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Strike the Match
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Wikipedia article
"'Strike the Match'" is a dance-pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and Deborah "SoShy" Epstein, involving additional co-production by Snowflakers, and released as the lead single of off the group's upcoming third studio album 'I Am' (2008) on 6 June 2008 (see 2008 in music) in German-speaking Europe.
The song premiered on 23 May 2008 on German radio network 'Planet Radio' and was first performed on the final episode of 'Germany's Next Topmodel', Cycle 3 on 5 June.[http://monrose.de/ monrose.de] Following its physical single release, "Strike the Match" debuted at number 10 on the German Singles Chart and within the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. It also reached the top 40 on a composite Eurochart.
Music video
The music video for "Strike The Match" was filmed in May 2008 in Germany. It made its television debut on 29 May on German music network VIVA's show 'VIVA Live!'.
It shows the girls dancing in a club with friends. Other scenes show them in front of a car at night, and in a digital black and white city.
Track listings
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'Notes'
* denotes co-producer
* denotes vocal producer
Credits and personnel
*Vocals: M. Capristo, S. Guemmour, B. Kzl
*Producer: Ryan "Alias" Tedder
*Additional production: Jiant, Snowflakers
*All instruments: R. Tedder
*Additional instruments: Christian Ballard, Andrew Murray, Pete Kirtley
*Mixing: C. Ballard
*Engineering: R. Tedder
*Recorded at Mansfield Studios, Hollywood, California
*Vocal recording and arrangement: P. Kirtley
*Vocal editing: P. Kirtley, Claus blacker
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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