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'{{Infobox single | Name = Sex on Fire | Cover = SexOnFire.jpg | Artist = [[Kings of Leon]] | Album = [[Only by the Night]] | Released = September 4, 2008 | Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Gramophone record|7"]], [[CD single]] | Recorded = 2008 | Genre =[[Alternative rock]] | Length = 3:24 (album version)<br/>3:33 (radio edit) | Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]], [[Sony Music]] | Writer = Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill | Producer = [[Angelo Petraglia]], [[Jacquire King]] | Certification = | Last single = "[[Charmer (Kings of Leon song)|Charmer]]"<br>(2007) | This single = "'''Sex on Fire'''"<br>(2008) | Next single = "[[Use Somebody]]"<br>(2008) | Misc = {{Extra track listing | Album = [[Only by the Night]] | Type = single | prev_track = "[[Crawl (Kings of Leon song)|Crawl]]" | prev_no = 2 | this_track = "'''Sex on Fire'''" | track_no = 3 | next_track = "[[Use Somebody]]" | next_no = 4 }} }} "'''Sex on Fire'''" is the first single released from [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band [[Kings of Leon]]'s fourth [[studio album]] ''[[Only by the Night]]''. The song gave Kings of Leon their first number-one single in Australia, Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, charting at the top spot on digital downloads alone in the latter country, before its physical release. In September 2009 it was Britain's second most-downloaded digital single ever.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8240696.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lady Gaga is queen of downloads | date=September 6, 2009 | accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> The song has sold 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom as of November 2012.<ref name="guardian nov2012">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/04/uk-million-selling-singles-full-list |title=UK's million-selling singles: the full list |author= Ami Sedghi |publisher=Guardian |date=4 November 2012 |accessdate=4 November 2012 }}</ref> It has also gained significant popularity in the band's native United States, reaching number one on the [[Alternative Songs|Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and number 56 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making it their second highest charting song in their homeland on the former chart. In 2008, the song earned the band their first [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations. The song was nominated for [[Best Rock Song]], and won the award for [[Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]. In addition, the album earned a nomination for [[Best Rock Album]]. [[Channel V|Channel V Australia]] named the song as the third biggest hit of 2008. It was voted number one in [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2008|Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2008]]. Following the success of the follow-up single "[[Use Somebody]]" in the United States on [[Contemporary hit radio|pop radio]], the track was re-serviced<ref>[http://www.allaccess.com/site/coolNewMusic/index.php?bs=sk&sn=coolNewMusic&d=top40M&f=body&ng=top40M&ag=77 ]{{dead link|date=August 2014}}</ref> to U.S. pop radio in November. Remixes of both songs were used for the runway soundtrack in the 2009 [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]. The song was written about lead singer Caleb's then-girlfriend, model [[Lily Aldridge]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.elle.com.au/news/celebrity-news/2014/12/need-to-know-lily-aldridge/ | work=Elle Magazine | title=Need to know: Lily Aldridge | date=December 3, 2014 | accessdate=May 27, 2016}}</ref> ==Composition== In an interview with Robbie, Marieke and the Doctor on Australian radio station [[Triple J]], Nathan Followill explained that the band never intended the song to be named "Sex on Fire", and that it was not intended to be about sexuality. <blockquote> "They were totally different lyrics. Depending on whether a song starts with a melody or starts with lyrics, you know if it starts with a melody you just keep playing the melody over and over until you get it down and just throw in any lyrics that fit the verbal flow. It was actually going to be "Set Us on Fire", but one of the sound mixers in the studio walked in as we were playing and said, "Sex on Fire", huh?" And it just kind of became a running joke, and we stuck with it." </blockquote> Nathan also said that some lyrics tried were "Socks on Fire", "Snatch on Fire" and "Cocks on Fire".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2484480.htm |title=triple j music news: Kings Of Leon didn't want Sex On Fire |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2009-02-06 |accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> The song is played in the key of E Major at a tempo of 153bpm. The vocal range is B3-G#4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kings of Leon: Sex on Fire Sheet Music |work=sheetmusicdirect.com |publisher= © Copyright 2008 Martha Street Music/Followill Music/McFearless Music/Coffee Tea Or Me Publishing. |url=http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/43033/Product.aspx }}</ref> ==Critical reception== The song has received generally positive reviews. ''[[Digital Spy]]'' rated the song four stars out of five, describing it as "A truly stirring single that will be a definite highlight on their winter arena tour."<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a128726/kings-of-leon-sex-on-fire.html Singles Reviews&nbsp;– Kings Of Leon: 'Sex On Fire'&nbsp;– Digital Spy]. ''[[Digital Spy]]''. Retrieved September 15, 2008.</ref> ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' also praised the song, saying it is "another of the latest album’s genuinely great and grand numbers."<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1677853.ece Kings Of Leon look set for ultimate success | The Sun]. ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]''. Retrieved September 15, 2008.</ref> [[Planet Sound]] also rated the song 9/10. However, Caleb Followill originally thought the song was "terrible";<ref name="spin">[http://www.spin.com/articles/kings-leon-sex-fire-terrible Kings of Leon: 'Sex on Fire' is 'Terrible'&nbsp;– Spin] ''[[Spin Magazine]]''. Retrieved September 29, 2008</ref> according to [[Spin Magazine]] it was almost ditched during recording. Despite giving the album a 4 out of 5, [[Spin Magazine|Spin]] thought the song was 'silly'.<ref name="spin"/> Music reviews blog Urbanite Youth described the song as "a rather generic rock single" <ref>http://blog.urbanite-youth.co.uk/blog/_archives/2008/11/12/3974872.html</ref> but did praise Caleb Followill for his vocal talents. This song was number 40 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.<ref name="bestsongs">"[https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008/10 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". ''Rolling Stone'' (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25</ref><!--Template:Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2008--> This song is used for the trailer of the 2009 movie "[[Stay Cool]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staycoolthemovie.net/ |title=Stay Cool |publisher=Staycoolthemovie.net |date= |accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> In 2016, [[Johnny Borrell]] of [[Razorlight]] called this song "the apex, death and afterlife of [[landfill indie]] all in one go" and noted its similarity to [[Stereophonics]]'s "[[Dakota (song)|Dakota]]" from 2005. ==Music video== The director of the music video for "Sex on Fire" was [[Sophie Muller]]. As of December 2014, the video has over 108 million views on [[YouTube]]. At the end of the video, Caleb opens his mouth and smoke starts coming out of his mouth. In the video, the band is seen playing in the next room at an abandoned factory. Some of the scenes in the video shows Caleb's brothers holding Caleb, who is untied to a soft mattress, Nathan washing his hair in a black water tub, Matthew explaining to Nathan and Jared about Caleb and also Matthew eating a chicken wing and Caleb looking at strange shadows while lying on a soft mattress. {{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} ==Track listing== ===7" vinyl=== # "Sex on Fire" # "Beneath the Surface" ===CDS=== # "Sex on Fire" # "Knocked Up" (Live @ Oxegen '08) ==Chart performance== In the United Kingdom, "Sex on Fire" entered at number one on the official [[UK Singles Chart]] on September 14, 2008 ― for the week ending date September 20, 2008 ― and went on to an unbroken forty two weeks on the chart, only dropping out due to the surge in sales of [[Michael Jackson]] titles immediately after his death, but after a two-week absence it was back for another thirty seven weeks, re-entering the top ten of the UK Singles Chart at number six in September 2009. Further reappearances extended its tally of weeks to ninety, making it the third most charted single of all time. In Germany, the single debuted at number ninety seven on the [[German Singles Chart]], and began to rise and fall in the next several weeks. In its thirty-second week on the chart, the song finally reached its peak of number thirty three. As of February 2011, the song was on the chart for sixty weeks, a huge effort for a single that did not reach the top twenty. In February 2011, due to the long stay on the German Singles Chart, the single got certificated with Gold for more than 150,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch |title=Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |publisher=Musikindustrie.de |date= |accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/KINGS+OF+LEON/single |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche |publisher=musicline.de |date= |accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> ==Charts and certifications== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2008-09) !Peak<br> position |- {{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Austria|29|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|9|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Canada|22|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Denmark|7|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardeuropeanhot100|6|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Finland|1|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|France|169|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Germany2|33|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland|1|year=2008|week=38}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|16|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Slovakia|60|year=2009|week=11}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|16|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|54|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire}} |- {{singlechart|UKchartstats|1|artist=Kings of Leon|song=Sex on Fire|songid=34003}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|56|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|15|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|18|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|10|artist=Kings of Leon|artistid=509854}} |} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2008) !Position |- |Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2008.htm |title=ARIA Charts&nbsp;– End Of Year Charts&nbsp;– Top 100 Singles 2008 |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2009) !Position |- |UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart|Official Charts Company]])<ref name="UK2009year">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf |title=Charts Plus Year end 2009 |publisher=Charts Plus |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|18 |} {{col-2}} ===Decade-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2000–09) !Peak<br> position |- |Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/delta-goodrems-talents-top-the-charts/story-e6frfn09-1225816830674|title=Delta Goodrem's talents top the charts|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2010-07-01|accessdate=2010-10-01|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mephEecf?url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/delta-goodrems-talents-top-the-charts/story-e6frfn09-1225816830674|archivedate=2010-01-09 | first=Kathy | last=McCabe}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- |align="left"|UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart|Official Charts Company]]) | style="text-align:center;"|14 |} ===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|title=Sex on Fire|artist=Kings of Leon|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2009|relyear=2008|autocat=yes|accessdate=22 November 2011}} {{certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|title=Sex on Fire|artist=Kings of Leon|award=Platinum|certyear=2014|relyear=2008|autocat=yes|accessdate=17 June 2014}} {{certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|title=Sex on Fire|artist=Kings of Leon|award=Platinum|certyear=2011|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|autocat=yes|accessdate=22 November 2011}} {{certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|title=Sex on Fire|artist=Kings of Leon|award=Platinum|relyear=2008|autocat=yes|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august|title=Danish single certifications&nbsp;– Kings of Leon&nbsp;– Sex on Fire|publisher=[[IFPI]] Denmark|accessdate=8 May 2013}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2008|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|accessdate=22 November 2011|certyear=2009|salesamount=6,752|autocat=yes}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|accessdate=23 August 2014|autocat=yes}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|accessdate=26 April 2016|certyear=2016|salesamount=25,000|autocat=yes}} {{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Mexico|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|award=Gold|certyear=2014|relyear=2008|recent=false|autocat=yes|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=283266395131312&set=pb.167176543406965.-2207520000.1395354003.&type=3&theater|title=AMPROFON certification&nbsp;– Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |publisher=[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]]|accessdate=2014-03-20}}</ref>|salesamount=60,000}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|accessdate=22 November 2011|autocat=yes|certyear=2010}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2008|accessdate=17 June 2014|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|type=single|salesamount=1,200,000|salesref=<ref name="guardian nov2012"/>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Sex on Fire|accessdate=22 November 2011|autocat=yes|digital=true|salesamount=1,000,000}} {{Certification Table Bottom}} {{col-end}} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable" |- !Region !Date |- |[[Europe]] |align="left"|{{Start date|2008|9|5}} |- |[[United States]] |align="left"|{{Start date|2008|9|9}} |- |[[United Kingdom]] |align="left"|{{Start date|2008|9|15}} |- |[[United States]] <small>(pop radio)</small> |align="left"|{{Start date|2009|11|23}} |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{youtube|RF0HhrwIwp0|"Sex on Fire" Official music video}} * {{MetroLyrics song|kings-of-leon|sex-on-fire}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Kings of Leon}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sex On Fire}} [[Category:2008 singles]] [[Category:Kings of Leon songs]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Finland]] [[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]] [[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Alternative Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Caleb Followill]] [[Category:Songs written by Nathan Followill]] [[Category:Songs written by Jared Followill]] [[Category:Songs written by Matthew Followill]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Jacquire King]] [[Category:Songs about sexuality]]'