"Ulysses" was released as the lead single, although "No You Girls" proved to be popular, being their second longest-charting single in the UK, after "Do You Want To". After the release of You Could Have It So Much Better, the band took some time recording their third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, which was released internationally on 26 January 2009, and made the top ten in the United Kingdom and the United States. The album produced the hit single "Do You Want To", amongst many other singles.
The album topped the UK Album Charts, and made the top ten in the Billboard 200 in the US. The band's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better, was a platinum-selling album in the United Kingdom and gold-selling in the United States.
From the album, three top-ten singles were released: "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée", and "This Fire". NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. 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. 3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted on the UK album chart at No. The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached No. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy, and Paul Thomson. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:įranz Ferdinand is a Glasgow-based indie rock band formed in 2002.
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