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Franz Ferdinand — Take Me Out
Album: Franz Ferdinand
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:54
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So if you're lonely
You know I'm here waiting for you
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot away from you

And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered I lie
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot, then we can die

I know I won't be leavin' here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out!

I say you don't show
Don't move, time is slow
I say... take me out!

I say you don't know
You say you don't go
I say... take me out!

If I move, this could die
If eyes move, this can die
I want you... to take me out!

I know I won't be leaving here with you
Oh, I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you
I know I won't be leaving here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out!

If I wane, this could die
If I wait, this could die
I want you to take me out

If I move this could die
If eyes move this can die
Come on... take me out!

I know I won't be leaving here with you
Oh, I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you
I know I won't be leaving here with you
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for the sheer energy of it 
Posted 21 hours ago by Exebeche    [ Reply ]
As it happens, Gavrilo Princip did take him out.
Posted 1 week ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.



There is a group called Gavrilo Principe in Serbia.
Posted 1 week ago by Biroa    [ Reply ]
Cure-esque!
Posted 7 months ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.



If you did, you'd kill it. 
Posted 8 months ago by pompey9000    [ Reply ]
 Majoran wrote:

Es gibt unterbewertete und überbewertete Bands. Franz Ferdinand sind letzteres, finde ich.




Agreed.
Posted 10 months ago by msbolton    [ Reply ]
τђєy ๔๐ ร๐มก๔ līкє τђє кīllєгร 
Posted 11 months ago by jam420888    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU




Another reason I love RP:
The breadth of knowledgeable snark that permeates this place...  :-)
Posted 1 year ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
I don`t remember them playing live in Sarajevo..
Posted 1 year ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
Es gibt unterbewertete und überbewertete Bands. Franz Ferdinand sind letzteres, finde ich.
Posted 1 year ago by Majoran    [ Reply ]
I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.
Posted 1 year ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Good song, but the lyrics...
Posted 2 years ago by stephanwarpig    [ Reply ]
NHL 2013 anyone? My favorite sports title to date.
Posted 2 years ago by m.mahesh.979474    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:

I just LOVE it when this song hits that 'slow down' part.



I LOVE to read a comment from 17 years ago :)
Posted 2 years ago by vivyruest4108    [ Reply ]
 xray38 wrote:
Historically there is a rather strong connection with Franz Ferdinand and the killers, just not the band.

Lol, nicely done
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
I... shouldn't... lilke... this... song... but I do. Take me out.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
Snipping fingers all the time > must be upgraded > al least 8 !

Posted 3 years ago by rock_a_rolla    [ Reply ]
Played this album over and over again during a road trip in Scotland! Great memories!
It's also one of the first songs I learnt on bass :D 
Posted 3 years ago by Mannick    [ Reply ]
Upped my rating after this listen
Posted 4 years ago by djanecek    [ Reply ]
I've got a soft spot for any song from the early Guitar Hero games.
Posted 4 years ago by rodreddekopp    [ Reply ]
Love this!  Tremendous video!  Like Monty Python taken to the next level.
Posted 4 years ago by marklaw    [ Reply ]
Vampire Weekend?
Posted 4 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
 jmsmy wrote:
for some reason - I always thought this was the Killers
 

Historically there is a rather strong connection with Franz Ferdinand and the killers, just not the band.
Posted 4 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
 westy2 wrote:
Is it not arctic monkeys? from England

 
hugogdt wrote:
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...

 


 

Posted 4 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
I always thought it was a RHCP song
Posted 5 years ago by nickmetalx3317    [ Reply ]
for some reason - I always thought this was the Killers
Posted 5 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Love the fact that with the new player I can read about the Archduke of Austria-Este Franz Ferdinand when listening to a song by Franz Ferdinand. X--D
Posted 6 years ago by wyrd    [ Reply ]
They're from Scotland!
Alex Kaporanos went to the same school as my kids in Edinburgh
They are on Chemikal Underground. Greate Glasgow label
Posted 6 years ago by MadsBoydMadsen    [ Reply ]
Man, I love this. When it came out, I was teaching at a big uni in the shadow of Fuji-san, and the other ex-pats and I would sit outside on the patio in the garden next to the koi pond, and we'd talk about Their New Sound; so wild, unrestrained, and pained with uber angst...

Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Is it not arctic monkeys? from England

 
hugogdt wrote:
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...

 


Posted 7 years ago by westy2    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU



 
{#Crown}
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
I won a charity strictly come dancing competition to this song, doing my version of the paso doble with my partner, nice ,memories{#Laughing}
 
Posted 8 years ago by Keemosahbee    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
Even when this came out, it felt like it had been around forever. Rifftastic.

I say... take me out. 

 
The riff is reminiscent to LZ's Trampled Under Foot.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 Reckoner978 wrote:

Aaand right now :)

 
and yet again
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Even when this came out, it felt like it had been around forever. Rifftastic.

I say... take me out. 
Posted 8 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
 
and again this morning

 
Aaand right now :)
Posted 8 years ago by Reckoner978    [ Reply ]

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU


Posted 8 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....

 
so what happened to the ostrich?
Posted 8 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

 
 4merdj wrote:
 
 
 
The same tonight :)



  
and again this morning
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
yes sir {#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2} some happy vibes at RP
 
Posted 8 years ago by michel_zws    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...
Posted 8 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
sorry fred, but for me there is not enough Franz Ferdinand here on RP. This one is not one of their best songs!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Posted: Jun 12, 2015 - 17:34
 
 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

  
The same tonight :)

+ 1 for the trend today ... {#Cheers}


Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
best indie song intro, spoiled by one of the worst songs ever. Meh.
Posted 9 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

 
The same tonight :)
Posted 9 years ago by Reckoner978    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".
Posted 9 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
Play FF this year for the centennial of World War I.
Posted 10 years ago by Rob_S    [ Reply ]
10 years already?!  Yikes.  Good stuff here.  
Posted 10 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to when these guys first came onto the scene...FEELS SO GOOD! Fredriley also referenced Gang of Four; I always thought the blistering Telecaster power-chords that start and scatter hooks throughout their songs were oh-so-similar, and hearing this always makes me wanna dig out and hear that weird one the Gang sang back in the early or mid-80s: "Love will get you like a case of anthrax..."; the Entertainment album I think, and every song had thrashing guitar, mad rocking bass, wild rhythm shifts and wacky fun at the vocals; Franz Ferdinand revive and ride the style quite well...
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.
 
+1
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I hear a bit of Roxy Music in there
Posted 12 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
These guys put on a good show at Lollapalooza.
Posted 12 years ago by drsteevo    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.
 
interesting.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.


Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
There's always a way to avoid commercials "ruining" songs: Just don't watch TV. You'll be surprised how much better you'll feel :)
Posted 13 years ago by isparos9    [ Reply ]
Early 21st century nostalgia!
Posted 13 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
I don't think you really hated "to remind everyone"; you probably enjoyed doing so.   Is it possible to shoot a song in the back seat of a limousine which had taken a wrong turn?
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
Curse those darn kids and their jangly guitars! {#Roflol}

Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]

covered this one in my last band...LOVED playing it!  {#Lol}



Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Yikes !  I knew Monday Nights were good, but come on !!!  6
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this song, nor have I seen the commercial, if there is one.  I rather like this - it sort of bludgeons me in a good way. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
Do you read Ken Follett books?  Very cool stuff, the most recent of which is set in this era which obviously goes in depth about Austria, FF, etc.

Posted 13 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Boring...
Posted 13 years ago by PeeBee    [ Reply ]
There's an awesome video for this song. YouTube - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Now I remember why I hate this song, another perfectly good song ruiniated by commercials. Sorry, it does not make logical sense, but when you hear a song over and over hocking a product, it most definitely diminishes. I know that I am not the only one that feels this way.
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
play it again Sam {#Cowboy}
Posted 13 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by Johni    [ Reply ]
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
Posted 13 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
OK I'm a total hypocrite as i bitch nonstop about hearing pop music from bands i don't like (eg coldplay, who fucking sucks) but this KICKS ASS
Posted 13 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I thought he was the Archduke.

 
Touche

Posted 14 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
KING FRANZ FERDINAND!
 
I thought he was the Archduke.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Strange, I like most of what I have heard from them over the years, EXCEPT this song, no likey!!{#No}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Scotland!!!!!11111 
Posted 14 years ago by t00lur    [ Reply ]
KING FRANZ FERDINAND!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Wow it's been a long time...
Posted 14 years ago by SigmaBetaTooth    [ Reply ]
Today this song is a 10
Posted 14 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
 aaronm wrote:
Love it!  Brilliant follow-up to The Cars' Just What I Needed.
 
A smart pop music set ... from "back then" and now... good way to start the morning! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Tripe....a Talking Heads tribute act....done badly.
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I think you are referring to "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  There are similarities to that song in certain areas of this one.
 
That's it, I thought this was a rehash of something else.
Yes similar.

Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
 Smoove_D wrote:
Franz Ferdinand will probably end up being a one-hit wonder, courtesy of this song. Still, it's a rockin' tune and not a bad one to be known for.
 
I suspect you're not being ironic. Believe me, this side of The Pond, FF have had a good few hits other than this one. Their star may have faded in recent years but they're still a big band in these parts.

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
YES!  Excellent pick-me-up tune during the middle of the workday.  Wish I could watch the music video to go along with it!
Posted 15 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
Franz Ferdinand will probably end up being a one-hit wonder, courtesy of this song. Still, it's a rockin' tune and not a bad one to be known for.
Posted 15 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
 crazyossi wrote:
{#Stop}
Oh it hurts ! Can anyone tell me what this Band is good for ? They all scream about it - i havent heard any good song from it in years !!!
{#Sick}
 
I think you might be needing some Geritol ... {#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 smehan55 wrote:
 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


 
Not unless I absolutely can't reach the "off" button. ;-)
 
you owe me a cleaners bill.

Posted 15 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Curse that stripper...
Posted 15 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}
Oh it hurts ! Can anyone tell me what this Band is good for ? They all scream about it - i havent heard any good song from it in years !!!
{#Sick}
Posted 15 years ago by crazyossi    [ Reply ]
 almafi wrote:
{#Dancingbanana_2}The first time I heard this song, I knew it would be one of the few of its genre/generation that we'll be hearing for a long time.  Add "Seven Nation Army" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" to that list.
 

EXACTLY!  And "Float On" by Modest Mouse is inextricably linked to those in my mind as well.
Posted 15 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]
 cherinoel wrote:
KC....'when you wanna come'
 
I think you are referring to "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  There are similarities to that song in certain areas of this one.


Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
FF, and particulary this song are overplayed over here in Serbia, so I've completely lost criticism about it. Biased 5.
Posted 15 years ago by jablan    [ Reply ]
I don't care if i heard this song from GTA... I still love it! so good! 
Posted 15 years ago by uwnav    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by dis    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}The first time I heard this song, I knew it would be one of the few of its genre/generation that we'll be hearing for a long time.  Add "Seven Nation Army" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" to that list.
Posted 15 years ago by almafi    [ Reply ]
I just danced to this great song in my room.
Posted 16 years ago by boolicious    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the root of this song. Several have commented on the Zep connection, but no one has mentioned the REAL source - Robert Johnson's Terraplane Blues (look it up!){#Devil_pimp}


Posted 16 years ago by MilSF1    [ Reply ]
 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?

 
Not unless I absolutely can't reach the "off" button. ;-)
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
KC....'when you wanna come'
Posted 16 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]


Hopefully he's asking for a date and not requesting that he be whacked. . . {#Eek}


Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Love it!  Brilliant follow-up to The Cars' Just What I Needed.
Posted 16 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


 
Ha! That made me smile.  As far as the band.. ehh I guess someone like this.


Posted 16 years ago by saltysanford    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to run home and grab up my guitar hero! {#Bananajam}
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
 gutboy wrote:

being compared to zep is a huge compliment.
i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there
thats a good thing

 
I get a Trampled Underfoot thing along with various elements of Roxy Music, Talking Heads and Roy Wood

Posted 16 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


Posted 16 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 PisukeSorame wrote:

The remix done by Daft Punk is incredible, but compared with the original? Noooooooooooooo!!!





 

Remix... not bad
Cover by Scissor Sisters... awesome

Posted 16 years ago by bchartier    [ Reply ]
I love how the first couple of seconds of this song sound completely different from the rest. It completely baffles my confused brain, and there's just something fun about that. Maybe because the song rocks.
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Somebody was definitely listening to some early Roxy Music...
Posted 16 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
The remix done by Daft Punk is incredible, but compared with the original? Noooooooooooooo!!!
Posted 16 years ago by PisukeSorame    [ Reply ]
real sh*t
Posted 16 years ago by buddyweiser    [ Reply ]
EssexTex wrote:
Hate this...like very bad Talking Heads impersonators
Hardly. At least the vocalist can sing in tune... 7 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This song makes me chair-bop...I like-eee
Posted 16 years ago by starlisa13    [ Reply ]
I just love the beat.
Posted 16 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]
gutboy wrote:
being compared to zep is a huge compliment. i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there thats a good thing
because zep is like, "the Hammer of the Gods"
Posted 16 years ago by gutboy    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
And I want Custard Pie.
being compared to zep is a huge compliment. i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there thats a good thing
Posted 16 years ago by gutboy    [ Reply ]
Hahahaha i like it .. always did ...
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
MAN there's a lot that can be said with a screaming Tele, Gang of 4 -style slashing it, and WACKY VOCALS! Still diggin' it, and first heard it on here years ago! Go RP! and how about Jacqueline from this record?! Love it!
Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Hate this...like very bad Talking Heads impersonators
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
publiceric wrote:
Maybe this is just catching me at the wrong time, but I'm finding this song incredibly irritating...
I hear ya... The song is less annoying in the background (I think this or another FF song was in Burnout 3).
Posted 16 years ago by roseap    [ Reply ]
nEW ALBUM? WHEN,
Posted 16 years ago by fantomas    [ Reply ]
jesspra wrote:
I'm not sure why this makes me want to listen to Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot."
And I want Custard Pie.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
jpfueler wrote:
me too And I must say with the segue from the Cars- Just What I Needed. . . I so could hear either Ric or Ben singing this as well and I love the bands name...those pesky Habsburgs
Yeah, why don't they all take a drive to Sarajevo?
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]