Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the release of their third, Because of the Times. The album was recorded by producers Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King through February 2008 in Nashville's Blackbird Studios. Only by the Night experienced commercial success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was certified the best-selling album in Australia, certified nine times platinum. It also went on to be the highest selling album of 2008 in Australia, the third best selling album of 2008 in the UK, winning two Brit Awards, and the 18th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. Furthermore, two singles from the album have found high chartings, "Sex on Fire" coming in at number one in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and on the United States' Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and at number two in New Zealand. The album's second single "Use Somebody" also charted at number two in the UK, and at number two in Australia, along with being the band's first top 10 hit in the U.S. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards with the song "Sex on Fire" receiving two nominations itself. "Sex on Fire" came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, with "Use Somebody" number three, "Closer" number 24 and "Crawl" number 70. Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the release of their third, Because of the Times. The album was recorded by producers Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King through February 2008 in Nashville's Blackbird Studios. Only by the Night experienced commercial success, peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries. The album was certified the best-selling album in Australia, certified nine times platinum. It also went on to be the highest selling album of 2008 in Australia, the third best selling album of 2008 in the UK, winning two Brit Awards, and the 18th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. Furthermore, two singles from the album have found high chartings, "Sex on Fire" coming in at number one in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and on the United States' Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and at number two in New Zealand. The album's second single "Use Somebody" also charted at number two in the UK, and at number two in Australia, along with being the band's first top 10 hit in the U.S. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards with the song "Sex on Fire" receiving two nominations itself. "Sex on Fire" came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, with "Use Somebody" number three, "Closer" number 24 and "Crawl" number 70. false 2025-11-07 23:25:50 Only by the Night 2008 2008-09-19 2008-09-19 85 Alternative Punk Alternative Punk;40;131;Indie Rock;13;Pop Rock;17;56 Alternative Punk;Alternative Rock;Garage Rock;Indie Rock;Pop;Pop Rock;Rock;Southern Rock;Garage Rock Revival Alternative Rock Garage Rock Garage Rock Revival Indie Rock Pop Pop Rock Rock Southern Rock Southern Rock/Alternative Rock 111243 2109636 1a158952-0a0d-372f-a37f-325c50641b8a 6ffb8ea9-2370-44d8-b678-e9237bbd347b 7a23bc7e-d7bd-3a22-a38d-7d1f793bae1c /media/data/media5/Music/Kings of Leon/Only by the Night/folder.jpg Kings of Leon Kings of Leon 1 1 Closer 03:57 1 1 Closer 03:57 1 2 Crawl 04:06 1 2 Crawl 04:06 1 3 Sex on Fire 03:23 1 3 Sex on Fire 03:23 1 4 Use Somebody 03:50 1 4 Use Somebody 03:50 1 5 Manhattan 03:24 1 5 Manhattan 03:24 1 6 Revelry 03:21 1 6 Revelry 03:21 1 7 17 03:05 1 7 17 03:05 1 8 Notion 03:00 1 8 Notion 03:00 1 9 I Want You 05:07 1 9 I Want You 05:07 1 10 Be Somebody 03:47 1 10 Be Somebody 03:47 1 11 Cold Desert 05:34 1 11 Cold Desert 05:34 Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and garage rock with blues influences, but it has evolved throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative rock-based sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles and two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, Because of the Times, reached No. 1. After the release of Only by the Night in September 2008, the band achieved chart success in the United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion" all peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was their first platinum-selling album in the United States, and the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia, being certified platinum nine times. The band's fifth album, Come Around Sundown, was released on October 18, 2010. Their sixth album, Mechanical Bull, was released on September 24, 2013. The seventh studio album, Walls, was released on October 14, 2016. Their eighth studio album, When You See Yourself, was released on March 5, 2021. The group has won 4 Grammy Awards from 12 nominations, including Record of the Year for "Use Somebody" in 2010.