Come Around Sundown

Come Around Sundown is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in Ireland, Australia and Germany on October 15, 2010, followed by releases in the United Kingdom on October 18 and North America on October 19.[1][2] The official album covers and track list were revealed on September 3. The lead single, "Radioactive", along with its accompanying music video, premiered on September 8, on the Kings' official website. The following day, it received its official radio premiere on Australian radio.

Come Around Sundown
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	October 15, 2010
Recorded	February–June 2010
Studio	Avatar (New York City) Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Alternative rock southern rock
Length	47:26
Label	RCA
Producer	Jacquire King Angelo Petraglia
Kings of Leon chronology
Only by the Night (2008) Come Around Sundown (2010) Mechanical Bull (2013)
Alternative cover art
UK album cover
Singles from Come Around Sundown
"Radioactive" Released: September 14, 2010 "Pyro" Released: December 9, 2010 "Back Down South" Released: May 17, 2011

The album debuted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the UK, the album sold 183,000 units in its first week as well as breaking the record for biggest first week digital album sales by selling over 49,000 album downloads. It was the 11th biggest selling album of 2010 in the UK with 694,300 sales.[3] On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.1/10[4]
Metacritic	64/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The A.V. Club	B+[7]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
NME	5/10[11]
Pitchfork	3.6/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Spin	7/10[15]

Come Around Sundown has received generally positive reviews from critics. Sampling 27 reviews, the review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album a weighted average of 64/100.[5] Rolling Stone magazine placed Come Around Sundown at #18 on their list of the Best Albums of 2010.[16] Q Magazine also placed the album at #25 on their lists of the 50 Best Albums of 2010.[17] It its first week, the album sold 183,000 copies (October 2010).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kings of Leon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The End"	4:24
2.	"Radioactive"	3:26
3.	"Pyro"	4:10
4.	"Mary"	3:25
5.	"The Face"	3:28
6.	"The Immortals"	3:28
7.	"Back Down South"	4:01
8.	"Beach Side"	2:50
9.	"No Money"	3:05
10.	"Pony Up"	3:04
11.	"Birthday"	3:15
12.	"Mi Amigo"	4:06
13.	"Pickup Truck"	4:44
Total length:		47:26

Deluxe and Japanese edition bonus tracks[18]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Celebration"	5:03
15.	"Closer" (The Presets Remix)	4:51
16.	"Radioactive" (Remix) (feat. the West Angeles Mass Choir)	3:29

iTunes extended version

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Celebration"	5:13
15.	"Radioactive" (Remix) (feat. the West Angeles Mass Choir)	3:28
16.	"Closer" (The Presets Remix)	4:51
17.	"Radioactive" (Video)	3:26
18.	"Making of Radioactive" (Video)	3:04

Personnel

Adapted from the booklet of Come Around Sundown.[19]

Kings of Leon

• Caleb Followill – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
• Matthew Followill – lead guitar, synthesiser, piano, Wurlitzer, lap steel, backing vocals
• Jared Followill – bass, synthesiser, piano, percussion, xylophone, Omnichord, backing vocals on "Mary"
• Nathan Followill – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jacquire King – production, percussion, backing vocals
• Angelo Petraglia – production, B3 organ, wurlitzer
• Liam O'Neil – B3 organ, baritone and tenor sax, synthesiser, piano
• Robert Mallory – fiddle
• Krish Lingala – saxophone, synthesiser, theremin
• Chris Coleman – trumpet, backing vocals
• Mike Kezner – sitar, maracas
• Ken Levitan & Andy Mendelsohn for Vector – management
• Scott Clayton, CAA (USA) & Peter Nash (Rest of World) – booking

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[20] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[21] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[22] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[23] 13 Canadian Albums Chart[24] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[25] 2 European Top 100 Albums 1 French Albums Chart[26] 27 German Albums Chart[27] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[28] 40 Irish Albums Chart[29] 1 Italy Albums Chart[30] 16 Mexican Albums Chart[31] 9 New Zealand Albums Chart[32] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[32] 3 Polish Albums Chart[33] 1 Portuguese Albums Chart[34] 3 Scottish Albums Chart[35] 1 South African Albums Chart[36] 3 Spanish Albums Chart[37] 7 Swedish Albums Chart[38] 10 Swiss Albums Chart[39] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[40] 1 US Billboard 200[41] 2 US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[41] 1 US Rock Albums (Billboard)[41] 1 US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[41] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Albums Chart[42] 16 UK Albums Chart[43] 11 Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums Chart[44] 67 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[45] 78 UK Albums (OCC)[46] 57 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[47] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] Platinum 20,000^* Belgium (BEA)[49] Gold 15,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[50] Platinum 80,000^^ Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[51] Platinum 20,000 Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[52] Gold 10,803[52] Germany (BVMI)[53] Platinum 200,000^^ Ireland (IRMA)[54] 3× Platinum 45,000^^ Netherlands (NVPI)[55] Gold 25,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[56] Platinum 15,000^^ Poland (ZPAV)[57] Platinum 20,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[58] 3× Platinum 915,329[59] United States (RIAA)[60] Gold 776,000^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)[61] Platinum 1,000,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of European number-one hits of 2010
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Germany)
• List of number-one albums of 2010 (Ireland)
• List of number-one albums from the 2010s (Scotland)
• List of number-one albums from the 2010s (UK)

References

1. COME AROUND SUNDOWN SET TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 19, 2010 Archived August 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Official website, Retrieved: 10-08-06.
2. KINGS_OF_LEON_OFFICIAL_SITE | radioactive Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. Kingsofleon.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
3. "24/10/2010 - Record Breaking Kings Of Leon Reign Again *biggest first week album of year so far * biggest first week digital album of all time*". The Official Charts Company. 2010-10-24. Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
4. "Come Around Sundown by Kings Of Leon reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
5. "Reviews for Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
6. Leahey, Andrew. "Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
7. Murray, Noel (October 19, 2010). "Kings Of Leon: Come Around Sundown". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
8. Greenblatt, Leah (October 6, 2010). "Come Around Sundown". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
9. Petridis, Alexis (October 14, 2010). "Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
10. Wappler, Margaret (October 19, 2010). "Album review: Kings of Leon's 'Come Around Sundown'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
11. Lewis, Luke (October 15, 2010). "Album Review: Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown (RCA)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
12. Cohen, Ian (November 5, 2010). "Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
13. "Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown". Q (292): 102. November 2010.
14. Hermes, Will (October 18, 2010). "Come Around Sundown". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
15. Wood, Mikael (October 1, 2010). "Kings of Leon, 'Come Around Sundown' (RCA)". Spin. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
16. "Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
17. Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
18. Japanese release. HMV.co.jp. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
19. Come Around Sundown (booklet). Kings of Leon. RCA. 2010. 88697-64968-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
20. "australian-charts.com - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
21. oe3.ORF.at / woche 42/2010 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Charts.orf.at. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
22. "ultratop.be - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". Ultratop (in Dutch). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
23. "ultratop.be - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". Ultratop (in French). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
24. "Billboard - Music Charts, Music News, Artist Photo Gallery & Free Video". Billboard.
25. "dutchcharts.nl - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
26. "Top Albums : Eddy Mitchell devance Shakira" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
27. Kings of Leon gelingt Durchbruch in Deutschland - media control. Media-control.de (2010-10-26). Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
28. "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
29. "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
30. Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-11-05.
31. "KINGS OF LEON - COME AROUND SUNDOWN (ALBUM)". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
32. RIANZ Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. RIANZ. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
33. "Official Retail Sales Chart". Polish Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
34. "Chart Track". Portuguese Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
35. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
36. :: Radio Sonder Grense :: Archived November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Rsg.co.za (1927-11-25). Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
37. "Archive Chart". Spanish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
38. "swedishcharts.com - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". Sverigetopplistan. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
39. "swisscharts.com - Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown". MegaCharts (in German). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
40. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
41. Kings of Leon, Billboard
42. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010". ARIA. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
43. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
44. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
45. "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
46. Copsey, Rob (December 11, 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
47. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
48. "Austrian album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown" (in German). IFPI Austria.
49. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
50. "Canadian album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown". Music Canada.
51. "Danish album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown". IFPI Denmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2018 to obtain certification.
52. "Kings of Leon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
53. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kings of Leon; 'Come Around Sundown')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
54. "The Irish Charts - 2010 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
55. "Dutch album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Come Around Sundown in the "Artiest of titel" box.
56. "New Zealand album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown". Recorded Music NZ.
57. "Polish album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
58. "British album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Come Around Sundown in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
59. Jones, Alan (October 21, 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Kings of Leon score fifth No.1 album". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
60. "American album certifications – Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
61. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2010". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 4, 2013.