Franz Ferdinand

Scottish rock band

Formed 2001
from Glasgow

On fono: 92 songs
41 collaborators
12 cited facts
12 sources

The people around them

Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.

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Who makes their records

People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.

Tore Johansson
Mixed by, Produced by
15 songs
Paul Savage
Engineered by
14 songs
Rich Costey
Produced by, Mixed by
14 songs
Alexis Smith
Engineered by, Mixed by
13 songs
Dan Carey
Produced by, Engineered by, Mixed by
13 songs
Gemma Chester
Engineered by
11 songs
Josh Green
Engineered by
11 songs
Mark Ralph
Produced by, Engineered by, Mixed by
11 songs

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Tore Johansson produced 5 of Franz Ferdinand’s top 10 songs
Mark Ralph is Franz Ferdinand’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 19 songs
Franz Ferdinand wrote or co-wrote 9 of 92 songs on fono (10%)
Credited songs by Franz Ferdinand span 22 years, 2003 to 2025 (91 songs)

Top songs

1
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand, 2003
2
Do You Want To
Franz Ferdinand, 2005
From Franz Ferdinand
1. 3
  The Dark of the Matinée
  2004
2. 4
  Darts of Pleasure
  2003
5
Ulysses
Franz Ferdinand, 2008
6
Michael
Franz Ferdinand, 2004
7
The Fallen
Franz Ferdinand, 2005
8
This Fire
Franz Ferdinand, 2004
9
Walk Away
Franz Ferdinand, 2005
10
Come On Home
Franz Ferdinand, 2004

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Where the songs were made

Releases

2025
- The Human Fear
  Album
2022
- Curious
  Single
2021
- Billy Goodbye
  Single
2018
- Always Ascending
  Album
2013
- Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
  Album
2011
- Cotonou Club
  Album
2010
- Almost Alice
  Album
2009
- Ulysses
  Single
- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
  Album
2006
- Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
  Album

Members

Elsewhere

Sources (12)

Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.

1Wikidata Franz Ferdinand is from Glasgow
Franz Ferdinand is from Glasgow
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2MusicBrainz Franz Ferdinand is from Glasgow
Franz Ferdinand is from Glasgow
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3Wikidata Franz Ferdinand is from United Kingdom
Franz Ferdinand is from United Kingdom
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4MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is alternative dance
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is alternative dance
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5MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is alternative rock
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is alternative rock
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6MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is art rock
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is art rock
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7MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is dance-punk
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is dance-punk
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8MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is indie rock
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is indie rock
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9Wikidata The genre of Franz Ferdinand is indie rock
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is indie rock
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10MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is new wave
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is new wave
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11MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is post-punk
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is post-punk
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12MusicBrainz The genre of Franz Ferdinand is post-punk revival
The genre of Franz Ferdinand is post-punk revival
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