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Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action by Franz Ferdinand
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is an album by Franz Ferdinand, released in 2013. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Right Action”, on 11 lists with a best position of #17.
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Franz Ferdinand's fourth album, came out on Domino in the UK on 26 August 2013, four years after Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, and it would be the last with guitarist Nick McCarthy. The Glasgow band spread the sessions across several studios and a crowd of producers, Alex Kapranos himself along with Björn Yttling, Joe Goddard, Alexis Taylor and Todd Terje.
Like Tonight, it's built for the dancefloor, all wiry guitars, clipped hi-hats and Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson locking the groove down tight, but the mood has brightened: Kapranos set out to make something upbeat, and called it the most positive record they had made. "Right Action" and "Love Illumination" led a run of six singles, reviewers were largely kind, and it went top 10 in several countries, reaching number 2 at home in Scotland and number 6 in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right Action | 11 | #17 | – | 2013–2026 | |
| 2 | Love Illumination | 1 | #36 | – | 2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.