{{Infobox song | name = Strike the Match | cover = Strike the Match.jpg | border = yes | alt = | type = single | artist = Monrose | album = I Am | B-side = | released = 6 June 2008 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 2:55 | label = Starwatch | writer = {{hlist|Deborah "Soshy" Epstein|Ryan Tedder}} | producer = Ryan Tedder | prev_title = What You Don't Know | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = Hit'n'Run | next_year = 2008 }}
"'''Strike the Match'''" is a song by German pop trio Monrose. It was written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and singer Deborah "SoShy" Epstein and recorded for the group's third studio album ''I Am'' (2008). Production on the track was helmed by Tedder, with additional production provided by Christian Ballard, Pete Kirtley, 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 Starwatch Music as the lead single from ''I Am''. 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.
==Background== "Strike the Match" was written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and singer Deborah "SoShy" Epstein.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=I Am|publisher=Starwatch Music |others=Monrose |title-link=I Am (Monrose album)|year=2008}}</ref> Though not specifically written for Monrose, it was selected out of several demos.<ref name="trendyone">{{cite web|title=Jetzt wird es heiß|work=TRENDYOne|url=https://issuu.com/trendyone/docs/t1_magazin_juli2008|date=1 July 2008|accessdate=11 June 2024|language=German}}</ref> Band member Bahar Kizil commented on the record: "The song is a huge step [for us]. We're trying to bring summer back, similar to "Hot Summer". The song is very, very hot. It's a feel-good song."<ref name="trendyone"/>
==Chart performance== "Strike the Match" was released by Starwatch Music on 6 June 2008 as the lead single from Monrose's third studio album ''I Am'' (2008).<ref name="Booklet"/> It debuted and peaked at number ten on the German Singles Chart in the week of 20 June 2008, becoming the band's sixth consecutive top ten hit.<ref name="GER"/> The song would spend ten weeks inside the top 100 of the chart.<ref name="GER"/> GfK ranked it 94th on its 2008 year-end singles chart.<ref name="Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2008)"/> In Switzerland, the song peaked at number 11, becoming the group's highest-charting single since "Hot Summer."<ref name="SWI"/> In Austria, "Strike the Match" became Monrose's third consecutive single to reach number 16 on the Austrian Singles Chart.<ref name="AUT"/> Elsewhere, it peaked at number seven on ''Billboard''{{'}}s European Hot 100 Singles.<ref name="Billboardeuropeanhot100"/>
== Music video == A music video for "Strike the Match" was filmed in Berlin in May 2008.<ref name="bild">{{cite web|title=Monrose – Interview am Set von "Strike The Match"|work=Bild.de|via=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=U8J8PRrPvrw|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=7 December 2023|language=German}}</ref> It made its television debut on 29 May on German music network VIVA's show ''VIVA Live!''.<ref name="bild"/>
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== {{track listing | headline = CD maxi-single | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Strike the Match | writer1 = {{hlist|Ryan Tedder|Deborah Epstein}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Tedder|Andrew Murray{{ref|a|[a]}}|Christian Ballard{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 2:55
| title2 = After Making Love | writer2 = TJ Cases | extra2 = {{hlist|TJ Cases|Peter Killer{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Strike the Match | note3 = Instrumental | writer3 = {{hlist|Tedder|Epstein}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Tedder|Murray{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ballard{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 2:54 }}{{track listing | headline = 2-track CD single | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Strike the Match | note1 = | writer1 = {{hlist|Tedder|Epstein}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Tedder|Murray{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ballard{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 2:55
| title2 = Strike the Match | note2 = Instrumental | writer2 = {{hlist|Tedder|Epstein}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Tedder|Murray{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ballard{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length2 = 2:54 }} '''Notes''' * <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> denotes co-producer * <sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> denotes vocal producer
==Credits and personnel== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *Christian Ballard – additional producer, instruments, mixing *Mandy Capristo – vocals *Senna Gammour – vocals *Pete Kirtley – additional producer, instruments, recording {{col-2}} *Bahar Kizil – vocals *Andrew Murray – additional producer, instruments *Ryan Tedder – engineer, instruments, producer *Claus Üblacker – vocal editing {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Strike the Match" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Austria|16|artist=Monrose|song=Strike The Match |rowheader=true|accessdate=6 May 2011|refname="AUT"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardeuropeanhot100|34|artist=Monrose|song=Strike The Match||rowheader=true|accessdate=6 May 2011|refname="Billboardeuropeanhot100"}} |- {{single chart|Germany|10|artist=Monrose|song=Strike The Match |songid=470125|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 May 2011|refname="GER"}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Monrose|song=Strike The Match |rowheader=true|accessdate=6 May 2011|refname="SWI"}} |- |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Strike the Match" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref name="Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2008)">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2008|title=Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2008)|publisher=Offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|94 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for "Strike the Match |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref |- ! scope="row"| Various | 6 June 2008 | {{hlist|CD maxi single|digital download}} | {{hlist|Starwatch Music|Warner}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Strike the Match|website=Spotify|url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/6sFMXoa4cXod0TOlDJS0C7|accessdate=7 December 2023|language=German}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:2008 singles Category:Monrose songs Category:Songs written by SoShy Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder Category:2008 songs Category:Music videos shot in Germany