Franz Ferdinand (album)

Franz Ferdinand
Studio album by Franz Ferdinand
Publication (s)	February 9, 2004
Label (s)	Domino Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Indie rock , alternative rock
Title (number)	11
running time	38:49
occupation	Alex Kapranos - vocals , guitar Nicholas McCarthy - guitar , keyboard , background vocals Paul Thomson - drums , background vocals , guitar Robert Hardy - bass
production	Tore Johansson, Franz Ferdinand
Studio (s)	Gula Studios, Malmo
chronology - Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)

Franz Ferdinand is the debut album of the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand and was released on February 9, 2004 on the Domino Records label . Five tracks from the album were released as singles, three of which made it into the top ten of the UK singles chart, namely The Dark of the Matinée , This Fire and Take Me Out . It was produced by Tore Johansson and Franz Ferdinand themselves.

Track list

All songs except # 1 and # 4 were written by Nick McCarthy and Alex Kapranos . Song 1 and 4 were written by Kapranos, McCarthy and Robert Hardy.

1. Jacqueline (3:49)
2. Tell Her Tonight (2:17)
3. Take Me Out (3:57)
4. The Dark of the Matinée (4:03)
5. On the move (4:19)
6. Cheating on You (2:36)
7. This Fire (4:14)
8. Darts of Pleasure (2:59)
9. Michael (3:21)
10. Come on Home (3:46)
11. 40 ' (3:24)

reception

source	rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
The Guardian
Laut.de
Pitchfork Media
New Musical Express

The album was generally received very positively by the critics and can be found in many favorites lists today. Rolling Stone magazine selected Franz Ferdinand at number 71 of the 100 best albums of the 2000s and at number 49 of the 100 best debut albums. The magazine put the song Take Me Out at number 327 of the 500 best songs of all time . Pitchfork Media ranks the album 101st out of the 200 best albums of the decade. In the selection of the 500 best albums of all time by the New Musical Express, it ranks 192. In 2005, Visions magazine placed the album at 25th of its 150 albums for the ages . Franz Ferdinand was included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Review by Heather Phares on allmusic.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
2. ↑ Review by Barry Walters on rollingstone.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
3. ↑ Review by Alexis Petridis on theguardian.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
4. ↑ Review by Alexander Cordas on laut.de (accessed on February 21, 2018)
5. ↑ Review by Brent DiCrescenzo on pitchfork.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
6. ↑ Review by Anthony Thornton on nme.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
7. ↑ 100 Best Albums of the 2000s on rollingstone.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
8. ↑ 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time on rollingstone.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
9. ↑ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time on rollingstone.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
10. ^ The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. 150-101. Retrieved October 2, 2010 . 
11. ↑ The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 200-101 at nme.com (accessed February 21, 2018)
12. ↑ 150 Albums for Eternity , in: Visions, No. 152, p. 68