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Franz Ferdinand Studio album by Franz Ferdinand Released 9 February 2004 Recorded 2003 Genre Post-punk, indie rock Length 38:45 (single disc) 54:35 (double disc) Label Domino Records Producer Franz Ferdinand, Tore Johansson Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: "Take Me Out", "This Fire" (on the download chart) and "The Dark of the Matinée" or "Matinée". Franz Ferdinand won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. The album has since sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide. The album is notable as one of the very few modern albums that are not compressed to the max in participation of the loudness war. Chart performance The album entered the UK album charts at #3 in February 2004 and at #12 on the Australian ARIA album charts in April 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on April 26, 2004, and climbed slowly, peaking at #32 in December 2004. It reached #2 on the Heatseeker chart for new acts. As of September 2004, there have been five different singles released from the album: The "Darts of Pleasure" EP reached the top 50 of the UK singles charts in September 2003. "Take Me Out" reached the top 5 of the UK charts, top 10 of the Irish charts and top 40 in a composite European chart. "The Dark of the Matinée" or "Matinée" reached the top 10 of the UK singles charts and top 30 of the World Modern Rock Charts (a composite chart of United States, German, UK, Swedish, Finnish, Canadian and Australian modern rock charts). "Michael" reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts in August 2004. "This Fire" only first played by KROQ in September 2004. Take Me Out was voted #1 in the national Australian music poll, the Triple J Hottest 100 (2004) and This Fire and The Dark of the Matinée were placed at #29 and #50, respectively Track History: "Michael" is a song by Franz Ferdinand and was the fourth single released from their debut self-titled album. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor". The singer, Alex Kapranos, stated in an interview that the song was written about two friends of his — "It was one night when me and the band were out with friends from Glasgow, and we went to this warehouse dance party thing called Disco X. It was a very debauched night and these two friends got it together in a very sexy way." Lyrics: This is where I'll be so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael So sexy, I'm sexy, so come and dance with me Michael I'm all that you see, you wanna see, so come and dance with me Michael So close now, so close now, so come and dance with me, so come and dance with me, so come and dance with me Michael, you're the boy with all the leather hips, sticky hair, sticky hips, stubble on my sticky lips Michael, you're the only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want Beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance whore Michael, waiting on a silver platter now ... and nothing matters now This is what I am, I am a man so come and dance with me Michael So strong now, its strong now so come and dance with me Michael I'm all that you see, you wanna see so come and dance with me Michael So close now, its close now, so come and dance with me, so come and dance with me, SO COME AND DANCE WITH ME Michael, you're the boy with all the leather hips, sticky hair, sticky hips, stubble on my sticky hips Michael, you're the only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want Beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance whore Michael, waiting on a silver platter now ... and nothing matters now Michael, you're the only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want only one I'd ever want (twice) Beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance whore Michael, waiting on a silver platter now, nothing matters now, nothing Matters now but you YEAH... On Set: Alex Kapranos -- lead guitar, lead vocals Nick McCarthy -- rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Bob Hardy -- bass guitar Paul Thomson -- drums, percussion, backing vocals Andy Knowles (touring only) -- drums, keyboards, guitar