While all of those fans surely desired a perfect evening, technology briefly had other plans during The Who’s fantastic performance. The entire band also contributed to the production of the tune, being assisted by Tore Johansson.Selling out the 15,000-capacity Jones Beach amphitheatre last night, The Who filled Wantagh, New York with a happy swarm of Wholigans: sunbeaten tailgaters, tie-dye masters, little kids in protective headphones bouncing around their cool parents, setlist experts, vintage tee flaunters, proud tour buddies who saw them together back in 1969, mellow wine-sippers, and one guy riding around on a bike with a cardboard sign expressing his dire need for tickets. The writers of “Take Me Out” are Franz Ferdinand band members Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy. However it fared much better on Billboard’s Alternative Songs listing, peaking at number three as well scoring a number one on the UK Indie Chart. In fact in terms of the sales the United Kingdom is where “Take Me Out” fared the best, being certified Platinum by the BPI. On the Billboard Hot 100, it reached number 66. It reached number 3 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart. “Take Me Out” charted in over 10 countries, including peaking at number 2 in Franz Ferdinand’s homeland of Scotland. Perhaps most notably amongst them being none other than parody musician Weird Al Yankovic. Cover Versions of “Take Me Out”Īccordingly a number of artists have covered or utilized “Take Me Out” throughout the years. Such as “Guitar Hero” (2005) and “Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2” (2007)Īnd in 2017 even fashion company Ralph Lauren used this track in an advert for one of its fragrances.
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