23

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 24 February 2012 [7]

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