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Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand breaks down the song "Take Me Out."

The band Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, in Glasgow, Scotland. They鈥檝e won the Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, they have five Grammy nominations, and they鈥檝e sold millions of albums. One of their first singles is this song, 鈥淭ake Me Out,鈥 and it鈥檚 also their biggest hit. In this episode, singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos tells the story of how he and his bandmates made the song, from the original home demo to the final studio recording.

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23 minutes