"Do You Want To" is the lead single from Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand's second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005). It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song had the most success on the Modern Rock chart, where it peaked at number nine, while reaching number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top spot on the UK Indie Chart. In February 2006, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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from the album You Could Have It So Much Better | ||||
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Released | 19 September 2005 (2005-09-19) | |||
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Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
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The video, directed by Diane Martel, was released on 23 August and was played every hour on MTV2 on the day it debuted.
"Do You Want To" was named the Sound Opinions single of 2005.[citation needed] The song also came 10th in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005. On Q's "Top 100 Indie Anthems Ever", it was placed on number 43; Q also named it the greatest single of 2005.[citation needed] Pitchfork Media ranked the song at number 342 in their list of the "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".[1]
UK CD single (RUG211CDX)[2]
UK 7-inch single (RUG211)[3]
UK 12-inch single (RUG211T)[4]
European CD single (RUG211CD)[5]
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United States | 22 August 2005 |
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United Kingdom | 19 September 2005 |
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United States | 7 November 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | [28] |
The song has appeared in many commercials and trailers, such as Fun With Dick and Jane, Daddy Day Camp, Good Luck Chuck, DualDisc Intro, and New Girl. The song was featured as the ending theme song to the anime series Paradise Kiss, as well as being used on children's TV channel, CBeebies. The song was also used for Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA, and is now available as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band. Also appear on the Soundtracks of Top Spin 3. It was also played in the beginning of the CSI: NY episode "Bad Beat". This song was featured in Steve Aoki's, "Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles."[29][circular reference]
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