Franz Ferdinand (album)

Franz Ferdinand is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, first released on 9 February 2004 through the Domino Recording Company. It was recorded during 2003 at Gula Studios in Malmö, Sweden, with Tore Johansson, who produced the majority of the album, with two tracks produced by the band themselves. 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" as well as UK top 20 hit "Michael".

Franz Ferdinand
Studio album by
Franz Ferdinand
Released9 February 2004
RecordedJune–July 2003
StudioGula (Malmö)
Genre
Length38:49
LabelDomino
Producer
  • Tore Johansson
  • Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand chronology
Franz Ferdinand
(2004)		 You Could Have It So Much Better
(2005)
Singles from Franz Ferdinand
  1. "Darts of Pleasure"
    Released: 8 September 2003
  2. "Take Me Out"
    Released: 12 January 2004
  3. "The Dark of the Matinée"
    Released: 19 April 2004
  4. "Michael"
    Released: 16 August 2004
  5. "This Fire"
    Released: 4 October 2004

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 Platinum).

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