The band spent much of 2005 in the studio in Glasgow working on their follow-up album , '' You Could Have It So Much Better '' , which was released on 3 October 2005 . The band initially intended to leave the album self-titled like their debut , but they changed it to '' You Could Have It So Much Better ... With Franz Ferdinand '' before settling on the final title . The album 's cover design was modelled on Alexander Rodchenko 's 1924 portrait of Lilya Brik . The band attempted to broaden its musical range on the album ; Hardy said , " There 's more to life than disco-beat guitar music " . It was generally well received in the press and seen as an album equal to , or better than , their first by most critics . It entered the UK Album Charts at Number 1 and the US charts at Number 8 . The album eventually sold 2 million copies worldwide . To support the album , four singles were released . Included in that set is a double A-side single that contained a video-clip-only single as well ( both the AA-side " L. Wells " and the video-clip " Jeremy Fraser " are not featured on the album , recorded in early 2006 during the band 's tour of Australia in support of the album ) . Also included is another video-clip-only single called " Wine , In the Afternoon " which is the B-side to " Eleanor Put Your Boots On " , and was also not featured on the album , but recorded on tour in Michigan . " Do You Want To " made it to number 4 and was declared by Q to be the greatest single of 2005 , while " Walk Away " and " The Fallen " entered the top 15 of the UK Singles Chart . The fourth and final single from the second album , " Eleanor Put Your Boots On " , peaked at number 30 . '' You Could Have It So Much Better '' went on to earn a nomination for Best Alternative Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in 2006 , as did " Do You Want To " for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
48th Annual Grammy Awards
48th Annual Grammy Awards
Franz Ferdinand (band)