Only by the night

Only by the night
Kings of Leon studio album
Publication (s)	September 19, 2008
Label (s)	RCA Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Rock , southern rock , alternative rock
Title (number)	11
running time	approx. 42 minutes
occupation	Vocals , electric guitar : Caleb Followill Drums : Nathan Followill Electric Guitar : Matthew Followill Electric Bass : Jared Followill
production	Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King
chronology Because of the Times (2007) Only by the night Come Around Sundown (2010)
Single releases September 5, 2008 Sex on Fire December 8, 2008 Use somebody March 2, 2009 Revelry June 29, 2009 Notion October 27, 2009 Crawl

Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Kings of Leon , which was released on September 19, 2008.

production

In September 2007 vocalist Caleb Followill told NME that they were already working on tracks for the fourth album, just days after the release of the third album, Because of the Times . Recording began in February 2008 at Nashville's Blackbird Studios. On June 23, 2008, the release date, September 22, 2008, and the new title were announced.

publication

The first single, Sex on Fire , was released on September 15, 2008. It was the first title of the Kings of Leon, which could place in the German single charts . Although the title only reached number 33, it became a popular song for interpretations at talent shows , which made it repeatedly placed in the sales charts, making it the band's most commercially successful title. So far (as of January 2013) the song has made it back into the charts 14 times and has a total of 83 chart weeks. This corresponds to position 12 of the longest listed title in the German single charts.

The song Use Somebody was released as a second single in December 2008. The song became a hit in almost every western state. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number 2 in the UK and Australia. Use Somebody reached number 9 in Germany and Switzerland and was the band's first Top 10 hit in these two countries.

The third single from the album was Revelry , which was released on March 2, 2009. The song only made it into the UK charts.

Notion was the fourth single from the album. The video was released on June 1, and the song was played on radios from June 29. The song reached number 1 on Billboard Alternative Songs.

In Australia the song Manhattan was released as the fourth single for the radio. The song stayed in the singles charts for four weeks and reached number 38.

Crawl was briefly released as a free download from the band's website a year after the album was released, but was not released as a regular single.

reception

criticism

The album received mixed reviews. The US online website Pitchfork Media gave the album 3.8 out of 10 and PopMatters only 2 out of 10, while the album received a rating of 5/5 and 4.5 / 5 from the British The Observer and Virgin Media. Laut.de awarded four out of five stars, CD-Starts.de eight out of ten points. The website now-on.at scored 6 out of 6 possible points.

Awards and distinctions

Only by the Night received one nomination for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony, the single Sex on Fire received two nominations for Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Rock Song . Sex on Fire was awarded a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Singing on February 8th

At the 52nd Grammy Awards, the song Use Somebody won the Grammy for Record of the Year, Best Rock Song, and the same Grammy that won the single Sex On Fire .

Commercial win

The album became a huge hit in the UK. At the end of September 2008 the album debuted at number one in the UK album charts, with sales of over 220,000 copies. In February 2009, Only By The Night was confirmed to be currently the UK's best-selling digital album, surpassing Amy Winehouse's Back to Black . It sold 1,181,640 copies in 2008, when Only by the Night became the third best-selling album of the year, and reached a similar level of sales in 2009, when it sold 1,078,555, and became the fifth best-selling album of the year. The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the UK and was certified eight times platinum . As of December 26, 2010, Only by the Night had been in the Top 75 for 118 consecutive weeks and is currently still on the current charts.

In Australia , the album was certified nine times platinum and sold over 630,000 copies. The album was the best-selling album there of 2008. The album was also a success in New Zealand , where it was in the top ten for more than thirty consecutive weeks, including nine weeks at number one. It went platinum four times and became the second best-selling album in 2008.

In the US, the album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. After 50 weeks in the charts, the album managed to top its highest position and reached number four on the charts. It went platinum and has sold over two million times to date.

The album sold 6.2 million times worldwide.

Track list

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

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2008	Sex on Fire Only by the Night	DE33 (83 weeks) DE	AT29 (78 weeks) AT	CH35 (32 weeks) CH	UK1 (112 weeks) UK	US56 (20 weeks) US	First published: September 5, 2008
	Use Somebody Only by the Night	DE9 (39 weeks) DE	AT12 (37 weeks) AT	CH9 (43 weeks) CH	UK2 (80 weeks) UK	US4 (57 weeks) US	First published: December 8, 2008
2009	Revelry Only by the Night	-	-	-	UK29 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 2, 2009
	Notion Only by the Night	DE69 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US99 (1 week) US	First published: June 29, 2009

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	700,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	60,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × platinum	600,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(3,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	12,344
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	platinum	6,000
Ireland (IRMA)	5 × platinum	75,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	60,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	5 × gold 49 × platinum	7,041,000

Main article: Kings of Leon / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Official website of the band

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nme.com
2. ↑ Germanchartblog on January 25, 2013.
3. ↑ Chart evaluation ( memento of the original from July 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on chartsurfer.de; Retrieved January 27, 2013. 
4. ↑ Worldwide chart statistics for “Use Somebody” on acharts.us; Retrieved January 27, 2013.
5. ↑ elbo.ws ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ pitchforkmedia.com ( Memento from September 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ popmatters.com
8. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: grammy.com )
9. ↑ news.bbc.co.uk
10. ↑ heraldsun.com.au
11. ↑ new.music.yahoo.com
12. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: kingsofleon.com