History Music / FranzFerdinand2004

* SurrealMusicVideo: "Take Me Out" has various kitschy, pop art animations throughout the video. It got nominated for multiple awards because TrueArtIsIncomprehensible.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. Even ''Magazine/RollingStone'', normally averse to the {{Britpop}} scene, took a shine to the album, and gave positive reviews toward the album's singles in retrospective best-of lists.

* ObsessionSong: "Michael". Considering that the song was inspired by two straight friends of the band's dancing together drunkenly for giggles, it takes this trope UpToEleven.

The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic. ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' listed it as the #192 [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime greatest album of all time]] on their list, and Franz Ferdinand remains one of few Scottish bands to break into the mainstream with such commercial success.

''Franz Ferdinand'' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish AlternativeIndie band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] and DancePunk influences on this album, creating a new style of that straddled mainstream rock and dance-pop.

''Franz Ferdinand'' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish AlternativeIndie band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] influences on this album, creating a new style of sound that straddled mainstream rock and dance-pop.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Cheating On You", which reveals that both the guy and girl are cheating.

* FauxYay: "Michael" pretty much ''defines'' this trope. The band has repeatedly had to affirm their sexuality because of the rather... erotic lyrics featured on the song.

'''''Franz Ferdinand''''' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish AlternativeIndie band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] influences on this album, creating a new style of sound that straddled mainstream rock and dance-pop.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. Even ''Magazine/RollingStone''', normally averse to the {{Britpop}} scene, took a shine to the album, and gave positive reviews toward the album's singles in retrospective best-of lists.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. Even Magazine/RollingStone, normally averse to the {{Britpop}} scene, took a shine to the album, and gave positive reviews toward the album's singles in retrospective best-of lists.

The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic. Magazine/{{NME}} listed it as the #192 [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime greatest album of all time]] on their list, and Franz Ferdinand remains one of few Scottish bands to break into the mainstream with such commercial success.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic.

* LoveWillLeadYouBack: "Come On Home":

* BrokenBird: It's implied that the girl in "Auf Achse" was used by the person Alex addresses in the song.

* DisposingOfABody: "40", which is from the perspective of the corpse:
--> As I glance once upon the foam\\

Oh... 40 feet remain

--> ''My name is Super Fantastic!\\

My name is Su-per-phan-tas-table!''

--> I flirt with any flighty thing that falls my way\\

So come on home

* MinimalisticCoverArt: A completely black cover with the album name (and consequently, the band name) on the front.

* GratuitousGerman: "Auf Achse", which means "on the road".
** Also at the end of "Darts of Pleasure", the band sings:

* SillyLoveSongs: "Tell Her Tonight", a silly song about encouraging a guy to confess to his crush.
* SongStyleShift: "Jacqueline" begins softly with an acoustic guitar, before moving into a quicker, faster chord progression.
** Same with "Take Me Out", which starts out as a pop song before moving into a harder rock beat.

* WhileRomeBurns: "This Fire", about a guy singing as a city figuratively burns, which could be metaphorical to the end of a relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart: "Cheating On You", which actually reveals that both the guy and girl are cheating.

!!"I say, 'Don't you trope', you say, 'You don't trope', I say... 'Trope me out!'"

'''''Franz Ferdinand''''' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish AlternativeIndie band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] influences on this album, creating a new style of sound that fit into popular, mainstream rock.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were danceable and hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic.

'''''Franz Ferdinand''''' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish AlternativeIndie band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] influences on this album, creating a new style of sound that resonated well with mainstream rock.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its songs were danceable and hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent songs such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic.

Along with debuting at #3 on the UK Album Charts, it garnered further attention even in the US and Australia because its singles were danceable and hip enough to be played at clubs. Subsequent singles such as "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael", and "Take Me Out", which won an MTV award for its avant-garde music video, all placed on the UK singles chart. The album paved the way for the rest of Franz Ferdinand's career, and is seen by critics and fans alike as a modern classic.

* Nick McCarthy – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards

* LyricSwap: On "Michael", Alex sometimes swaps the lyric, "''Come and dance with me''" with "''Come all over me''" live. Also "''Stubble on my sticky lips''" with "''Stubble on my sticky hips''".

'''''Franz Ferdinand''''' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut album]] of the Scottish IndieRock band Music/FranzFerdinand. Released in 2004, it became extremely popular, especially since its lead single, "Darts of Pleasure", received recognition a year before the album's release. The band's PostPunk concerns meshed well with its [[GlamRock art rock]] influences on this album, creating a new style of sound that resonated with mainstream rock.

!!Tracklist