"Fans" is a song by American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

band

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

. It is the second single released from their 2007 album, '' Because of the Times'', and the ninth track on the album. Lyrically, the song pays homage to the band's fans in the UK, where the band have traditionally enjoyed more success than in their homeland: ''"All of London sing / 'Cos England swings and they sure love the tales I bring"''. Musically, the song features a combination of both electric and acoustic guitars, with a pounding bass line reminiscent of that of the

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; ; lit. "Shuddering"), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the moth ...

song " I'm O.K." The song was released as a single on July 9, 2007. It was the band's highest-charting single at the time, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart ("

Sex on Fire "Sex on Fire" is the first single released from American rock band Kings of Leon's fourth studio album, ''Only by the Night''. The song gave Kings of Leon their first number-one single in Australia, Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, chart ...

" would reach the number one position in September 2008). The single peaked at number 13 on the

Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are ...

Track listing

CD / 7" vinyl: # "Fans" - 3:36 # "Woo Hoo" - 3:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Songs about fandom Songs about the United Kingdom 2007 singles Kings of Leon songs 2006 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Nathan Followill Songs written by Caleb Followill Songs written by Matthew Followill Songs written by Jared Followill {{2000s-rock-single-stub