![]() "The idea came out of stuff we'd been talking about as a band - we all like the photo montage style that you get from the dada artists who would literally cut up photographs and make new images with the pieces. That's what gives the video that strange, jerky, style. It's a montage of images ourselves, pictures and things taken from other places and put together in a strange, abstract way. "It's kind of two dimensional in a three dimensional style if that makes any sense. The video is a blend of the live action band superimposed into a 3D environment with animated 2D elements.įranz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos explained the many and varied influences behind the '30s-style promo for second single "Take Me Out". It includes the band in the midst of a somewhat Pythonesque (surreal Terry Gilliam style) animation involving quirky vintage figures and machinery. The promotional video for the song was directed by Jonas Odell. The song was voted the best single of 2004 by the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, and #1 on Australian youth radio network Triple J's Hottest 100 of the same year. It reached #3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and #66 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ![]() The single reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released on CD, 7" vinyl, and as a DVD single with the video promo and a short interview with the band. ![]() It was released in the United Kingdom on the 12 January 2004 and in the USA on 9 February, both through Domino Records. " Take Me Out" is the breakthrough hit and second single from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. Next single = " The Dark of the Matinée" (2004) Last single = " Darts of Pleasure" (2003) Writer = Alex Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy
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