Come Around Sundown

All tracks are written by Kings of Leon.

Come Around Sundown
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
Recorded	February–June 2010
Studio	Power Station (New York City) Blackbird (Nashville)
Genre	Alternative rock [1]
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

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 ^[19]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Celebration"	5:03
15.	"Closer" (The Presets Remix)	4:51
16.	"Radioactive" (Remix) (featuring 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. ^[20]

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 (ARIA) [21] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 7 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [25] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [26] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [28] 11 French Albums (SNEP) [29] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [30] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [31] 40 Irish Albums (IRMA) [32] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI) [33] 16 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [34] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [35] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [36] 3 Polish Albums (Olis) [37] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [38] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC) [39] 1 Spanish Albums (Promusicae) [40] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [42] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [43] 1 US Billboard 200 [44] 2 US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [45] 1 US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [46] 1 US Indie Store Album Sales ( Billboard ) [47] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [48] 16 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [49] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [50] 9 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [51] 39 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [52] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [53] 45 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [54] 16 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [55] 48 UK Albums (OCC) [56] 11 US Billboard 200 [57] 97 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [58] 24 Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [59] 67 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [60] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [61] 86 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [62] 37 UK Albums (OCC) [63] 70 US Billboard 200 [64] 93 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [65] 12 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [66] 78 UK Albums (OCC) [67] 57 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA) [68] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria) [69] Platinum 20,000* Belgium (BRMA) [70] Gold 15,000* Canada (Music Canada) [71] Platinum 80,000^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72] Platinum 20,000‡ Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [73] Gold 10,803 [73] Germany (BVMI) [74] Platinum 200,000^ Ireland (IRMA) [75] 3× Platinum 45,000^ Netherlands (NVPI) [76] Gold 25,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ) [77] 3× Platinum 45,000‡ Poland (ZPAV) [78] Platinum 20,000* Portugal (AFP) [79] Gold 10,000^ United Kingdom (BPI) [80] 3× Platinum 915,329 [81] United States (RIAA) [82] Gold 500,000^ Summaries Europe (IFPI) [83] 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)

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