Revelry (song)

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"Revelry"
Kings Of Leon - Revelry.jpg
Single by Kings of Leon
from the album Only by the Night
B-side "Pistol of Fire" (Mark Ronson remix)
ReleasedMarch 2, 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Rock
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Caleb Followill
  • Nathan Followill
  • Jared Followill
  • Matthew Followill
Producer(s)
Kings of Leon singles chronology
"Use Somebody"
(2008)
"Revelry"
(2009)
"Notion"
(2009)

"Revelry" is the third single from Kings of Leon's 2008 fourth studio album Only by the Night , released on March 2, 2009. [1] The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at No. 55 via download sales alone on March 1, 2009, and peaked at No. 29 the following week. It dropped only two places to No. 31 during its second physical week. It has marked the band's ninth UK top 40 single. The single is backed by a remix of "Pistol of Fire" by English DJ and producer Mark Ronson [2] , originally a deep cut from the band's 2004 album Aha Shake Heartbreak [3] , of which Ronson previously covered with vocals by singer D. Smith as the B-side to his cover of the Kaiser Chiefs' "Oh My God" featuring Lily Allen [4] , from his 2007 studio album of cover versions Version . [5] Ronson and Smith's rendition of "Pistol of Fire" also appears as one of three bonus tracks on the digital deluxe edition of Version. [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Revelry" – 3:21
  2. "Pistol of Fire" (Mark Ronson remix) – 3:17

Charts

Chart (2008–2009)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold400,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Last Call with Carson Daly - Kings of Leon - Video - NBC.com". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. Kings Of Leon - Revelry , retrieved 2025-08-01
  3. Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon on Apple Music, 2004-11-01, retrieved 2025-08-01
  4. Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen - Oh My God , retrieved 2025-08-01
  5. Mark Ronson - Version , retrieved 2025-08-01
  6. Version (Bonus Tracks) by Mark Ronson on Apple Music, 2007-04-14, retrieved 2025-08-01
  7. "Kings of Leon – Revelry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. "Kings of Leon – Revelry" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. "Kings of Leon – Revelry". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  12. "British single certifications – Kings of Leon – Revelry". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 5, 2024.