Franz Ferdinand discography
| Franz Ferdinand discography | |
|---|---|
| File:Rosfranx.jpg | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 15 |
| Singles | 17 |
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002.
The band first experienced chart success when their second single "Take Me Out" reached #3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand which debuted on the UK album chart at #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".
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Franz Ferdinand
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3 | 12 | — | 26 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 35 | 32 | ||||||||
| 2005 | You Could Have It So Much Better
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1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
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2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Blood: Franz Ferdinand
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [14] |
FIN [15] |
FRA [16] |
GER [17] |
IRE [18] |
NLD [19] |
NZ [20] |
SPA [21] |
SWE [22] |
US [23] |
US Alt[24] | CAN[25][26] | ||||
| 2003 | "Darts of Pleasure" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Franz Ferdinand | |
| 2004 | "Take Me Out" | 3 | 25 | — | 92 | — | 8 | 72 | 16 | — | 43 | 66 | 3 | 7 |
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| "The Dark of the Matinée" | 8 | — | — | — | 88 | 27 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Michael" | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Fire" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | |||
| 2005 | "Do You Want To" | 4 | — | — | 68 | 70 | 26 | 13 | — | 5 | 45 | 76 | 9 | — |
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You Could Have It So Much Better |
| "Walk Away" | 13 | — | — | — | 96 | 46 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "The Fallen / L. Wells" | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | 41 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||
| "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Ulysses" | 20 | 62 | — | 31 | 41 | — | 74 | — | 2 | — | — | 20 | 73 | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand | |
| "No You Girls" | 22 | 34 | — | 46 | — | — | 95 | — | 16 | — | 106 | 7 | 54 | |||
| "Can't Stop Feeling" | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "I'm Your Villain" | You Could Have It So Much Better |
| "Outsiders" | ||
| "This Boy" | ||
| 2008 | "Lucid Dreams" | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
| 2009 | "What She Came For" | |
| "Die On the Floor/Katherine Hit Me" | Blood: Franz Ferdinand |
Video albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Franz Ferdinand | 28 November 2005 |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Darts of Pleasure" | Scott Lyon | Franz Ferdinand |
| 2004 | "Take Me Out" | Jonas Odell | |
| "The Dark of the Matinée" | Chris Hopewell | ||
| "Michael" | Uwe Flade | ||
| "This Fire" | StyleWar | ||
| 2005 | "Do You Want To" | Diane Martel | You Could Have It So Much Better |
| "Walk Away" | Scott Lyon | ||
| 2006 | "The Fallen" | Alex & Martin | |
| "L. Wells" | Blair Young | ||
| "Jeremy Fraser" | Scott Lyon | ||
| "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" | Chris Hopewell | ||
| "Wine in the Afternoon" | Blair Young | ||
| 2009 | "Ulysses" | Dylan Southern & Will Lovelace | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
| "No You Girls" | Nima Nourizadeh | ||
| "Can't Stop Feeling" | Russell Weekes |
Other appearances
- "Get Up and Use Me" is a cover collaboration done with The Fire Engines, who played the band's song "Jacqueline".
- "Jackie Jackson"; on the charity album Colours Are Brighter: Songs For Children And Grown Ups Too – October 2006
- "Swallow, Smile" is a 7" vinyl only available for those who sign up to the Franz Ferdinand fan club, features an alternate version of "Take Me Out" as a B-side.
- "A Song for Sorry Angel (Sorry Angel)" featuring Jane Birkin only appears on the Serge Gainsbourg tribute album Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited released in August 2006.
- A cover of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?" was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge in october 2006.
- A version of "The Dark of the Matinee" by Coco Freeman featuring Franz Ferdinand appears on Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba, an album with Cuban versions of recent western songs released in November 2006.
- "All My Friends" featured on the LCD Soundsystem single of the same name. The song is a cover, rather than the more common remix, and is billed as "LCD Soundsystem vs Franz Ferdinand". It was released in 2007 and later appeared as a b-side to Franz Ferdinand single Can't Stop Feeling.
- "No" appeared on David Shrigley's Worried Noodles, released in October 2007.[27]
- "Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow" appears on the soundtrack of the Scottish film Hallam Foe. The entire score was provided by Domino Records and was released in 2007.
- A cover of David Bowie's Sound and Vision is featured on Radio 1 Established 1967. Backing vocals were provided by Girls Aloud and it was released in October 2007.
- Another cover, of Blondie's Call Me, was released in February 2009 on the War Child Heroes covers album.
- The band recorded a new song called "The Lobster Quadrille", which appeared on the album Almost Alice, released in March 2010.
References
- ^ "UK Charts > Franz Ferdinand". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Australian Charts > Franz Ferdinand". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand > Album & Song Chart History > Canadian Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "French Charts > Franz Ferdinand" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Franz Ferdinand / Album" (in German). Musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Irish Charts > Franz Ferdinand". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Franz Ferdinand" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
- ^ Swiss Albums Chart
- ^ Billboard Albums Chart
- ^ a b "Franz Ferdinand Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-08-04. Cite error: The named reference "BPIph" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d "Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-08-04. Note: User must define search parameters as "Franz Ferdinand"
- ^ UK Database: Search for "Franz Ferdinand"
- ^ Australian Charts
- ^ Finnish Charts
- ^ French Charts
- ^ Chartverfolgung Franz Ferdinand Singles
- ^ Irish Charting
- ^ Dutch Charts
- ^ New Zealand Charts Charts
- ^ Spanish Charts
- ^ Swedish Charts
- ^ Artist Chart History at Billboard.com
- ^ Artist Chart History at Billboard.com
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand Album & Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Various-David-Shrigleys-Worried-Noodles/release/1121503
External links
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