Episode 81 is here, the wheel is back from it’s vacation and picks us the 2008 album from Kings of Leon, Only By The Night! The guys are familiar with a few songs on this album, but what about the rest of it? Stay Tuned!
Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in September 2008 through RCA Records.
Only by the Night experienced commercial success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 countries. Two singles from the album have found high chartings, “Sex on Fire” coming in at number one in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and on the United States’ Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and at number two in New Zealand. The album’s second single “Use Somebody” also charted at number two in the UK, and at number two in Australia, along with being the band’s first top 10 hit in the U.S. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards, with the song “Sex on Fire” receiving two nominations itself. Worldwide sales of the album exceed 6.2 million copies, according to a press release by the band.
“Sex on Fire” came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, with “Use Somebody” number three, “Closer” number 24 and “Crawl” number 70.
Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill – vocals, rhythm guitar
Matthew Followill – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards on “Frontier City” and “Notion”
Jared Followill – bass guitar, vocals
Nathan Followill – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional Musicians
Alex Fraser – triangle
Production
Angelo Petraglia – production, keyboards on “Revelry”
Jacquire King – production, keyboards on “Use Somebody”
Lowell Reynolds – second engineer
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