Mechanical Bull (album)

All tracks are written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill

Mechanical Bull
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	September 20, 2013
Recorded	2013
Studio	The Neon Leon (Nashville)
Genre	Southern rock [1] blues rock [2] post-punk revival [2]
Length	42:01
Label	RCA
Producer	Angelo Petraglia
Kings of Leon chronology
Come Around Sundown (2010) Mechanical Bull (2013) WALLS (2016)
Alternative cover art
Deluxe edition cover

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Supersoaker"	3:50
2.	"Rock City"	2:56
3.	"Don't Matter"	2:50
4.	"Beautiful War"	5:09
5.	"Temple"	4:10
6.	"Wait for Me"	3:30
7.	"Family Tree"	3:50
8.	"Comeback Story"	3:59
9.	"Tonight"	4:33
10.	"Coming Back Again"	3:28
11.	"On the Chin"	3:46
Total length:		42:00

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Work On Me"	4:04
13.	"Last Mile Home"	4:11
Total length:		50:46

Saturn exclusive edition ^[30]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Work On Me"	4:04
13.	"Last Mile Home"	4:11
14.	"Molly's Chambers" (Live at the O2 Arena)
15.	"Sex on Fire" (Live at the O2 Arena)
16.	"On Call" (Live at the O2 Arena)
17.	"Use Somebody" (Live at the O2)

Personnel

Kings of Leon

• Caleb Followill – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Matthew Followill – lead guitar, piano, lap steel guitar, sitar, vocals
• Jared Followill – bass guitar, synthesizer, vocals
• Nathan Followill – drums, percussion, vocals

Technical personnel

• Angelo Petraglia – producer
• Ted Jensen – Mastering engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [31] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [32] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [33] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [34] 13 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [35] 2 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [36] 24 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [37] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [38] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [39] 19 French Albums (SNEP) [40] 37 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [41] 2 Greek Albums (IFPI) [42] 9 Irish Albums (IRMA) [43] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI) [44] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [45] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [46] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [47] 2 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [48] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC) [49] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [50] 9 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [51] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [52] 2 UK Albums (OCC) [53] 1 US Billboard 200 [54] 2 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [55] 1 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [56] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [57] 80 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [58] 57 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [59] 71 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [60] 177 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [61] 51 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [62] 97 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [63] 85 UK Albums (OCC) [64] 36 US Billboard 200 [65] 137 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [66] 31 US Alternative Albums (Billboard) [67] 22 Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [68] 124 UK Albums (OCC) [69] 87 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [70] 51 US Alternative Albums (Billboard) [71] 39 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA) [72] Gold 35,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria) [73] Gold 7,500* Canada (Music Canada) [74] Platinum 80,000‡ Germany (BVMI) [75] Gold 100,000‡ Ireland (IRMA) [76] Gold 7,500^ Mexico (AMPROFON) [77] Gold 30,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ) [78] Platinum 15,000‡ Poland (ZPAV) [79] Gold 10,000* Portugal (AFP) [80] Gold 7,500^ United Kingdom (BPI) [81] Platinum 323,240 [19] United States — 347,000 [17] * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia [82]	September 20, 2013	CD, digital download	Sony Music Entertainment
Germany
Ireland
Sweden [83]
United Kingdom	September 23, 2013		RCA Records
United States [84]	September 24, 2013

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