FFS (album)

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FFS
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Studio album by
FFS
Released8 June 2015
RecordedLate 2014
Studio RAK (London)
Genre
Length47:04
Label Domino
Producer John Congleton
Franz Ferdinand studio albums chronology
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
(2013)		FFS
(2015)		 Always Ascending
(2018)
FFS track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Johnny Delusional"Ron and Russell Mael3:11
2."Call Girl"Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael3:21
3."Dictator's Son"Ron and Russell Mael4:15
4."Little Guy from the Suburbs"Alex Kapranos5:09
5."Police Encounters"Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael3:10
6."Save Me from Myself"Ron and Russell Mael3:57
7."Sō Desu Ne"Alex Kapranos, Ron Mael, Russell Mael3:52
8."The Man Without a Tan"Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael3:28
9."Things I Won't Get"Nick McCarthy, Ron Mael, Russell Mael3:03
10."The Power Couple"Ron and Russell Mael3:01
11."Collaborations Don't Work"Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael6:42
12."Piss Off"Ron and Russell Mael3:55
Total length:47:04
Deluxe edition tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."So Many Bridges"Ron and Russell Mael3:16
14."King of the Song"Alex Kapranos3:06
15."Look at Me"Ron and Russell Mael5:43
16."A Violent Death"Alex Kapranos, Ron Mael, Russell Mael3:51
Total length:63:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for FFS
Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [34] 85
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [35] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [36] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [37] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [38] 13
French Albums (SNEP) [39] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [40] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI) [41] 60
Scottish Albums (OCC) [42] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [43] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [45] 17
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [46] 36
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [47] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [48] 4
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [49] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [50] 22

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