Come Around Sundown is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2010 and a day later in North America, through RCA Records. The lead single "Radioactive", along with its accompanying music video, premiered on September 8 on the band's official website.
The album debuted at number one in seven countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and number two in the United States. In the UK, it sold 183,000 units in its first week and broke the record for biggest first-week digital album sales by selling more than 49,000 album downloads, and was the 11th-biggest-selling album of 2010 in the UK with 694,300 sales. It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 54th Grammy Awards, while "Radioactive" was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Rock Song at the previous ceremony.
Reception
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. Rolling Stone magazine placed Come Around Sundown at #18 on their list of the Best Albums of 2010. Q Magazine also placed the album at #25 on their lists of the 50 Best Albums of 2010. It its first week, the album sold 183,000 copies (October 2010).
Track listing Original release
Deluxe and Japanese edition
iTunes extended version
Personnel Adapted from the booklet of Come Around Sundown.
Kings of Leon Caleb Followill – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar Matthew Followill – lead guitar, synthesiser, piano, Wurlitzer, lap steel, backing vocals Jared Followill – bass, synthesiser, piano, percussion, xylophone, Omnichord, backing vocals on "Mary" Nathan Followill – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel Jacquire King – production, percussion, backing vocals Angelo Petraglia – production, B3 organ, wurlitzer Liam O'Neil – B3 organ, baritone and tenor sax, synthesiser, piano Robert 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
Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peakposition European Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)16 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)9 Canadian Albums (Billboard)39 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)38 European Albums (Billboard)55 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)45 Irish Albums (IRMA)14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)16 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)48 UK Albums (OCC)11 US Billboard 20097 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)24 Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)67 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)86 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)37 UK Albums (OCC)70 US Billboard 20093 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)12
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)78 UK Albums (OCC)57
Certifications
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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