Take Me Out (song)

"Take Me Out"
A yellow background showing a black page turned down towards the bottom right corner. At the top left, Franz Ferdinand is written in black against the yellow background. On the lower left, TAKE ME OUT is written in off-white against the black background. The letter E in 'take' is featured prominently.
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Franz Ferdinand
B-side
  • "Truck Stop"
  • "All for You, Sophia"
  • "Words So Leisured"
Released12 January 2004 (2004-01-12)
StudioGula (Malmö, Sweden)
Genre
Length3:57
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tore Johansson
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Darts of Pleasure"
(2003)
"Take Me Out"
(2004)
"The Dark of the Matinée"
(2004)

"Take Me Out" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2004 and in the United States on 12 April 2004, both through Domino Records. It was released as 7-inch vinyl, a CD single, and a DVD single with the music video and a short interview with the band.

The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number three on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a number-seven hit on the Canadian Singles Chart and also reached number one on the UK Indie Chart. In November 2004, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song was voted the best single of 2004 by The Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, and number one on Australian youth radio network Triple J's Hottest 100 of the same year. In July 2009, it was voted number 100 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time.[1]

  1. ^ "The Hottest 100 Archive: 2009 (All-time)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2023. Select 2009 (All-time) from the Year drop-down box.