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"
Released	4 April 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock baroque pop[1] power pop[2]
Length	3:17
Label	Domino
Songwriter(s)	Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Fresh Strawberries"	3:17

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Erdbeer Mund"	2:25

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the album's liner notes

Franz Ferdinand Alex Kapranos – lead vocals ("Fresh Strawberries"), guitar, composing, mixing, pre-production, and production Nick McCarthy – lead vocals ("Erdbeer Mund"), rhythm guitar, and keyboards Bob Hardy – bass guitar Paul Thomson – drums

Additional musicians Roxanne Clifford – backing vocals Manuel Gernedel - backing vocals Miriam Newman - backing vocals Production personnel Ch4in$ - pre-production Eskimo Peach - additional engineering Mark Ralph - engineering and mixing

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.