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	7" vinyl, CD
Recorded	2005
Genre	Post-punk revival Dark Wave Alternative rock
Length	3:46
Label	Kitchenware, BMG
Writer(s)	Chris Urbanowicz Edward Lay Russell Leetch Tom Smith
Producer	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.

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.

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Munich"
2.	"French Disko" (Stereolab cover, written by Stereolab)

• 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 position
UK Singles Chart	22
Dutch GfK chart	97
Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	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.