Franz Ferdinand discography
| Franz Ferdinand discography | |
|---|---|
 Franz Ferdinand at a concert in Prague, August 2006. | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 22 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Singles | 27 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Promotional singles | 5 |
The discography of Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish indie rock band, consists of four studio albums, one remix album, two live albums, one video album, six extended plays, twenty-four singles, four promotional singles and fifteen music videos.
The band first experienced major chart success with their second single, "Take Me Out", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The release of the single was followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year for 2004.
Their fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action was announced in July 2013 and released on 26 August 2013.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRL [7] |
NLD [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | ||||
| Franz Ferdinand |
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3 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 32 | ||
| You Could Have It So Much Better |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
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2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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| Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action |
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6 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
| FFS (as FFS) |
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17 | 85 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 19 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Blood: Franz Ferdinand |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live 2003[21] |
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| Live 2014 at the London Roundhouse |
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Video releases
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Ferdinand |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Remixes |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2009 |
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| Covers |
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| The North Sea[A][22][23] |
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| Live E.P.[B][24] |
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| Evil Action[25] |
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| Spotify Sessions[26] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [27] |
AUS [28] |
BEL [4] |
CAN [29] |
FRA [5] |
GER [30] |
IRL [7] |
NLD [8] |
US [31] |
US Alt. [32] | |||||
| "Darts of Pleasure" | 2003 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Franz Ferdinand | ||
| "Take Me Out" | 2004 | 3 | 25 | — | 7 | 92 | — | 8 | 72 | 66 | 3 | |||
| "The Dark of the Matinée" | 8 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 27 | 73 | — | — | ||||
| "Michael" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Fire" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 17 | ||||
| "Get Up and Use Me" / "Jacqueline"[C] (with The Fire Engines) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Do You Want To" | 2005 | 4 | — | 58 | — | 68 | 70 | 26 | 13 | 76 | 9 |
|
You Could Have It So Much Better | |
| "Walk Away" | 13 | — | 58 | — | — | 96 | 46 | 84 | — | — | ||||
| "The Fallen" | 2006 | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 91 | — | 39 | |||
| "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Swallow, Smile"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Lucid Dreams" | 2008 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand | ||
| "Ulysses" | 20 | 62 | 58 | 73 | 31 | 41 | — | 74 | — | 20 | ||||
| "No You Girls" | 2009 | 22 | 34 | 72 | 54 | 46 | 80 | — | 95 | 106[E] | 7 | |||
| "Can't Stop Feeling" | — | — | 69 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "What She Came For" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Die on the Floor" / "Katherine Hit Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood | |||
| "Live Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand | |||
| "Liefde En Puin" / "Heisa-Ho" [C] (with De Kift) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "The Eyes of Mars" [F] (with Marion Cotillard) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Right Action" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action | ||
| "Love Illumination" | — | — | 72 | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Evil Eye" | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bullet" | 2014 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fresh Strawberries" | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Stand on the Horizon" | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Johnny Delusional" | 2015 | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FFS | ||
| "Call Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Police Encounters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Demagogue" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 Days, 30 Songs | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I'm Your Villain" | 2006 | You Could Have It So Much Better |
| "Outsiders" | ||
| "This Boy" | ||
| "Fade Together" | ||
| "Piss Off" | 2015 | FFS |
| "Collaborations Don't Work" |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Song for Sorry Angel (Sorry Angel)"[33] | 2006 | Jane Birkin | Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited |
| "What You Waiting For?"[34] | N/A | Radio 1's Live Lounge | |
| "Jackie Jackson"[35] | Colours Are Brighter: Songs from Children (And Grown-Ups Too) | ||
| "The Dark of the Matinée"[36] | Coco Freeman | Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba | |
| "All My Friends" (Franz Ferdinand version)[37] | 2007 | LCD Soundsystem | "All My Friends" single/A Bunch of Stuff EP |
| "Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow"[38] | N/A | Hallam Foe Soundtrack | |
| "Sound and Vision"[39] | Radio 1: Established 1967 | ||
| "No"[40] | David Shrigley | Worried Noodles | |
| "Call Me"[41] | 2009 | N/A | War Child Presents Heroes |
| "The Lobster Quadrille"[42] | 2010 | Almost Alice | |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Darts of Pleasure" | 2003 | Scott Lyon[43] |
| "Take Me Out" | 2004 | Jonas Odell[44] |
| "The Dark of the Matinée" | Chris Hopewell[43] | |
| "Michael" | Uwe Flade[43] | |
| "This Fire" | StyleWar[43] | |
| "Do You Want To" | 2005 | Diane Martel[45] |
| "Walk Away" | Scott Lyon[46] | |
| "The Fallen" | 2006 | Alex & Martin[43] |
| "L. Wells" | Blair Young[47] | |
| "Jeremy Fraser" | Scott Lyon[43] | |
| "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" | Chris Hopewell[48] | |
| "Wine in the Afternoon" | Blair Young[49] | |
| "All My Friends" | 2007 | Anna McCarthy[50] |
| "Ulysses" | 2009 | Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern[51] |
| "No You Girls" | Nima Nourizadeh[52] | |
| "Can't Stop Feeling" | Russell Weekes[53] | |
| "Right Action" | 2013 | Jonas Odell[54] |
| "Love Illumination" | Tim Saccenti[55] | |
| "Evil Eye" | Diane Martel[56] | |
| "Bullet" | Andy Knowles[57] | |
| "Erdbeer Mund" | 2014 | Anna McCarthy[58] |
| "Fresh Strawberries" | Margarita Louca[59] | |
| "Stand on the Horizon" | Karan Kandhari[60] | |
| "Johnny Delusional" | 2015 | AB/CD/CD[61] |
| "Piss Off" | ROBiSROB[62] |
Notes
- A ^ The North Sea is a pseudonym for Franz Ferdinand. The actual track listing includes two remixes, by Todd Terje, of the songs from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action: "Evil Eye (Todd Terje Extended Mix)" and "Stand on the Horizon (Todd Terje Extended Mix)".[63]
- B ^ Live E.P. is a free Amazon.com release. Includes 3 tracks from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action deluxe edition bonus disc.
- C ^ "Get Up and Use Me" / "Jacqueline" was released as a limited edition 7" single. "Get Up and Use Me" is The Fire Engines song covered for the single by Franz Ferdinand, "Jacqueline" is vice versa.[64] The same with "Liefde En Puin" / "Heisa-Ho" single with "Liefde En Puin" being a cover of "Love And Destroy" performed by De Kift and "Heisa-Ho" covered by Franz Ferdinand.
- D ^ "Swallow, Smile" was released as a single exclusive to the band's official fan club.
- E ^ "No You Girls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[65]
- F ^ "The Eyes of Mars" was released as limited edition 7" one-sided single
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