Hits to the Head

~ Release by Franz Ferdinand (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2021-12-06 10:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Darts of Pleasure
producer and mixer:
Tore Johansson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
produced for:
Stephen Budd Management
recording of:
Darts of Pleasure
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
43:00
2Take Me Out
producer and mixer:
Tore Johansson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
produced for:
Stephen Budd Management
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 16), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2004) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 80)
recording of:
Take Me Out
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.24:00
3The Dark of the Matinée
producer and mixer:
Tore Johansson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
produced for:
Stephen Budd Management
recording of:
The Dark of the Matinée
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3.454:06
4Michael
recording of:
Michael
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3:24
5This Fire
recording of:
This Fire
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3:34
6Do You Want To
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2021)
recording of:
Do You Want To
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:37
7Walk Away (7”)
recording of:
Walk Away
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:29
8The Fallen (7”)
recording of:
The Fallen
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:58
9Outsiders
recording of:
Outsiders
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:38
10Lucid Dreams
recording of:
Lucid Dreams
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
53:44
11Ulysses
recording engineer and producer:
Dan Carey (producer, writer, mixer, remixer) and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
engineer:
Paul Savage and Alexis Smith (producer, songwriter & programmer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer) and Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Ulysses
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.13:11
12No You Girls
recording of:
No You Girls
writer:
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group (Universal Music Publishing Group Corporation)
3:23
13Right Action
recording of:
Right Action
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
2:57
14Evil Eye
recording engineer and engineer:
Prince House Rabbit, Mark Ralph and Todd Terje
producer:
Prince House Rabbit and Todd Terje
mixer:
Alexis Smith (producer, songwriter & programmer)
recording of:
Evil Eye
composer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
3.652:46
15Love Illumination
recording of:
Love Illumination
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
3:45
16Stand on the Horizon
recording of:
Stand on the Horizon
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
4:25
17Always Ascending
recording of:
Always Ascending
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Julian Corrie, Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
3:50
18Glimpse of Love
recording of:
Glimpse of Love
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Julian Corrie, Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:13
19Curious
recording of:
Curious
lyricist and composer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand)
42:50
20Billy Goodbye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2021)
recording of:
Billy Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand)
53:41

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Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2022)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (ex-“Mastered for iTunes”) (order: 3589)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/1NKpK2wzsNlIf59OvO2RVb [info] (ended)
https://www.deezer.com/album/267419152 [info] (ended)
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1591595225 [info] (ended)