Do You Want To

This article is about the song by Franz Ferdinand. For the song by Xscape, see Do You Want To/Can't Hang.

"Do You Want To" is the lead single from Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand's second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005). It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 2006, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song's music video, directed by Diane Martel, was released on 23 August and was played every hour on MTV2 on the day it debuted.^{[citation needed]}

"Do You Want To"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
B-side	"Fabulously Lazy" "What You Meant" (acoustic) "Get Away" "Your Diary"
Released	19 September 2005 (2005-09-19)
Genre	Indie rock[1] dance-rock[1]
Length	3:35
Label	Domino
Songwriter(s)	Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy Robert Hardy Paul Thomson
Producer(s)	Franz Ferdinand Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"This Fffire" (2004) "Do You Want To" (2005) "Walk Away" (2005)

Reception

"Do You Want To" was named the Sound Opinions single of 2005.^{[citation needed]} The song also came 10th in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005. On Q's "Top 100 Indie Anthems Ever", it was placed on number 43; Q also named it the greatest single of 2005.^{[citation needed]} Pitchfork Media ranked the song at number 342 in their list of the "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".^[2]

Track listings

UK CD single (RUG211CDX)^[3]

1. "Do You Want To"
2. "Fabulously Lazy"
3. "What You Meant" (acoustic)

UK 7-inch single (RUG211)^[4]

A. "Do You Want To"

B. "Get Away"

UK 12-inch single (RUG211T)^[5]

A. "Do You Want To" (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket)

AA. "Do You Want To" (original version)

European CD single (RUG211CD)^[6]

1. "Do You Want To"
2. "Your Diary"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 8 Canada (Nielsen BDS)[8] 39 Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[9] 4 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[10] 136 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 13 France (SNEP)[12] 68 Germany (GfK)[13] 70 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 26 Italy (FIMI)[15] 35 Japan (Oricon)[16] 169 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[17] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 13 Scotland (OCC)[19] 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 45 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 75 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 4 UK Indie (OCC)[24] 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[25] 139 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 76 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[27] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position UK Singles (OCC)[28] 92 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[29] 59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31]	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref(s).
United States	22 August 2005	Triple A alternative radio	Domino	[32]
Australia	18 September 2005	Digital download	Sony Music Australia	[33][34]
United Kingdom	19 September 2005	7-inch vinyl CD digital download	Domino	[35]
United States	7 November 2005	Contemporary hit radio		[36]
Japan	16 November 2005	CD		[37]