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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Because of the Times
| name = Because of the Times
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Kings of Leon]]
| artist = [[Kings of Leon]]
| cover = BOTT.jpg
| cover = BOTT.jpg
| alt = A photo of a lightbulb that is about to break
| alt = A photo of a lightbulb that is about to break
| released = April 2, 2007
| released = April 2, 2007
⚫
| recorded = 2006
| recorded = 2006 at Blackbird in Nashville; [[Sunset Sound Recorders|Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood
| studio = * [[Blackbird Studio|Blackbird]] ([[Berry Hill, Tennessee]])
⚫
| venue =
* [[Sunset Sound Recorders|Sunset Sound]] (Hollywood, California)
| studio =
| genre = * [[Alternative rock]]<ref name="WC">{{Cite web |last=Cooley |first=Joshua |date=January 9, 2022 |title=10 Almost Perfect Alternative Rock Albums |url=https://whatculture.com/music/10-almost-perfect-alternative-rock-albums?page=3 |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[WhatCulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Robert |date=March 9, 2007 |title=Recording of March 2007: Because of the Times |url=https://www.stereophile.com/recordingofthemonth/307rotm/index.html |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[Stereophile]]}}</ref>
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[garage rock]]|[[southern rock]]}}
* [[southern rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wormwood |first=Vladimir |date=April 2, 2007 |title=Kings of Leon: Because of the Times |url=https://www.popmatters.com/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times-2496171786.html |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |date=April 15, 2007 |title=Review: Kings of Leon, Because of the Times |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]}}</ref>
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| length = 51:33
* [[garage rock revival]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Robert |date=March 9, 2007 |title=Recording of March 2007: Because of the Times |url=https://www.stereophile.com/recordingofthemonth/307rotm/index.html |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[Stereophile]]}}</ref>
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| label = HandMeDown, [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* [[post-punk revival]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wohlmacher |first=John |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Album Review: Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-kings-of-leon-when-you-see-yourself/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |website=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic"/>
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| producer = [[Ethan Johns]], [[Angelo Petraglia]]
* [[pop rock]]<ref name="WC"/>
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| prev_title = [[Day Old Belgian Blues]]
* [[progressive rock]]<ref name="AllMusic"/>
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| prev_year = 2006
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| length = 51:33
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| next_title = [[Only by the Night]]
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| producer = * [[Ethan Johns]]
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* [[Angelo Petraglia]]
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| prev_title = [[Day Old Belgian Blues]]
| prev_year = 2006
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| next_title = [[Only by the Night]]
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| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Because of the Times
| name = Because of the Times
| type = studio
| type = studio
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| single3date = October 29, 2007
| single3date = October 29, 2007
}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = studio
| cover = KOL-Because_of_the_Times_UK.JPG
| border =
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| alt =
| caption = United Kingdom editions
}}
}}
}}
'''''Because of the Times''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Kings of Leon]]. It was released April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times/ |title=Kings of Leon: Because of the Times |work=PopMatters |date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017 |author=Wormwood, Vladmir}}</ref> The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/becauseofthetimes?q=Kings%20of%20Leon |title=Because Of The Times Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=2012-01-15}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-number-3 |title=Clash Essential 50 - Number 3 &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2012-01-15}}</ref>
'''''Because of the Times''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Kings of Leon]]. It was released on April 2, 2007, in the [[United Kingdom]] and the next day in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times/ |title=Kings of Leon: Because of the Times |work=PopMatters |date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017 |author=Wormwood, Vladmir}}</ref> The album received generally positive reviews and appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/becauseofthetimes?q=Kings%20of%20Leon |title=Because Of The Times Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=2012-01-15 |archive-date=2008-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215064801/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/becauseofthetimes?q=kings%20of%20leon |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-number-3 |title=Clash Essential 50 – Number 3 &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2012-01-15}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| MC = 79/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/because-of-the-times/kings-of-leon |title=Reviews for Because Of The Times by Kings of Leon |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>
| MC = 79/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/because-of-the-times/kings-of-leon |title=Reviews for Because Of The Times by Kings of Leon |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/because-of-the-times-mw0000478745 |title=Because of the Times – Kings of Leon |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Collar |first=Matt}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/because-of-the-times-mw0000478745 |title=Because of the Times – Kings of Leon |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Collar |first=Matt}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/kings-of-leon-embecause-of-the-timesem-7898 |title=Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Murray |first=Noel}}</ref>
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/kings-of-leon-embecause-of-the-timesem-7898 |title=Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Murray |first=Noel}}</ref>
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| rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AuTSBJnG06YC&pg=PA95 |title=Dharma Bums |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=23 |issue=4 |date=April 2007 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |page=95}}</ref>
| rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AuTSBJnG06YC&pg=PA95 |title=Dharma Bums |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=23 |issue=4 |date=April 2007 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |page=95}}</ref>
}}
}}
The album was #6 in ''[[NME]]'' albums of the year, as well as #31 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s Top 50 Albums of 2007. ''NME'' said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times"<ref name="nme"/> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called ''Because of the Times'' "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."<ref>Collis, Clark. "[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016440,00.html Because of the Times]". ''Entertainment Weekly'', March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> Another reviewer described ''Because of the Times'' as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural."<ref>Harper, Alana.{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ |title="Because of the Times" |access-date=2009-02-08 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062050/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ |archive-date=2008-05-05 }} . Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> However, some critics found the album inferior to the band's previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm |title=Kings of Leon - Because of the Times - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |access-date=2012-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202011710/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm |archive-date=2010-02-02 }}</ref> Dave Hood of [[Artrocker]] gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times |title=Reviews &#124; Slash The Seats |publisher=Artrocker.com |access-date=2012-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024131/http://www.artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times |archive-date=2011-08-07 }}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' contended that "''Because of the Times'' sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."<ref name="pitchfork"/>
Writing for ''[[NME]]'', Barry Nicolson said the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times".<ref name="nme"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called ''Because of the Times'' "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."<ref>Collis, Clark. "[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,20016440,00.html Because of the Times]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". ''Entertainment Weekly'', March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> Another reviewer described ''Because of the Times'' as "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn't sound natural."<ref>Harper, Alana.{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ |title="Because of the Times" |access-date=2009-02-08 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062050/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ |archive-date=2008-05-05 }} . Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref>
Some critics found the album inferior to the band's previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm |title=Kings of Leon – Because of the Times – Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |access-date=2012-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202011710/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm |archive-date=2010-02-02 }}</ref> Dave Hood of [[Artrocker]] gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times |title=Reviews &#124; Slash The Seats |publisher=Artrocker.com |access-date=2012-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024131/http://www.artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times |archive-date=2011-08-07 }}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' contended that "''Because of the Times'' sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."<ref name="pitchfork"/>

The album was ranked #6 on ''NME''{{'}}s list of the best albums of the year and #31 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2007 list.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| length13 = 4:50
| length13 = 4:50
| total_length = 51:33
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Caleb Followill – [[electric guitar|guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* Caleb Followill – [[electric guitar|guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* Matthew Followill – guitar, [[backing vocalist|background vocals]]
* Matthew Followill – guitar, backing vocals
* Jared Followill – [[bass guitar]], background vocals
* Jared Followill – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
* Nathan Followill – [[drum kit|drums]], background vocals
* Nathan Followill – [[drum kit|drums]], backing vocals


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts and certifications==
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2007-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2007|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales certifications for ''Because of the Times''}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales certifications for ''Because of the Times''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2007|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2009|accessdate=24 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2007|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2009|access-date=24 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2007|relmonth=4|region=Belgium|award=Gold|certyear=2009|certmonth=2|accessdate=24 October 2020}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|nocert=yes|salesamount=4,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=15800 |title=Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums "Tout Temps" |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024124120/http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=15800 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 27 November 2024

Because of the Times
A photo of a lightbulb that is about to break
Studio album by
Kings of Leon
ReleasedApril 2, 2007
Recorded2006
Studio
Genre
Length51:33
LabelRCA
Producer
Kings of Leon chronology
Day Old Belgian Blues
(2006) 		Because of the Times
(2007) 		Only by the Night
(2008)
Singles from Because of the Times
  1. "On Call"
    Released: March 26, 2007
  2. "Fans"
    Released: July 9, 2007
  3. "Charmer"
    Released: October 29, 2007
Alternate cover
United Kingdom editions

Because of the Times is the third studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on April 2, 2007, in the United Kingdom and the next day in the United States.[8] The album received generally positive reviews and appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year".[9] In 2009, Clash named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.[10]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubA−[12]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
NME8/10[16]
Pitchfork5.4/10[17]
Q[18]
Rolling Stone[19]
Spin[20]

Writing for NME, Barry Nicolson said the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times".[16] Entertainment Weekly called Because of the Times "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."[21] Another reviewer described Because of the Times as "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn't sound natural."[22]

Some critics found the album inferior to the band's previous efforts.[23] Dave Hood of Artrocker gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."[24] Pitchfork contended that "Because of the Times sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."[17]

The album was ranked #6 on NME's list of the best albums of the year and #31 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007 list.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Kings of Leon

No.TitleLength
1."Knocked Up"7:10
2."Charmer"2:56
3."On Call"3:21
4."McFearless"3:09
5."Black Thumbnail"4:00
6."My Party"4:10
7."True Love Way"4:02
8."Ragoo"3:00
9."Fans"3:35
10."The Runner"4:16
11."Trunk"3:57
12."Camaro"3:09
13."Arizona"4:50
Total length:51:33
US iTunes, Japanese and deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."My Third House"4:03
UK iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."On Call" (AOL Music Sessions)3:21

Personnel

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  • Caleb Followill – guitar, vocals
  • Matthew Followill – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jared Followill – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nathan Followill – drums, backing vocals

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

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Sales certifications for Because of the Times
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[48] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[50] 3× Platinum 45,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] 3× Platinum 900,000‡
United States — 226,000[53][page needed]

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

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