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The album, Franz Ferdinand, was released in early 2004, debuting at No. 3 in the UK Albums Chart in February 2004, and at No. 12 in the Australian album charts in April 2004.

In January 2004 the single 'Take Me Out' () reached No. 3 in the UK charts. The band moved to Gula Studios in Malmö, Sweden, with Cardigans producer Tore Johansson to record their debut album. The band won the 'Phillip Hall Radar Award' at the NME Awards of 2004, announced in November 2003.įranz Ferdinand (2004) Main article: Franz Ferdinand (album) The band had recorded an EP which they intended to release themselves it was released by Domino as Darts of Pleasure in the latter part of 2003. In May 2003 the band signed to Laurence Bell's independent record label, Domino Records. Franz Ferdinand's longtime sound engineer is Michael Parker. Kapranos met co-guitarist Nick McCarthy, who had returned to Scotland after studying jazz bass in Germany, in 2001.

#SONDS LIKE FRANZ FERDINAND TAKE ME OUT HOW TO#

Around the same time, Kapranos taught his friend, Bob Hardy, how to play bass after being given a bass guitar by Mick Cooke of Belle & Sebastian. Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson met at a party and began a close friendship and played together in Yummy Fur, and subsequently teamed up to write songs. The members of Franz Ferdinand played in various bands during the 1990s, including The Karelia, Yummy Fur, 10p Invaders, and Embryo. History Formation and early years (2002-2003) The fourth single to promote the album was 'Bullet', released in 18 November 2013. The song also received radio airplay on multiple stations, including BBC Radio 2. The third single from the album, 'Evil Eye', was released on 28 October 2013, a clean radio edit of the song featured on an advertisement for the new Nissan Note shown late-2013 and early 2014 in the United Kingdom. 'Right Action' although not reaching the Top 40 in the main UK Charts it reached number 39 on the UK Indie Chart. Its lead singles, 'Right Action' and 'Love Illumination', have both received over 1 million views on YouTube. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics and reached the Top 10 in the UK album chart. Their fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action was released through independent label Domino Records on 26 August 2013 in the UK, and on 27 August 2013 in the US. With their three studio albums, the band sold over three million albums worldwide in 2009. They have been nominated for several BRIT Awards in the UK, and have won an NME Award. The band has been nominated for several Grammy Awards. 'Ulysses' was released as the lead single, although 'No You Girls' proved to be popular, being their second longest-charting single in the UK, after 'Do You Want To' (2005). After the release of You Could Have It So Much Better, the band took some time recording their third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, which was released internationally on 26 January 2009, and made the top ten in the United Kingdom and the United States. The album produced the hit single 'Do You Want To', amongst many other singles. The album topped the UK Album Charts, and made the top ten in the Billboard 200 in the US. The band's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), was a platinum-selling album in the United Kingdom and gold-selling in the United States. They were part of the mid-2000s post-punk revival along with Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs. From the album, three top-ten singles were released: 'Take Me Out', 'The Dark of the Matinée', and 'This Fire'. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. 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. 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 is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). Franz Ferdinand are a British indie rock band formed in 2002, and based in Glasgow.

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