Franz Ferdinand - Come On Home

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:
Although my lover lives in a place that I can't live
I kinda find I like a life this lonely
It rips and pierces me
In places I can't see
I love the rip of nerves
The rip that wakes me
I'm so dissatisfied, I love dissatisfied
I love to feel there's always more that I need


So Come On Home

You're where you want to be
I'm where I want to be
Come on, where chasing everything we'ver ever wanted
I replace you easily, replace pathetically
I flirt with any flighty thing that falls my way
But how I needed you
When I needed you.
Lets not forget we are so strong, so bloody strong

So Come On Home
But don't forget to leave

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

[weatherdog2000]

Nice song who care's if it's a little old school --- trending away from newer music finding better masterpieces from the past. Are you? Like this comment if you are!

[ThwingFilms]

my computer always seems to freeze on everything not related to franz ferdinand but thats okay with me

[Curebores]

Most music in the past sucked too. It's just the crap stopped getting played.

[prematurelybald]

@weatherdog2000 it's not even THAT old. If this is old. Then what's Mozart or even Talking Heads?

[spackhollogay]

@TheSmokiejoe2 English please?

[naturesoldier1]

I don't see how a motherfucker who doesnt like this "shit" is here hahaha FUCK YOU !!! haha

[LeneredLChurch]

@naturesoldier1 Fuck ya I don't see how people can listen to rap and that shit.

[naturesoldier1]

YEAH !!!!! MASTERPIECES FROM THE PAST !!!!! MOST OF NEW "MUSIC" SUCKS !!!

[kotostefos]

So deeply disappointed for that life!:(

[lolmakerman]

@minecraftmechanic1 hmm weird i actually like the ending cause i get to play it again :)

[minecraftmechanic1]

I hate how this song has an end! :)

[fux4k3]

I'm glad I watched Almost Round 3.