Do You Want To

This article is about the song by Franz Ferdinand. For the song by Xscape, see Do You Want To/Can't Hang.

"Do You Want To"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
B-side
  • "Fabulously Lazy"
  • "What You Meant" (acoustic)
  • "Get Away"
  • "Your Diary"
Released19 September 2005 (2005-09-19)
GenreIndie rock
Length3:35
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"This Fffire"
(2004) 		"Do You Want To"
(2005) 		"Walk Away"
(2005)

"Do You Want To" is the lead single from Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand's second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005). It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 2006, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song's music video, directed by Diane Martel, was released on 23 August and was played every hour on MTV2 on the day it debuted.[citation needed]

Reception

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"Do You Want To" was named the Sound Opinions single of 2005.[citation needed] The song also came 10th in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005. On Q's "Top 100 Indie Anthems Ever", it was placed on number 43; Q also named it the greatest single of 2005.[citation needed] Pitchfork Media ranked the song at number 342 in their list of the "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".[1]

Track listings

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UK CD single (RUG211CDX)[2]

  1. "Do You Want To"
  2. "Fabulously Lazy"
  3. "What You Meant" (acoustic)

UK 7-inch single (RUG211)[3]

A. "Do You Want To"
B. "Get Away"

UK 12-inch single (RUG211T)[4]

A. "Do You Want To" (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket)
AA. "Do You Want To" (original version)

European CD single (RUG211CD)[5]

  1. "Do You Want To"
  2. "Your Diary"

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref(s).
United States 22 August 2005
Domino [31]
Australia 18 September 2005 Digital download Sony Music Australia [32][33]
United Kingdom 19 September 2005
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • digital download
 Domino [34]
United States 7 November 2005 Contemporary hit radio [35]
Japan 16 November 2005 CD [36]

References

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  3. ^ Do You Want To (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG211.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Do You Want To (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG211T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Do You Want To (European CD single liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG211CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  9. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 41. 8 October 2005. p. 71. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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  28. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Modern Rock Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. 16 December 2005. p. 52.
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  30. ^ "American single certifications – Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1620. 19 August 2005. p. 19.
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  33. ^ "Buy Franz Ferdinand's Digital Only Single 'Do You Want To' Now!". Sony Music Australia. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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