The Dark of the Matinée

~ Recording by Franz Ferdinand

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • GB2004-02-09
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGCD136X
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • GB2004-02-09
  • FR2004-02-16
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGCD136
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • GB2004-02-09
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGLP136
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • GB2004-02-09
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGCD136X
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • US2004-03-09
Domino (USA - DNO cat #s)DNO 27CD
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • AU2004-04-16
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)5170999000
1.1Matinée4:06Franz FerdinandMatinéeFranz FerdinandSingle
  • GB2004-04-19
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)RUG176CD
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • US2004-04-20
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)EK 92441
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • JP2004-06-02
EICP 370
1.16Matinée4:04Franz FerdinandThe Dome, Volume 30Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-06-04
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)82876 59878 2
1.17Matinée4:05Franz FerdinandNow That’s What I Call Music! 58Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-07-26
NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)7243 8 64637 2 2, CDNOW58
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • JP2004-08-04
Epic Records International (2001-2006 reissue label for int'l music released in Japan, formerly a company/division of SMEJ,)EICP 392
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand (special edition version)Franz FerdinandAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • US2004-11-23
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 93630, ESK 59236
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)5170996000
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)2-517422
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)5170992000
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)EK 92441
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)EK 92441
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGCD136
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)EK 93630
1.11Matinée4:04Franz FerdinandHits 58Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TV5046 73835 2
1.1Matinée?:??Franz FerdinandMatinéeFranz FerdinandSingle
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)RUG176
1.2Dark of the Matinee4:05Franz FerdinandNationwide Mercury Prize: 2004 Album of the YearVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Prize Ltd.MMPCD13
1.1The Dark of the Matinee4:06Franz FerdinandFuture's BurningVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-08-22
V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries)VVR1031022
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • -2009-05-10
2.7The Dark of the Matinée4:05Franz Ferdinand100 Hits: IndieVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-07-27
100 HitsDMG 100 034
2.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand / You Could Have It So Much BetterFranz FerdinandAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-12-03
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s)WIGCD136, WIGCD161
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
  • US2012-12-07
Domino (USA - DNO cat #s)EK 92441
1.11The Dark of the Matinee4:03Franz FerdinandDe Tijdloze Vol 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2015-11-20
Warner Music Benelux (imprint of Warner Music Benelux BV and Warner Music Benelux NV)
1.11The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandStudio Brussel - De Tijdloze, Vol. 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2015-11-20
Warner Music Benelux (imprint of Warner Music Benelux BV and Warner Music Benelux NV)
2.3The Dark of the Matinée4:04Franz FerdinandGreatest Ever! Indie Disco: The Definitive CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-02-05
  • DE2016-02-12
Union Square Music, BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present), Universal UMCGTSTCD107
1.10The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandModern Classics: The Q Birthday CompilationVarious ArtistsCompilation
  • GB2016-05-31
Q (magazine)
Promotion
1.3The Dark of the Matinée4:04Franz FerdinandQ: Best of 2004Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Q (magazine)Q 221, QBESTYR04
1.1The Dark of the Matinée4:05Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand (exclusive 5 track cd)Franz FerdinandEP + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-23
Domino (UK - WIG or RUG cat #s), The Observer (UK newspaper)obs-183 #1
2.2Matinee4:05Franz FerdinandClassic Cuts Presents: AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)BX042
Bootleg
1.16The Dark of the Matinee4:03Franz FerdinandAlternative Times, Volume 60Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
(unknown)
1.4The Dark of the Matinée4:03Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum
Domino (USA - DNO cat #s)E 92441
1.15The Dark of the Matinée4:05Franz FerdinandYou Could Have It So Much BetterFranz FerdinandAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

producer:Tore Johansson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
has remixes:Matinée (Headman remix)
Matinée (Headman vocal remix)
The Dark of the Matinée (Headman remix)
sampled by:Police Action Out There by Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza (electric guitar, bass guitar)
mash-ups:The TiK ToK of the Matinee (Franz Ferdinand vs. Kesha) by oki
recording of:The Dark of the Matinée

Related works

The Dark of the Matinée

writer:Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand)
Alex Kapranos
Nick McCarthy