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"Ulysses" is a song from the Scottish indie rock[1] band Franz Ferdinand. It is the lead single from their third album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.
Song information
The song "Ulysses" was chosen to be the first single and was in physical format on 19 January 2009. It was debuted live on 5 August 2007 at the "Hey You Get Off My Pavement" festival in Glasgow and has been played at every full set gig since. The song received first airplay at BBC Radio 1 on 17 November 2008, and subsequently became available to download from the Canadian and US iTunes music stores on 2 December 2008. In the United States, the song reached #20 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,[2] the band's fifth single to appear on that chart. The song also entered the UK Singles Chart at a peak position of #20 on 25 January 2009. The video, directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, was premiered on 9 January 2009.
The cover art for the single is part of a series of photographs the band are taking on their travels, recreating crime scenes; this one features Alex Kapranos face-down in the street, presumably dead, while his bandmates look on. The Ulysses cover shot was taken in Brooklyn by Guy Eppel.[3]
"Ulysses" featured on Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown in 2008, polling 82nd. The track was also featured on the second season of Skins's promo advert.
Ulysses is the Roman name for the Greek mythological hero Odysseus.
The song has been used for the television commercial of Toyota Mark X ZiO in Japan since February 2009.[4]
Track listing
- CD RUG314CD
- "Ulysses" - 3:13
- "New Kind of Thrill" - 4:28
- "Ulysses" (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation) - 6:13
- 7" RUG314
- "Ulysses" - 3:13
- "Anyone in Love" - 2:44
- 7" RUG314X
- "Ulysses" - 3:13
- "You Never Go Out Anymore" - 2:05
- AUS / German CD 88697459512
- "Ulysses" - 3:14
- "New Kind Of Thrill" - 4:29
- "Anyone In Love" - 2:45
- "You Never Go Out Anymore" - 2:06
- "Ulysses" (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation) - 6:13
- Download RUG314D
- "Ulysses" - 3:14
- "New Kind Of Thrill" - 4:29
- "Anyone In Love" - 2:45
- "You Never Go Out Anymore" - 2:06
- Additional download releases
- "Ulysses" (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation) - 6:14 (RUG314D2)
- "Feeling Kind of Anxious" - 6:31 (RUG314D3)
- "Ulysses" (Disco Bloodbath Effect) - 8:03 (RUG314D4)
- "Ulysses" (Mickey Moonlight Remix) - 3:49 (RUG314D5)
- "Ulysses" - 3:12 (RUG314D7)
- "Ulysses" (Keith & Supabeatz remix) - 4:48 (RUG314D9)
Chart Information
It debuted on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at #20. On the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 20.
| Chart[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks [6] | 20 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] | 62 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 45 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 73 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 74 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 32 |
| France Singles Top 100 | 42 |
| Japan Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| Polish Singles Chart[8] | 14 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 44 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
Credits
- Artwork By - Franz Ferdinand & Matthew Cooper
- Engineer - Alexis Smith, Paul Savage
- Mastered By - Jason Mitchell, John Dent
- Photography - Guy Eppel
- Recorded By, Producer - Dan Carey, Franz Ferdinand
- Songwriter - Franz Ferdinand
Notes
- Mastered at Loud Mastering.
- All songs published by Universal Music Publishing.
- Track 3 Remixed Paris, February 1922.
References
- ^ "BBC - Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-12-20/alternative-songs
- ^ http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/blog_band/index.php
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- ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=532174&cat=s
- ^ [1] Modern Rock Tracks from Billboard
- ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090220-0000/issue988.pdf
- ^ "Polish Singles Chart".