Franz Ferdinand - Cheating On You

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.

Lyrics:
Goodbye girl, because I'm lonely
Goodbye girl, it isn't over
Goodbye girl, because it's only love
Goodbye girl, you know you want me
Goodbye girl, yes I'm a loser
Goodbye girl, you know it's only love

I'm cheating on you, yeah
I'm cheating on you, yeah
I'm cheating on you, yeah
You're cheating on me

Goodbye girl, you are the only one
Goodbye girl, I know you want me
Goodbye girl, you are the only love

Goodbye girl, now if you're lonely
Goodbye girl, why don't you join me
Goodbye girl, you know it's only love

I'm cheating on you, yeah
I'm thinking of you, yeah
I'm cheating on you, yeah
I'm cheating on me

Oh, watch out! Watch out!
I'm cheating on you!

Goodbye girl, goodbye girl
Goodbye girl, goodbye girl

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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Franz
• Ferdinand
• Indie
• Rock
• Alternative
• 2004
• Alex
• Kapranos

[gogolplex74]

3 people are cheating on us

[NeuroticPastry]

@AriannaAzra

It's cause America has lost track of what real music is..

All that rap and pop shit has ruined regular good music! *cough* keesha

[michaelhays92]

@jamesschaller Pop hasn't been good since The Beatles.

[jamesschaller]

@NeuroticPastry pfff pop is amazing your so called regular GOOD music obviously sounds like shit what do you listen to john prime jesus christ?

[SinisterKid187]

I'm cheating on you with this oh-so-sexy bassline...

[ScotlandsPie]

I'm tired of people saying what real music is, because everyone has their own opinion on that subject. REAL music is music that you enjoy, music that everyone likes is POPULAR music. So to you saying that bands like AC/DC and Metallica are REAL music, sure, to you. Just because I prefer techno and pop doesn't mean that it's fake music. If anything techno destroys rock.

[facecheek]

this song suck soooo  much!!

psyche! hahaha

[artouxcp]

@NeuroticPastry it's a shame that pop/rap has overshadowed these great artists. if only it was the other way around, a man can dream...

[KillingFratellisLeon]

@NeuroticPastry It's unfair to say that only America is doing it; there are as many rappers and pop-stars and techno bands in Europe as in N. America.

[krhprodctionz]

Official club song of Glasgow Rangers

[FordMan055]

I love his accent. That makes the music even better. 

[FeistyMcFeisty1]

sweet tune