Strike the Match

Infobox Single
Name = Strike the Match

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Artist = Monrose
B-side = "After Making Love"
Album = I Am
Released = flagicon|GER June 06, 2008

Format = CD single, digital single, ring tone, digital download
Recorded = 2008
Genre = Dance-Pop, R&B
Length = 2:55
Label = Starwatch
Writer = Deborah "Soshy" Epstein, Ryan Tedder
Producer = Ryan Tedder; Jiant, Snowflakers (co-producers) [ [http://www.snowflakers.com/v2/ Monrose Album 3. Blog May.] ]
Last single = "We Love"
(2008)
This single = "Strike the Match"
(2008)
Next single = "Hit'n'Run"
(2008)

"Strike the Match" is a dance-pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and Deborah "Soshy" Epstein, involving additional co-production by Snowflakers and Jiant, and released as the lead single of off the group's upcoming third studio album "I Am" on June 6, 2008 (see 2008 in music) in German-speaking Europe.

The song premiered on May 23, 2008 on German radio network "Planet Radio" and was first performed on the final episode of "Germany's Next Topmodel", Cycle 3 on June 5. [ [http://monrose.de/ monrose.de] ] Following its physical single release, "Strike the Match" debuted at number 10 on the German Singles Chart and within the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. It has also reached number 27 on a composite Euro 200 chart.

Music video

The music video for "Strike The Match" was filmed in May 2008 in Germany. It made it's television debut on May 29 on German music network VIVA's show "VIVA Live!".

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Strike the Match."

CD single

# "Strike the Match" - 2.55
# "After Making Love" - 4.30
# "Strike the Match" (Instrumental) - 2.54

CD single (2-track)

# "Strike the Match" - 2.55
# "Strike the Match" (Instrumental) - 2.54

Credits and personnel

*Vocals: M. Capristo, S. Guemmour, B. Kızıl
*Producer: Ryan "Alias" Tedder
*Additional production: Jiant, Snowflakers
*All instruments: R. Tedder
*Additional instruments: Christian Ballard, Andrew Murray, Pete Kirtley
*Mixing: C. Ballard
*Engineering: R. Tedder
*Recorded at Mansfield Studios, Hollywood, California
*Vocal recording and arrangement: P. Kirtley
*Vocal editing: P. Kirtley, Claus Üblacker

Charts

References

External links

*Youtube|iK297gmiO9Y|"Strike the Match" music video