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Crawl
Kings of Leon
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- Album
- Only By The Night
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Alternative
- Length
- 4:06
- Tempo
- 169 BPM
- Label
- RCA/Legacy
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About this song
Crawl is described as Kings of Leon's first political song. It peaked at No. 42 on Billboard's Top Rock Songs chart in 2009. Frontman Caleb Followill spoke about the song to The Daily Telegraph.
What it's about
Followill said America seems to have to learn how to crawl again before it can walk tall. He linked the country's troubles to biblical prophecy about wars and rumours of wars, and said the prophecies scared him.
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Fun facts
- Written by Matthew Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill and Caleb Followill.
- Produced by Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia.