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Franz Ferdinand?are a Scottish?post-punk?and?indie rock?band formed in?Glasgow?in 2002. The band is composed of?Alex Kapranos?(lead vocals?and?guitar),?Bob Hardy?(bass guitar),?Nick McCarthy?(rhythm guitar,keyboards?and backing vocals), and?Paul Thomson?(drums, percussion and backing vocals).

The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in the UK Charts,?followed by their debut album,?Franz Ferdinand, which debuted on the UK album chart at #3.?The band went on to win the 2004?Mercury Music Prize, and two?BRIT Awards?in 2005 for?Best British Group?andBest British Rock Act.?NME?named?Franz Ferdinand?as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released: "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée", and "This Fire".

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. The album topped the?UK Album Charts,?and made the top ten in the?Billboard 200?in the US. The album produced the hit single "Do You Want To", amongst many other singles. After the release of?You Could Have It So Much Better, the band took some time recording their third album,?Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, which was released internationally on 26 January 2009, and made the top ten in the United Kingdom and the United States. "Ulysses" was released as the lead single, although "No You Girls" proved to be popular, being their second longest-chart