Do You Want To

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“Do You Want To”
Single by Franz Ferdinand from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
B-side	"Get Away", "Your Diary", "Fabulously Lazy"
Released	19 September 2005
Format	7", 12", CD, Maxi-CD
Recorded	Scotland and New York City, 2005
Genre	Post-punk revival Indie Rock
Length	3:40
Label	Domino
Writer(s)	Alex Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy
Producer	Franz Ferdinand, Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"This Fire" (2004) "Do You Want To" (2005) "Walk Away" (2005) Audio sample Info (help·info)

"Do You Want To" is the lead single for Franz Ferdinand's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at #4 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005 in British music). The video, directed by Diane Martel, was released on August 23, and was played every hour on MTV2 the day it debuted.

Contents 1 History 2 Video 3 Usage in the Media 4 Honours 5 Track listings 5.1 UK Versions 5.2 7" 5.3 CD 5.4 Maxi-CD 5.5 12" 5.6 Europe Version 5.7 Cardsleeve CD

[edit] History

The song was written as somewhat of a joke after Alex Kapranos came home from a party one night where people were yelling the most ridiculous and profane things to each other. The lyrics are basically some things that he heard different women shouting at him over the noise of the party. The song is addressed to a person the band met at the party (apparently at an art gallery or some other artistic or highbrow venue), and essentially invites the addressee to hook up.

[edit] Video

The music video takes place in a rather madcap art gallery "transmission party"; the band's instruments appear out of nowhere, and Alex Kapranos dances in a Elvis-esquely suggestive manner around his microphone stand. According to Spin magazine, the song is apparently based on an actual party in Glasgow art gallery attended by the members of the band. The band wanted the video to set the scene on the actual party.

The video, edited by Paul Martínez, was filmed in a large studio in Lower Manhattan. Aside from a few paid actors in the front row, most of the extras for the last dance sequence in the video are Franz Ferdinand fans recruited from the band's web page.

The syndicated version of the video removes a sequence where a flaming man shakes hands with a mannequin, reminiscent of the famous album cover from Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. This may have been because Alex Kapranos was also on screen singing the censored lyric "I blew him before ya".[1] However, it may also may because of the flaming man in general. (The video for Wax's California was notably banned for having a flaming man.)

[edit] Usage in the Media

The song has appeared in many commercials and trailers, such as Fun With Dick and Jane, Daddy Day Camp, and Good Luck Chuck. The song was featured as the ending theme song to the anime series Paradise Kiss.

[edit] Honours

It was named the Sound Opinions single of 2005. It also came 10th in Triple J's hottest 100 for 2005. On Q's top 100 Indie Anthems Ever it was placed on #43, Q also named it the greatest single of 2005.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] UK Versions

[edit] 7"

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1. "Do You Want To" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos
2. "Get Away" (Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Nick McCarthy

[edit] CD

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1. "Do You Want To" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos
2. "Your Diary" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos

[edit] Maxi-CD

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1. "Do You Want To" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos
2. "Fabulously Lazy" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Nick McCarthy
3. "What You Meant" (Acoustic Version) (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos

[edit] 12"

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1. "Do You Want To" (Erol Alkan Glam Racket Remix) (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Instrumental
2. "Do You Want To" (Original Version) (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos

[edit] Europe Version

[edit] Cardsleeve CD

1. "Do You Want To" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos
2. "Your Diary" (Alex Kapranos/Nick McCarthy)
   • Lead vocals: Alex Kapranos

v • d • e Franz Ferdinand Alex Kapranos · Robert Hardy · Nicholas McCarthy · Paul Thomson Studio albums Franz Ferdinand · You Could Have It So Much Better · Upcoming third album Singles "Darts of Pleasure" · "Take Me Out" · "The Dark of the Matinée" · "Michael" · "This Fire" · "Do You Want To" · "Walk Away" · "The Fallen / L. Wells" · "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" Other releases Darts of Pleasure (EP)  · Franz Ferdinand (DVD) Production Rich Costey · Tore Johansson Related articles Discography · Domino Records · Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand · The Karelia · Yummy Fur