Come Around Sundown

Come Around Sundown
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	October 15, 2010
Recorded	Avatar Studios New York, February – June 2010
Genre	Southern rock, alternative rock, rock
Length	47:26
Label	RCA
Producer	Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King
Kings of Leon chronology
Only by the Night (2008) Come Around Sundown (2010)
Alternative cover art
UK album cover
Singles from Come Around Sundown
"Radioactive" Released: 14 September 2010 "Pyro" Released: 9 December 2010 "The Immortals[1]" Released: 21 March 2011 (UK)[2] "Back Down South[3][4]" Released: 17 May 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
BBC Music	(favorable)[6]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
Clash	[8]
Consequence of Sound	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	B-[10]
NME	[11]
Pitchfork Media	3.6/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]

Come Around Sundown is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in Ireland, Australia and Germany on October 15, 2010, followed by releases in the UK on October 18 and North America on October 19.^[15][16] The official album covers and tracklist were revealed on 3 September. The lead single, "Radioactive", along with its accompanying music video, premiered on 8 September on the Kings' official website. The following day, it received its official radio premiere on Australian radio.

The album debuted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the UK, the album sold 183,000 units in its first week as well as breaking the record for biggest first week digital album sales by selling over 49,000 album downloads. It was the 11th biggest selling album of 2010 in the UK with 694,300 sales.^[17]

Reception

Come Around Sundown has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Sampling 27 reviews, the review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album a weighted average of 64/100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[18] It received the same metascore as its predecessor.^[19] Rolling Stone magazine placed Come Around Sundown at #18 on their list of the Best Albums of 2010.^[14] Q Magazine also placed the album at #25 on their lists of the 50 Best Albums of 2010.^[20]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kings of Leon. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The End"	4:24
2.	"Radioactive"	3:26
3.	"Pyro"	4:10
4.	"Mary"	3:25
5.	"The Face"	3:28
6.	"The Immortals"	3:28
7.	"Back Down South"	4:01
8.	"Beach Side"	2:50
9.	"No Money"	3:05
10.	"Pony Up"	3:04
11.	"Birthday"	3:15
12.	"Mi Amigo"	4:06
13.	"Pickup Truck"	4:44
Total length:		47:26

Bonus tracks

Deluxe and Japanese[21] editions
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Celebration"	5:03
15.	"Closer" (Presets Remix)	4:51
16.	"Radioactive" (Remix featuring West Angeles Mass Choir)	3:29

iTunes extended version
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Celebration"	5:13
15.	"Radioactive" (Remix) (feat. the West Angeles Mass Choir)	3:28
16.	"Closer" (Presets Remix)	4:51
17.	"Radioactive" (Video)	3:26
18.	"Making of Radioactive" (Video)	3:04

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[22]	1
Austrian Albums Chart[23]	1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[24]	1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[25]	13
Canadian Albums Chart[26]	1
Dutch Albums Chart[27]	2
European Top 100 Albums[28]	1
French Albums Chart[29]	27
German Albums Chart[30]	1
Hungarian Albums Chart[31]	40
Irish Albums Chart[32]	1
Italy Albums Chart[33]	16
Mexican Albums Chart[34]	9
New Zealand Albums Chart[35]	1
Norwegian Albums Chart[35]	3
Polish Albums Chart[36]	1
Portuguese Albums Chart[37]	3
Scottish Albums Chart[38]	1
South African Albums Chart[39]	3
Spanish Album Chart[40]	7
Swedish Albums Chart[41]	10
Swiss Albums Chart[42]	1
UK Albums Chart[43]	1
US Billboard 200[44]	2
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[44]	1
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[44]	1
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[44]	1

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certifications (sales thresholds)	Sales
Australia	ARIA	2x Platinum[45]	140,000
Brazil	ABPD	Gold[46]	20,000
Canada	CRIA	Platinum[47]	80,000
Europe	IFPI	Platinum[48]	1,000,000
Germany	BVMI	Gold[49]	100,000
Poland	ZPAV	Platinum[50]	30,000
New Zealand	RIANZ	Platinum[51]	15,000
United Kingdom	BPI	3x Platinum[52]	720,000
United States	RIAA	Gold[53]	500,000
World	IFPI	Platinum	2,000,000

Singles

• Radioactive
• Pyro
• The Immortals
• Back Down South

Personnel

• Caleb Followill – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Matthew Followill – lead guitar, piano, lap steel guitar, vocals
• Jared Followill – bass guitar, synthesiser, vocals
• Nathan Followill – drums, percussion, vocals
• Jacquire King - producer, percussion, background vocals
• Angelo Petraglia - producer, organ, wurlitzer
• Liam O'Neil - baritone sax, tenor sax
• Robert Mallory - fiddle
• Krish Lingala - saxophone, synthesizer, theremin
• Chris Coleman - trumpet, background vocals
• Mike Kezner - sitar, maracas

See also

• List of European number-one hits of 2010
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Germany)
• List of number-one albums of 2010 (Ireland)
• List of number-one albums from the 2010s (Scotland)
• List of number-one albums from the 2010s (UK)

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