Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: "Take Me Out", "This Fire" (on the download chart) and "The Dark of the Matinée" (often referred to simply as "Matinée"). Franz Ferdinand won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. The album has since sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide  , with at least 1.27 million copies from the United Kingdom  and at least 1 million copies from the US (corresponding to 1x Platinum)  .
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.