Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)

"Michael"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Franz Ferdinand
B-side	"Love and Destroy" "Missing You" "Don't Start" "Tell Her Tonight"
Released	16 August 2004 (2004-08-16)
Studio	Gula (Malmö, Sweden)
Length	3:21
Label	Domino
Songwriter(s)	Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy
Producer(s)	Tore Johansson
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"The Dark of the Matinée" (2004) "Michael" (2004) "This Fffire" (2004)

"Michael" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth single from their eponymous debut studio album on 16 August 2004 through Domino Records. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor".

"Michael" released in multiple formats, including a 7-inch vinyl, two 12-inch vinyls, and two CDs. The second CD that was released was pulled from stores a day after its release due to chart ineligibility as it had three tracks on it instead of two, which is the allowed number of tracks for the CD2 format. It was later re-released with only two tracks. The song experienced commercial success, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, number 39 on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 15 on the Finnish Singles Chart.