  Franz Ferdinand consists of Alex
Kapranos on lead vocals and guitar, Nick
McCarthy on guitar and backing vocals, Bob
Hardy on bass, and Paul Thomson on
percussion. The group hails from Glasgow and
formed in 2001.
 # 96
Singles Artist of the Year
Franz Ferdinand released Franz
Ferdinand.
 Franz
Ferdinand was certified gold.
Franz Ferdinand hit the Top 40
with "Take Me Out."
The video for "Take Me Out" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for
the MTV2 Award.
The single "Take Me Out" was certified
gold.
Franz Ferdinand were nominated
for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group and Best Music Video - Short Form ("Take Me Out"), and Best Alternative Music
Performance (Franz
Ferdinand).
Franz
Ferdinand was certified platinum.
 The single "Take Me Out" was certified
platinum.
Franz Ferdinand released You
Could Have It So Much Better.
Franz Ferdinand topped the LP
charts in the UK with You
Could Have It So Much Better.
Franz Ferdinand performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The single "Take Me Out" was certified 2x
platinum.
You
Could Have It So Much Better was certified gold.
Franz Ferdinand
was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Do You Want To")
and Best Alternative Music
Album
(You
Could Have It So Much Better).
A new Franz Ferdinand LP is
expected in the summer.
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Franz Ferdinand
Released: April, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 32
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks:
"Jacqueline" - "Tell Her
Tonight" - "Take Me Out" -
"Matinee" - "Auf
Acshe" - "Cheating On You"
- "This Fire" - "Darts Of
Pleasure" - "Michael" -
"Come On Home" - "40
Ft." |
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You Could Have It So
Much Better
Released: October, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 8
US: Gold
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks:
"Fallen" - "Do You Want
To" - "This Boy" -
"Walk Away" - "Evil And A
Heathen" - "You're The Reason
I'm Leaving" - "Eleanor Put
Your Boots On" - "Well That Was
Easy" - "What You Meant" -
"I'm Your Villain" - "You
Could Have it So Much Better" -
"Fade Together" -
"Outsiders" |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
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