Stand on the Horizon

"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 styles of 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]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand on the Horizon"	4:23
2.	"Stand on the Horizon" (Tom Furse Extrapolation)	9:04
3.	"Stand on the Horizon" (Frankie & the Heartstrings Cover)	4:32
4.	"Stand on the Horizon" (Todd Terje Extended Mix)	8:07

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the album's linear notes

Franz Ferdinand

Alex Kapranos – lead vocals, guitar, composing, mixing, pre-production, and production
Nick McCarthy – backing vocals, rhythm guitar, and keyboards
Bob Hardy – bass guitar
Paul Thomson – drums

Production personnel

Ch4in$ - pre-production
Owen Pallett - strings and string arrangement
Mark Ralph - engineering and mixing
Todd Terje - engineering, mixing, and production

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[6]	72

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	28 July 2014	Domino	Digital download
United Kingdom	28 July 2014	Domino	CD-R

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMfjROpKCnw
↑ Zaleski, Annie (27 August 2013). "Review: Franz Ferdinand - '"Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
↑ Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (album liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2013.
↑ "Franz Ferdinand - Come Home, Practically All, Is Nearly Forgiven". YouTube. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ http://www.discogs.com/Franz-Ferdinand-Stand-On-The-Horizon/release/6040033
↑ "Ultratop.be – Franz Ferdinand – Stand on the Horizon" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

Franz Ferdinand

Alex Kapranos Robert Hardy Paul Thomson Nicholas McCarthy

Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action FFS (as FFS)

Live albums	Live 2003 Live 2014 at the London Roundhouse

Remix albums	Blood

Video albums	Franz Ferdinand

Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers The North Sea Live E.P. NME Presents Evil Action

Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Get Up and Use Me" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "The North Sea" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl"

Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson

Related articles	Discography Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS

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