Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Video)

What this video is

Released in August–September 2005, 'Do You Want To' arrived at the crest of the mid-2000s post-punk revival, a moment when Glasgow art-school bands like Franz Ferdinand were refracting 1970s–80s new wave and art-rock through a contemporary indie lens. The video's art-gallery party setting directly engages with the band's well-documented art-school origins and Glasgow's vibrant visual arts scene, playing the milieu…

Why it matters

A flagship artifact of the 2000s post-punk revival's commercial peak. The video blends performance and narrative in a manner consistent with the era's art-directed indie aesthetic, and director Diane Martel's theatrically chaotic visual language amplifies the song's dance-floor energy. Its heavy…

The director

Diane Martel (May 7, 1962 – September 18, 2025) was a Brooklyn-born music video director who began her career as a street artist and choreographer. She made her directorial debut in 1992 with the PBS hip-hop documentary Reckin' Shop: Live From Brooklyn, then…