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FFS
FFS
	FFS performing in 2015 at the Albert Hall in Manchester. From left to right: McCarthy, Russell Mael, Kapranos, Ron Mael (foreground), Thomson, Hardy (background).
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Origin	Glasgow, Scotland (Franz Ferdinand); Los Angeles, California (Sparks)
Genres	Art rock; indie pop; electropop; dance-rock;
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Domino
Members	Alex Kapranos; Nick McCarthy; Bob Hardy; Paul Thomson; Ron Mael; Russell Mael
Website	www.ffsmusic.com

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FFS (an abbreviation of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) is a supergroup formed by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand and American rock-pop band Sparks, signed to the Domino Recording Company. Their formation was announced on 9 March 2015, but the two bands had been recording since at least the mid-2000s. The group's eponymous debut studio album was recorded in late 2014 and released in the UK on 8 June and in the U.S. on 9 June 2015.

History

Pre-formation (2004)

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks originally began working on music together in 2004, shortly after the release of Franz Ferdinand's eponymous debut studio album, when it was discovered that the two bands were fans of each other. They had sent each other a few demos, one of which was "Piss Off", the twelfth track on FFS, but the two bands were busy with other activities and they were not able to fully record an album together.^[1]

Formation and FFS (2014–present)

In 2013, it was announced that the two bands were both performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. While searching for a dentist in San Francisco, Alex Kapranos, a member of Franz Ferdinand, was found by Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks. The Mael brothers invited the band to watch their set at the festival, and later, the two bands agreed that it was time to record an album together.^[1] On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Franz Ferdinand and Sparks had formed a supergroup together by the name of FFS.^[2]

On 1 April, it was announced that the band would be releasing their eponymous debut studio album on 8 June in the UK and 9 June 2015 in the U.S.^[3] FFS was recorded at RAK Studios in London during a 15-day period in late 2014. It was also produced by Grammy Award-winning music producer John Congleton.^[1] FFS was released to a positive critical and commercial success.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[4]	AUS ^[5]	AUT ^[6]	BEL (VL) ^[7]	BEL (WA) ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	GER	NLD ^[10]	SWI ^[11]
FFS	Released: 9 June 2015 Label: Domino Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download	17	85	36	44	32	27	22	13	19

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	BEL (VL) ^[7]	Album
"Johnny Delusional"	2015	90	FFS
"Call Girl"		—
"Police Encounters"		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Title	Year	Album
"Piss Off"	2015	FFS
"Collaborations Don't Work"	2015	FFS

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FFS". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ Goble, Corban (9 March 2015). "Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Form Supergroup FFS". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ Beauchemin, Molly (1 April 2015). "Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Announce Self-Titled Album as FFS". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "FFS". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ Ryan, Gavin (13 June 2015). "ARIA Albums: Muse Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "FFS - FFS" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "FFS - FFS" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "FFS - FFS" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "FFS - FFS" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "FFS - FFS" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "FFS - FFS" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Album_description-1] "FFS". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[2] Goble, Corban (9 March 2015). "Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Form Supergroup FFS". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[3] Beauchemin, Molly (1 April 2015). "Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Announce Self-Titled Album as FFS". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[UK_Charts-4] "FFS". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[5] Ryan, Gavin (13 June 2015). "ARIA Albums: Muse Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[AUT_Charts-6] "FFS - FFS" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[BEL_VL-7] "FFS - FFS" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[BEL_WA-8] "FFS - FFS" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[FRA_Charts-9] "FFS - FFS" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[NLD_Charts-10] "FFS - FFS" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[SWI_Charts-11] "FFS - FFS" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Franz Ferdinand
Alex Kapranos Bob Hardy Julian Corrie Dino Bardot Audrey Tait Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Always Ascending
Remix albums	Blood
Video albums	Franz Ferdinand
Compilation albums	Hits to the Head
Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers
Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl" "Police Encounters" "Always Ascending" "Feel the Love Go"
Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson Alexis Taylor Todd Terje Björn Yttling Philippe Zdar
Related articles	Discography Awards Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS (self-titled album)

v t e Sparks
Ron Mael Russell Mael Jim Mankey Earle Mankey Harley Feinstein Martin Gordon Adrian Fisher Norman "Dinky" Diamond Trevor White Ian Hampton Bob Haag Leslie Bohem David Kendrick Christi Haydon Tammy Glover Dean Menta
Albums	Halfnelson/Sparks A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Kimono My House Propaganda Indiscreet Big Beat Introducing Sparks Nº 1 in Heaven Terminal Jive Whomp That Sucker Angst in My Pants In Outer Space Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat Music That You Can Dance To Interior Design Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Plagiarism Balls Lil' Beethoven Hello Young Lovers Exotic Creatures of the Deep The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe Hippopotamus A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
Singles	"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" "Amateur Hour" "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "The Number One Song in Heaven" "Beat the Clock" "When I'm with You" "I Predict" "Cool Places" "With All My Might" "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)" "Now That I Own the BBC" "Dick Around" "Johnny Delusional"
Related	Giorgio Moroder Telex Sex (Telex album) Noël Gleaming Spires Les Rita Mitsouko Devo Todd Rundgren Sparks Spectacular Tony Visconti Jane Wiedlin FFS (self-titled album) The Sparks Brothers Annette
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