Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It debuted at number three on the UK album charts in February 2004 and contains three top ten singles in the UK in "Take Me Out", "This Fire" (on the download chart) and "The Dark of the Matinée" or "Matinée". Franz Ferdinand won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. The album has since sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. Download high resolution version (707x703, 60 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock/post-punk revival band, formed in Glasgow. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Domino Records has been the name of three different record labels, two United States based labels from the first third of the 20th century, and a late 20th century and 21st century label based in the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tore Johansson is a Swedish record producer, composer and musician based in Malmö, Sweden. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... Sometimes confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K, pitchy, or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock/post-punk revival band, formed in Glasgow. ... You Could Have It So Much Better is the second album by British indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom (see 2005 in British music). ... “Scot” redirects here. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock/post-punk revival band, formed in Glasgow. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

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Chart success

The album debuted at #3 on the UK album charts in February 2004 and at #12 on the Australian ARIA album charts in April 2004. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album charts on April 26, 2004, and climbed slowly, peaking at #32 in December 2004. It reached #2 on the Heatseeker chart for debut acts. As of September 2004, there have been five different singles released from the album: The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The "Darts of Pleasure" EP reached the top 50 of the UK singles charts in September 2003.
• "Take Me Out" reached the top 5 of the UK charts, top 10 of the Irish charts and top 40 in a composite European chart.
• "The Dark of the Matinée" or "Matinée" reached the top 10 of the UK singles charts and top 30 of the World Modern Rock Charts (a composite chart of US, German, UK, Swedish, Finnish, Canadian and Australian modern rock charts).
• "Michael" reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts in August 2004.
• "This Fire" only first played by KROQ in September 2004.
• "Take Me Out" came in at number one in the national Australian music poll, the Triple J Hottest 100.

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Critical success

Franz Ferdinand received universal critical acclaim. The NME said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roxy Music, the Sex Pistols, Wire, and Blur. It rated the album as 9 out of 10 and said: "This album is the latest and most intoxicating example of the wonderful pushing its way up between the ugly slabs of Pop Idol, nu metal and Britons aping American bands. What these blossoming bands have in common is the absolute conviction that rock 'n' roll is more than a career option." The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Bob Pridden be merged into this article or section. ... Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). ... The Sex Pistols was an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Wire are an English band formed in 1976 (and intermittently active to the present) by Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), Colin Newman (vocals, guitar) and Robert Gotobed (né Grey) (drums). ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... This article is about the British television series. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ...

The BBC's review of the album said: "At only 38 minutes long Franz Ferdinand may not be a particularly long album, but it is a masterpiece of funky, punky, suave cool from the first track to the last." The All Music Guide rated the album as four out of five stars and said: "Franz Ferdinand ends up being rewarding in different ways than the band's previous work was, but it's apparent that they're still one of the more exciting groups to come out of the garage-rock / post-punk revival." This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada, from 1963 to 1967. ... Post-punk was a popular musical movement beginning at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid 1970s. ...

The album received an extremely positive 83 rating on MetaCritic[1] putting it among the top 100 albums rated by the site. Metacritic is an Internet website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...

Track listing

Lead vocals by Alex Kapranos, except where noted. All songs written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except where noted. Alex Kapranos is a British Greek guitarist and singer of the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ... Alex Kapranos is a British Greek guitarist and singer of the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ... Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand Nicholas Augustine McCarthy, (Born December 13, 1974) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand. ...

1. "Jacqueline" (Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy) – 3:49
2. "Tell Her Tonight" – 2:17
   • Lead vocals performed by Nick McCarthy.
3. "Take Me Out" – 3:57 (Listen (help· info))
4. "The Dark of the Matinée" (Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy) – 4:03
5. "Auf Achse" ("On the Road" in German) – 4:19
6. "Cheating on You" – 2:36
7. "This Fire" – 4:14
8. "Darts of Pleasure" – 2:59
9. "Michael" – 3:21
10. "Come On Home" – 3:46
11. "40'" – 3:24

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Limited edition digipak with live bonus disc

The limited edition first release in the UK came in gatefold digipak with a bonus disc containing a live performance at The Paradiso in Amsterdam: Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ...

1. "Cheating on You" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
2. "Better on Holiday" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
3. "Tell Her Tonight" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
4. "Shopping for Blood" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
5. "Take Me Out" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
6. "Love & Destroy" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
7. "Truck Stop" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
8. "This Fire" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
9. "Michael" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
10. "Darts of Pleasure" (Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)

Limited edition bonus disc

In the US, a limited edition album was released later in 2004, containing the normal album disc (coloured white), with the tracks listed above, but also came with an extra disc (coloured black), containing the re-recorded version of "This Fire", titled "This Fffire" and four B-sides. The tracks "Van Tango" and "Shopping for Blood" were B-sides to "Darts of Pleasure", while "All for You, Sophia" and "Words So Leisured" were B-sides to "Take Me Out". shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Fire is the fifth single by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand from their eponymous album. ... Darts of Pleasure was the debut EP by the indie rock band Franz Ferdinand released in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2003 and in the United States November 18, 2003, both through Domino Records. ... Take Me Out is the breakthrough hit and second single from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ...

1. "This Fffire" – 3:32
2. "Van Tango" – 3:26
3. "Shopping for Blood" (Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson) – 3:34
4. "All for You, Sophia" (Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy) – 3:00
5. "Words So Leisured" – 2:18

This Fire is the fifth single by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand from their eponymous album. ... Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand Paul Robert Nester Thomson (born 15 September 1976, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the drummer for Scottish band, Franz Ferdinand. ...

Personnel

• Alex Kapranos – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Nick McCarthy – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Bob Hardy – bass
• Paul Thomson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

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Release history

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Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Darts of Pleasure" Released: November 18, 2003 (US) September 8, 2003 (UK) Chart position: #44 (UK)
	"Take Me Out" Released: January 12, 2004 Chart position: #3 (UK) #7 (Canada) #66 (US) #3 (US Modern Rock) #42 (Hot Digital Songs)
	"The Dark of the Matinée" Released:April 19, 2004 Chart position: #8 (UK)
	"Michael" Released: August 16, 2004 Chart position: #14 (UK)
	"This Fire" Released: November 12, 2004 Chart position: #8 (UK Downloads Chart) #17 (US Modern Rock)

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External links

• Official site
• Official US site