- Munich (song)
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"Munich"
cover of the original single from 2005Single by Editors from the album The Back Room B-side "Disappear"
"Crawl Down the Wall"
"Colours"
"Release"
"Camera"
"French Disko"
"Find Yourself a Safe Place"Released 18 April 2005 Format 7" vinyl, CD Recorded 2005 Genre Post-punk revival Length 3:46 Label Kitchenware, BMG Writer(s) Chris Urbanowicz
Edward Lay
Russell Leetch
Tom SmithProducer Jim Abbiss Editors singles chronology "Bullets"
(2005)"Munich"
(2005)"Blood"
(2005)2006 Reissue cover of the reissue single from 2006Editors single chronology "Bullets"
(2005)"Munich"
(2006)"All Sparks"
(2006)"Munich" is a song by British post-punk revival band Editors and is featured on their 2005 debut album, The Back Room. It was originally released 18 April 2005 as the second single from the band. It was then subsequently re-released on 2 January 2006, peaking at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
It is featured on the soundtrack to the video games Saints Row, FIFA Street 2, and Major League Baseball 2K7. The song is played when the guests are being introduced on the English television programme, A Question of Sport. It also appeared on the third season finale of Cold Case. "Munich" alone comes as a free pack-in song on every Zune player bought.
In September 2009, the song became available as a playable track for download in the game Guitar Hero 5.
This song has also been covered by The Echo Report, Corinne Bailey Rae and R.E.M.
Contents
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Chris Urbanowicz, Edward Lay, Russell Leetch and Tom Smith, except where noted.
Original release
7" vinyl
- UK: Kitchenware SKX78 (limited to 3000 copies)
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Munich" Side two No. Title Length 1. "Disappear" CD
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD78 (limited to 3000 copies)
No. Title Length 1. "Munich" 3:46 2. "Crawl Down the Wall" 3:34 3. "Colours" 3:50 - UK: Kitchenware SKCD78-2
No. Title Length 1. "Munich" 3:47 2. "Release" 5:43 Re-release
7" vinyl
- UK: Kitchenware SKX83
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Munich" Side two No. Title Length 1. "Camera" (original demo) CD
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD83
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD832
No. Title Length 1. "Munich" 3:44 2. "Find Yourself a Safe Place" 2:54 3. "Munich" (Cicada remix) 7:48 4. "Munich" (video) Chart performance
Chart (2005) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart[2] 22 Dutch GfK chart[3] 97 Chart (2006) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart[1] 10 Cover versions
"Munich" was covered by Corinne Bailey Rae for Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 in 2006 and featured on Radio 1's Live Lounge. A version by R.E.M., also for BBC Radio 1, was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3 in 2008.
References
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Editors - Munich {2006}". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=32403. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Editors - Munich". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=740. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Editors - Munich (Dutch)". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Editors&titel=Munich&cat=s. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
Editors Tom Smith • Chris Urbanowicz • Russell Leetch • Ed Lay
Geraint OwenStudio albums Compilations UneditedSingles "Bullets" • "Munich" • "Blood" • "All Sparks" • "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" • "An End Has a Start" • "The Racing Rats" • "Push Your Head Towards the Air" • "Bones" • "Papillon" • "You Don't Know Love" • "Last Day" • "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" • "No Sound But the Wind"Related articles Categories:- 2005 singles
- 2006 singles
- Editors songs
- Corinne Bailey Rae songs
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