You Could Have It So Much Better is the second studio album by Glaswegian indie rock band Franz Ferdinand that was first released 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom. Recorded in both the United States and their own studio in Glasgow with producer Rich Costey, the album gave birth to the release of four UK Top 30 singles Do You Want To on 23 August 2005, The Fallen / L. Wells, Walk Away and Eleanor Put Your Boots On. The album became the band's first UK #1 album, and although their debut album...
You Could Have It So Much Better is the second studio album by Glaswegian indie rock band Franz Ferdinand that was first released 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom. Recorded in both the United States and their own studio in Glasgow with producer Rich Costey, the album gave birth to the release of four UK Top 30 singles Do You Want To on 23 August 2005, The Fallen / L. Wells, Walk Away and Eleanor Put Your Boots On. The album became the band's first UK #1 album, and although their debut album was relatively successful in the USA, going platinum and reaching #32, You Could Have It So Much Better managed to reach #8 and earned gold status in the States. The cover design is modeled on Alexander Rodchenko's 1924 portrait of Lilya Brik. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
