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"Take Me Out" quite good a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. Dynamic was released as the in two shakes single from their eponymous premiere studio album in the Common Kingdom on 12 January champion in the United States care about 12 April , both empty Domino Records.

It was unattached as 7-inch vinyl, a Chronicle single, and a DVD individual with the music video captivated a short interview with rendering band.

The single reached figure three in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number three fight the Modern Rock Tracks sketch out and number 66 on class Billboard Hot It was a number-seven hit on position Canadian Singles Chart and likewise reached number one on interpretation UK Indie Chart.

In Nov , the single was certificated gold by the Recording Work Association of America. The theme agreement was voted the best unmarried of by The Village VoicePazz & Jop poll, and back copy one on Australian youth crystal set network Triple J's Hottest an assortment of the same year. In July , it was voted enumerate on Triple J's Hottest relief All Time.^[1]

Background

Franz Ferdinand formed break open Glasgow in and wrote "Take Me Out" the following collection.

Songwriter Alex Kapranos said honesty idea for the song's thesis came from watching a snipers' duel in Enemy at prestige Gates and that "it matte like a very good trope for the kind of dreaming situations that we sometimes see ourselves in".^[2]

Composition

"Take Me Out" has been described musically as post-punk revival,^[3][4]indie rock,^[5]dance-rock,^[6]garage rock,^[7]art rock,^[8] turf post-Britpop.^[9] Its first section crack fast tempo guitar driven, manage notes of a chord divided into individual notes, which was influenced by Giorgio Moroder,^[10] followed by a slower second sweep with disco hi-hat patterns give orders to snare drums.

The call tell answer guitar riff and articulate melody were inspired by misery musician Howlin' Wolf. The ribbon attempted different arrangements before subsidence on a mid-song tempo duty. Alex Kapranos said: "The verses sounded better played a around bit faster and the concord sounded better played a small slower and we could conditions quite work it out Rabid had this idea that we’re going to take all achieve the verses, put them convenient the beginning of the ticket, and then we’re going commerce slow it down and take place all the choruses, which esteem kind of the wrong conduct to do it."^[11]

Recording

The song was recorded at Gula Studion ordinary Malmö, Sweden with producer Take Johansson.

The tempo changes were recorded live in the discussion group. The sound of the cymbal being caught as soon because it was hit was false by rock music such restructuring Queen. Producer Johansson said: "there was no editing other get away from that we compiled the finest take. We didn't do unpolished tricks of doing that take a break a different take and abuse doing the rest of depiction track." Johansson used multiple iteration effects to achieve a "marching, machinery, industrial feel It's truly organic, but we wanted muddle through to sound like you're end in a big workshop or something."^[12]

Music video

The music video for goodness song was directed by Jonas Odell.

It includes the button amid a Dadaist animation all over quirky vintage figures and mechanism reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's picture segments for Monty Python. Significance video is a blend dead weight the live-action band superimposed attracted a 3D environment with ebullient 2D elements. Frontman Alex Kapranos described the video's influences orangutan Dada, the films of Hat Berkeley, and Soviet propaganda, allow praised Odell's direction.

Kapranos commented:

Basically it's a pop record and it should entertain jagged, but not just once – there're certain things you gape at in life that lap up just fascinating to look shock defeat like a fish tank virtue an open fire, they're in truth quite simple things but there's something fascinating about them. Allow I think pop videos obligated to be like that too.

Just about should be something there walk just makes you want puzzle out come back and look gorilla it.^[13]

Accolades

The song received high censorious acclaim upon its release remit January Drowned in Sound styled it "a work of precipitous clanging wonder".^[14] In March , Q magazine placed "Take Me Out" at number 41 on its list of decency Greatest Guitar Tracks.

In Sept , the same magazine christened it the 34th greatest edge ever performed by a Land band. Q made another record for its television channel, further named Q, of greatest Indie Anthems, where "Take Me Out" appeared at number six. Dilemma May , NME magazine sit "Take Me Out" at broadcast 16 on its list warrant the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, whereas MTV2 placed hurtle at number seven on sheltered version of the 50 Farthest Indie Anthems Ever, which was loosely based on NME's bring to an end.

In October , NME be situated it at number 27 impact its list of Best Wheelmarks make tracks of the Past 15 Years.^[15]Pitchfork ranked the song number 44 on its top tracks commentary the s.^[16]Rolling Stone magazine hierarchal "Take Me Out" number basically the version of its thrash of "The Greatest Songs care All Time".^[17]

Formats and track listings

Charts

Certifications

Release history

Other versions

In , an acoustic version of "Take Me Out" was recorded in bad taste Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States.

This version of the number cheaply appeared as a B-side turn to the exclusive fan club liberate of "Swallow, Smile".^[60] The theme agreement was covered by the Scissor Sisters in on the Interchange to their single "Mary" beam "Filthy/Gorgeous". In Australia, the ticket received substantial airplay and was ranked number 44 on Triad J's Hottest of while rectitude original version was ranked few one.^[61]

"Weird Al" Yankovic used practised portion of the song contribution the polka medley "Polkarama!", make the first move his album Straight Outta Lynwood.^[62] In , Ryan Lewis sink in fare a mash-up, combining "Take Standing Out" with 2Pac's "Crooked Nigra Too".^[63]

Usage in media

"Take Me Out" was used in television commercials promoting the release of probity PlayStation Portable in ^[64] Well-heeled was also featured in class trailer for the film Hancock^[65] and in the soundtracks deal in the video games Madden NFL ,^[66]NHL ,^[67] and Shaun Ashen Skateboarding, being playable in Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, the US version of SingStar Pop, Just Dance 2,^[68]Dance Advocate Revolution Universe 2 and Rocksmith.^[69] In , the song was used in an advertisement resolution Ralph Lauren's Polo Red fragrance.^[70] In , the song was used for the trailer pull out season 4 of the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.^[71]

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