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Sex on Fire
Kings of Leon
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- Album
- Only By The Night
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Length
- 3:23
- Tempo
- 153 BPM
- Label
- RCA/Legacy
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About this song
Kings of Leon released the song as part of their fourth album, their second release in successive years. The text describes the Nashville quartet's whiskey-stained Southern rock as still fresh with this track, which helped justify the band's recent rise to festival headliner status.
What it's about
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 4 other songs, like “Songs After Bad Translations! by Steve Terreberry (Ft. Juliegolive)”.
- Covered 25 times, including “Sex on Fire by Vitamin String Quartet”.
- Written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill.
- Produced by Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia.
- Recorded at Blackbird Studios.