The discography of Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish indie rock band, consists of six studio albums, one remix album, two compilation albums, two live albums, one video album, six extended plays, 29 singles, four promotional singles and 33 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.
Additionally, Franz Ferdinand recorded and released one album as FFS (an abbreviation of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks), a collaborative supergroup with American art rock band Sparks, in 2015.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications SCO AUSPeaks of albums in Australia: All except noted: Hits to the Head: BEL CAN FRAPeaks in France: For all except noted: "Lazy Boy": GER IRL NLD SWI UK US Franz Ferdinand Released: 9 February 2004 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download 2 12 7 — 26 16 2 18 35 3 32BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum You Could Have It So Much Better Released: 28 September 2005 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download 1 5 4 3 5 2 2 9 4 1 8BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BRMA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Released: 26 January 2009 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, box set, download 2 6 4 2 4 2 10 4 3 2 9BPI: Gold MC: Gold Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Released: 26 August 2013 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download 2 18 5 7 6 4 19 3 3 6 24 Always Ascending Released: 9 February 2018 Label: Domino Formats: CD, CS, LP, download 3 28 21 31 14 13 35 19 5 6 59 The Human Fear Released: 10 January 2025 Label: Domino Formats: CD, CS, LP, download 1 — 33 — 29 11 — 31 6 3 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Remix albums + List of albums Title Album details Blood: Franz Ferdinand Released: 18 April 2009 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions SCOPeaks in Scotland: Always Ascending: Hits to the Head: AUS BEL FRA GER JPN NLD SWI UK US Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand Released: 15 September 2014 Label: Late Night Tales Formats: CD, LP, download — — — 150 — — — — — — Hits to the Head Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download 4 76 22 55 9 45 31 15 7 —
Live albums + List of albums Title Album details Live 2003 Released: 22 Dec 2003 Label: Self-released Formats: Vinyl Live 2014 at the London Roundhouse Released: 26 May 2014 Label: Concert Live Formats: CD, download
Video releases + List of video albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications JPN UK Franz Ferdinand Released: 28 November 2005 Label: Domino Formats: DVD 57 —RIAA: Platinum
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions UK Remixes Released: 2006 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, CD — iTunes Festival: London 2009 Released: 9 July 2009 Label: Domino (via NME) Formats: Download — Covers Released: 16 April 2011 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, CD, download — The North Sea Released: 29 July 2013 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, download — Live E.P. Released: 12 August 2013 Label: Domino Formats: Download — Evil Action Released: 18 September 2013 Label: Domino Formats: CD, download — Spotify Sessions Released: 4 February 2014 Label: Domino Formats: Streamed audio —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SCOPeak chart positions in Scotland: "Darts of Pleasure": "Take Me Out": "The Matinee": "Michael": "Do You Want To": "Walk Away": "The Fallen": "Eleanor Put Your Boots On": "Ulysses": "No You Girls": "Can't Stop Feeling": "What She Came For": AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Take Me Out" and "No You Girls": "This Fire": "The Fallen" / "L. Wells": "Ulysses": CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: All except "Take Me Out": "Take Me Out": FRA GER IRL JPN NLD UK US "Darts of Pleasure" 2003 35 — — — — — — — 44 — Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" 2004 2 25 7 92 — 8 — 72 3 66BPI: 4× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum "The Dark of the Matinée" 7 — — — 88 27 — 73 8 — "Michael" 15 — — — — 39 — — 17 — "This Fffire" — 62 — — — — — 85 — — "Do You Want To" 2005 2 — — 68 70 26 — 13 4 76BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold You Could Have It So Much Better "Walk Away" 9 — — — 96 46 — 84 13 — "The Fallen" 2006 4 51 — — — 41 — 91 14 — "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" 17 — — — — — — — 30 — "Lucid Dreams"2008 — — 35 — — — — — — — "Ulysses" 3 62 73 31 41 — 3 74 20 —Tonight: Franz Ferdinand "No You Girls" 2009 3 34 54 46 80 — 39 95 22 —BPI: Silver "Can't Stop Feeling" 28 — — 69 — — — — — — "What She Came For" 59 — — — — — — — — — "Live Alone" — — — — — — — — — — "Right Action" 2013 — — — — — — 22 — — — Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action "Love Illumination" — — — 148 — — — — — — "Evil Eye" — — — — — — — — — — "Bullet" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — "Fresh Strawberries" — — — — — — — — — — "Stand on the Horizon" — — — — — — — — — — "Always Ascending" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Always Ascending "Feel the Love Go" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Lazy Boy" — — — 174 — — — — — — "Glimpse of Love" — — — — — — — — — — "Billy Goodbye" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Hits to the Head "Curious"2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Audacious" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — The Human Fear "Night or Day" — — — — — — — — — — "Hooked" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Get Up and Use Me" / "Jacqueline"(with The Fire Engines) 2004 "I'm Your Villain" 2006 You Could Have It So Much Better "Outsiders" "This Boy" (Rory Phillips Remix) "Fade Together" "Swallow, Smile" "Die on the Floor" / "Katherine Hit Me" 2009 Blood "Liefde En Puin" / "Heisa-Ho"(with De Kift) "The Eyes of Mars"(with Marion Cotillard) 2010
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album CIS RUS UKR "Take Me Out" (Daft Punk Remix) 2004 192 160 96 "Take Me Out" single
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Michael" (live) 2004 NME Awards 2004: Rare & Unreleased "Jacqueline" (live) Songs To Save Your Life "Tell Her Tonight" (live) Uncut Presents: 15-Track Pick Of The Best Recent Music "Darts of Pleasure" (live) 2005 Austin City Limits Music Festival: Live From Austin, Texas 2004 "Do You Want To" (live) Point Exclusives: Volume 2 "A Song for Sorry Angel (Sorry Angel)"(with Jane Birkin) 2006 Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited "What You Waiting For?" Radio 1's Live Lounge "Jackie Jackson" Colours Are Brighter: Songs from Children (And Grown-Ups Too) "The Dark of the Matinée"(with Coco Freeman) Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba "All My Friends" 2007 "All My Friends" single / A Bunch of Stuff EP(LCD Soundsystem) "Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow" Hallam Foe: Original Soundtrack "Sound and Vision"(featuring Girls Aloud) Radio 1: Established 1967 "No" David Shrigley's Worried Noodles "Call Me" 2009 War Child Presents Heroes "The Lobster Quadrille" 2010 Almost Alice "Real Thing" 2012 Nardwuar The Human Serviette And The Evaporators Present: Busy Doing Nothing! "Nardwuar Vs. Franz Ferdinand" (Interview)(with The Evaporators) "Demagogue" 2016 30 Days, 50 Songs "Take Me Out" (live) 2019 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Darts of Pleasure" 2003 Scott Lyon "Take Me Out" 2004 Jonas Odell "The Dark of the Matinée" Chris Hopewell "Michael" Uwe Flade "This Fire" StyleWar "Do You Want To" 2005 Diane Martel "Walk Away" Scott Lyon "The Fallen" 2006 Alex & Martin "L. Wells" Blair Young "Jeremy Fraser" Scott Lyon "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" Chris Hopewell "Wine in the Afternoon" Blair Young "All My Friends" 2007 Anna McCarthy "Ulysses" 2009 Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern "No You Girls" Nima Nourizadeh "Can't Stop Feeling" Russell Weekes "Right Action" 2013 Jonas Odell "Love Illumination" Tim Saccenti "Evil Eye" Diane Martel "Bullet" Andy Knowles "Erdbeer Mund" 2014 Anna McCarthy "Fresh Strawberries" Margarita Louca "Stand on the Horizon" Karan Kandhari "Johnny Delusional" 2015 AB/CD/CD "Piss Off" ROBiSROB "Call Girl" Sasha Rainbow "Always Ascending" 2017 AB/CD/CD "Feel the Love Go" 2018 Diane Martel "Glimpse of Love" Alice Kunisue "Billy Goodbye" 2021 Diane Martel, Alex Kapranos, Ben Cole "Curious" 2022 Andy Knowles "Audacious" 2024 Andy Knowles "Night or Day" Rianne White
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References
External links
Official website