  Franz Ferdinand consists of Alex
Kapranos on lead vocals and guitar, Nick
McCarthy on guitar and backing vocals, Bob
Hardy on bass, and Paul Thomson on
percussion. The group hails from Glasgow and
formed in 2001.
 # 96
Singles Artist of the Year
Franz Ferdinand released Franz
Ferdinand.
 Franz
Ferdinand was certified gold.
Franz Ferdinand hit the Top 40
with "Take Me Out."
The video for "Take Me Out" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for
the MTV2 Award.
 The single "Take Me Out" was certified
gold.
Franz Ferdinand were nominated
for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group and Best Music Video - Short Form ("Take Me Out"), and Best Alternative Music
Performance (Franz
Ferdinand).
Franz
Ferdinand was certified platinum.
 The single "Take Me Out" was certified
platinum.
Franz Ferdinand released You
Could Have It So Much Better.
Franz Ferdinand topped the LP
charts in the UK with You
Could Have It So Much Better.
Franz Ferdinand performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The single "Take Me Out" was certified 2x
platinum.
You
Could Have It So Much Better was certified gold.
 Franz Ferdinand
was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Do You Want To")
and Best Alternative Music
Album
(You
Could Have It So Much Better).
 Tonight:
Franz Ferdinand was released.
Franz Ferdinand could be heard
on the charity compilation LP War
Child Presents Heroes on the track
"Call Me." Proceeds of the LP
assist war-affected children around the
world.
 Blood:
Franz Ferdinand - a remix/dub LP was released.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included Franz
Ferdinand at # 71.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Take Me Out" at # 32.
 Franz Ferdinand could be heard
on the compilation LP Almost
Alice on the track "The Lobster
Quadrille."
Franz Ferdinand released Right
Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.
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Franz Ferdinand
Released: April, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 32
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks:
"Jacqueline" - "Tell Her
Tonight" - "Take Me Out" -
"Matinee" - "Auf
Acshe" - "Cheating On You"
- "This Fire" - "Darts Of
Pleasure" - "Michael" -
"Come On Home" - "40
Ft." |
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You Could Have It So
Much Better
Released: October, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 8
US: Gold
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks:
"Fallen" - "Do You Want
To" - "This Boy" -
"Walk Away" - "Evil And A
Heathen" - "You're The Reason
I'm Leaving" - "Eleanor Put
Your Boots On" - "Well That Was
Easy" - "What You Meant" -
"I'm Your Villain" - "You
Could Have it So Much Better" -
"Fade Together" -
"Outsiders" |
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Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Released: January, 2009
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks:
"Ulysses" - "Turn It
On" - "No You Girls" -
"Send Him Away" -
"Twilight Omens" - "Bite
Hard" - "What She Came
For" - "Live Alone" -
"Can't Stop Feeling" -
"Lucid Dreams" (New Album
Version) - "Dream Again" -
"Katherine Kiss Me" |
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Blood: Franz Ferdinand
Released: June, 2009
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Feel The
Pressure" - "Die On The
Floor" - "The Vaguest Of
Feeling" - "If I Can't have You
Then Nobody Can" - "Katherine
Hit Me" - "Backwards on My
Face" - "Feeling Kind Of
Anxious" (Ulysses Dub Mix) -
"Feel The Envy" - "Be
Afraid" |
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Right Thoughts, Right
Words, Right Action
Released: August 27, 2013
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Tracks: "Right
Action" - "Evil Eye" -
"Love Illumnation" -
"Stand On The Horizon" -
"Fresh Strawberries" -
"Bullet" - "Treason!
Animals." - "The Universe
Expanded" - "Brief
Encounters" - "Goodbye Lovers
And Friends" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Always Ascending
Released: February 9, 2018
Tracks: "Always
Ascending" - "Lazy Boy" -
"Paper Cages" -
"Finally" - "The Academy
Award" = "Lois Lane" -
"Hunk And Jim" - "Glimpse
Of Love" - "Feel The Love
Go" - "Slow Don't Kill Me
Slow" |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
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