Come Around Sundown
An orange image of an island with sunset in the background.
Studio album by
Kings of Leon
ReleasedOctober 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)
RecordedFebruary – June 2010
Studio
  • Avatar (New York City)
  • Blackbird (Nashville)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length47:26
LabelRCA
Producer
Kings of Leon chronology
Only by the Night
(2008) 		Come Around Sundown
(2010) 		Mechanical Bull
(2013)
Alternative cover art
UK album cover
Singles from Come Around Sundown
  1. "Radioactive"
    Released: September 14, 2010
  2. "Pyro"
    Released: December 9, 2010
  3. "Back Down South"
    Released: May 17, 2011

Come Around Sundown is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, 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.[2][3] The official album covers and track list were revealed on September 3. The lead single, "Radioactive", 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.[4] On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[5]
Metacritic64/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubB+[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[9]
The Guardian[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
NME5/10[12]
Pitchfork3.6/10[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin7/10[16]

Come Around Sundown has received generally positive reviews from critics. Sampling 27 reviews, the review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album a weighted average of 64/100.[6] Rolling Stone magazine placed Come Around Sundown at #18 on their list of the Best Albums of 2010.[17] Q Magazine also placed the album at #25 on their lists of the 50 Best Albums of 2010.[18] It its first week, the album sold 183,000 copies (October 2010).

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Kings of Leon

No.TitleLength
1."The End"4:24
2."Radioactive"3:26
3."Pyro"4:10
4."Mary"3:25
5."The Face"3:28
6."The Immortals"3:28
7."Back Down South"4:01
8."Beach Side"2:50
9."No Money"3:05
10."Pony Up"3:04
11."Birthday"3:15
12."Mi Amigo"4:06
13."Pickup Truck"4:44
Total length:47:26

Deluxe and Japanese edition

Bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleLength
14."Celebration"5:03
15."Closer" (The Presets Remix)4:51
16."Radioactive" (Remix) (featuring the West Angeles Mass Choir)3:29

iTunes extended version

No.TitleLength
14."Celebration"5:13
15."Radioactive" (Remix) (feat. the West Angeles Mass Choir)3:28
16."Closer" (The Presets Remix)4:51
17."Radioactive" (Video)3:26
18."Making of Radioactive" (Video)3:04

Personnel

Adapted from the booklet of Come Around Sundown.[20]

Kings of Leon

Additional personnel

Charts and certifications

See also

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