The EP was first released on 16 April 2011 for the Record Store Day on 12" vinyl and later on 2 May 2011 on CD. From five song of the EP Franz Ferdinand perform only on the first track, "Live Alone", which is covered by Debbie Harry. Other tracks feature Stephin Merritt, LCD Soundsystem, ESG and Peaches. Several additional remixes were also released.
Franz Ferdinand themselves have previously released covers for LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" and Blondie's "Call Me"
Franz Ferdinand is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004 through Domino Records. It was recorded during 2003 at Gula Studios in Malmö, Sweden and was co-produced by the band and Tore Johansson. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains the UK top ten singles "Take Me Out" and "The Dark of the Matinée" (often referred to simply as "Matinée"), as well as UK top 20 hit "Michael". Franz Ferdinand won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. The album has since sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide, with over 1.27 million copies in the United Kingdom and at least 1 million copies in the US (corresponding to 1x Platinum).
Chart performance
The album entered the UK album charts at #3 in February 2004 and at #12 on the Australian ARIA album charts in April 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on 26 April 2004, and climbed slowly, peaking at #32 in December 2004. It reached #1 on the Heatseeker chart for new acts. As of September 2004, there have been five different singles released from the album:
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band, formed in 2002 and based in Glasgow. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). The band has been known for being one of the most popular post-punk revival bands. They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards—winning one for Best British Group, as well as one NME Award.
The band began by releasing their debut extended play, Darts of Pleasure, in 2003, under Domino Records. The band gained recognition in the United Kingdom after the EP's title track peaked at number 44 on UK Singles Chart. In January 2004, the band released the song "Take Me Out". The song went on to achieve global recognition, charting in several countries, and earned a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. It has since been noted as the band's signature song and has received critical acclaim from critics. The band subsequently released their eponymous debut studio album on 9 February 2004 to critical acclaim. The album won the 2004 Mercury Prize and earned a nomination for Best Alternative Album at the same Grammy award show. In the following year, the band released their second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better, which was produced by Rich Costey. The album went on to earn critical acclaim from critics as well as a positive commercial performance, peaking within the top-ten in multiple countries. The album earned a nomination for Best Alternative Album and one of the singles released from the album, "Do You Want To", earned a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection" , frið "peace" (PIE pri to love, to make peace) or alternatively farð "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic *farthi, abstract noun from root *far- "to fare, travel" (PIE par "to lead, pass over"), and nanth "courage" or nand "ready, prepared" related to Old Spanish
, Old High German nendan "to risk, venture."
The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either GothicFerdinanths or Frithunanths.
It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain.
Variants of the name include Fernán, Fernando, Hernando, and Hernán in Spanish, Ferran in Catalan, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese.
The French forms are Ferrand, Fernand, and Fernandel, and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian. In Hungarian both Ferdinánd and Nándor are used equally.
There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such as Finnish version is Veeti.
What She Came For is taken from the Franz Ferdinand EP
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published: 09 Feb 2012
Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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published: 31 May 2011
Take Me Out - Hit The Road cover Franz Ferdinand @Junk House
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Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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published: 14 Dec 2011
STEPHEN MERRITT - DREAM AGAIN [FRANZ FERDINAND COVER]
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B-CLIP #115 FRIDAY - Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand cover)
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published: 29 Oct 2014
Do You Want To - Hit The Road cover Franz Ferdinand @Junk House
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The Dark of The Matinee - Hit The Road cover Franz Ferdinand @Junk House
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What She Came For is taken from the Franz Ferdinand EP
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Video Directed by Konx Om Pax http://vimeo.com/konxompax
Dom...
What She Came For is taken from the Franz Ferdinand EP
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Video Directed by Konx Om Pax http://vimeo.com/konxompax
Domino Recording Company is an independent record label founded in 1993. Subscribe to Domino: http://goo.gl/kdcyu
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What She Came For is taken from the Franz Ferdinand EP
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Video Directed by Konx Om Pax http://vimeo.com/konxompax
Domino Recording Company is an independent record label founded in 1993. Subscribe to Domino: http://goo.gl/kdcyu
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Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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The first video taken from the Franz ...
Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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The first video taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP.
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Video directed by Nice & Polite.
Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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The first video taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP.
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Video directed by Nice & Polite.
Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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Dream Again is taken from th...
Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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Dream Again is taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP
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Video Directed by Russell Weekes http://www.eekes.com
Photographed by Ali Mobasser http://www.alimobasser.com
Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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Dream Again is taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP
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Video Directed by Russell Weekes http://www.eekes.com
Photographed by Ali Mobasser http://www.alimobasser.com
What She Came For is taken from the Franz Ferdinand EP
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Video Directed by Konx Om Pax http://vimeo.com/konxompax
Domino Recording Company is an independent record label founded in 1993. Subscribe to Domino: http://goo.gl/kdcyu
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Peaches - Turn It On (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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The first video taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP.
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Video directed by Nice & Polite.
Stephin Merritt - Dream Again (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
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Dream Again is taken from the Franz Ferdinand Covers EP
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The EP was first released on 16 April 2011 for the Record Store Day on 12" vinyl and later on 2 May 2011 on CD. From five song of the EP Franz Ferdinand perform only on the first track, "Live Alone", which is covered by Debbie Harry. Other tracks feature Stephin Merritt, LCD Soundsystem, ESG and Peaches. Several additional remixes were also released.
Franz Ferdinand themselves have previously released covers for LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" and Blondie's "Call Me"