Strike the Match

"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.

"Strike the Match"
Single by Monrose
from the album I Am
B-side"After Making Love"
Released6 June 2008
Length2:55
LabelStarwatch
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ryan Tedder
Monrose singles chronology
"What You Don't Know"
(2008)		 "Strike the Match"
(2008)		 "Hit'n'Run"
(2008)

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.[1] 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
CD maxi-single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Strike the Match"
  • Tedder
  • Andrew Murray[a]
  • Christian Ballard[a]
2:55
2."After Making Love"TJ Cases
  • TJ Cases
  • Peter Killer[b]
4:30
3."Strike the Match" (Instrumental)
  • Tedder
  • Epstein
2:54
2-track CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Strike the Match"
  • Tedder
  • Epstein
2:55
2."Strike the Match" (Instrumental)
  • Tedder
  • Epstein
2:54

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes co-producer
  • ^[b] denotes vocal producer

Credits and personnel

Charts

References
  1. monrose.de
  2. "Monrose – Strike The Match" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  3. "Monrose – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Monrose. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. "Monrose – Strike The Match" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  5. "Monrose – Strike The Match". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  6. "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2008)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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