Fresh Strawberries

"Fresh Strawberries" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. On 4 April 2014, it was released digitally as the fifth single from the band's fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. A song titled "Erdbeer Mund" ("Strawberry Mouth" in English), sung in German by Nick McCarthy, was chosen as the single's B-side.[3]

"Fresh Strawberries"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
B-side"Erdbeer Mund"
Released4 April 2014 (2014-04-04)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:17
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Alex Kapranos
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Bullet"
(2014)
"Fresh Strawberries"
(2014)
"Stand on the Horizon"
(2014)

Music videos

A music video for "Fresh Strawberries" was released onto YouTube on 12 March 2014.[4] The black-and-white video was directed by Margarita Louca.[5]

On 4 March 2014, a music video for the B-side "Erdbeer Mund", shot in Bavaria and directed by Nick McCarthy's sister Anna McCarthy, was also released.[6][7]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Fresh Strawberries"3:17
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Erdbeer Mund"2:25

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the album's liner notes

Charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 47

Release history

Region Date Label Format Ref.
Australia 4 April 2014 Domino Digital download [9]
New Zealand [10]
Germany 7 April 2014 [11]
United Kingdom [12]
2 May 2014 CD-R [13]
6 May 2014 7" [14]

References

  1. Cohen, Ian (26 August 2013). "Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. Walters, Barry (26 August 2013). "Franz Ferdinand's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' Is a Marvel of Relaxing Tension". Spin. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. Martins, Chris (27 February 2014). "Franz Ferdinand Go Deutsche for New Wave B-Side 'Erdbeer Mund'". Spin. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Franz Ferdinand - Fresh Strawberries (Official Video)". YouTube. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. "Franz Ferdinand - Fresh Strawberries (2014)". IMVDb. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. "Franz Ferdinand - Erdbeer Mund (2014)". IMVDb. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. "Franz Ferdinand Reveal video to new B side, Erdbeer Mund". Domino Recording Company. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Franz Ferdinand – Fresh Strawberries" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. "Fresh Strawberries - Single by Franz Ferdinand". iTunes (AU). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Fresh Strawberries - Single by Franz Ferdinand". iTunes (NZ). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. "Fresh Strawberries - Single von Franz Ferdinand". iTunes (DE). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. "Fresh Strawberries - Single by Franz Ferdinand". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. "Franz Ferdinand - Fresh Strawberries".
  14. "Fresh Strawberries". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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