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]

"Stand on the Horizon"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Released	28 July 2014 (2014-07-28)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock disco-punk post-punk revival
Length	4:23
Label	Domino
Songwriter(s)	Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy
Producer(s)	Alex Kapranos Todd Terje
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Fresh Strawberries" (2014) "Stand on the Horizon" (2014) "Johnny Delusional" (2015)
Music video
"Stand on the Horizon" on YouTube

Composition

"Stand on the Horizon" features 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] The song is sampled over the opening credits to the U.S./Canadian situation comedy Loudermilk.

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 liner 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 Bubbling Under Flanders)[6]	72

Release history

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

References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Franz Ferdinand - Bullet (Official Video). YouTube.
2. Zaleski, Annie (27 August 2013). "Review: Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
3. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (album liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. "Franz Ferdinand - Come Home, Practically All, Is Nearly Forgiven". YouTube. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
5. "Franz Ferdinand – Stand on the Horizon (2014, 320 KBPS, File)". Discogs.
6. "Franz Ferdinand – Stand on the Horizon" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 March 2015.