"Take Me Out" is a song with features of indie rock and dance punk. There should be something there that just makes you want to come back and look at it. And I think pop videos should be like that too. Kapranos commented:īasically it's a pop video and it should entertain you, but not just once – there're certain things you stare at in life that is just fascinating to look at like a fish tank or an open fire, they're actually quite simple things but there's something fascinating about them. The video is a blend of the live action band superimposed into a 3D environment with animated 2D elements.įranz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos described the video's influences as Dada, the films of Busby Berkeley, and Soviet propaganda, and praised Odell's direction. It includes the band in the midst of a Dadaist animation involving quirky vintage figures and machinery reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's cartoon segments for Monty Python. The music video for the song was directed by Jonas Odell. It's very organic, but we wanted it to sound like you're in a big workshop or something." Music video Johansson used multiple echo effects to achieve a We didn't do any tricks of, like, doing that on a separate take and then doing the rest of the track." "there was no editing other than that we compiled the best take. The tempo changes were recorded live in the studio. I had this idea that we’re going to take all of the verses, put them at the beginning of the song, and then we’re going to slow it down and play all the choruses, which is kind of the wrong way to do it.” “The verses sounded better played a little bit faster and the chorus sounded better played a little slower and we could never quite work it out. The band attempted different arrangements before settling on a mid-song tempo change. Background and releaseįranz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow in 2002 and wrote "Take Me Out" the following year. It was released as 7" vinyl, a CD single, and a DVD singlewith the music video and a short interview with the band. 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 9 February, both through Domino Records. " Take Me Out" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand.
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