Wings of a Butterfly

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“Wings of a Butterfly”
“Wings of a Butterfly” cover
Single by HIM
from the album Dark Light
Released September, 2005
Format CD single
Recorded 2005
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:29
Label Sire Records
Producer HIM
HIM singles chronology
"And Love Said No"
(2004)
"Wings of a Butterfly"
(2005)
"Vampire Heart"
(2005)

"Wings of a Butterfly", also released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", is a song by the Finnish rock band HIM. It is the second track on the 2005 album Dark Light and was released as the album's first single that year. The song reached #1 on the Finnish charts, #10 in Germany and the UK, and #20 in the U.S., making it the biggest hit so far from Dark Light. The music video, filmed at Union Station in Los Angeles, was # 1 on the Rock Countdown on MTV2 for five weeks until it retired.

[edit] Track listing

International track listing
  1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
  2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)
International Maxi-Single track listing
  1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Radio Edit)
  2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
  3. "Vampire Heart" (Live at Donington)
UK track listing
  1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)
UK Maxi-Single track listing
  1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Radio Edit)
  2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
  3. "Vampire Heart" (Live at Donington)
UK 7" Picture Disc track listing
  1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
  2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

[edit] Charts positions

Chart position (2006) Peak
position
Finland Singles 1
Austria Singles 18
Germany Singles 10
Switzerland Singles 28
Ireland Singles 35
Italy Singles 20
Norway Singles 18
Spain Singles 3
Sweden Singles 12
UK Singles Chart 10
US Hot 100 87
Mainstream Rock Tracks 20
Modern Rock Tracks 19
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