''Come Around Sundown'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ga ...

, 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. The official album covers and track list were revealed on September 3. The lead single, "

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", along with its accompanying music video, premiered on September 8, on the Kings' official website. The following day, it received its official radio premiere on Australian radio. The album debuted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the UK, the album sold 183,000 units in its first week as well as breaking the record for biggest first week digital album sales by selling over 49,000 album downloads. It was the 11th biggest selling album of 2010 in the UK with 694,300 sales. On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the

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Reception

''Come Around Sundown'' has received generally positive reviews from critics. Sampling 27 reviews, the

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gave the album a

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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

Personnel

Adapted from the booklet of ''Come Around Sundown''. Kings of Leon *

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, synthesiser,

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, backing vocals *

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, backing vocals on "Mary" *

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, percussion, backing vocals Additional personnel *

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– production, percussion, backing vocals *

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– production,

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, wurlitzer * Liam O'Neil – B3 organ,

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and

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, synthesiser, piano * Robert Mallory –

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the ...

* Krish Lingala – saxophone, synthesiser,

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* Chris Coleman –

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, backing vocals * Mike Kezner –

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s * Ken Levitan & Andy Mendelsohn for Vector – management * Scott Clayton, CAA (USA) & Peter Nash (Rest of World) – booking

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

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