Come Around Sundown rock band Kings of Leon , released in Ireland, Australia and Germany on October 15, 2010, followed by releases in the United Kingdom on October 18 and North America on October 19.[ 2] [ 3] Radioactive ", along with its accompanying music video, premiered on September 8 on the band's official website.
The album debuted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the UK. In the UK, the album sold 183,000 units in its first week and broke the record for biggest first-week digital album sales by selling more 49,000 album downloads. It was the 11th-biggest-selling album of 2010 in the UK with 694,300 sales.[ 4] 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album .
Come Around Sundown has received generally positive reviews from critics. Sampling 27 reviews, the review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album a weighted average of 64/100.[ 6] Rolling Stone magazine placed Come Around Sundown at #18 on their list of the Best Albums of 2010.[ 17] Q Magazine also placed the album at #25 on their lists of the 50 Best Albums of 2010.[ 18]
All tracks are written by Kings of Leon
Title 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
Deluxe and Japanese edition
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Bonus tracks[ 19] Title 14. "Celebration" 5:03 15. "Closer" (The Presets Remix) 4:51 16. "Radioactive" (Remix) (featuring the West Angeles Mass Choir) 3:29
iTunes extended version
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Title 14. "Celebration" 5:13 15. "Radioactive" (Remix) (feat. the West Angeles Mass Choir) 3:28 16. "Closer" (The Presets Remix) 4:51 17. "Radioactive" (Video) 3:26 18. "Making of Radioactive" (Video) 3:04
Adapted from the booklet of Come Around Sundown .[ 20]
Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill – lead and backing vocals , rhythm and acoustic guitar Matthew Followill – lead guitar , synthesiser , piano , Wurlitzer , lap steel , backing vocalsJared Followill – bass , synthesiser, piano, percussion , xylophone , Omnichord , backing vocals on "Mary"Nathan Followill – drums , percussion, backing vocalsAdditional personnel
Jacquire King – production , percussion, backing vocalsAngelo Petraglia – production, B3 organ , wurlitzerLiam O'Neil – B3 organ, baritone and tenor sax , synthesiser, pianoRobert Mallory – fiddle
Krish Lingala – saxophone, synthesiser, theremin
Chris Coleman – trumpet , backing vocals
Mike Kezner – sitar , maracas
Ken Levitan & Andy Mendelsohn for Vector – management
Scott Clayton, CAA (USA) & Peter Nash (Rest of World) – booking Charts and certifications
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Chart (2010)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 48]
16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 49]
21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 50]
9
Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 51]
39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 52]
38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 53]
45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 54]
16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 55]
48
UK Albums (OCC)[ 56]
11
US Billboard 200[ 57]
97
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 58]
24
Chart (2011)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 59]
67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 60]
25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 61]
86
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 62]
37
UK Albums (OCC)[ 63]
70
US Billboard 200[ 64]
93
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 65]
12
Chart (2010–2019)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 66]
78
UK Albums (OCC)[ 67]
57
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