| "Sex on Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Kings of Leon | ||||
| from the album Only by the Night | ||||
| B-side | "Beneath the Surface" | |||
| Released | August 11, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 23, 2008[1] | |||
| Studio | Blackbird (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
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| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Sex on Fire" on YouTube | ||||
"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, charting at the top spot on digital downloads alone in the latter country, before its physical release. In September 2009, it was Britain's second most-downloaded digital single ever.[2] The song has sold 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom as of November 2012.[3] It has also gained significant popularity in the United States, reaching number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's second highest-charting song there on the latter chart.
In 2008, the song earned the band their first Grammy nominations. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song,[4] and won the award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[5] In addition, the album earned a nomination for Best Rock Album. Channel V Australia named the song as the third biggest hit of 2008. It was voted number one in Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2008. Following the success of the follow-up single "Use Somebody" in the United States on pop radio, the track was re-serviced[6] to US pop radio in November. Remixes of both songs were used for the runway soundtrack in the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[citation needed]
- ^ Tingen, Paul (December 2008). "Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Jacquire King". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Lady Gaga is queen of downloads". BBC News. September 6, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ Ami Sedghi (November 4, 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Written about a one night stand Caleb had in 1998 in Hollywood". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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