Only by the Night

Only by the Night
Only by the Night
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	September 19, 2008
Recorded	February – June 2008
Studio	Blackbird (Nashville)
Genre	Alternative rock; pop rock; Southern rock;
Length	42:55
Label	RCA
Producer	Jacquire King; Angelo Petraglia;
Kings of Leon chronology
Alternative cover
	UK album cover
Singles from Only by the Night
	"Sex on Fire"; Released: August 11, 2008; "Use Somebody"; Released: December 8, 2008; "Revelry"; Released: March 2, 2009; "Notion"; Released: June 29, 2009; "Crawl"; Released: October 27, 2009; "Frontier City"; Released: January 1, 2010;

"Use Somebody"

Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" from Only by the Night

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Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in September 2008 through RCA Records. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the release of their third, Because of the Times. The album was recorded by producers Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia in April 2008 at Nashville's Blackbird Studio.

Only by the Night experienced commercial success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 countries. The album was certified the best-selling album in Australia, certified nine times platinum. It also went on to be the highest selling album of 2008 in Australia, the third best selling album of 2008 in the UK, winning two Brit Awards, and the 18th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.^[4]^[5] Furthermore, two singles from the album have found high chartings, "Sex on Fire" coming in at number one in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and on the United States' Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and at number two in New Zealand. The album's second single "Use Somebody" also charted at number two in the UK, and at number two in Australia, along with being the band's first top 10 hit in the U.S. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards, with the song "Sex on Fire" receiving two nominations itself.^[6] Worldwide sales of the album exceed 6.2 million copies, according to a press release by the band.

"Sex on Fire" came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, with "Use Somebody" number three, "Closer" number 24 and "Crawl" number 70.

^ Triplett, Gene (February 9, 2009). "Roundtable tackles album of the year, pairs Elvis Presley and Axl Rose?". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Cooley, Joshua (January 9, 2022). "10 Almost Perfect Alternative Rock Albums". WhatCulture. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Ranta, Alan (September 22, 2008). "Kings of Leon: Only by the Night". PopMatters. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. December 14, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
^ "ARIA Certification List". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
^ "The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

[1] Triplett, Gene (February 9, 2009). "Roundtable tackles album of the year, pairs Elvis Presley and Axl Rose?". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[2] Cooley, Joshua (January 9, 2022). "10 Almost Perfect Alternative Rock Albums". WhatCulture. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] Ranta, Alan (September 22, 2008). "Kings of Leon: Only by the Night". PopMatters. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[4] "Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. December 14, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

[AustralianCerifications-5] "ARIA Certification List". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 2, 2009.

[Grammy-6] "The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

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