Franz Ferdinand

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Glasgow, SCOTLAND-based Alternative-Rock quartet Franz Ferdinand traced its roots in 2001, when singer + guitarist Alex Kapranos, guitarist Nick McCarthy and bassist Bob Hardy decided to start a band; they soon enlisted the help of drummer Paul Thomson and began gigging regularly around their hometown.

Two years after forming, the band signed a recording contract with Domino Records who released their self-titled debut album in early 2004, the record hit #3 on the U.K. chart and reached the #32 spot on The Billboard 200 Albums list; the first single off of the CD, the transatlantic smash "Take Me Out", rose to #4 in Britain, crashed into the top 10 of the official Canadian Singles chart and hit #3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks; the follow-up single, "The Dark Of The Matinée", smashed into the top 10 in U.K. and "Michael" reached the #11 position on the same chart; the final single, "This Fire", peaked at #17 on the Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

After initially choosing to self-title its second album, Franz Ferdinand has opted to call the set "You Could Have It So Much Better"; the disc was released in October 2005 and the first single off the record, "Do You Want To", quickly catapulted into the top 5 in U.K. and peaked at #9 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks. "You Could Have It So Much Better" brought the band to the top of the Official British Albums chart as well as into the top 10 on The Billboard 200 and to the #3 slot on the Top Canadian Albums charts. Another single, "The Fallen", went to #14 in U.K. and #39 on the U.S. alt-Rock radio charts.

After nearly a year working on the third album, Franz Ferdinand unleashed a single, "Lucid Dreams", in August 2008 and followed it up with The Modern Rock top 40 hit "Ulysses". The two songs will be featured on the upcoming album, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand", due out January 26, 2009.

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Franz Ferdinand

(2004)

1. Jacqueline
2. Tell Her Tonight
3. Take Me Out
4. The Dark Of The Matinée
5. Auf Achse
6. Cheating On You
7. This Fire
8. Darts Of Pleasure
9. Michael
10. Come On Home
11. 40 Ft

 

You Could Have It So Much Better

(2005)

1. The Fallen
2. Do You Want To
3. This Boy
4. Walk Away
5. Evil And A Heathen
6. You're The Reason I'm Leaving
7. Eleanor, Put Your Boots Back On
8. Well, That Was Easy
9. What You Meant
10. I'm Your Villain
11. You Could Have It So Much Better
12. Fade Together
13. Outsiders

 

Tonight:
Franz Ferdinand

(2009)

Tracklisting posted on FranzFerdinand.co.uk

1. Ulysses
2. Turn It On
3. No You Girls Never Know
4. Twilight Omens
5. Send Him Away
6. Live Alone
7. Bite Hard
8. What She Came For
9. Can't Stop Feeling
10. Lucid Dreams
11. Dream Again
12. Katherine Kiss Me

 

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