Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
A black-and-white photograph of a man confronting a photographer while two others tend to a man who has fallen ill on the sidewalk. The words "Tonight:" in white and "Franz Ferdinand" in orange are displayed in the top-right of the photo.
Studio album by
Franz Ferdinand
Released26 January 2009
Recorded17 April – 20 September 2008
Studio
Genre
Length42:45
LabelDomino
Producer
Franz Ferdinand studio albums chronology
You Could Have It So Much Better
(2005) 		Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
(2009) 		Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
(2013)
Singles from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
  1. "Ulysses"
    Released: 2 December 2008
  2. "No You Girls"
    Released: 6 April 2009
  3. "Can't Stop Feeling"
    Released: 6 July 2009
  4. "What She Came For"
    Released: 31 August 2009
  5. "Live Alone"
    Released: 13 November 2009

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (also known as Tonight[1]) is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released on 26 January 2009 through the Domino Recording Company. In contrast to their speedily-recorded second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), the band chose to take some time off before recording a new album. Writing sessions began in early 2007 and recording took place in 2008 at the town hall of Govan, Scotland, and producer Dan Carey's studio in South London.

Tonight is a concept album loosely based around a night of partying and the morning effects after. The album has more of a dance-oriented sound, featuring dance-punk, new wave, and electropop throughout, marking a departure from the band's post-punk sound, which was prominently featured on their past two albums. They also took inspiration from dub music and the music of Jamaica and Africa while recording. The cover art was inspired by 1940s and 50s crime scene photographs, particularly ones taken by New York City-based photographer Weegee.

Tonight received generally favourable reviews from music critics and had a positive commercial performance, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart, number nine on the US Billboard 200, and charting in the top ten in several other countries. Five official singles were released to promote the album: "Ulysses", "No You Girls", "Can't Stop Feeling", "What She Came For", and "Live Alone". A remix album composed of dub versions of most tracks from Tonight, titled Blood, was released on 18 April 2009.

  1. ^ "Tonight by Franz Ferdinand". Apple Music UK. Retrieved 9 December 2017.