Franz Ferdinand

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Indie pop/rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.

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Franz Ferdinand is Glasgow-based indie rock band formed in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached No. 3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted on the UK album chart at No. 3. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released: "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée", and "This Fire".

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Discography

Album

Year Title Rating Releases
2004 Franz Ferdinand 4 12
2005 You Could Have It So Much Better 4.2 9
2009 Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 4.15 11

Album + Live

Year Title Rating Releases
2009 iTunes Festival: London 2009 Live 1
— 2004-01-08: Vera, Groningen, Netherlands Live 1
— 2004-03-23: Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA Live 1
— 2004-05-18: Eins Live Radiokonzert Live 1
— 2004-06-25: Glastonbury, UK Live 1
— 2004-07-11: T in the Park, Kinross, UK Live 1
— 2004-08-22: Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands Live 1
— 2004-08-28: Reading Festival, Reading, UK Live 1
— 2004-11-15: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Live 1
— 2005-03-04: Black Session, Studio 105, Maison de la Radio, Paris, France Live 1
— 2005-05-20: B2 Club, Moscow, Russia Live 1
— 2006-04-17: Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, ON, Canada Live 1
— 2006-08-09: Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary Live 1
— 2006: Triple J: Live at the Wireless Live 1

Album + Remix

Year Title Rating Releases
2009 Blood Remix 1

Single

Year Title Rating Releases
2004 Take Me Out 7
2004 Matinée 1
2004 Michael 6
2004 This Fire 2
2005 Walk Away 2
2005 Sampler 1
2006 Eleanor Put Your Boots On 4
2006 Outsiders (Ewan Pearson Remix) 1
2006 Swallow Smile 1
2006 The Fallen 6
2008 Lucid Dreams 1
2009 No You Girls 4 3
2009 Can't Stop Feeling 1
2009 What She Came For 1
2009 Live Alone 1
2009 Ulysses 4 33

Single + Remix

Year Title Rating Releases
2005 Do You Want To Remix 10

EP

Year Title Rating Releases
2003 Darts of Pleasure 3
2011 Covers E.P. 3
2012 Covers E.P. Remixes, Volume 2 1

Other

Year Title Rating Releases
2004 Scotland on Sunday Special 1

Compilation

Year Title Rating Releases
2005 The Observer Compilation 1

Live

Year Title Rating Releases
2009 BBC Radio 1: Ulysses (live) Live 1

Remix

Year Title Rating Releases
2006 Outsiders (Isolée remix) Remix 1
— Dark of the Matinée (Headman Remixes) Remix 1
— Remixes Remix 1

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