Mechanical Bull (album)

Mechanical Bull is the sixth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Australia on September 20, 2013,^[1] in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2013, and in North America on September 24, 2013 via RCA Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.

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"	4:16

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

Saturn exclusive edition^[2]
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 Arena)

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

Promotion

The first single to promote the album, "Supersoaker", was released on July 17, 2013. This single was followed by the release of the second single titled "Wait for Me" on August 6, 2013.^[3] During the Heineken Open'er Festival 2013, Kings of Leon performed "Don't Matter", another song from this album.^[4] The third single "Temple" was sent to alternative radio on October 15, 2013. The band released the Official Video for 'Beautiful War' on November 22, 2013. The song has been described by the Guardian as "a slow-grower about love and fighting," and a "distant cousin of U2's With or Without You".^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Clash	9/10^[8]
Consequence of Sound	^[9]
Spin	8/10^[10]
Rolling Stone	^[11]
NU.nl

Critical reception was generally positive. At Metacritic, the album holds an average score of 70 out of 100, based on 30 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.^[6]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^{[ 1]}	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^{[ 1]}	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^{[ 1]}	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^{[ 1]}	13
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^{[ 1]}	24
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^{[ 1]}	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^{[ 1]}	2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^{[ 1]}	19
French Albums (SNEP)^{[ 1]}	37
German Albums (Media Control)^{[ 1]}	2
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[12]	9
Irish Albums (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)^{[ 1]}	8
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^{[ 1]}	7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^{[ 1]}	2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^{[ 1]}	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^{[ 1]}	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^{[ 1]}	21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^{[ 1]}	2
UK Albums (OCC)^{[ 1]}	1
US Billboard 200^{[ 1]}	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[14]	Gold	10,000^x
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[16]	Gold	7,500^x
Poland (ZPAV)^[17]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia^[19]	September 20, 2013	CD, digital download	RCA Records
Germany
Ireland
Sweden^[20]
United Kingdom	September 23, 2013
United States^[21]	September 24, 2013

References

↑ http://www.amazon.de/Mechanical-Bull-Kings-Leon/dp/B00DZS9YZG/
↑ "Sony Music Entertainment (GER) Mechanical Bull (4 Live-Bon./Exclusiv MSD)" (in German). Saturn. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
↑ "Kings of Leon reveal new track 'Wait For Me' - listen". NME. August 6, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
↑ Grishkoff, Jason (July 17, 2013). "Kings of Leon - Supersoaker". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
↑ http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases/
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mechanical Bull Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
↑ Collar, Matt. "Mechanical Bull – Kings of Leon". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ Harper, Simon (September 6, 2013). "Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull". Clash. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ Madden, Mike (Sep 30, 2013). "Album Review: Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Sep 30, 2013.
↑ Aswad, Jem (September 20, 2013). "Kings of Leon's 'Mechanical Bull' Warmly Settles Into the Conventional, Professional, and Focused". Spin. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ Dolan, Jon (September 24, 2013). "Kings Of Leon 'Mechanical Bull' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ "Official IFPI Charts - Top-75 Albums Sales Chart - Εβδομάδα: 41/2013" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart - 07/10/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 11, 2013. Enter Kings of Leon in the field Interpret. Enter Mechanical Bull in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull". Music Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
↑ "Irish album certifications – Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
↑ "Polish album certifications – Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). Retrieved October 11, 2013.
↑ "British album certifications – Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 11, 2013. Enter Mechanical Bull in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
↑ "Mechanical Bull by Kings of Leon". iTunes (AU). Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ "Mechanical Bull av Kings of Leon". iTunes (SE). Retrieved September 29, 2013.
↑ Waddell, Ray (September 23, 2013). "Kings of Leon Talk 'Mechanical Bull' Track-By-Track". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2013.

v t e Kings of Leon

Nathan Followill Caleb Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill

Studio albums	Youth & Young Manhood Aha Shake Heartbreak Because of the Times Only by the Night Come Around Sundown Mechanical Bull

EPs	Holy Roller Novocaine What I Saw Day Old Belgian Blues

Singles	"Molly's Chambers" "Wasted Time" "California Waiting" "The Bucket" "Four Kicks" "King of the Rodeo" "On Call" "Fans" "Charmer" "Sex on Fire" "Use Somebody" "Revelry" "Notion" "Crawl" "Radioactive" "Pyro" "The Immortals" "Back Down South" "Supersoaker" "Wait for Me" "Temple"

Tours	Come Around Sundown World Tour

Home media	Live at the O2 London, England

Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Kings of Leon

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