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Cold Desert
Kings of Leon
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- Album
- Only By The Night
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Alternative
- Length
- 5:35
- Tempo
- 58 BPM
- Label
- RCA/Legacy
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About this song
Cold Desert is the final track on Kings of Leon's fourth studio album, Only by the Night. Caleb recorded the song while heavily intoxicated, and everything after the first verse was improvised.
What it's about
The song was inspired by a night when Caleb wandered the desert across from the band's hotel in Arizona.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill.
- Produced by Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia.
- Recorded at Blackbird Studios.