"The Immortals"
Promotional single by Kings of Leon
from the album Come Around Sundown
ReleasedMarch 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
Recorded2010
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:30
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Caleb Followill
Nathan Followill
Jared Followill
Matthew Followill
Producer(s)Angelo Petraglia
Jacquire King

"The Immortals" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. It is the sixth track on their fifth studio album Come Around Sundown. The song was originally slated to be released as a single on 21 March 2011.[1] However, it was eventually scrapped. A video of the song was used in an advertisement to promote the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and its brand new 68-team field, and was used from March 4–17.[2]

Concept

Caleb Followill, lead singer of Kings of Leon, who wrote the song along with the other Followills, says "The Immortals": "In a way, I kind of wanted it to be something that I could say to my children. It really says it all in one chorus. Here it is: go out and be who it is you wanna be and at the end of the day, before you've gone, make sure you've loved."

Remix

In late 2011, Norwegian band Röyksopp remixed the song which then leaked online and was not physically released.[3]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 22
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 37

References

  1. ^ "The Immortals to be the next Single". www.closertokol.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24.
  2. ^ http://www.livencaa.com/games/ncaa-basketball-tournament-2011-watch-online/[dead link]
  3. ^ "Royksopp Remixes Kings Of Leon's 'Immortals' (AUDIO)". Huffington Post. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Kings Of Leon – The Immortals" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Kings Of Leon – The Immortals" (in French). Ultratip.


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