Munich (song)
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cover of the original single from 2005
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| 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" |
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| Released | 18 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" vinyl, CD | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Kitchenware, BMG | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Chris Urbanowicz Edward Lay Russell Leetch Tom Smith |
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| Producer(s) | Jim Abbiss | ||||||||||||||||
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"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.
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 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Munich" | |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Disappear" | |
CD
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD78 (limited to 3000 copies)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Munich" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Crawl Down the Wall" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Colours" | 3:50 |
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD78-2
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Munich" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Release" | 5:43 |
Re-release
7" vinyl
- UK: Kitchenware SKX83
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Munich" | |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Camera" (original demo) | |
CD
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD83
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Munich" | |
| 2. | "French Disko" (Stereolab cover, written by Stereolab) |
- UK: Kitchenware SKCD832
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[2] | 22 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| Ireland (IRMA)[1] | 42 |
| Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[3] | 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.
In popular culture
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. "Munich" alone comes as a free pack-in song on every Zune player bought.
