"The Bucket" is the first single taken from the ''

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'' album by the American rock band

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. It is one of the band's most successful singles, reaching number 16 in the UK Singles Chart (making it their most successful UK release at the time) and number 23 in the U.S. Modern Rock chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 31 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. The song is written about bassist Jared Followill, who is the youngest member in the band, dealing with the band's fame at the age of 17. The song was written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill. In the music video, the word "legs" (as part of "I'll swing my legs") is censored due to the line meaning to hang oneself. In October 2011, ''

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'' placed it at number 38 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted.

CD single

#"The Bucket" – 2:55 #"Where Nobody Knows" – 2:23

10" vinyl

#"The Bucket" – 2:55 #"Slow Night, So Long" – 3:53 #"Wicker Chair" (Live) ( Angelo Petraglia, Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill) – 3:31 *The track "Wicker Chair" was recorded live at the

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on July 3, 2004 in

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and mixed by Brent Rawlings.

7" vinyl

#"The Bucket" – 2:55 #"Trani" (Live) (Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Angelo Petraglia) – 5:09 *The track "Trani" was recorded live at the Bonnaroo festival on June 12, 2004 in Manchester, TN and mixed by Doug Derryberry.

iTunes download

#"The Bucket" – 2:55 #"Slow Night, So Long" – 3:54 #"Wicker Chair" (Live) ( Angelo Petraglia, Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill) – 3:34 *The track "Wicker Chair" was recorded live at the

on July 3, 2004 in

and mixed by Brent Rawlings.

Chart performance

* #16 ( UK) * #23 ( US Modern Rock) * #28 (

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 ...

)

Certifications

References

External links

7" vinyl

10" vinyl
information – Discogs.com reference page. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucket, The Kings of Leon songs 2004 singles Songs written by Matthew Followill Songs written by Jared Followill Songs written by Nathan Followill Songs written by Caleb Followill 2004 songs