The album produced the hit single "Do You Want To", amongst many other singles. The album topped the UK Album Charts, and made the top ten in the Billboard 200 in the US. The band's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), was a platinum-selling album in the United Kingdom and gold-selling in the United States. They were part of the mid-2000s post-punk revival along with Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs. From the album, three top-ten singles were released: "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée", and "This Fire". NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached No. 3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted on the UK album chart at No. 3. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals).
Franz Ferdinand are a British indie rock band formed in 2002, and based in Glasgow.
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