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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name name = Munich
| Cover cover = Editors - Munichoriginal.jpg
| Border alt = yes
| Alt border = yes
| Caption caption = coverCover of the original single from 2005
| Artisttype = single
| artist = [[Editors (band)|Editors]]
| Albumalbum = [[The Back Room = [[(album)|The Back Room]]
| B-side = {{flatlist|
| B-side = "Disappear"<br />"Crawl Down the Wall"<br />"Colours"<br />"Release"<br />"Camera"<br />"French Disko"<br />"Find Yourself a Safe Place"
* "Disappear"
| Released = {{Start date|2005|4|18|df=yes}}
* "Crawl Down the Wall"
| Format = [[7" vinyl]], [[CD single|CD]]
* "Colours"
| Recorded = 2005
* "Release"
| Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-punk revival]]
* "Camera"
| Length = 3:46
* "French Disko"
| Label = [[Kitchenware Records|Kitchenware]], [[BMG]]
* "Find Yourself a Safe Place"
| Writer = [[Chris Urbanowicz]]<br />[[Edward Lay]]<br />[[Russell Leetch]]<br />[[Tom Smith (musician)|Tom Smith]]
}}
| Producer = [[Jim Abbiss]]
| released = {{Start date|2005|4|18|df=yes}}
| Certification =
| recorded = 2005
| Last single = "[[Bullets (Editors song)|Bullets]]"<br />(2005)
| studio =
| This single = "'''Munich'''"<br />(2005)
| venue =
| Next single = "[[Blood (Editors song)|Blood]]" <br />(2005)
| Misc genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Post-punk revival]]
{{Extra album cover
* [[indie rock]]
| Upper caption = 2006 Reissue
}}
| Type = single
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=46}}
| Cover = Editors - Munich.jpg
| label = [[Kitchenware Records|Kitchenware]]
| Alt =
| writer = {{flatlist|
| Lower caption = cover of the reissue single from 2006
* [[Edward Lay]]
* [[Russell Leetch]]
* [[Tom Smith (Editors musician)|Tom Smith]]
* [[Chris Urbanowicz]]
}}
| producer = [[Jim Abbiss]]
| prev_title = [[Bullets (Editors song)|Bullets]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Blood (Editors song)|Blood]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = 2006 Reissue
| type = single
| cover = Editors - Munich.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Cover of the reissue single from 2006
}}
{{Extra chronology
| Artist artist = [[Editors (band)|Editors]] single
| Type type = single
| Last singleprev_title = "[[Bullets (Editors song)|Bullets]]"<br />(2005)
| prev_year = 2005
| This single = "'''Munich'''"<br />(2006)
| title = Munich
| Next single = "[[All Sparks]]"<br />(2006)
| year = 2006
| next_title = [[All Sparks]]
| next_year = 2006
}}
}}
 
"'''Munich'''" is a song by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[post-punk revival]] [[musical band|band]] [[Editors (band)|Editors]] and is featured on their 2005 debut album, ''[[The Back Room (album)|The Back Room]]''. It was originally released on 18 April 2005 as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from the band. It was then subsequently re-released on 2 January 2006, peaking at number 10 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=uk2006>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.chartstatsofficialcharts.com/songinfo.php?id=32403search/singles/Something%20In%20The%20Air |title=ChartThe Official Charts StatsCompany - Editors - Munich {2006} |accessdatewebsite={{Start[[Official Charts dateCompany|2009|11Official Charts]] |1|dfaccessdate=yes}}1 November 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0064647 Editors "Munich" Sheet Music]. musicnotes.com</ref> The song is characterised by its drum groove reminiscent of "[[Evil (Interpol song)|Evil]]" by [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]] and "marching" guitars, featuring tremolo-picked leads. <ref>{{Citation |title=Editors - The Back Room Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-back-room-mw0000362641 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en}}</ref>
 
==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 (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' and in various episodes of the BBC drama [[Waterloo Road (TV series)|''Waterloo Road'']]. It is featured in the 2008 film ''[[One Missed Call (2008 film)|One Missed Call]]''. "Munich" alone came 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 ====
* UK: Kitchenware SKX78 (limited to 3000 copies)
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}}
 
==== CD ====
* UK: Kitchenware SKCD78 (limited to 3000 copies)
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}}
 
=== Re-release ===
 
==== 7" vinyl ====
* UK: Kitchenware SKX83
{{tracklist
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}}
 
==== CD ====
* UK: Kitchenware SKCD83
{{tracklist
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| title3 = Munich
| length3 = 7:48
| note3 = [[Cicada (British band)|Cicada]] remix
| title4 = Munich
| length4 =
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}}
 
== Chart performancePersonnel ==
* [[Russell Leetch]] – bass
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* Ed Lay – drums
* [[Tom Smith (Editors musician)|Tom Smith]] – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Chris Urbanowicz – lead guitar
 
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
 
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2005)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=740 |title=Chart Stats - Editors - Munich |accessdate=1 November 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|22
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Lose%20Control |title=The Official Charts Company - Editors - Munich |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=1 November 2009}}</ref>
|22
|}
 
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2006)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name=uk2006/>
|42
|align="center"|42
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[MegaSingle Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Editors&titel=Munich&cat=s |title=dutchcharts.nl - Editors - Munich |accessdate=1 November 2009|language=nl}}</ref>
|97
|align="center"|97
|-
!scope="row"|United[[UK KingdomSingles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[The Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name=uk2006/>
|10
|align="center"|10
|}
{{col-2}}
 
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (2006)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2006|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref>
|184
|}
{{col-end}}
 
==Certifications==
== Cover versions ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
"Munich" was covered by [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] for [[Jo Whiley]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] in 2006 and featured on ''[[Radio 1's Live Lounge]]''.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Editors|title=Munich|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2021|id=17034-167-1|access-date=20 February 2021}}
A version by [[R.E.M.]], also for [[BBC Radio 1]], was released on ''[[Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3]]'' in 2008.
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
 
==Cover versions==
==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 (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' and in various episodes of the BBC drama [[Waterloo Road (TV series)|''Waterloo Road'']]. "Munich" alone comes as a free pack-in song on every [[Zune]] player bought.
 
* "Munich" was covered by [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] for [[Jo Whiley|Jo Whiley's]] [[BBC Radio 1]] in 2006 and featured on ''[[Radio 1's Live Lounge]]''.
== References ==
* A version by [[R.E.M.]], also for BBC Radio 1, was released on ''[[Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3]]'' in 2008.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|editors|munich}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 
{{Editors (Band)}}
 
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