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<li id="toc-Formation_(2001–2003)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Formation_(2001–2003)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Formation (2001–2003)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Formation_(2001–2003)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franz_Ferdinand_and_international_breakthrough_(2003–2005)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franz_Ferdinand_and_international_breakthrough_(2003–2005)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span><i>Franz Ferdinand</i> and international breakthrough (2003–2005)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franz_Ferdinand_and_international_breakthrough_(2003–2005)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better_(2005–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span><i>Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</i> and <i>FFS</i> with Sparks (2012–2015)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action_and_FFS_with_Sparks_(2012–2015)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lineup_change_and_Always_Ascending_(2016–2020)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lineup_change_and_Always_Ascending_(2016–2020)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Lineup change and <i>Always Ascending</i> (2016–2020)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lineup_change_and_Always_Ascending_(2016–2020)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Departure_of_Thomson,_Hits_to_the_Head_and_The_Human_Fear_(2021–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Departure_of_Thomson,_Hits_to_the_Head_and_The_Human_Fear_(2021–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Departure of Thomson, <i>Hits to the Head</i> and <i>The Human Fear</i> (2021–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Departure_of_Thomson,_Hits_to_the_Head_and_The_Human_Fear_(2021–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Collaborations_and_covers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Collaborations_and_covers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Collaborations and covers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Collaborations_and_covers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Style" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Style"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Style</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Style-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Style subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Style-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Music_and_art" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music_and_art"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Music and art</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_and_art-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music_videos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music_videos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Music videos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_videos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_honours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_honours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Awards and honours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_honours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="فرانز فردیناند – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فرانز فردیناند" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6_(%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1)" title="ফ্রান্ত্‌স ফার্দিনান্দ (ব্যান্ড) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ফ্রান্ত্‌স ফার্দিনান্দ (ব্যান্ড)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0)" title="Франц Фердинанд (група) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Франц Фердинанд (група)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(band)" title="Franz Ferdinand (band) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (band)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(Band)" title="Franz Ferdinand (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(ansambel)" title="Franz Ferdinand (ansambel) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (ansambel)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(musika_taldea)" title="Franz Ferdinand (musika taldea) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (musika taldea)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="فرانز فردیناند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فرانز فردیناند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(band)" title="Franz Ferdinand (band) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (band)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%84%EB%9E%80%EC%B8%A0_%ED%8D%BC%EB%94%94%EB%82%9C%EB%93%9C" title="프란츠 퍼디난드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="프란츠 퍼디난드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(grup_musik)" title="Franz Ferdinand (grup musik) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (grup musik)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(hlj%C3%B3msveit)" title="Franz Ferdinand (hljómsveit) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (hljómsveit)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A5_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A0%D7%93_(%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%94)" title="פרנץ פרדיננד (להקה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פרנץ פרדיננד (להקה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(Grup_Musik)" title="Franz Ferdinand (Grup Musik) – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (Grup Musik)" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand" title="Franz Ferdinand – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Franz Ferdinand" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(grupa)" title="Franz Ferdinand (grupa) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (grupa)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(Museksgrupp)" title="Franz Ferdinand (Museksgrupp) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (Museksgrupp)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(grup%C4%97)" title="Franz Ferdinand (grupė) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (grupė)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(egy%C3%BCttes)" title="Franz Ferdinand (együttes) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (együttes)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(kugiran)" title="Franz Ferdinand (kugiran) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Franz Ferdinand (kugiran)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3)" title="Франц Фердинанд 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class="">Franz Ferdinand</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_(26699814248).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Franz Ferdinand performing live in 2018. From left to right: Dino Bardot, Julian Corrie, Alex Kapranos, Paul Thomson (on drums) and Bob Hardy"><img alt="Franz Ferdinand performing live in 2018. From left to right: Dino Bardot, Julian Corrie, Alex Kapranos, Paul Thomson (on drums) and Bob Hardy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg/300px-Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg/450px-Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg/600px-Franz_Ferdinand_-_O2_Academy_Brixton_-_Saturday_24th_February_2018_FranzFBrixton240218-38_%2826699814248%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5984" data-file-height="3367" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Franz Ferdinand performing live in 2018. From left to right: Dino Bardot, Julian Corrie, Alex Kapranos, Paul Thomson (on drums) and Bob Hardy</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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href="/wiki/Post-punk_revival" title="Post-punk revival">post-punk revival</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dance-punk" title="Dance-punk">dance-punk</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garage_rock_revival" class="mw-redirect" title="Garage rock revival">garage rock revival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance-rock" title="Dance-rock">dance-rock</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_discography" title="Franz Ferdinand discography">Franz Ferdinand discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2002–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Domino_Recording_Company" title="Domino Recording Company">Domino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FFS_(band)" title="FFS (band)">FFS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoff of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Yummy_Fur" title="The Yummy Fur">The Yummy Fur</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapranos" title="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hardy_(bassist)" title="Bob Hardy (bassist)">Bob Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miaoux_Miaoux" title="Miaoux Miaoux">Julian Corrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Bardot" title="Dino Bardot">Dino Bardot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Tait" title="Audrey Tait">Audrey Tait</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_McCarthy" title="Nick McCarthy">Nick McCarthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Thomson" title="Paul Thomson">Paul Thomson</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://franzferdinand.com">franzferdinand<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Franz Ferdinand</b> are a Scottish <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> in 2002. Their original line-up was composed of <a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapranos" title="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a> (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), <a href="/wiki/Nick_McCarthy" title="Nick McCarthy">Nick McCarthy</a> (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hardy_(bassist)" title="Bob Hardy (bassist)">Bob Hardy</a> (bass guitar, percussion) and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Thomson" title="Paul Thomson">Paul Thomson</a> (drums, percussion, backing vocals). <a href="/wiki/Julian_Corrie" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Corrie">Julian Corrie</a> (keyboards, lead guitar, backing vocals) and <a href="/wiki/Dino_Bardot" title="Dino Bardot">Dino Bardot</a> (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and <a href="/wiki/Audrey_Tait" title="Audrey Tait">Audrey Tait</a> (drums, percussion) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band are one of the more popular <a href="/wiki/Post-punk_revival" title="Post-punk revival">post-punk revival</a> bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have been nominated for several <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> and have received two <a href="/wiki/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>—winning one for Best British Group—as well as one <a href="/wiki/NME_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NME Award">NME Award</a>. </p><p>The band's first single, "<a href="/wiki/Darts_of_Pleasure" title="Darts of Pleasure">Darts of Pleasure</a>", just missed out on the Top 40 of the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>, peaking at number 44. Their second single, "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_(song)" title="Take Me Out (song)">Take Me Out</a>", proved their big commercial breakthrough, peaking at number three. "Take Me Out" charted in several other countries and earned a Grammy nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a>; it became the band's signature song. Their <a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(album)" title="Franz Ferdinand (album)">self-titled debut studio album</a> won the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Prize" title="Mercury Prize">Mercury Prize</a> and earned a Grammy nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Alternative_Music_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album">Best Alternative Album</a>. </p><p>In 2005, the band released their second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better" title="You Could Have It So Much Better">You Could Have It So Much Better</a></i>, produced by <a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey" title="Rich Costey">Rich Costey</a>. It peaked within the top-ten in multiple countries and earned Grammy-nominations for Best Alternative Album and for one of the singles, "<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Want_To" title="Do You Want To">Do You Want To</a>". The band's third studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Tonight: Franz Ferdinand">Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</a></i>, was released in January 2009; by then the band had shifted from a <a href="/wiki/Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a>-focused sound to a more <a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a>-oriented sound. A remix album of <i>Tonight</i>, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Blood_(Franz_Ferdinand_album)" title="Blood (Franz Ferdinand album)">Blood</a></i>, was released in July 2009. </p><p>Four years after the release of <i>Tonight</i>, the band released their fourth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action" title="Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action">Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</a></i>, in August 2013. In 2015, Franz Ferdinand and American rock band <a href="/wiki/Sparks_(band)" title="Sparks (band)">Sparks</a> formed the supergroup <a href="/wiki/FFS_(band)" title="FFS (band)">FFS</a> and released a one-off <a href="/wiki/FFS_(album)" title="FFS (album)">self-titled album</a> in June 2015. The band underwent multiple lineup changes following <i>FFS</i>, beginning with McCarthy's departure in 2016. After acquiring Corrie and Bardot, the band released their fifth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Always_Ascending" title="Always Ascending">Always Ascending</a></i> in February 2018. Thomson departed in 2021 and was replaced by Tait. The band's sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Fear" title="The Human Fear">The Human Fear</a></i>, is scheduled for release in 2025. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_(2001–2003)"><span id="Formation_.282001.E2.80.932003.29"></span>Formation (2001–2003)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation (2001–2003)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_ferdinand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Franz_ferdinand.jpg/130px-Franz_ferdinand.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Franz_ferdinand.jpg/195px-Franz_ferdinand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Franz_ferdinand.jpg/260px-Franz_ferdinand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1262" data-file-height="1544" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria" title="Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria">Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria</a> inspired the band's name.</figcaption></figure> <p>The band's members played in various bands during the 1990s, including <a href="/wiki/The_Karelia" title="The Karelia">The Karelia</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Yummy_Fur" title="The Yummy Fur">Yummy Fur</a>, 10p Invaders, and Embryo. 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. Around the same time, Kapranos taught his friend Bob Hardy how to play bass after being given a bass guitar by Mick Cooke of <a href="/wiki/Belle_%26_Sebastian" class="mw-redirect" title="Belle & Sebastian">Belle & Sebastian</a>. Kapranos met rhythm guitarist Nick McCarthy, who had returned to Scotland after studying <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> bass in Germany, in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-hot_scots_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hot_scots-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once the members came together, they settled on the name Franz Ferdinand for their band. The name was originally inspired by a <a href="/wiki/Racehorse" class="mw-redirect" title="Racehorse">racehorse</a> called Archduke Ferdinand.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After seeing the horse win the <a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Plate" title="Northumberland Plate">Northumberland Plate</a> in 2001, the band began to discuss <a href="/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria" title="Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria">Archduke Franz Ferdinand</a> and thought it would be a good band name because of the <a href="/wiki/Alliteration" title="Alliteration">alliteration</a> of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death: <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand">his assassination</a> was a significant factor in the lead-up to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview, Hardy recollected that "mainly we just liked the way it sounded. We liked the alliteration." Kapranos continued, saying "he was an incredible figure as well. His life, or at least the ending of it, was the catalyst for the complete transformation of the world and that is what we want our music to be. But I don't want to over-intellectualise the name thing. Basically a name should just sound good ... like music." Thomson concluded, saying "I like the idea that, if we become popular, maybe the words Franz Ferdinand will make people think of the band instead of the historical figure."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franz_Ferdinand_and_international_breakthrough_(2003–2005)"><span id="Franz_Ferdinand_and_international_breakthrough_.282003.E2.80.932005.29"></span><i>Franz Ferdinand</i> and international breakthrough (2003–2005)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Franz Ferdinand and international breakthrough (2003–2005)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(album)" title="Franz Ferdinand (album)">Franz Ferdinand (album)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ff04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ff04.jpg/220px-Ff04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ff04.jpg/330px-Ff04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ff04.jpg/440px-Ff04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="577" /></a><figcaption>The band performing in 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>In May 2003 the band signed to Laurence Bell's <a href="/wiki/Independent_record_label" title="Independent record label">independent record label</a>, <a href="/wiki/Domino_Recording_Company" title="Domino Recording Company">Domino Recording Company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band moved to Gula Studios in <a href="/wiki/Malm%C3%B6" title="Malmö">Malmö</a>, Sweden, with <a href="/wiki/The_Cardigans" title="The Cardigans">Cardigans</a> producer <a href="/wiki/Tore_Johansson" title="Tore Johansson">Tore Johansson</a> to record their debut album. In the latter part of 2003, the band released their debut single, "<a href="/wiki/Darts_of_Pleasure" title="Darts of Pleasure">Darts of Pleasure</a>". In January 2004, the single "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_(song)" title="Take Me Out (song)">Take Me Out</a>" reached No. 3 in the UK charts. The album, <i>Franz Ferdinand</i>, 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. The album only reached the lowest levels of the Billboard 200 album charts in the US as of early 2004, but reached the top 5 of the <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a> chart and the Heatseeker chart for debut artists. After a couple of North American tours and heavy rotation of the "Take Me Out" video on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, the album eventually reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 later in 2004, and sold over a million copies in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-hot_scots_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hot_scots-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Franz Ferdinand</i> received a generally strong positive response from critics. <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> rated it 9 out of 10, and said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roxy_Music" title="Roxy Music">Roxy Music</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sex_Pistols" title="Sex Pistols">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wire_(band)" title="Wire (band)">Wire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Travis_(band)" title="Travis (band)">Travis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blur_(band)" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a>. </p><p>On 7 September 2004, the album was awarded the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Music_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury Music Prize">Mercury Music Prize</a>. "Take Me Out" gained first place in the Australian <a href="/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100" title="Triple J Hottest 100">Triple J Hottest 100</a> for 2004, winning more than twice the votes of the second-place entry, with <i><a href="/wiki/This_Fire_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)">This Fire</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_of_the_Matinee" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dark of the Matinee">The Dark of the Matinee</a></i> entering at No. 24 and No. 50 respectively. Franz Ferdinand won an <a href="/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivor Novello Award">Ivor Novello Award</a> in 2004 and two <a href="/wiki/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a> in 2005. The avant-garde music video for "Take Me Out" earned them a <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_%E2%80%93_Breakthrough_Video" title="MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video">Breakthrough Video</a> <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Video Music Award">MTV Award</a>. <i>NME</i> named <i>Franz Ferdinand</i> the best album of 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and placed it 38th on their <i>100 Best Albums of All Time</i> list.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band performed "Take Me Out" as a live medley with <a href="/wiki/Los_Lonely_Boys" title="Los Lonely Boys">Los Lonely Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maroon_5" title="Maroon 5">Maroon 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Stefani" title="Gwen Stefani">Gwen Stefani</a> at the <a href="/wiki/47th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="47th Annual Grammy Awards">47th Annual Grammy Awards</a> in 2005, in which "Take Me Out" was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> and <i>Franz Ferdinand</i> was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Alternative_Music_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album">Best Alternative Album</a>. "Take Me Out" was featured on the video games <i><a href="/wiki/NHL_2005" title="NHL 2005">NHL 2005</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2005" title="Madden NFL 2005">Madden NFL 2005</a></i> and the breakthrough game <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero" title="Guitar Hero">Guitar Hero</a></i>. The album has sold around 3.6 million copies worldwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better_(2005–2007)"><span id="You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better_.282005.E2.80.932007.29"></span><i>You Could Have It So Much Better</i> (2005–2007)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: You Could Have It So Much Better (2005–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better" title="You Could Have It So Much Better">You Could Have It So Much Better</a></div> <p>The band spent much of 2005 in the studio in Glasgow working on their follow-up album, <i>You Could Have It So Much Better</i>, which was released on 3 October 2005. The band initially intended to leave the album self-titled like their debut,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but they changed it to <i>You Could Have It So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand</i> before settling on the final title.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's cover design was modelled on <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Rodchenko" title="Alexander Rodchenko">Alexander Rodchenko</a>'s 1924 portrait of <a href="/wiki/Lilya_Brik" title="Lilya Brik">Lilya Brik</a>. The band attempted to broaden its musical range on the album; Hardy said, "There's more to life than disco-beat guitar music".<sup id="cite_ref-hot_scots_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hot_scots-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was generally well received in the press and seen as an album equal to, or better than, their first by most critics.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It entered the UK Album Charts at Number 1 and the US charts at Number 8. The album eventually sold 2 million copies worldwide. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg/220px-Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg/330px-Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg/440px-Franz-ferdinand-live-2006-tag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="653" /></a><figcaption>Franz Ferdinand performing live in <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a>, Scotland in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>To support the album, four singles were released. Included in that set is a <a href="/wiki/Double_A-side" class="mw-redirect" title="Double A-side">double A-side</a> single that contained a video-clip-only single as well (both the AA-side "L. Wells" and the video-clip "Jeremy Fraser" are not featured on the album, recorded in early 2006 during the band's tour of Australia in support of the album). Also included is another video-clip-only single called "Wine, In the Afternoon" which is the B-side to "<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Put_Your_Boots_On" title="Eleanor Put Your Boots On">Eleanor Put Your Boots On</a>", and was also not featured on the album, but recorded on tour in Michigan. "<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Want_To" title="Do You Want To">Do You Want To</a>" made it to number 4 and was declared by Q to be the greatest single of 2005, while "<a href="/wiki/Walk_Away_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Walk Away (Franz Ferdinand song)">Walk Away</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Fallen_(song)" title="The Fallen (song)">The Fallen</a>" entered the top 15 of the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single from the second album, "Eleanor Put Your Boots On", peaked at number 30. <i>You Could Have It So Much Better</i> went on to earn a nomination for Best Alternative Album at the <a href="/wiki/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="48th Annual Grammy Awards">48th Annual Grammy Awards</a> in 2006, as did "Do You Want To" for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand_(2007–2011)"><span id="Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand_.282007.E2.80.932011.29"></span><i>Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</i> (2007–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2007–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Tonight: Franz Ferdinand">Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FF2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/FF2009.jpg/220px-FF2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/FF2009.jpg/330px-FF2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/FF2009.jpg/440px-FF2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>The band performing live in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>On 26 January 2009, the band released their third studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Tonight: Franz Ferdinand">Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</a></i>, which they had been recording in Glasgow since mid-2007.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band recorded the album in a disused building in Glasgow that had been a town hall in the past. Alex Kapranos has stated that "The last record was...like a teenager having sex. This one's a bit more assured and a bit friendlier for the dance floor."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tonight was mixed by Canadian Mix Engineer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fraser_(record_producer)" title="Mike Fraser (record producer)">Mike Fraser</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song "<a href="/wiki/Ulysses_(song)" title="Ulysses (song)">Ulysses</a>" was chosen to be the first single and was released on 19 January 2009. It was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008. Shortly afterwards it hit YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It did not see that much success in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Top_40" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Top 40">UK Top 40</a>, reaching only No. 20, but it fared better in Spain and Japan where it reached No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. It also entered the Top 20 of the US Modern Rock Chart. The album, <i>Tonight</i> was released 26 January 2009 and debuted at No. 2 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Album Chart">UK Album Chart</a> and No. 9 in the <a href="/wiki/US_Billboard_200" class="mw-redirect" title="US Billboard 200">US Billboard 200</a>. The second single, "<a href="/wiki/No_You_Girls" title="No You Girls">No You Girls</a>" saw success both in the charts and on the radio prior to release, eventually reaching No. 7 on the US Modern Rock Chart and was performed by Franz Ferdinand on Comic Relief 2009 Top of The Pops special. "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Stop_Feeling" title="Can't Stop Feeling">Can't Stop Feeling</a>" was released on 6 July as the third single from the album and on 28 August, "What She Came For" was released as the 4th single in the form of a remix single. The band performed "What She Came For" on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_with_Conan_O%27Brien" title="The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien">The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien</a></i> on Wednesday, 26 August 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band appeared on Radio 1's live lounge performing their second single "<a href="/wiki/No_You_Girls" title="No You Girls">No You Girls</a>", and did a cover of Britney Spears' comeback single "<a href="/wiki/Womanizer_(song)" title="Womanizer (song)">Womanizer</a>". In February 2009, <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival" title="Glastonbury Festival">Glastonbury Festival</a> announced Franz Ferdinand as the first major band playing at that year's festival.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band also unveiled a 19-date tour of the US during the spring, in support of the new album. The tour included a set at the <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Festival">Coachella Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band were also one of the main stage acts performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Swindon in May. On 6 May 2009, it was announced that Franz Ferdinand would be the third opening act for the <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>'s <a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Breakdown_World_Tour" title="21st Century Breakdown World Tour">21st Century Breakdown World Tour</a>. They played 8–26 August 2009, and they followed <a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Chiefs" title="Kaiser Chiefs">Kaiser Chiefs</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Bravery" title="The Bravery">The Bravery</a>. </p><p>On 1 June 2009, the band released <i><a href="/wiki/Blood:_Franz_Ferdinand" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood: Franz Ferdinand">Blood</a></i>, a compilation album that includes <a href="/wiki/Dub_music" title="Dub music">dub music</a> versions of songs from <i>Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The release was timed to coincide with <a href="/wiki/Record_Store_Day" title="Record Store Day">Record Store Day</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ITunes_Festival:_London_2009_(Franz_Ferdinand_EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITunes Festival: London 2009 (Franz Ferdinand EP)">iTunes Festival: London 2009</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> exclusive, was released in June as well.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also made for the Record Store Day, on 16 April 2011 Domino released the compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Covers_(Franz_Ferdinand_EP)" title="Covers (Franz Ferdinand EP)">Covers E.P.</a></i>, which featured songs of <i>Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</i> played by <a href="/wiki/Peaches_(musician)" title="Peaches (musician)">Peaches</a>, <a href="/wiki/LCD_Soundsystem" title="LCD Soundsystem">LCD Soundsystem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephin_Merritt" title="Stephin Merritt">Stephin Merritt</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESG_(band)" title="ESG (band)">ESG</a> and <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Harry" title="Debbie Harry">Debbie Harry</a> (who recorded in duet with the band). The first edition was only vinyl, and on 2 May 2011 it was released on CD. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action_and_FFS_with_Sparks_(2012–2015)"><span id="Right_Thoughts.2C_Right_Words.2C_Right_Action_and_FFS_with_Sparks_.282012.E2.80.932015.29"></span><i>Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</i> and <i>FFS</i> with Sparks (2012–2015)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action and FFS with Sparks (2012–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action" title="Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action">Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/FFS_(band)" title="FFS (band)">FFS (band)</a> and <a href="/wiki/FFS_(album)" title="FFS (album)">FFS (album)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg/220px-Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg/330px-Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg/440px-Franz_Ferdinand_101_Sun_Festival_2014_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4489" data-file-height="2993" /></a><figcaption>The band performing live at the 2014 Sun Festival in <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1laga" title="Málaga">Málaga</a>, Spain</figcaption></figure> <p>Writing for a fourth studio album began in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kapranos stated that the band promised themselves they would also focus on not over-publicising their progress as he felt that's something he regretted about their previous album. In May 2012, the band returned to touring, playing several festivals during the summer of 2012 including a headlining slot at <a href="/wiki/Field_Day_(festival)" title="Field Day (festival)">Field Day</a> festival in London's Victoria Park.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other appearances included Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival, Montreal's 2012 Osheaga Music Festival, Chicago's 2012 Lollapalooza Music Festival, Belgium's Dour Festival, Portugal's Marés Vivas Festival and San Francisco's 2012 Outside Lands Music Festival. </p><p>During their 2012 tour, the band gradually introduced new songs to their repertoire,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with a reworked version of <i>Tonight</i> cut "Can't Stop Feeling" combined with "<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_Love" title="I Feel Love">I Feel Love</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a>. In March 2013, Franz Ferdinand continued touring and premiering new songs. In early March they performed "<a href="/wiki/Evil_Eye_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Evil Eye (Franz Ferdinand song)">Evil Eye</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Love_Illumination" title="Love Illumination">Love Illumination</a>", while the end of the month saw the live premiere of "Goodbye Lovers & Friends". On 16 May 2013, Franz Ferdinand officially announced their fourth album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action" title="Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action">Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</a></i>, along with cover art, track listing and a release date of 26 August 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band launched the new album at a show at the Electric Brixton. FMV Magazine's Dan Jenko praised the gig, saying that "there's no reason why latest LP <i>Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</i> can't be the belated soundtrack of the summer".<sup id="cite_ref-FMV_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMV-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 March 2015, it was announced that the band had formed a supergroup with <a href="/wiki/Sparks_(band)" title="Sparks (band)">Sparks</a> under the name <a href="/wiki/FFS_(band)" title="FFS (band)">FFS</a>, with plans to release a studio album and tour Europe during that summer.<sup id="cite_ref-Pitchfork_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A teaser titled "The Domino Effect" was released on the group's YouTube channel that same day.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/John_Congleton" title="John Congleton">John Congleton</a>-produced album, <i><a href="/wiki/FFS_(album)" title="FFS (album)">FFS</a></i>, was officially announced on 1 April 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three official singles were released from the album: "<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Delusional" title="Johnny Delusional">Johnny Delusional</a>", which was released on 13 April,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Call Girl", which was released on 28 May,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Police Encounters", which was released on 23 October.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lineup_change_and_Always_Ascending_(2016–2020)"><span id="Lineup_change_and_Always_Ascending_.282016.E2.80.932020.29"></span>Lineup change and <i>Always Ascending</i> (2016–2020)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lineup change and Always Ascending (2016–2020)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2016, the band announced that guitarist Nick McCarthy would not be involved in the recording and touring of their next album, in order to concentrate on his family and other musical interests. The band, however, have stressed that it is possible he may rejoin the band at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 October 2016, the band released "Demagogue", a song protesting and satirising the candidacy of <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">U.S. presidential election of 2016</a>. It was released as part of the <i><a href="/wiki/30_Days,_50_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="30 Days, 50 Songs">30 Days, 50 Songs</a></i> programme that featured 50 songs lyrically against Trump and his candidacy.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 May 2017, two days prior to the start of their North American tour, Franz Ferdinand announced their new five-piece line-up,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with former <a href="/wiki/The_Yummy_Fur" title="The Yummy Fur">Yummy Fur</a> and <a href="/wiki/1990s_(band)" title="1990s (band)">1990s</a> member Dino Bardot on guitar<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Miaoux_Miaoux" title="Miaoux Miaoux">Julian Corrie</a> on keyboards, synth and guitar.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 October, the band released the <a href="/wiki/Always_Ascending_(song)" title="Always Ascending (song)">title track</a> from their fifth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Always_Ascending" title="Always Ascending">Always Ascending</a></i> (2018), as its lead single. They revealed the album's release date, 9 February 2018, and announced dates for a world tour.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corrie joined the band for the recording sessions of the album, while Bardot joined after recording was completed.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departure_of_Thomson,_Hits_to_the_Head_and_The_Human_Fear_(2021–present)"><span id="Departure_of_Thomson.2C_Hits_to_the_Head_and_The_Human_Fear_.282021.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Departure of Thomson, <i>Hits to the Head</i> and <i>The Human Fear</i> (2021–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Departure of Thomson, Hits to the Head and The Human Fear (2021–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 21 October 2021, the band announced through social media that Paul Thomson had departed the band, with Glasgow-based drummer Audrey Tait joining as his replacement, as well as confirming that studio recordings had been undertaken with Tait. The announcement was accompanied by a statement from Thomson and a photograph of him passing his drumsticks to Tait.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tait's debut performance with the band had taken place several weeks before the announcement, at the <a href="/wiki/Balmain_(fashion_house)" title="Balmain (fashion house)">Balmain</a> fashion show in Paris on 29 September.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franz Ferdinand released a new single, "Billy Goodbye", on 2 November 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-Billy1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billy1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track is one of two new songs on the greatest hits compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Hits_to_the_Head" title="Hits to the Head">Hits to the Head</a></i>, which was released on 11 March 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Billy1_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billy1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franz Ferdinand performed at Night for Ukraine, a fundraising benefit held at the <a href="/wiki/Roundhouse_(venue)" title="Roundhouse (venue)">Roundhouse</a> in north <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> on the evening of March 9, 2022, with the funds raised being donated to the <a href="/wiki/Disasters_Emergency_Committee" title="Disasters Emergency Committee">Disasters Emergency Committee</a> appeal, to provide aid to people fleeing <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> following the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion</a>. The event was organised by <a href="/wiki/Fabien_Riggall" title="Fabien Riggall">Fabien Riggall</a> in collaboration with the Ukrainian pop duo <a href="/wiki/Bloom_Twins" title="Bloom Twins">Bloom Twins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 September 2024, Franz Ferdinand announced their sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Fear" title="The Human Fear">The Human Fear</a></i>, to be released on 10 January 2025. The lead single, "Audacious", was released following the announcement of the album. The album will be the first full-length album to feature Audrey Tait on drums following the departure of Paul Thomson. The band will tour the UK and Europe in the first half of 2025, beginning on 14 February in Lisbon and concluding in Glasgow on 7 March. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collaborations_and_covers">Collaborations and covers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Collaborations and covers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Franz Ferdinand covered the <a href="/wiki/LCD_Soundsystem" title="LCD Soundsystem">LCD Soundsystem</a> song "<a href="/wiki/All_My_Friends_(LCD_Soundsystem_song)" title="All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem song)">All My Friends</a>" which appeared as a B-side on the single and LCD Soundsystem covered their song Live Alone in return, which appeared on a covers EP alongside <a href="/wiki/Stephin_Merritt" title="Stephin Merritt">Stephin Merritt</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESG_(band)" title="ESG (band)">ESG</a> and <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Harry" title="Debbie Harry">Debbie Harry</a> who all covered songs from <i>Tonight</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have also covered "Sexy Boy" by <a href="/wiki/Air_(French_band)" title="Air (French band)">Air</a>, "It Won't Be Long" by <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pulp_(band)" title="Pulp (band)">Pulp</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Mis-Shapes" title="Mis-Shapes">Mis-Shapes</a>", <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Stefani" title="Gwen Stefani">Gwen Stefani</a>'s top 5 hit "<a href="/wiki/What_You_Waiting_For%3F" title="What You Waiting For?">What You Waiting For?</a>", <a href="/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Blondie_song)" title="Call Me (Blondie song)">Call Me</a>", <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>' "Womanizer" and <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Sound_and_Vision" title="Sound and Vision">Sound and Vision</a>", featuring <a href="/wiki/Girls_Aloud" title="Girls Aloud">Girls Aloud</a><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on backing vocals, for a compilation disc marking the 40th anniversary of <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a>, along with other leading artists. Additionally, Franz Ferdinand recorded a cover of <a href="/wiki/The_Fire_Engines" title="The Fire Engines">the Fire Engines</a>' song "Get Up and Use Me". In return, the Fire Engines recorded a cover of "Jacqueline". The band also took a similar approach with Dutch band <a href="/wiki/De_Kift" title="De Kift">De Kift</a>, covering the song "Heisa-Ho" whilst <a href="/wiki/De_Kift" title="De Kift">De Kift</a> recorded a cover of "Love and Destroy" with Dutch lyrics. The cover by De Kift is named "Liefde En Puin" which is the title "Love and Destroy" translated into Dutch. The band has had remixes by electronic artists <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justice_(French_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice (French band)">Justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Avalanches" title="The Avalanches">The Avalanches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microfilm" class="mw-redirect" title="Microfilm">Microfilm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Erol_Alkan" title="Erol Alkan">Erol Alkan</a>. </p><p>The band also performed, played and recorded with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Birkin" title="Jane Birkin">Jane Birkin</a>, covering the <a href="/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg" title="Serge Gainsbourg">Serge Gainsbourg</a> song "Sorry Angel" for the 2005 album <i><a href="/wiki/Monsieur_Gainsbourg_Revisited" title="Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited">Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited</a></i>. In addition, Franz re-recorded the track "<a href="/wiki/The_Fallen_/_L._Wells" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fallen / L. Wells">Brown Onions</a>" for David Shrigley's compilation album <i>Worried Noodles</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band kept instrumentation identical but used lyrics written by Shrigley which include the consistent repetition of the word "No" and occasionally "No brains, no teeth, no legs, no eyes...". <a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, a band who are reported to be a favourite of Franz Ferdinand, also performed their own version of "No" on the same album. </p><p>The band partnered with <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> in Tokyo, filming commercials for the launch of the <a href="/wiki/Walkman_A_Series" title="Walkman A Series">A Series Walkman</a> music player on 8 September 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A limited edition Franz Ferdinand-themed Walkman A Series player was released by Sony Japan in January 2006, with only one hundred made.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band 'met' <a href="/wiki/Gorillaz" title="Gorillaz">Gorillaz</a> in December 2005 and interviewed each other for a feature in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">Observer Music Monthly</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the 2009 NME Awards ceremony, they performed a cover of <a href="/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Blondie_song)" title="Call Me (Blondie song)">Call Me</a>" with Elly Jackson of <a href="/wiki/La_Roux" title="La Roux">La Roux</a> on guest vocals. </p><p>When Franz appeared on Radio 1's <a href="/wiki/Live_Lounge" title="Live Lounge">Live Lounge</a> on 6 April 2009, to promote "<a href="/wiki/No_You_Girls" title="No You Girls">No You Girls</a>", they covered <a href="/wiki/Womanizer_(song)" title="Womanizer (song)">"Womanizer"</a> by <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>. </p><p>They have also collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Marion_Cotillard" title="Marion Cotillard">Marion Cotillard</a> for the 2010 Lady Dior campaign. The band wrote the lyrics and plays the music for the song "The Eyes of Mars", while the actress is on vocals. Kapranos noted that it was refreshing working with her as she had a lot of fun going and retrying the song time and time again. </p><p>In 2010, Franz Ferdinand contributed to the <i><a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(2010_film)" title="Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)">Alice in Wonderland</a></i> soundtrack with their adaption of the song "<a href="/wiki/The_Mock_Turtle%27s_Song" title="The Mock Turtle's Song">The Lobster Quadrille</a>". Later that year, Kapranos and McCarthy collaborated on the song "Do It Again" with <a href="/wiki/Edwyn_Collins" title="Edwyn Collins">Edwyn Collins</a> on his album <i><a href="/wiki/Losing_Sleep_(Edwyn_Collins_album)" title="Losing Sleep (Edwyn Collins album)">Losing Sleep</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapranos" title="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a> took part in a documentary about Glasgow music and <a href="/wiki/Chemikal_Underground" title="Chemikal Underground">Chemikal Underground Records</a> called <i>Lost in France</i>. The film was directed by Niall McCann and brought Kapranos (along with members of <a href="/wiki/The_Delgados" title="The Delgados">The Delgados</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mogwai" title="Mogwai">Mogwai</a> and others) to <a href="/wiki/Mauron" title="Mauron">Mauron</a>, Brittany, to recreate a gig they played when Kapranos was in his earlier band, <a href="/wiki/The_Karelia" title="The Karelia">The Karelia</a>. The film features Kapranos playing live with <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Braithwaite" title="Stuart Braithwaite">Stuart Braithwaite</a> of Mogwai, and other musicians such as <a href="/wiki/Emma_Pollock" title="Emma Pollock">Emma Pollock</a> and <a href="/wiki/RM_Hubbert" title="RM Hubbert">RM Hubbert</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Holy_Mountain_(band)" title="Holy Mountain (band)">Holy Mountain</a>, as well as interviews with Kapranos and his old label-mates. <i>Lost in France</i> premiered at the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Film_Festival" title="Edinburgh International Film Festival">Edinburgh International Film Festival</a> to wholly positive reviews and was called "funny, vital and sobering"<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by Scotland's arts bible <i><a href="/wiki/The_Skinny_(magazine)" title="The Skinny (magazine)">The Skinny</a></i>. </p><p>In 2022, Franz Ferdinand's single, "<a href="/wiki/This_Fire_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)">This Fire</a>" served as the opening theme song for the Polish-Japanese animated series, <i><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk:_Edgerunners" title="Cyberpunk: Edgerunners">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Style">Style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_and_art">Music and art</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Music and art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg/220px-Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg/330px-Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg/440px-Franz_Ferdinand_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1772" data-file-height="1095" /></a><figcaption>The band's logo since their inception circa 2002</figcaption></figure> <p>Stylistically, the band has been labelled as <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Garage_rock_revival" class="mw-redirect" title="Garage rock revival">garage rock revival</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Post-punk_revival" title="Post-punk revival">post-punk revival</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dance-punk" title="Dance-punk">dance-punk</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dance-rock" title="Dance-rock">dance-rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band is notable for its use of <a href="/wiki/Russian_avant-garde" title="Russian avant-garde">Russian avant-garde</a> imagery in album and single covers designed by Matthew Cooper. Examples include: "You Could Have It So Much Better", which references a 1924 portrait of <a href="/wiki/Lilya_Brik" title="Lilya Brik">Lilya Brik</a> by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Rodchenko" title="Alexander Rodchenko">Alexander Rodchenko</a>; "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_(single)" class="mw-redirect" title="Take Me Out (single)">Take Me Out</a>", which references <i>One-Sixth Part of the World,</i> also by Alexander Rodchenko; "<a href="/wiki/This_Fire_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)">This Fire</a>" which references <i><a href="/wiki/Beat_the_Whites_with_the_Red_Wedge" title="Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge">Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/El_Lissitzky" title="El Lissitzky">El Lissitzky</a>; and "<a href="/wiki/Michael_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)">Michael</a>", with single art based on <i>A Proun</i> by Lissitzky. The song "Love and Destroy" was inspired by the scene of disorder made by Margarita, a character of <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Bulgakov" title="Mikhail Bulgakov">Michael Bulgakov</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita" title="The Master and Margarita">The Master and Margarita</a>", in the apartment of the literature critic Latunzky. </p><p>Also, in "Outsiders", the lyrics "In seventeen years will you still be <a href="/wiki/Camille_Claudel" title="Camille Claudel">Camille</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Miller" title="Lee Miller">Lee Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gala_Dal%C3%AD" title="Gala Dalí">Gala</a> or whatever" are a reference to the lovers of the artists <a href="/wiki/Auguste_Rodin" title="Auguste Rodin">Auguste Rodin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Man_Ray" title="Man Ray">Man Ray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" title="Salvador Dalí">Salvador Dalí</a>. </p><p>The band have been credited with helping to increase the popularity of men's fringed hairstyles.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_videos">Music videos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Music videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many of the videos to promote the band's singles take inspiration from Russian <a href="/wiki/Avant-garde" title="Avant-garde">avant-garde</a> much like their LP and CD sleeves. </p><p>The avant-garde music video for "Take Me Out", directed by <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Odell" title="Jonas Odell">Jonas Odell</a>, was inspired by <a href="/wiki/Dada" title="Dada">Dadaism</a> (especially Max Ernst's <i><a href="/wiki/Une_Semaine_de_Bont%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Une Semaine de Bonté">Une Semaine de Bonté</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Busby_Berkeley" title="Busby Berkeley">Busby Berkeley</a> choreographies and Russian <a href="/wiki/Constructivism_(art)" title="Constructivism (art)">constructivist</a> design.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alex Kapranos explained the many and varied influences behind the 1930s-style promo for second single "Take Me Out": "It's kind of two dimensional in a three dimensional style if that makes any sense. It's a montage of images; ourselves, pictures and things taken from other places and put together in a strange, abstract way. That's what gives the video that strange, jerky, style".<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lyrics of "Do You Want To" make reference to parties at the "trendy" Glasgow art gallery Transmission, and the video includes a variety of the work of contemporary artist <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Beecroft" title="Vanessa Beecroft">Vanessa Beecroft</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapranos" title="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a> – lead vocals, lead guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002–present)</span>; piano <span style="font-size:85%;">(2005–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hardy_(bassist)" title="Bob Hardy (bassist)">Bob Hardy</a> – bass guitar, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002–present)</span>; backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002–2008)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Corrie" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Corrie">Julian Corrie</a> – keyboards, synthesizers, lead guitar, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Bardot" title="Dino Bardot">Dino Bardot</a> – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Tait" title="Audrey Tait">Audrey Tait</a> – drums, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(2021–present)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Thomson" title="Paul Thomson">Paul Thomson</a> – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals <sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002–2021)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_McCarthy" title="Nick McCarthy">Nick McCarthy</a> – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing and occasional lead vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2002–2016)</span></li></ul> <p><br />   </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Timeline</b> </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_o1xhdcies8pzu514eq6run8jklx1h9j"></map><img usemap="#timeline_o1xhdcies8pzu514eq6run8jklx1h9j" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/o1xhdcies8pzu514eq6run8jklx1h9j.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_discography" title="Franz Ferdinand discography">Franz Ferdinand discography</a></div> <p><b>Studio albums</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(album)" title="Franz Ferdinand (album)">Franz Ferdinand</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better" title="You Could Have It So Much Better">You Could Have It So Much Better</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tonight:_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Tonight: Franz Ferdinand">Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Right_Thoughts,_Right_Words,_Right_Action" title="Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action">Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Always_Ascending" title="Always Ascending">Always Ascending</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Fear" title="The Human Fear">The Human Fear</a></i> (2025)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Franz_Ferdinand" title="List of awards and nominations received by Franz Ferdinand">List of awards and nominations received by Franz Ferdinand</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Glasgow" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bands from Glasgow">List of bands from Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_musicians" title="List of Scottish musicians">List of Scottish musicians</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Ferdinand_(band)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Retrieved 30 November 2008</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151019112059/http://www.soundonthesound.com/?p=525">Josh Lovseth (Feb 2007).</a>. Retrieved 22 March 2008</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFElse2007" class="citation book cs1">Else, D. 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Franz Ferdinand</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapranos" title="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hardy_(bassist)" title="Bob Hardy (bassist)">Bob Hardy</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Miaoux_Miaoux" title="Miaoux Miaoux">Julian Corrie</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Dino_Bardot" title="Dino Bardot">Dino Bardot</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Tait" title="Audrey Tait">Audrey Tait</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_McCarthy" title="Nick McCarthy">Nick McCarthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Thomson" title="Paul Thomson">Paul Thomson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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(Franz Ferdinand album)">Blood</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_(DVD)" class="mw-redirect" title="Franz Ferdinand (DVD)">Franz Ferdinand</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hits_to_the_Head" title="Hits to the Head">Hits to the Head</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ITunes_Live:_London_Festival_%2709_(Franz_Ferdinand_EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITunes Live: London Festival '09 (Franz Ferdinand EP)">London Festival '09</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Covers_(Franz_Ferdinand_EP)" title="Covers (Franz Ferdinand EP)">Covers</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Darts_of_Pleasure" title="Darts of Pleasure">Darts of Pleasure</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_(song)" title="Take Me Out (song)">Take Me Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Dark_of_the_Matin%C3%A9e" title="The Dark of the Matinée">The Dark of the Matinée</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Michael_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)">Michael</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Fire_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)">This Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Want_To" title="Do You Want To">Do You Want To</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Walk_Away_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Walk Away (Franz Ferdinand song)">Walk Away</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fallen_(song)" title="The Fallen (song)">"The Fallen" / "L. Wells"</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Put_Your_Boots_On" title="Eleanor Put Your Boots On">Eleanor Put Your Boots On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Swallow,_Smile" title="Swallow, Smile">Swallow, Smile</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lucid_Dreams_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Lucid Dreams (Franz Ferdinand song)">Lucid Dreams</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ulysses_(song)" title="Ulysses (song)">Ulysses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_You_Girls" title="No You Girls">No You Girls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Stop_Feeling" title="Can't Stop Feeling">Can't Stop Feeling</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_She_Came_For" title="What She Came For">What She Came For</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Die_on_the_Floor/Katherine_Hit_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="Die on the Floor/Katherine Hit Me">Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_Action" title="Right Action">Right Action</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Love_Illumination" title="Love Illumination">Love Illumination</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evil_Eye_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Evil Eye (Franz Ferdinand song)">Evil Eye</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bullet_(Franz_Ferdinand_song)" title="Bullet (Franz Ferdinand song)">Bullet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fresh_Strawberries" title="Fresh Strawberries">Fresh Strawberries</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stand_on_the_Horizon" title="Stand on the Horizon">Stand on the Horizon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Delusional" title="Johnny Delusional">Johnny Delusional</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Girl_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Call Girl (song)">Call Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Police_Encounters" class="mw-redirect" title="Police Encounters">Police Encounters</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_Ascending_(song)" title="Always Ascending (song)">Always Ascending</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Feel_the_Love_Go" title="Feel the Love Go">Feel the Love Go</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Carey_(record_producer)" title="Dan Carey (record producer)">Dan Carey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Costey" title="Rich Costey">Rich Costey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tore_Johansson" title="Tore Johansson">Tore Johansson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Taylor" title="Alexis Taylor">Alexis Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Terje" title="Todd Terje">Todd Terje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Yttling" title="Björn Yttling">Björn Yttling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Zdar" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippe Zdar">Philippe Zdar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_discography" title="Franz Ferdinand discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Franz_Ferdinand" title="List of awards and nominations received by Franz Ferdinand">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domino_Recording_Company" title="Domino Recording Company">Domino Recording Company</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sound_Bites:_Eating_on_Tour_with_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand">Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Karelia" title="The Karelia">The Karelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Yummy_Fur" title="The Yummy Fur">The Yummy Fur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FFS_(band)" title="FFS (band)">FFS</a> (<a href="/wiki/FFS_(album)" title="FFS (album)">self-titled album</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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(band)">Travis</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_(band)" title="Travis (band)">Travis</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_(band)" title="The Darkness (band)">The Darkness</a> (2004)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Franz Ferdinand</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Chiefs" title="Kaiser Chiefs">Kaiser Chiefs</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbow_(band)" title="Elbow (band)">Elbow</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Kasabian</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumford_%26_Sons" title="Mumford & Sons">Mumford & Sons</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Blood_(band)" title="Royal Blood (band)">Royal Blood</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_1975" title="The 1975">The 1975</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorillaz" title="Gorillaz">Gorillaz</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_1975" title="The 1975">The 1975</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foals_(band)" title="Foals (band)">Foals</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Mix" title="Little Mix">Little Mix</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_Alice" title="Wolf Alice">Wolf Alice</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wet_Leg" title="Wet Leg">Wet Leg</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_(band)" title="Jungle (band)">Jungle</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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href="/wiki/Sam_Fender" title="Sam Fender">Sam Fender</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_1975" title="The 1975">The 1975</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Horizon" title="Bring Me the Horizon">Bring Me the Horizon</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_–_Breakthrough_Video" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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for Fears</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Sowing_the_Seeds_of_Love" title="Sowing the Seeds of Love">Sowing the Seeds of Love</a>" (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Give_It_Away_(Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers_song)" title="Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)">Give It Away</a>" (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Lobos" title="Los Lobos">Los Lobos</a> – "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Hurts" title="Everybody Hurts">Everybody Hurts</a>" (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Buddy_Holly_(song)" title="Buddy Holly (song)">Buddy Holly</a>" (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">The Smashing Pumpkins</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Tonight,_Tonight_(The_Smashing_Pumpkins_song)" title="Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)">Tonight, Tonight</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Virtual_Insanity" title="Virtual Insanity">Virtual Insanity</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Prodigy" title="The Prodigy">The Prodigy</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Smack_My_Bitch_Up" title="Smack My Bitch Up">Smack My Bitch Up</a>" (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Praise_You" title="Praise You">Praise You</a>" (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk" title="Björk">Björk</a> – "<a href="/wiki/All_Is_Full_of_Love" title="All Is Full of 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