Franz Ferdinand (album)

Franz Ferdinand
Studio album by Franz Ferdinand
Released 9 February 2004
Recorded 2003
Studio Gula Studios
(Malmö, Sweden)
Genre
Length 38:49
Label Domino
Producer
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: 12 November 2004

Franz Ferdinand is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004 through Domino Records. It was recorded during 2003 at Gula Studios in Malmö, Sweden and was co-produced by the band and Tore Johansson. 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" (often referred to simply as "Matinée"), as well as UK top 20 hit "Michael".

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,[1] with over 1.27 million copies in the United Kingdom[2] and at least 1 million copies in the US (corresponding to 1x Platinum).[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Blender[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
Mojo[9]
NME9/10[10]
Pitchfork Media9.1/10[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Uncut[14]

Franz Ferdinand received universal critical acclaim, holding a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregator site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 31 reviews.[4] Simon Fernand of BBC Music wrote that Franz Ferdinand "may not be a particularly long album, but it is a masterpiece of funky, punky, suave cool from the first track to the last."[15] Anthony Thornton of NME cited Franz Ferdinand as the latest act in a line of art school rock bands with "the absolute conviction that rock 'n' roll is more than a career option" and praised the album as "the latest and most intoxicating example of the wonderful pushing its way up between the ugly slabs of Pop Idol, nu metal and Britons aping American bands."[10] Heather Phares of AllMusic said that Franz Ferdinand "ends up being rewarding in different ways than the band's previous work was, and it's apparent that they're one of the more exciting groups to come out of the garage rock/post-punk revival."[5] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a three-star honorable mention rating and quipped of the band: "Young enough to only work when they need the money, a musical tradition worth fighting for".[16]

Franz Ferdinand is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[17] and was placed at number two on Planet Sound's Best Albums of 2004 list. Clash[18] placed "Franz Ferdinand" at No.14 in its list of the top albums from 2004-9. Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Franz Ferdinand at number 101 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[19]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Jacqueline"  Robert Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy 3:49
2. "Tell Her Tonight"  Kapranos, McCarthy 2:17
3. "Take Me Out"  Kapranos, McCarthy 3:57
4. "The Dark of the Matinée"  Hardy, Kapranos, McCarthy 4:03
5. "Auf Achse"  Kapranos, McCarthy 4:19
6. "Cheating on You"  Kapranos, McCarthy 2:36
7. "This Fire"  Kapranos, McCarthy 4:14
8. "Darts of Pleasure"  Kapranos, McCarthy 2:59
9. "Michael"  Kapranos, McCarthy 3:21
10. "Come on Home"  Kapranos, McCarthy 3:46
11. "40'"  Kapranos, McCarthy 3:24
Total length:
 38:49

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Commercial performance

Franz Ferdinand had a positive commercial performance. The album entered the UK album charts at number 3 in February 2004 and at number 12 on the Australian ARIA album charts in April 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on 26 April 2004, and climbed slowly, peaking at number 32 in December 2004.

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 22
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 24
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[31] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[37] 1
US Billboard 200[38] 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[40] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[42] Gold 100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[43] Gold 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 9 February 2004 Domino Records 12" WIGLP136
CD WIGCD136
CD 2 WIGCD136X
United States 9 March 2004 Domino Records 12" DN027
CD E92441
CD 2 EK93630
Japan 2 June 2004 Sony Japan CD EICP 370

References

  1. ↑ "Classic Scottish Albums, Series 4: Franz Ferdinand". Classic Scottish Albums. BBC. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Jones, Alan (23 September 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Avenged Sevenfold sell 21K to land first No.1 album". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America". http://www.riaa.com. RIAA. Retrieved 16 March 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Reviews for Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Catucci, Nick (April 2004). "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand". Blender (25): 126. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (30 January 2004). "CD: Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Hilburn, Robert (7 March 2004). "A sly, wry wink from Scotland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand". Mojo (124): 95. March 2004.
  10. 1 2 Thornton, Anthony (16 February 2004). "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand". NME. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (8 March 2004). "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand". Q (212): 102. March 2004.
  13. ↑ Walters, Barry (7 April 2004). "Franz Ferdinand". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Smart Bomb". Uncut (82): 88. March 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Fernand, Simon. "Review of Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". BBC Music. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Franz Ferdinand". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  18. ↑ "Clash Essential 50 - 14-11 | Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash". Clashmusic.com. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  19. ↑ Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  20. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  26. ↑ "Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  27. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  29. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  30. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  31. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  32. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  33. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  34. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  35. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  36. ↑ "Franz Ferdinand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  37. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  38. ↑ "Franz Ferdinand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Franz Ferdinand. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  39. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  40. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2004". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  41. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Music Canada.
  42. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Franz Ferdinand; 'Franz Ferdinand')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  43. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  44. ↑ "British album certifications – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Franz Ferdinand in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  45. ↑ "American album certifications – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.