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You Could Have It So Much Better is the second album by Glasgow indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, which was released on 3 October 2005 (see 2005 in British music).

Repetition of the title

Initially it was reported that the album would simply be self-titled like the debut album, 2004's Franz Ferdinand. Singer Alex Kapranos explained, "The whole point is that the album doesn’t have a title. We decided quite a while ago that we didn’t want to give any of the albums titles, they were just going to be called 'Franz Ferdinand'."

He added, "The albums are going to be identified by their colour schemes rather than a title. The contrast of different colours creates a different mood. We experimented with different combinations of colours and this one stuck. At one level they looked good together, and they capture the mood of this record quite well."

However, on 1 August it was revealed that the band had changed their minds and decided to give the album a name. At first they revealed that the title Outsiders was optioned before the current title was decided upon.

As drummer Paul Thomson explained, "I was thinking something similar, but that 'You Could Have It So Much Better' would have been even greater. We talked about how we liked that idea a lot and that it was a real shame that the album wasn't going to have a title. Then we started laughing when we realised that the album hadn't been manufactured yet and we could change it after all." The title was also initially reported as the lengthy You Could Have It So Much Better... With Franz Ferdinand. Official fansite news article

Chart success

The album was the first chart topping album for both the band and their label, Domino Records, in the UK. In the weeks after being released, the album fell first to 5, then 9, 15, and 24, before resting at number 40 in the charts. On 25 December 2005, the album had risen to number 37 in the charts.

Track listing

  1. "The Fallen" - 3:42
  2. "Do You Want To" - 3:38
  3. "This Boy" - 2:21
  4. "Walk Away" - 3:36
  5. "Evil and a Heathen" - 2:05
  6. "You're the Reason I'm Leaving" - 2:47
  7. "Eleanor, Put Your Boots On" - 2:49
  8. "Well, That Was Easy" - 3:02
  9. "What You Meant" - 3:24
  10. "I'm Your Villain" - 4:03
  11. "You Could Have It So Much Better" - 2:41
  12. "Fade Together" - 3:03
  13. "Outsiders" - 4:02

Bonus tracks

  1. "Your Diary" - 3:08 (Japan release, also a b-side on the British CD1 single for "Do You Want To")
  2. "Fabulously Lazy" - 2:55 (Japan release, also a b-side on the British CD2 single for "Do You Want To")

Singles

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