"Strike the Match" is a song by

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. It was written by

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frontman

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and singer Deborah "SoShy" Epstein and recorded for the group's third studio album ''

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'' (2008). Production on the track was helmed by Tedder, with additional production provided by Christian Ballard,

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, and Andrew Murray. 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. On 6 June 2008, it was released by

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as the

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from ''I Am''. Following its physical single release, "Strike the Match" debuted at number 10 on the

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and within the top 20 in

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and

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. It also reached the top 40 on a composite Eurochart.

Background

"Strike the Match" was written by

frontman

and singer Deborah "SoShy" Epstein. Though not specifically written for Monrose, it was selected out of several demos. Band member

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commented on the record: "The song is a huge step

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We're trying to bring summer back, similar to " Hot Summer". The song is very, very hot. It's a feel-good song."

Chart performance

"Strike the Match" was released by

on 6 June 2008 as the lead single from Monrose's third studio album ''

'' (2008). It debuted and peaked at number ten on the

in the week of 20 June 2008, becoming the band's sixth consecutive top ten hit. The song would spend ten weeks inside the top 100 of the chart.

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ranked it 94th on its 2008 year-end singles chart. In Switzerland, the song peaked at number 11, becoming the group's highest-charting single since " Hot Summer." In Austria, "Strike the Match" became Monrose's third consecutive single to reach number 16 on the

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. Elsewhere, it peaked at number seven on ''

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Music video

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for "Strike the Match" was filmed in

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in May 2008. It made its television debut on 29 May on German music network

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'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

Notes * denotes co-producer * denotes vocal producer

Credits and personnel

*Christian Ballard – additional producer, instruments, mixing *

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– vocals *

Senna Gammour Senna Gammour ( Guemmour; born 28 December 1979), also known mononymously as Senna, is a German singer, television personality and presenter. She was a member of the girl group Monrose. Early life Gammour was born in Frankfurt to a Moroccan m ...

– vocals *

– additional producer, instruments, recording *

– vocals *Andrew Murray – additional producer, instruments *

– engineer, instruments, producer *Claus Üblacker – vocal editing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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