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Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the release of their third, Because of the Times. The album was recorded by producers Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King through February 2008 in Nashville's Blackbird Studios. Only by the Night experienced remarkable commercial success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was certified the best-selling album in Australia, certified eight times platinum. It also went on to be the Highest selling album of 2008 in Australia and the third best selling album of 2008 in the UK also winning two Brit Awards.[2] Furthermore, two singles from the album have found high chartings, "Sex on Fire" coming in at number one in 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 bands first top 10 hit in the US. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards with the song "Sex on Fire" receiving two nominations itself.[3] "Sex on Fire" came number one in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, "Use Somebody" number three, "Closer" number 24 and "Crawl" number 70.
[edit] Production and recording historyIn September 2007, lead singer Caleb Followill confirmed to NME that tracks were already being worked on for a fourth album,[4] only a few days after the release of the band's third album, Because of the Times. Recording began in February 2008 in Nashville's Blackbird Studios. On June 23, 2008, the release date of September 22, 2008 was set, and also the new title was announced. [edit] Release"Crawl" was released via the band's website as a free download for a short time, although it was not the first proper single. The first single "Sex on Fire", was released on 15 September 2008. The same day, music website Last.fm was the first to make the entire album available for streaming.[5] The music video for "Sex on Fire" was later made available to stream on their website and YouTube channel. The song "Use Somebody" was announced as the second single, which was released in December 2008. The song was a massive hit in the United States, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a hit in the UK, Australia and several other countries. The third single released from the album was "Revelry", released on 2 March 2009. "Notion" is the fourth single from the album. The video was released on June 1 and the song appear on radios on June 29.[6] The song has been another success from the group, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs. In Australia, the song "Manhattan" was released to radio as the fourth single. The song spent four weeks on the singles chart and peaked at number 38[7] and reached number two on the National Airplay Chart.[8] [edit] Reception[edit] CriticsThe album was met with mixed reviews. Metacritic's average rating settled on a 63/100,[9] counting a drastic range of ratings between North America and UK press. The US online publications Pitchfork Media, PopMatters and JustPressPlay gave the album a 3.8/10, 2/10 and 4/10 respectively, while the album received ratings of 5/5 and 4.5/5 from the UK's The Observer and Virgin Media. Record sales showed it chasing Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends for the fastest selling album of the year in Ireland and the UK.[10][11] The home country response saw the album debut at number five in the Billboard 200, their highest ranking in the US. However, the next week it immediately dropped to number 20. The album hovered around that spot for a few weeks before making a climb back into the top 20 where it has remained for months[12]. Almost a year after its release, the album rose to its peak on the best selling albums chart to #4. [edit] Awards and accoladesOnly by the Night received a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards with the single "Sex on Fire" receiving two nominations for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Rock Song.[3] "Sex on Fire" was awarded with the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals on February 8. The album was also awarded "2008 Album of the Year" by the UK's Q Magazine,[13] as well as Rolling Stone Magazine voting it as the 20th best album out of their top 50 Best Albums of 2008.[14] The album was also awarded Best International Album and Best International Group at the BRIT Awards. The album is featured on the online article rock (music) in the online Encyclopaedia Britannica as one of rocks "representative works".[15] [edit] Chart performance and salesAt the end of September 2008, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with first week sales of over 220,000 copies.[16] In February 2009, it was announced that Only by the Night is currently the biggest selling digital album of all-time in the UK, surpassing Amy Winehouse's Back to Black. The album managed three separate number one runs over two years, achieving 6x Platinum BPI certification with sales of over 2 millions . In the UK only By The Night has spent over a year in the charts, without dropping out of the top 22. In Australia, the album has been certified 8x Platinum, selling over 560,000 copies.[17] The album was the highest selling album of 2008 in Australia.[18]The album has also been a hit in New Zealand, spending over thirty consecutive weeks in the top ten, including nine non-consecutive weeks at number one. It finished 2008 as the second highest selling album and has been certified 4x Platinum by RIANZ.[19] In South Africa, the album climbed to a peak of #2 being kept off the top spot by the South African release of Now That's What I Call Music! 50.[20] In the US the album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, but fell to twenty the following week. It then dropped as low as seventy-eight, but then gradually moved back up the chart. After almost fifty weeks on the chart, the album actually managed to beat its debut position, peaking at #4. It also had managed to achieve a platinum certification[21]. To date the album has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. [edit] Track listing
[edit] Bonus tracks
[edit] Live from the Hammersmith Apollo 2007 (Target exclusive bonus disc)
[edit] Australian tour edition Live in London DVD
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
[edit] Singles chart positions
[edit] Release history
[edit] References
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