Franz Ferdinand discography

The discography of Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish indie rock band, consists of six studio albums, one remix album, two compilation albums, two live albums, one video album, six extended plays, 29 singles, four promotional singles and 33 music videos.

Franz Ferdinand discography
Franz Ferdinand performing live in 2018
Studio albums	6
EPs	7
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	29
Video albums	1
Music videos	33
Remix albums	1
Promotional singles	5

The band first experienced major chart success with their second single, "Take Me Out", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The release of the single was followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart. 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. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year for 2004.

Additionally, Franz Ferdinand recorded and released one album as FFS (an abbreviation of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks), a collaborative supergroup with American art rock band Sparks, in 2015.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		SCO [1]	AUS [2]	BEL [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRL [6]	NLD [7]	SWI [8]	UK [1]	US [9]
Franz Ferdinand	Released: 9 February 2004 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download	2	12	7	26	16	2	18	35	3	32	BPI: 4× Platinum[10] ARIA: Platinum[11] BEA: Gold[12] BVMI: Gold[13] MC: 2× Platinum[14] RIAA: Platinum[15]
You Could Have It So Much Better	Released: 28 September 2005 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download	1	5	4	5	2	2	9	4	1	8	BPI: Platinum[10] ARIA: Gold[16] BEA: Gold[17] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI SWI: Gold[18] MC: Gold[14] RIAA: Gold[15]
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand	Released: 26 January 2009 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, box set, download	2	6	4	4	2	10	4	3	2	9	BPI: Gold[10] MC: Gold[14]
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action	Released: 26 August 2013 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download	2	18	5	6	4	19	3	3	6	24
Always Ascending	Released: 9 February 2018 Label: Domino Formats: CD, CS, LP, download	3	28	21	14	13	35	19	5	6	59
The Human Fear	Released: 10 January 2025 Label: Domino Formats: CD, CS, LP, download	1	—	33	29	11	—	31	6	3	—[A]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

List of albums

Title	Album details
Blood: Franz Ferdinand	Released: 18 April 2009 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, download

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SCO [20]	AUS [2]	BEL [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	JPN [21]	NLD [7]	SWI [8]	UK [1]	US [9]
Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand	Released: 15 September 2014 Label: Late Night Tales Formats: CD, LP, download	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hits to the Head	Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	4	76	22	55	9	45	31	15	7	—[B]

Live albums

List of albums

Title	Album details
Live 2003[22]	Released: 22 Dec 2003 Label: Self-released Formats: Vinyl
Live 2014 at the London Roundhouse	Released: 26 May 2014 Label: Concert Live Formats: CD, download

Video releases

List of video albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		JPN [21]	UK [23]
Franz Ferdinand	Released: 28 November 2005 Label: Domino Formats: DVD	57	—[C]	RIAA: Platinum[15]

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [23]
Remixes	Released: 2006 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, CD	—
iTunes Festival: London 2009	Released: 9 July 2009 Label: Domino (via NME) Formats: Download	—
Covers	Released: 16 April 2011 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, CD, download	—[D]
The North Sea[26][27][E]	Released: 29 July 2013 Label: Domino Formats: 12-inch, download	—
Live E.P.[29][F]	Released: 12 August 2013 Label: Domino Formats: Download	—
Evil Action[30]	Released: 18 September 2013 Label: Domino Formats: CD, download	—
Spotify Sessions[31]	Released: 4 February 2014 Label: Domino Formats: Streamed audio	—

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		SCO [32]	AUS [33]	CAN [34]	FRA [4]	GER [35]	IRL [6]	JPN [36]	NLD [7]	UK [23]	US [37]
"Darts of Pleasure"	2003	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—		Franz Ferdinand
"Take Me Out"	2004	2	25	7	92	—	8	—	72	3	66	BPI: 3× Platinum[10] MC: 4× Platinum[14] RIAA: 4× Platinum[15]
"The Dark of the Matinée"		7	—	—	—	88	27	—	73	8	—
"Michael"		15	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	17	—
"This Fire"[G]		—	62	—	—	—	—	—	85	—[H]	—		Non-album single
"Do You Want To"	2005	2	—	—	68	70	26	—[I]	13	4	76	BPI: Silver[10] RIAA: Gold[15]	You Could Have It So Much Better
"Walk Away"		9	—	—	—	96	46	—	84	13	—
"The Fallen"	2006	4	51	—	—	—	41	—	91	14	—
"Eleanor Put Your Boots On"		17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—		Non-album singles
"Lucid Dreams"[J]	2008	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ulysses"		3	62	73	31	41	—	3	74	20	—		Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
"No You Girls"	2009	3	34	54	46	80	—	39	95	22	—[K]	BPI: Silver[10]
"Can't Stop Feeling"		28	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	—[L]	—
"What She Came For"		59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[M]	—
"Live Alone"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Right Action"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—[N]	—		Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
"Love Illumination"		—	—	—	148	—	—	—	—[O]	—	—
"Evil Eye"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bullet"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fresh Strawberries"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[P]	—
"Stand on the Horizon"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Always Ascending"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[Q]	—	—	—		Always Ascending
"Feel the Love Go"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lazy Boy"		—	—	—	174	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Glimpse of Love"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Billy Goodbye"[47]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[R]	—	—	—		Hits to the Head
"Curious"[49]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Audacious"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[S]	—[T]	—	—		The Human Fear
"Night or Day"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[U]	—	—[V]	—
"Hooked"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[W]	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Get Up and Use Me" / "Jacqueline"[X] (with The Fire Engines)[55]	2004	Non-album single
"I'm Your Villain"	2006	You Could Have It So Much Better
"Outsiders"
"This Boy" (Rory Phillips Remix)
"Fade Together"
"Swallow, Smile"[56][Y]		Non-album single
"Die on the Floor" / "Katherine Hit Me"[57]	2009	Blood
"Liefde En Puin" / "Heisa-Ho"[58][D] (with De Kift)		Non-album single
"The Eyes of Mars"[59][Z] (with Marion Cotillard)	2010	Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		CIS [60]	RUS [60]	UKR [60]
"Take Me Out" (Daft Punk Remix)	2004	192	160	96	"Take Me Out" single

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Darts of Pleasure" (live)[61]	2005	—	Austin City Limits Music Festival: Live From Austin, Texas 2004
"A Song for Sorry Angel (Sorry Angel)"[62]	2006	Jane Birkin	Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
"What You Waiting For?"[63]		—	Radio 1's Live Lounge
"Jackie Jackson"[64]			Colours Are Brighter: Songs from Children (And Grown-Ups Too)
"The Dark of the Matinée"[65]		Coco Freeman	Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
"All My Friends"[66]	2007	LCD Soundsystem	"All My Friends" single / A Bunch of Stuff EP
"Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow"[67]		—	Hallam Foe: Original Soundtrack
"Sound and Vision"[68]			Radio 1: Established 1967
"No"[69]		David Shrigley	Worried Noodles
"Call Me"[70]	2009	—	War Child Presents Heroes
"The Lobster Quadrille"[71]	2010		Almost Alice
"Real Thing"	2012	The Evaporators	Nardwuar The Human Serviette And The Evaporators Present: Busy Doing Nothing!
"Nardwuar Vs. Franz Ferdinand"
"Demagogue"	2016	—	30 Days, 50 Songs
"Take Me Out" (live)	2019	—	BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Darts of Pleasure"	2003	Scott Lyon[72]
"Take Me Out"	2004	Jonas Odell[73]
"The Dark of the Matinée"		Chris Hopewell[72]
"Michael"		Uwe Flade[72]
"This Fire"		StyleWar[72]
"Do You Want To"	2005	Diane Martel[74]
"Walk Away"		Scott Lyon[75]
"The Fallen"	2006	Alex & Martin[72]
"L. Wells"		Blair Young[76]
"Jeremy Fraser"		Scott Lyon[72]
"Eleanor Put Your Boots On"		Chris Hopewell[77]
"Wine in the Afternoon"		Blair Young[78]
"All My Friends"	2007	Anna McCarthy[79]
"Ulysses"	2009	Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern[80]
"No You Girls"		Nima Nourizadeh[81]
"Can't Stop Feeling"		Russell Weekes[82]
"Right Action"	2013	Jonas Odell[83]
"Love Illumination"		Tim Saccenti[84]
"Evil Eye"		Diane Martel[85]
"Bullet"		Andy Knowles[86]
"Erdbeer Mund"	2014	Anna McCarthy[87]
"Fresh Strawberries"		Margarita Louca[88]
"Stand on the Horizon"		Karan Kandhari[89]
"Johnny Delusional"	2015	AB/CD/CD[90]
"Piss Off"		ROBiSROB[91]
"Call Girl"		Sasha Rainbow[92]
"Always Ascending"	2017	AB/CD/CD[93]
"Feel the Love Go"	2018	Diane Martel[94]
"Glimpse of Love"		Alice Kunisue[95]
"Billy Goodbye"	2021	Diane Martel, Alex Kapranos, Ben Cole[96]
"Curious"	2022	Andy Knowles[97]
"Audacious"	2024	Andy Knowles[98]
"Night or Day"		Rianne White[99]

Notes

1. The Human Fear did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 40 on the Album Sales Chart.^[19]
2. Hits to the Head did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 42 on the Album Sales Chart.^[19]
3. Franz Ferdinand did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the UK Official Music Video Chart Top 50.^[24]
4. Covers EP did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.^[25]
5. The North Sea is a pseudonym for Franz Ferdinand. The actual track listing includes two remixes, by Todd Terje, of the songs from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action: "Evil Eye (Todd Terje Extended Mix)" and "Stand on the Horizon (Todd Terje Extended Mix)".^[28]
6. Live E.P. is a free Amazon.com release. Includes 3 tracks from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action deluxe edition bonus disc.
7. "This Fffire" was only released as a commercial single in Australia and Europe, it was released as a radio and download single elsewhere.
8. "This Fffire" was released as a download-only single, and reached #8 on the UK Download Chart.^[38]
9. "Do You Want To" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 169 on the Oricon Singles Chart.^[39]
10. "Lucid Dreams" was only released as a digital download.
11. "No You Girls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[40]
12. "Can't Stop Feeling" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.^[41]
13. "What She Came For" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 75 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.^[42]
14. "Right Action" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.^[43]
15. "Love Illumination" did not enter the Netherlands Single Top 100 but peaked on the Dutch Tipparade Chart at number nine.^[44]
16. "Fresh Strawberries" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.^[45]
17. "Always Ascending" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas chart.^[46]
18. "Billy Goodbye" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas chart.^[48]
19. "Audacious" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas chart.^[50]
20. "Audacious" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Netherlands' Airplay Chart.^[51]
21. "Night or Day" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas chart.^[52]
22. "Night or Day" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 94 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[53]
23. "Hooked" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas chart.^[52]
24. "Get Up and Use Me" / "Jacqueline" was released as a limited edition 7" single. "Get Up and Use Me" is The Fire Engines song covered for the single by Franz Ferdinand, "Jacqueline" is vice versa.^[54] The same with "Liefde En Puin" / "Heisa-Ho" single with "Liefde En Puin" being a cover of "Love And Destroy" performed by De Kift and "Heisa-Ho" covered by Franz Ferdinand.
25. "Swallow, Smile" was released as a single exclusive to the band's official fan club.
26. "The Eyes of Mars" was released as limited edition 7" one-sided single