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Editors

The Editors
Formed 2002Birmingham98 albums

English musical group; rock band

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Biography

Editors are an English rock band, formed in 2002 in Birmingham. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals), Ed Lay (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Justin Lockey (lead guitar), and Elliott Williams (keys, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals). During live performances, the band are joined by longtime touring member Nicholas Willes (guitar, keyboards). Editors have released seven studio albums, with several million combined sales. Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained the hits "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination. Their follow-up album An End Has a Start went to number one on the UK Albums Chart in June 2007 and earned the band a Brit Awards nomination for best British Band. It also spawned another top 10 hit single, "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors". The band's third album, In This Light and on This Evening, was released in October 2009 and went to number one on the UK Albums Chart. The band released their fourth studio album, The Weight of Your Love, in July 2013, followed by the...

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Members

Chris Urbanowicz?–2012Ed LayElliott WilliamsJustin LockeyRussell LeetchTom Smith

Songs recorded

  1. Munich52 versions
  2. The Racing Rats32 versions
  3. An End Has a Start29 versions
  4. Blood28 versions
  5. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors28 versions
  6. Bullets27 versions
  7. All Sparks25 versions
  8. Papillon23 versions
  9. Bones20 versions
  10. A Ton of Love17 versions
  11. Sugar17 versions
  12. Fall15 versions
  13. Fingers In The Factories15 versions
  14. Formaldehyde14 versions
  15. Lights13 versions
  16. No Sound but the Wind13 versions
  17. Darkness at the Door11 versions
  18. Ocean of Night11 versions
  19. Cold10 versions
  20. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool10 versions
  21. Violence10 versions
  22. DJ Comment9 versions
  23. Hallelujah (So Low)9 versions
  24. Magazine9 versions
  25. Nothing9 versions
  26. Open Your Arms9 versions
  27. The Weight of the World9 versions
  28. In This Light and On This Evening8 versions
  29. No Harm8 versions
  30. Nothingness8 versions
  31. Someone Says8 versions
  32. Camera7 versions
  33. Honesty7 versions
  34. Marching Orders7 versions
  35. You Are Fading7 versions
  36. Munich (Cicada Remix)6 versions
  37. Belong5 versions
  38. Bricks and Mortar5 versions
  39. Escape the Nest5 versions
  40. Forgiveness5 versions
  41. Intro5 versions
  42. Our Love (Solomun remix)5 versions
  43. Banging Heads4 versions
  44. Come Share the View4 versions
  45. Distance4 versions
  46. Kiss4 versions
  47. Life Is a Fear4 versions
  48. The Pulse4 versions
  49. Two Hearted Spider4 versions
  50. When Anger Shows4 versions
  51. All the Kings3 versions
  52. Find Yourself a Safe Place3 versions
  53. Heart Attack3 versions
  54. Papillon (Tiësto remix)3 versions
  55. Road to Nowhere3 versions
  56. Spiders3 versions
  57. The Diplomat3 versions
  58. The Phone Book3 versions
  59. Well Worn Hand3 versions
  60. You Don’t Know Love3 versions
  61. A Thousand Pieces2 versions
  62. A Ton of Love (acoustic)2 versions
  63. An End Has a Start (Jacknife Lee remix)2 versions
  64. An End Has a Start (acoustic)2 versions
  65. Bird of Prey2 versions
  66. Call It In2 versions
  67. Camera (SebastiAn remix)2 versions
  68. Colours2 versions
  69. Counting Spooks2 versions
  70. Every Little Piece of Your Life2 versions
  71. Forest Fire2 versions
  72. Heart Attack (Phase Fatale Remix)2 versions
  73. Hyena2 versions
  74. I Buried the Devil2 versions
  75. Interview2 versions
  76. Karma Climb (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee Remix)2 versions
  77. Like Treasure2 versions
  78. No Sound but the Wind (live)2 versions
  79. Nothing (acoustic)2 versions
  80. Push Your Head Towards the Air2 versions
  81. Racing Rats2 versions
  82. Release2 versions
  83. Salvation2 versions
  84. Smokers2 versions
  85. The Boxer2 versions
  86. The Phone Book (acoustic)2 versions
  87. The Racing Rats (Live)2 versions
  88. The Sting2 versions
  89. The Weight2 versions
  90. This House Is Full of Noise2 versions
  91. Time to Slow Down2 versions
  92. Upside Down2 versions
  93. Vibe2 versions
  94. Weight of the World2 versions
  95. (Interview)
  96. (intro)
  97. (outro #1)
  98. (outro #2)
  99. A Life as a Ghost
  100. A Ton of Love (acoustic version)
  101. All Sparks (Cicada remix)
  102. All Sparks (Phones remix)
  103. All Sparks (acoustic)
  104. All Sparks (instrumental)
  105. Alone
  106. Alternative: Forgiveness
  107. Alternative: Life Is a Fear
  108. Alternative: No Harm
  109. Alternative: Our Love
  110. An End Has a Start (Boom Bip remix)
  111. An End Has a Start (The Whip remix)
  112. An End Has a Start (instrumental)
  113. An Eye for an Eye
  114. At All Cost
  115. Band Presentations / Bricks and Mortar
  116. Barricades
  117. Barricades (The Blanck Mass recording)
  118. Black Gold
  119. Black Gold (Joe Turner Remix)
  120. Black Gold (Throwing Snow Remix)

Albums

Blood
BloodEditors · 2005
Bullets
BulletsEditors · 2005
Munich
MunichEditors · 2005
The Back Room
The Back RoomEditors · 2005
All Sparks
All SparksEditors · 2006
Live at Lollapalooza
Live at LollapaloozaEditors · 2006
Napster EP
Napster EPEditors · 2006
Rarities
RaritiesEditors · 2006
2007-06-11: Black Session #267: Paris, France
2007-06-11: Black Session #267: Paris, FranceEditors · 2007
An End Has a Start
An End Has a StartEditors · 2007
An End Has a Start
An End Has a StartEditors · 2007
An End Has a Start EP
An End Has a Start EPEditors · 2007
MTV Italy (acoustic session)
MTV Italy (acoustic session)Editors · 2007
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
Smokers Outside the Hospital DoorsEditors · 2007
The Racing Rats
The Racing RatsEditors · 2007
iTunes Festival: London 2007
iTunes Festival: London 2007Editors · 2007
B-Sides and Rarities
B-Sides and RaritiesEditors · 2008
Bones
BonesEditors · 2008
Push Your Head Towards the Air
Push Your Head Towards the AirEditors · 2008
In This Light and on This Evening
In This Light and on This EveningEditors · 2009
Papillon
PapillonEditors · 2009
You Don’t Know Love
You Don’t Know LoveEditors · 2009
Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool
Eat Raw Meat = Blood DroolEditors · 2010
Last Day
Last DayEditors · 2010
No Sound but the Wind: Live at Rock Werchter 2010
No Sound but the Wind: Live at Rock Werchter 2010Editors · 2010
Unedited
UneditedEditors · 2011
A Ton of Love
A Ton of LoveEditors · 2013
A Ton of Love (Acoustic Version)
A Ton of Love (Acoustic Version)Editors · 2013
Formaldehyde
FormaldehydeEditors · 2013
Honesty
HonestyEditors · 2013
The Weight
The WeightEditors · 2013
The Weight of Your Love
The Weight of Your LoveEditors · 2013
Weight of Your Love (acoustic live EP)
Weight of Your Love (acoustic live EP)Editors · 2013
Sugar
SugarEditors · 2014
Camera (Maor Levi's Starlight Mix)
Camera (Maor Levi's Starlight Mix)Editors · 2015
In Dream
In DreamEditors · 2015
Life Is a Fear
Life Is a FearEditors · 2015
Marching Orders
Marching OrdersEditors · 2015
No Harm
No HarmEditors · 2015
Our Love (Solomun remix)
Our Love (Solomun remix)Editors · 2015
Ocean of Night
Ocean of NightEditors · 2016
Cold
ColdEditors · 2018
Darkness at the Door
Darkness at the DoorEditors · 2018
Hallelujah (So Low)
Hallelujah (So Low)Editors · 2018
Magazine
MagazineEditors · 2018
Violence
ViolenceEditors · 2018
Black Gold
Black GoldEditors · 2019
Black Gold
Black GoldEditors · 2019
Frankenstein
FrankensteinEditors · 2019
Live & Acoustic At Studio Brussel Showcase
Live & Acoustic At Studio Brussel ShowcaseEditors · 2019
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (Distance: The acoustic Recordings)
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (Distance: The acoustic Recordings)Editors · 2019
Snowfield Demo
Snowfield DemoEditors · 2019
The Blanck Mass Sessions
The Blanck Mass SessionsEditors · 2019
Frankenstein (Joyhauser mix)
Frankenstein (Joyhauser mix)Editors · 2020
Upside Down (Joris Voorn remix)
Upside Down (Joris Voorn remix)Editors · 2020
EBM
EBMEditors · 2022
Heart Attack
Heart AttackEditors · 2022
Heart Attack (Phase Fatale remix)
Heart Attack (Phase Fatale remix)Editors · 2022
Karma Climb
Karma ClimbEditors · 2022
Karma Climb (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee Remix)
Karma Climb (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee Remix)Editors, Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee · 2022
Kiss
KissEditors · 2022
Kiss (remixes)
Kiss (remixes)Editors · 2022
Vibe
VibeEditors · 2022
Vibe (The KVB remix)
Vibe (The KVB remix)Editors · 2023
Call It In
Call It InEditors · 2026
Seriously
SeriouslyEditors · 2026
Surface, Echo & Sound
Surface, Echo & SoundEditors · 2026
The Rush
The RushEditors · 2026
2006-05-06: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
2006-05-06: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NetherlandsEditors
2006-06-15: Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred, Sweden
2006-06-15: Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred, SwedenEditors
2006-07-22: Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France
2006-07-22: Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, FranceEditors
2007-07-11: iTunes Festival, London, England
2007-07-11: iTunes Festival, London, EnglandEditors
2007-07-25: KCRW Radio FM Broadcast, Santa Monica, CA, USA
2007-07-25: KCRW Radio FM Broadcast, Santa Monica, CA, USAEditors
2007-10-24: Koko, London, England
2007-10-24: Koko, London, EnglandEditors
2008-08-23: Reading Festival, Reading, UK
2008-08-23: Reading Festival, Reading, UKEditors
2012-06-27: HMV Institute, Birmingham, England
2012-06-27: HMV Institute, Birmingham, EnglandEditors
2013-06-21: Traumzeit Festival, Duisburg, Germany
2013-06-21: Traumzeit Festival, Duisburg, GermanyEditors
2013-06-24: Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
2013-06-24: Postbahnhof, Berlin, GermanyEditors
2013-06-30: Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK
2013-06-30: Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UKEditors
2013-08-17: Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
2013-08-17: Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, NetherlandsEditors
2013-10-24: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013-10-24: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, NetherlandsEditors
2014-08-14: Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit, Belgium
2014-08-14: Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit, BelgiumEditors
2015-10-02: Paard van Troje, The Hague, Netherlands
2015-10-02: Paard van Troje, The Hague, NetherlandsEditors
2016-06-24: Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, England
2016-06-24: Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, EnglandEditors
2016-07-02: Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
2016-07-02: Rock Werchter, Werchter, BelgiumEditors
2016-08-26: Rock en Seine Festival, Saint-Cloud, France
2016-08-26: Rock en Seine Festival, Saint-Cloud, FranceEditors
2018-03-13: RTL2 Radio Session, Paris, France
2018-03-13: RTL2 Radio Session, Paris, FranceEditors
2018-03-23: Live at L'Olympia, Paris
2018-03-23: Live at L'Olympia, ParisEditors
2018-03-25: Palladium, Cologne, Germany
2018-03-25: Palladium, Cologne, GermanyEditors
2018-04-24: Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
2018-04-24: Les Docks Lausanne, SwitzerlandEditors
2018-05-18: World Café Live Upstairs, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2018-05-18: World Café Live Upstairs, Philadelphia, PA, USAEditors
2018-06-17: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
2018-06-17: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NetherlandsEditors
2018-06-29: Open Air Sankt Gallen, Sittertobel St. Gallen, Switzerland
2018-06-29: Open Air Sankt Gallen, Sittertobel St. Gallen, SwitzerlandEditors
2018-08-04: A Summer's Tale Festival, Eventpark Luhmühlen, Germany
2018-08-04: A Summer's Tale Festival, Eventpark Luhmühlen, GermanyEditors
2018-10-08: The Marble Factory, Bristol, England
2018-10-08: The Marble Factory, Bristol, EnglandEditors
AOL Sessions 2006
AOL Sessions 2006Editors
Live at the Barfly
Live at the BarflyEditors
Tape TV Acoustic Session 2013
Tape TV Acoustic Session 2013Editors

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