Which indie rock band had a 2004 hit with 'Take Me Out'?

Franz Ferdinand had a 2004 hit with “Take Me Out.”

“Take Me Out” was the breakthrough second single by the Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It appeared on the band's 2004 self-titled debut album and became one of the decade's most recognizable guitar-driven songs, built around a striking change in rhythm and tempo between its opening section and main riff.

The song was written by the band's members, with lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Kapranos and guitarist Nick McCarthy central to its creation. Its angular guitars, danceable beat, and memorable chorus helped connect post-punk revival with mainstream alternative rock. The single reached the UK Top 10 and earned major international airplay.

A common mix-up is to associate the track with similarly prominent 2000s guitar bands such as The Strokes, The Killers, or Arctic Monkeys. Those groups belong to the same broad era and indie-rock conversation, but “Take Me Out” is specifically a Franz Ferdinand song. The band itself takes its name from Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.