Born in a dingy Glasgow flat, Franz Ferdinand's biggest hit became a foundational part of the 2000s indie-rock boom and Hottest 100 lore.

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. CREDIT: Kieran Frost/Redferns and Ollie Millington/WireImage Rage frontman Tom Morello acknowledged the milestone on ...

With their evergreen hit “Take Me Out” having just passed the one billion Spotify streams mark, Franz Ferdinand have shared a ...

Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand struck gold with their single Take Me Out — 20 years on and they still love their classic tracks. The song, penned by frontman Alex Kapranos and former ...

The 'Glasgow Art movement meets indie pop rockers' Franz Ferdinand will make their third T in the Park appearance this summer. With the phenomenal success of their second single Take Me Out having ...

In Australia, Franz Ferdinand’s indie rock hit ‘Take Me Out’ not only took out the top spot on the hottest 100 of 2004, it won by more than twice the votes of the second-place entry (which was awarded ...

When they emerged with their dancefloor-dominating, globe-conquering, Mercury-winning self-titled debut in 2004 – all sharp fringes and even sharper riffs – the ‘Take Me Out’ stars ...

Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across ... hitting a critical mass in the chant-along singles “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To”. A lot has changed ...

Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand became global icons for their deliriously hooky songs, hitting a critical mass in the chant-along singles “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To ...

“We all do things that we wish we hadn’t done,” Alex Kapranos purrs at the end of the new Franz Ferdinand album ... she was probably singing “Take Me Out.” The Human Fear is a snazzier ...

It's all about that tempo switch. 'Take Me Out', the signature hit of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, possesses one of the all-time great song introductions. "So if you're lonely," frontman Alex ...