Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released February 9, 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: "Take Me Out", "This Fire" (on the download chart) and "The Dark of the Matinée" (often referred to simply as "Matinée"). The album won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, and has sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide since its release.