Stand on the Horizon explained

Stand on the Horizon
Cover:Franz_Ferdinand_-_Stand_on_the_Horizon_cover_art.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Franz Ferdinand
Album:Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Recorded:2013
Label:Domino
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"Stand on the Horizon" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the sixth single from the band's fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, on 28 July 2014. The song was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, recorded during 2013, and produced by Kapranos and Norwegian DJ Todd Terje. The music video for the song was released on 3 August 2014, was directed by Karan Kandhari, and was posted on the band's Vevo channel on YouTube.[1]

Composition

"Stand on the Horizon" features indie rock and disco-punk.[2] The song was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by Kapranos and Norwegian DJ Todd Terje.[3] The song was labeled by Kapranos as something neither Franz Ferdinand or Terje have done before. He also called the ending of the song "a beautiful, uplifting piece of music".[4] The song is sampled over the opening credits to the U.S./Canadian situation comedy Loudermilk.

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the album's liner notes

Franz Ferdinand
Production personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom28 July 2014DominoDigital download
CD-R

Notes and References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Franz Ferdinand - Bullet (Official Video) . YouTube.
  2. News: Review: Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action . . 27 August 2013 . 9 March 2015 . Zaleski, Annie.
  3. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. Franz Ferdinand. 2013. album liner notes. Domino Recording Company.
  4. Web site: Franz Ferdinand - Come Home, Practically All, Is Nearly Forgiven . YouTube . 23 August 2013 . 11 February 2015.