Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot and "The Pride", the band consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar and live backing vocals), Ed Lay (drums, percussion and live backing vocals), Justin Lockey (lead guitar), and Elliott Williams (keyboards and synthesizers).

Editors have so far released two platinum studio albums, selling over 2 million copies between them worldwide.Jon Perks, Editors Are Back In Town , Birmingham Post, 18 February 2008, Accessed 31 March 20082007 Sales Estimations, Worldwidealbums.net, 1 January 2008, Accessed 31 March 2008 Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained hits such as "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination. Their follow-up album An End Has a Start went to number 1 in 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 with the release of "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors".

Their third studio album, In This Light and On This Evening, was released in October 2009 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications(sales thresholds) UK BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA GER IRL ITA NLD SWI US The Back RoomReleased: 25 July 2005 Label: Kitchenware Format: CD, 2CD, vinyl, digital download 2 53 74 107 — 23 — 30 — — UK: 560,278 BPI: Platinum BEA: Gold IRMA: Gold NVPI: Gold An End Has a StartReleased: 25 June 2007 Label: Kitchenware Format: CD, vinyl, digital download 1 5 45 56 24 7 47 2 31 117 UK: 383,369 BPI: Platinum BEA: Gold IRMA: GoldIn This Light and on This EveningReleased: 12 October 2009 Label: Kitchenware Format: CD, 2CD, vinyl, digital download 1 2 7 41 8 4 20 3 12 — UK: 142,574 BPI: Gold BEA: PlatinumThe Weight of Your LoveReleased: 28 June 2013 Label: PIAS Format: CD, 2CD, vinyl, digital download 6 1 4 39 4 9 9 1 4 — BPI: Silver BEA: Gold In Dream Released: 2 October 2015 Label: PIAS Format: CD, 2CD, vinyl, digital download 5 1 5 47 11 14 11 1 7 — BEA: Gold NVPI: Gold Violence Released: 9 March 2018 Label: PIAS Format: CD, vinyl, digital download 6 1 3 49 6 20 24 2 10 — EBM Released: 23 September 2022 Label: PIAS Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download 10 2 6 122 6 — 97 2 10 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA GER IRL ITA NLD SPA SWIBlack Gold: Best of EditorsReleased: 25 October 2019 Label: PIAS Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, vinyl 28 2 18 115 21 72 61 8 44 94You Are Fading IVReleased: 26 April 2020 Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — —You Are Fading IIIReleased: 27 April 2020 Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — —You Are Fading IIReleased: 17 May 2020 Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — —You Are Fading IReleased: 8 June 2020 Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets Title Album detailsUneditedReleased: 28 March 2011 Label: Kitchenware Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

EPs Title EP details Peak chart positions UKSales UKIndie AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) GER NLD SCO SWISnowfield Demo EPReleased: 2003 Re-released: 25 October 2019 Self-released as Snowfield Label: PIAS (re-release) Formats: CD — — — — — — — — —Napster EP (Live Session)Released: 27 March 2006 Label: Kitchenware Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — —Live At Telekom Street Gigs, FrankfurtReleased: 14 August 2013 Label: PIAS Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — —Spotify Session - Live At Spotify MadridReleased: 7 October 2013 Label: PIAS Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — —The Blanck Mass SessionsReleased: 3 April 2019 Label: PIAS Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming 34 12 67 13 109 53 36 50 90 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA GER IRL NLD POLPeaks in Poland: For all except noted: "Darkness at The Door": "Cold": SWI "Bullets"2005 27 — — — — — — — — —The Back Room "Munich" 10 — — — — — 42 97 — —BPI: Silver "Blood" 18 — — — — — — — — — "All Sparks"2006 21 — — — — 82 — — — — "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"2007 7 — 47 — — — 39 89 31 —An End Has a Start "An End Has a Start" 27 — — — — 88 — 90 — — "The Racing Rats" 26 — 36 — — — — 20 35 — "Push Your Head Towards the Air"2008 — — — — — — — — — — "Bones" — — — — — — — — 22 — "Papillon" 2009 23 44 1 6 — 43 — 16 1 52 BEA: GoldIn This Light and On This Evening "You Don't Know Love"2010 — — — — — — — — 15 — "Last Day" — — — — 79 — — — — — "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" — — — — — — — — — —In This Light and On This Evening "No Sound But the Wind" — — 1 37 — — — 72 — — BEA: Platinum "A Ton of Love"2013 — — 32 — — — — 54 50 —The Weight of Your Love "Formaldehyde" — — — — — — — — 28 — "Honesty" — — — — — — — — 38 — "Sugar"2014 — — — — — — — — 18 — "What Is This Thing Called Love" — — — — — — — — — — "No Harm"2015 — — — — — — — — — —In Dream "Marching Orders" — — — — — — — — — — "Life Is a Fear" — — 40 — — — — — 48 — "Ocean of Night" — — — — — — — — 41 — "Forgiveness"2016 — — — — — — — — — — "All the Kings" — — 47 — — — — — 31 — "Magazine" 2018 — — — — — — — — 50 — Violence "Hallelujah (So Low)" — — — — — — — — 45 — "Darkness at the Door" — — — — — — — — 55 — "Cold" — — — — — — — — 55 — "Barricades" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — The Blanck Mass Sessions "Frankenstein" — — — — — — — — — — Black Gold "Black Gold" — — — — — — — — — — "Upside Down" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Heart Attack" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — EBM "Karma Climb" — — — — — — — — — — "Kiss" — — — — — — — — — — "Vibe" — — — — — — — — — — "Call It In" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Surface, Echo & Sound "The Rush" — — — — — — — — — — "Seriously" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Album "No Sound But the Wind" 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST

Music videos

Year Song Director2005 "Bullets" (version 1) Mike Brady "Munich" Mark Thomas "Blood" Chris Hopewell & Matt Freeth "Bullets" (version 2) Martin de Thurah 2006 "All Sparks" Lee Lennox2007 "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" Arni & Kinski "An End Has a Start" Diane Martel "The Racing Rats" Vince Haycock2008 "Push Your Head Towards the Air" Paul Minor "Bones" Russell Leetch 2009 "Papillon" Andrew Douglas2010 "You Don't Know Love" Arni & Kinski "Last Day" "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" Lennox Brothers "No Sound but the Wind"2013 "A Ton of Love" Mark Thomas "Formaldehyde" Ben Wheatley "Honesty" Favourite Colour: Black2014 "Sugar" Joe Vanhoutteghem "What Is This Thing Called Love"2015 "No Harm"Rahi Rezvani "Marching Orders" "Life Is a Fear" "Ocean of Night" 2016 "All the Kings"2018 "Magazine" "Hallelujah (So Low)" "Darkness at the Door" "Cold"2019 "Barricades" Hi-sim "Frankenstein" Gregory Ohrel "Black Gold" Rahi Rezvani2022 "Heart Attack" Felix Geen "Karma Climb"Justin Lockey & James Lockey "Kiss" "Picturesque" Ellie Madeland2026 "Call It In" Justin Lockey

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References

External links Official site