The Fallen (song)

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"The Fallen"
Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen.jpg
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
A-side "L. Wells"
B-side
  • "Jeremy Fraser"
  • "Brown Onions"
Released20 February 2006 (2006-02-20)
Length
  • 3:42 (album version)
  • 2:49 (radio edit)
Label Domino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Walk Away"
(2005)		"The Fallen"
(2006)		"Eleanor Put Your Boots On"
(2006)

"The Fallen" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), on 20 February 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with new song "L. Wells". The single peaked at number four on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Composition

The lyrics for "The Fallen" borrow heavily from New Testament miracles; with references to the feeding of the five-thousand, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and the turning of water into wine.[ citation needed ] Biblical references can also be seen in the song "Auf Achse", from Franz Ferdinand's first album, which references crucifixion; this interest in the Bible and Christianity appear to stem from Kapranos' brief study of theology at the University of Aberdeen before he dropped out.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except where noted.

  1. "The Fallen" (album version) – 3:42
  2. "L. Wells" (Alex Kapranos) – 3:31
  1. "The Fallen" (Remixed by Justice) – 3:55
  2. "L. Wells" (Alex Kapranos) – 3:31
  3. "Brown Onions" (Franz Ferdinand) – 3:02
    • Instrumental
  1. "The Fallen" (radio edit) – 2:49
  2. "The Fallen" (Remixed by Justice) – 3:55
  3. "L. Wells" (Alex Kapranos) – 3:31
  4. "Jeremy Fraser" (Nick McCarthy) – 3:57
    • Vocals performed by Nick McCarthy.
  5. "The Fallen" (video) – 2:49
  1. "The Fallen" (Remixed by Justice) – 3:55
  2. "The Fallen" (album version) – 3:42
  3. "Do You Want To" (Max Tundra remix) – 4:35
  4. "Do You Want To" (Max Tundra remix – instrumental) – 4:22
  1. "The Fallen" (album version) – 3:42
  2. "Sexy Boy" (Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin) – 3:40
  3. "The Fallen" (acoustic version) – 2:44
  4. "Do You Want To" (Erol Alkan remix) – 7:41
    • Errors in the liner notes stating that all tracks were written by Franz Ferdinand and omitting that track number three is an acoustic version.

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 51
CIS (TopHit) [2] 188
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 91
Scotland (OCC) [5] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 14
UK Indie (OCC) [7] 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [8] 188
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 39

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia20 February 2006CD Domino [10]
United Kingdom3 April 2006 [11]
8 May 200612-inch vinyl [12]

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