"Munich" is a song by British

United Kingdom

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 post-punk revival

Post-punk revival

The post-punk revival was a development in alternative rock of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in which bands took inspiration from the original sounds and aesthetics of garage rock of the 1960s and post-punk and New Wave of the late 1970s...

 band Editors

Editors

Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...

 and is featured on their 2005 debut album, The Back Room

The Back Room

The Back Room is the debut album by British post-punk revival band Editors, released on 25 July 2005. It entered the UK Album Charts at #13 in July 2005, before peaking at #2 in January 2006.The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Prize.-Overview:...

. It was originally released 18 April 2005 as the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from the band. It was then subsequently re-released on 2 January 2006, peaking at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

It is featured on the soundtrack to the video games Saints Row

Saints Row

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, FIFA Street 2

FIFA Street 2

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, and Major League Baseball 2K7

Major League Baseball 2K7

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. The song is played when the guests are being introduced on the English television programme, A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport

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. It also appeared on the third season finale of Cold Case. "Munich" alone comes as a free pack-in song on every Zune

Zune

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 player bought.

In September 2009, the song became available as a playable track for download in the game Guitar Hero 5

Guitar Hero 5

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.

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.

7" vinyl

• UK: Kitchenware SKX78 (limited to 3000 copies)

CD

• UK: Kitchenware SKCD78 (limited to 3000 copies)

• UK: Kitchenware SKCD78-2

7" vinyl

• UK: Kitchenware SKX83

CD

• UK: Kitchenware SKCD83

• UK: Kitchenware SKCD832

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	22
Dutch GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health...  chart	97
Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	10

Cover versions

"Munich" was covered by Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leeds, who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006....

 for Jo Whiley

Jo Whiley

Johanne "Jo" Whiley is a British radio disc jockey and television presenter. She was the host of the long running weekday Jo Whiley Show on Radio 1.-Early life and education:...

's BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 in 2006 and featured on Radio 1's Live Lounge.
A version by R.E.M.

R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...

, also for BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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, was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3

Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3

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in 2008.