"Fans" is a song by American
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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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
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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
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.
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
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