Munich (song)

"Munich"

Cover of the original single from 2005
Single 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 (2005-04-18)
Format
Recorded 2005
Genre
Length 3:46
Label Kitchenware
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jim Abbiss
Editors singles chronology
"Bullets"
(2005)		 "Munich"
(2005)		 "Blood"
(2005)
2006 Reissue
cover of the reissue single from 2006
Editors 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 finished as the 184th best-selling single in the UK, in 2006.

Composition

"Munich" is composed in the key of G minor with a tempo of 150 beats per minute.[2]

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 and in various episodes of the BBC drama Waterloo Road. It is featured in the 2008 film One Missed Call. "Munich" alone comes as a free pack-in song on every Zune player bought.

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Chris Urbanowicz, Edward Lay, Russell Leetch and Tom Smith, except where noted.

Original release

7" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Munich"   
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Disappear"   

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Munich"  3:46
2."Crawl Down the Wall"  3:34
3."Colours"  3:50
No.TitleLength
1."Munich"  3:47
2."Release"  5:43

Re-release

7" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Munich"   
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Camera" (original demo) 

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Munich"   
2."French Disko" (Stereolab cover, written by Stereolab) 
No.TitleLength
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
position
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[3] 22
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 42
Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[4] 97
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[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

  1. 1 2 3 "Chart Stats - Editors - Munich {2006}". Retrieved 1 November 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Editors "Munich" Sheet Music. musicnotes.com
  3. ↑ "Chart Stats - Editors - Munich". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Editors - Munich" (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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