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FRANZ COCK UP: Franz Ferdinand were thrown into a last-minute frenzy by the sudden realisation their plans for the new single, Michael, would fall foul of the arbitrary BPI chart rules. The band's mail out explains:

Due to a rather silly schoolboy error, we neglected to realise that the inclusion of 3 tracks on both CD single formats would mean that Michael CD2 would become chart-ineligible. Victims of ours and Franz's own generosity (lavishing 5 new B-sides on their fans across all the formats), we would like to apologise in advance as CD2 will nowbe re-packaged and released without the offending third track, Tell Her Tonight (Paul Sings).

Tell Her Tonight (Paul Sings) will instead become available for download as a high quality free mp3, from the Franz Ferdinand and Domino websites, as of today. The new Michael CD2 will still feature Don't Start on the B-side.

So, it's an ill wind that blows no good, as old ladies would say as their hats disappeared over the hedgerow. Free Franzies for all...