You Could Have It So Much Better (Advance digital release by scene group ESC (Every second Counts) 2005-09-15)

~ Release by Franz Ferdinand (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Annotation

This entry documents the 13-track Industry Advance digital release of 'You Could Have It So Much Better'. This digital preservation was released by the scene group ESC (Every Second Counts) on September 15, 2005.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This is the earliest documented digital appearance of the album, predating the official October 4, 2005, retail launch by 19 days.

TECHNICAL IDENTIFICATION:
While the tracklist matches the standard 13-track retail sequence, this artifact represents the pre-retail industry circulation.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-30 21:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Fallen
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Fallen
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.453:42
2Do You Want To
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Do You Want To
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.43:35
3This Boy
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
This Boy
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.52:22
4Walk Away
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Walk Away
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.453:36
5Evil and a Heathen
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Evil and a Heathen
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.32:06
6You're the Reason I'm Leaving
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
You’re the Reason I’m Leaving
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.22:47
7Eleanor Put Your Boots On
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
part of:
Q50 – December 2005 (number: 14)
recording of:
Eleanor Put Your Boots On
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.252:50
8Well That Was Easy
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Well That Was Easy
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.753:02
9What You Meant
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
What You Meant
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.23:25
10I'm Your Villain
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
I’m Your Villain
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
34:04
11You Could Have It So Much Better
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
You Could Have It So Much Better
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.852:42
12Fade Together
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Fade Together
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.43:03
13Outsiders
producer:
Rich Costey and Franz Ferdinand (Scottish rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recording of:
Outsiders
writer:
Bob Hardy (bassist for Franz Ferdinand), Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand), Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson (Scottish musician, was in Franz Ferdinand)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
34:03