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''Only by the Night'' experienced commendable commerical success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was [[Music recording sales certification|certified]] triple platinum in Australia.<ref>http://www.ariacharts.com.au/ ARIA</ref> 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 three in Australia. The album has been nominated for Best Rock Album at the [[51st Grammy Awards]] with the song "Sex On Fire" receiving two nominations itself.<ref name=Grammy>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx|title=The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=2008-12-03|accessdate=2008-12-04}}</ref>
''Only by the Night'' experienced commendable commerical success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was [[Music recording sales certification|certified]] triple platinum in Australia.<ref>http://www.ariacharts.com.au/ ARIA</ref> 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 three in Australia. The album has been nominated for Best Rock Album at the [[51st Grammy Awards]] with the song "Sex On Fire" receiving two nominations itself.<ref name=Grammy>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx|title=The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=2008-12-03|accessdate=2008-12-04}}</ref>

==Production==
===Recording history===
In September 2007, lead singer [[Caleb Followill]] confirmed to ''[[NME]]'' that tracks were already being worked on for a fourth album,<ref name="NME #2">http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/30858 ''The Followill boys are ready to go on new record.'' ''[[NME]]'', September 3, 2007</ref> 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.

===Music and lyrical content===
In interviews with the band, it has been said that the next album will "rock harder" and more tracks like "Charmer", "Black Thumbnail" and "Camaro" have been suggested. "We've broadened our musical tastes in the past couple of years and feel we're ready to tackle our southern roots... again" said bassist [[Jared Followill]].{{Fact|date=July 2008}}

Three tracks from the album have been debuted live, "Crawl", "Sex on Fire" and "Manhattan". Caleb Followill claims that pain relieving drugs, which he took following shoulder surgery, greatly enhanced his lyrics. Caleb is quoted as saying the medication caused him to write "''the best songs of his career''". An example of experimentation is evident in the opening track "Closer", which contains lyrical content pertaining to the life of a vampire.

==Release==
{{ProseTimeline|section|date=November 2008}}
To coincide with the release of the album the band have recorded several home movies which will be available on their website.

"Crawl" has been released via the band's website as a free download for a short time, although it is not the first proper single. The first single is "Sex on Fire" and was released on September 15, 2008. It was previewed on [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] show on August 4, 2008, and on [[Nicky Horne]]'s [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]] show on August 6, 2008. On September 14, 2008 it entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at #1.{{fact|date=November 2008}}

On August 5, 2008, the band put the first single "[[Sex on Fire]]" on their MySpace page.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/kingsofleon</ref> The music video of "[[Sex on Fire]]" is now available to stream on their website and [[YouTube]] channel, and is also airing on [[Kerrang!]], [[NME TV]] and [[MTV TWO]] music channels in the UK.

On August 9, 2008, the band played "[[Sex on Fire]]" for the first time live{{fact|date=November 2008}} at the All Points West Festival in Jersey City.

On September 15, 2008, music site [[Last.fm]] made it possible for users to exclusively stream ''Only By The Night'' before anyone else. <ref>http://www.columbia.co.uk/news/10385/0/</ref>

On September 19, 2008, [[Australian]] national radio station [[Triple J]], and UK's [[NME Radio]] played the entire album.

On September 28, 2008, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, with sales of over 220,000 copies. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7640893.stm</ref>

The song "Use Somebody" on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart has so far peaked at number 4,{{fact|date=November 2008}} it is officially the second single from the album, and a video has been made for it.
And the song "Sex on Fire" has peaked at number 1 and currently is at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in the same week.
Source as of 30th November 2008. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50

As of December 15th 2008, the album has sold 310,086 copies in Australia.<ref>http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=7178</ref>

In early December 2008, Australian radio station [[101.3 Sea FM]] started playing 'Manhattan' as the next single from the album after 'Use Somebody'.

As of December 21st 2008, the album has sold just over 1 million copies in the UK.

The album has so far sold 255,416 copies in the [[US]].

In New Zealand, the album debuted at number eighteen on September 22, 2008 before jumping to claim the number one spot in its second week. The album was certified Platinum after two weeks selling over 15,000+ copies, 2x Platinum after eleven weeks and 3x Platinum after fourteen weeks bringing the total sales to over 45,000 copies sold.

==Reception==
The album was met with mixed reviews. [[Metacritic]]'s average rating settled on a 63/100, <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/onlybythenight</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/coldplay-in-album-battle-with-kings-of-leon-13982363.html</ref><ref>http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUoPjBwYAaCGZZbUCghdJnglmwYA</ref> For the home country response, the album debuted at #5 in the Billboard 200, their highest ever ranking in the US, but it immediately dropped to #20 the next week.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=B3n2Lw9SpshRBBzzMvkDJBzFmwTytKP9zthXhLhK7k17rsgJWlcg!2021848023&f=The+Billboard+200&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Albums</ref>
''Only 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. <ref name="Grammy"/>

''[[Only By The Night]]'' was also awarded "2008 Album Of The Year" by the UK's Q Magazine.<ref name=QMag>{{cite web|url=http://www.qthemusic.com/cgi-bin/50bestalbums/month.pl?id=2|title=Q Magazine's 50 best albums of 2008|publisher=[[Q Magazine]]|accessdate=2008-12-08}}</ref>, as well as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine voting it as the 20th best album out of their top 50 Best Albums of 2008.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/15</ref>

==Track listing==
#"Closer" – 3:57
#"Crawl" – 4:06
#"[[Sex on Fire]]" – 3:23
#"[[Use Somebody]]" – 3:50
#"Manhattan" – 3:24
#"Revelry" – 3:21
#"17" – 3:05
#"Notion" – 3:00
#"I Want You" – 5:07
#"Be Somebody" – 3:47
#"Cold Desert" – 5:34<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/38658</ref>

===Bonus tracks===
#"Frontier City" – 3:37 '''<small>(Vinyl bonus track/iTunes Deluxe Version)</small>'''
#"The Bucket (CSS Remix)" – 3:44 '''<small>(iTunes pre-sale/Japan Bonus Track)</small>'''
#"Beneath the Surface" '''<small>(Japan Bonus Track)</small>'''

===''Live From the Hammersmith Apollo 2007'' <small>(Target Exclusive Bonus Disc)</small>===

#"King of the Rodeo" – 2:48
#"Slow Night, So Long" – 3:09
#"Fans"– 4:02
#"Molly's Chambers" – 2:25
#"My Party" – 4:01
#"Arizona" – 4:49
#"Charmer" – 3:48dsdfcccccx

==Chart performance==
===Album chart positions===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="190px"|Country
!align="left" width="280px"|Provider(s)
!align="left" width="140px" |Peak position
|-
|Australia<ref name="ARIA">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon|title=Kings of Leon discography|publisher=Australian-charts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|Austria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Austriancharts.at|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|Music Control Europe
|align="center"|20
|-
|Belgium (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon - Only by the Night|publisher=Ultratop.be|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[Ultratop]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punk.bz/2008/10/03/kings-of-leon-new-record-only-by-the-night-album-debuts-at-4-on-the-billboard-top-200-in-the-us-and-4-on-soundscan-sales-chart-in-canada/|title=Kings of Leon new record, Only by the Night, album debuts at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 in the U.S. and #4 on Soundscan sales chart in Canada|publisher=Punk.bz|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[Nielsen SoundScan]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|Denmark<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Danishcharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[IFPI|IFPI Danmark]]
|align="center"|5
|-
|Finland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Finnishcharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|GLF
|align="center"|31
|-
|France<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Lescharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] / [[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]]
|align="center"|38
|-
|Mexico<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Mexicancharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[AMPROFON]]
|align="center"|27
|-
|Netherlands<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[MegaCharts]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|New Zealand<ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|Norway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Norwegiancharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|
|align="center"|20
|-
|Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Swedishcharts.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|Sverigetopplistan
|align="center"|56
|-
|Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Kings+Of+Leon&titel=Only+By+The+Night&cat=a|title=Kings of Leon (album)|publisher=Hitparade.ch|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|Media Control Europe
|align="center"|10
|-
|United Kingdom<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=395|title=Chart Stats - Kings of Leon|publisher=Chartstats.com|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|[[The Official Charts Company|OCC]]
|align="center"|1
|-
| rowspan="5"| United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=509854&model.vnuAlbumId=1174975|title= Artist Chart History - Kings of Leon albums|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=400&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Digital+Albums&ci=3102828&cdi=10047346&cid=11%2F29%2F2008|title=Top Digital Albums - Only by the Night|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=327&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Internet+Albums&ci=3102097&cdi=10022516&cid=10%2F25%2F2008|title=Top Internet Albums - Only by the Night|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=794&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Modern+Rock%2FAlternative+Albums&ci=3102814&cdi=10046922&cid=11%2F29%2F2008|title=Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums - Only by the Night|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=408&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Rock+Albums&ci=3102853&cdi=10047899&cid=11%2F29%2F2008|title=Top Rock Albums - Only by the Night|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
| [[Billboard 200]]
|align="center"| 5
|-
| [[Billboard charts|Billboard Top Digital Albums]]
|align="center"| 39
|-
| Billboard Top Internet Albums
|align="center"| 29
|-
| Billboard Top Modern Rock / Alternative Albums
|align="center"| 2
|-
| Billboard Top Rock Albums
|align="center"| 2
|-
|}

===Singles chart positions===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="150px"|Single
!align="left" width="240px"|Chart
!align="left" width="140px" |Peak position
|-
|rowspan="8" align="left"|"[[Sex on Fire]]"
|[[ARIA charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]<ref name="ARIA"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Irish Recorded Music Association|Irish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=802&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Ireland&ci=3102904&cdi=10050064&cid=11%2F29%2F2008|title=Ireland - Only by the Night|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref name="NZ"/>
|align="center"|2
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Billboard Hot 100|US Billboard Hot 100]]<ref name="USsingle">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=509854&model.vnuAlbumId=1174975|title=Artist Chart History - Kings of Leon singles|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>
|align="center"|56
|-
|[[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="USsingle"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Hot Digital Songs|US Billboard Hot Digital Songs]]<ref name="USsingle"/>
|align="center"|38
|-
|rowspan="5" align="left"|"[[Use Somebody]]"
|Australian ARIA Singles Chart<ref name="ARIA"/>
|align="center"|3
|-
|New Zealand Singles Chart<ref name="NZ"/>
|align="center"|5
|-
|UK Singles Chart<ref name="UK"/>
|align="center"|2
|-
|US Billboard Hot 100<ref name="USsingle"/>
|align="center"|86
|-
|US Billboard Hot Digital Songs<ref name="USsingle"/>
|align="center"|46
|-
|}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
! width="150px"|Country
! width="130px"|Date
! width="120px" |Label
! Format
! Catalogue #
|-
| Australia / Ireland / Austria
| September 19, 2008
| [[Sony Music|Sony]]
| [[compact disc|CD]], [[Paid download|download]]
| 88697327122
|-
| rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"|September 22, 2008
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] / RCA
| [[compact disc|CD]], [[Paid download|download]]
| 88697351992
|-
| [[RCA Records|RCA Victor Europe]]
| [[LP]]
| 732712
|-
| rowspan="2"|United States
| rowspan="2"|September 23, 2008
| RCA
| CD, download
| 88697-32712-2
|-
| Control
| 2xLP
| 40243
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{start box}}
{{succession box
|before = ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' by [[Metallica]]
|title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2008 (Australia)|number-one album]]
|years = September 29, 2008 - October 26, 2008
|after = ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' by [[AC/DC]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' by [[Metallica]]
|title = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart]] [[List of number-one albums in 2008 (New Zealand)|number-one album]]
|years = September 29, 2008 - October 27, 2008
|after = ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' by [[AC/DC]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' by [[Metallica]]
|title = [[UK Albums Chart|UK Top 75]] [[List of number-one albums from the 2000s (UK)#2008|number-one album]]
|years = September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008
|after = ''[[Dig Out Your Soul]]'' by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
}}
{{end box}}

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Revision as of 07:48, 31 December 2008

Untitled

Only by the Night is the Grammy nominated fourth 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 commendable commerical success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was certified triple platinum in Australia.[1] 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 three in Australia. The album has been nominated for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards with the song "Sex On Fire" receiving two nominations itself.[2]

Production

Recording history

In September 2007, lead singer Caleb Followill confirmed to NME that tracks were already being worked on for a fourth album,[3] 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.

Music and lyrical content

In interviews with the band, it has been said that the next album will "rock harder" and more tracks like "Charmer", "Black Thumbnail" and "Camaro" have been suggested. "We've broadened our musical tastes in the past couple of years and feel we're ready to tackle our southern roots... again" said bassist Jared Followill.[citation needed]

Three tracks from the album have been debuted live, "Crawl", "Sex on Fire" and "Manhattan". Caleb Followill claims that pain relieving drugs, which he took following shoulder surgery, greatly enhanced his lyrics. Caleb is quoted as saying the medication caused him to write "the best songs of his career". An example of experimentation is evident in the opening track "Closer", which contains lyrical content pertaining to the life of a vampire.

Release

To coincide with the release of the album the band have recorded several home movies which will be available on their website.

"Crawl" has been released via the band's website as a free download for a short time, although it is not the first proper single. The first single is "Sex on Fire" and was released on September 15, 2008. It was previewed on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on August 4, 2008, and on Nicky Horne's Planet Rock show on August 6, 2008. On September 14, 2008 it entered the UK Singles Chart at #1.[citation needed]

On August 5, 2008, the band put the first single "Sex on Fire" on their MySpace page.[4] The music video of "Sex on Fire" is now available to stream on their website and YouTube channel, and is also airing on Kerrang!, NME TV and MTV TWO music channels in the UK.

On August 9, 2008, the band played "Sex on Fire" for the first time live[citation needed] at the All Points West Festival in Jersey City.

On September 15, 2008, music site Last.fm made it possible for users to exclusively stream Only By The Night before anyone else. [5]

On September 19, 2008, Australian national radio station Triple J, and UK's NME Radio played the entire album.

On September 28, 2008, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, with sales of over 220,000 copies. [6]

The song "Use Somebody" on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart has so far peaked at number 4,[citation needed] it is officially the second single from the album, and a video has been made for it. And the song "Sex on Fire" has peaked at number 1 and currently is at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in the same week. Source as of 30th November 2008. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50

As of December 15th 2008, the album has sold 310,086 copies in Australia.[7]

In early December 2008, Australian radio station 101.3 Sea FM started playing 'Manhattan' as the next single from the album after 'Use Somebody'.

As of December 21st 2008, the album has sold just over 1 million copies in the UK.

The album has so far sold 255,416 copies in the US.

In New Zealand, the album debuted at number eighteen on September 22, 2008 before jumping to claim the number one spot in its second week. The album was certified Platinum after two weeks selling over 15,000+ copies, 2x Platinum after eleven weeks and 3x Platinum after fourteen weeks bringing the total sales to over 45,000 copies sold.

Reception

The album was met with mixed reviews. Metacritic's average rating settled on a 63/100, [8] 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.[9][10] For the home country response, the album debuted at #5 in the Billboard 200, their highest ever ranking in the US, but it immediately dropped to #20 the next week.[11] Only 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. [2]

Only By The Night was also awarded "2008 Album Of The Year" by the UK's Q Magazine.[12], as well as Rolling Stone Magazine voting it as the 20th best album out of their top 50 Best Albums of 2008.[13]

Track listing

  1. "Closer" – 3:57
  2. "Crawl" – 4:06
  3. "Sex on Fire" – 3:23
  4. "Use Somebody" – 3:50
  5. "Manhattan" – 3:24
  6. "Revelry" – 3:21
  7. "17" – 3:05
  8. "Notion" – 3:00
  9. "I Want You" – 5:07
  10. "Be Somebody" – 3:47
  11. "Cold Desert" – 5:34[14]

Bonus tracks

  1. "Frontier City" – 3:37 (Vinyl bonus track/iTunes Deluxe Version)
  2. "The Bucket (CSS Remix)" – 3:44 (iTunes pre-sale/Japan Bonus Track)
  3. "Beneath the Surface" (Japan Bonus Track)

Live From the Hammersmith Apollo 2007 (Target Exclusive Bonus Disc)

  1. "King of the Rodeo" – 2:48
  2. "Slow Night, So Long" – 3:09
  3. "Fans"– 4:02
  4. "Molly's Chambers" – 2:25
  5. "My Party" – 4:01
  6. "Arizona" – 4:49
  7. "Charmer" – 3:48dsdfcccccx

Chart performance

Album chart positions

Country Provider(s) Peak position
Australia[15] ARIA 1
Austria[16] Music Control Europe 20
Belgium (Wallonia)[17] Ultratop 4
Canada[18] Nielsen SoundScan 4
Denmark[19] IFPI Danmark 5
Finland[20] GLF 31
France[21] SNEP / IFOP 38
Mexico[22] AMPROFON 27
Netherlands[23] MegaCharts 10
New Zealand[24] RIANZ 1
Norway[25] 20
Sweden[26] Sverigetopplistan 56
Switzerland[27] Media Control Europe 10
United Kingdom[28] OCC 1
United States[29][30][31][32][33] Billboard 200 5
Billboard Top Digital Albums 39
Billboard Top Internet Albums 29
Billboard Top Modern Rock / Alternative Albums 2
Billboard Top Rock Albums 2

Singles chart positions

Single Chart Peak position
"Sex on Fire" Australian ARIA Singles Chart[15] 1
Irish Singles Chart[34] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[24] 2
UK Singles Chart[28] 1
Irish Singles Chart[28] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 56
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[35] 1
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs[35] 38
"Use Somebody" Australian ARIA Singles Chart[15] 3
New Zealand Singles Chart[24] 5
UK Singles Chart[28] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 86
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs[35] 46

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
Australia / Ireland / Austria September 19, 2008 Sony CD, download 88697327122
United Kingdom September 22, 2008 Columbia / RCA CD, download 88697351992
RCA Victor Europe LP 732712
United States September 23, 2008 RCA CD, download 88697-32712-2
Control 2xLP 40243

References

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  2. ^ a b "The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
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  5. ^ http://www.columbia.co.uk/news/10385/0/
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7640893.stm
  7. ^ http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=7178
  8. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/onlybythenight
  9. ^ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/coldplay-in-album-battle-with-kings-of-leon-13982363.html
  10. ^ http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUoPjBwYAaCGZZbUCghdJnglmwYA
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=B3n2Lw9SpshRBBzzMvkDJBzFmwTytKP9zthXhLhK7k17rsgJWlcg!2021848023&f=The+Billboard+200&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Albums
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  29. ^ "Artist Chart History - Kings of Leon albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  30. ^ "Top Digital Albums - Only by the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  31. ^ "Top Internet Albums - Only by the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  32. ^ "Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums - Only by the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  33. ^ "Top Rock Albums - Only by the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  34. ^ "Ireland - Only by the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
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Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
September 29, 2008 - October 26, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart number-one album
September 29, 2008 - October 27, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Top 75 number-one album
September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008 		Succeeded by
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