| "Right Action" | ||||
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| Single by Franz Ferdinand | ||||
| from the album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action | ||||
| B-side | "Love Illumination" | |||
| Released | 27 June 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Studio | Club Ralph (London)[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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| "Right Action" on YouTube | ||||
"Right Action" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, on 27 June 2013 in the United States and 18 August 2013 in the United Kingdom. It has been described as having a catchy, funk-like guitar sound. A music video of the song, directed by Jonas Odell, was released online on 7 July and features the band performing in an environment similar to their previous video "Take Me Out" (which was also directed by Odell) as the song's lyrics also appear on the screen. The song had moderate commercial success reaching number 39 on the UK Indie Chart, number 28 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States and Number 22 in the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart.
- ^ "Right Action/Love Illumination". Domino Mart. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". The A.V. Club. 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand Release Two New Singles". Rolling Stone. 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action | Album Reviews". 20 August 2013.