Because of the Times

Because of the Times
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released March 30, 2007
Recorded 2006 at Blackbird in Nashville; Sunset Sound in Hollywood
Genre Alternative rock, garage rock, Southern rock
Length 51:33
Label HandMeDown, RCA
Producer Ethan Johns, Angelo Petraglia
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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork Media5.4/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Because of the Times is the third album by American alternative rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on March 30, 2007 in Ireland/Australia, April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the US. The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.[12] 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.[13]

Reception

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"[14] and Entertainment Weekly called Because of the Times "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."[15] 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."[16] However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts.[17] 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."[18] Pitchfork Media 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."[19]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kings of Leon. 

No. Title Length
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
US iTunes, Japanese and deluxe edition bonus track
No. Title Length
14. "My Third House"   4:03
UK iTunes bonus track
No. Title Length
14. "On Call (AOL Music Sessions)"   3:21

Charts and certifications

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
2007 Australia 4
Belgium 20
Europe 7
Ireland 1
New Zealand 1
United States 25
United Kingdom 1
2008 Australia 15
2009 Australia 22

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum[20] 140,000
Belgium (IFPI) Gold[21] 15,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold[22] 200,000
Ireland (IRMA) 3× Platinum[23] 45,000
New Zealand (RIANZ) Platinum[24] 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) 3× Platinum[25] 900,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
Beautiful World by Take That		 UK number one album
April 8, 2007 – April 21, 2007 		Succeeded by
The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Because Of The Times by Kings of Leon". Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Because of the Times – Kings of Leon". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hermes, Will. "Kings of Leon : Because of the Times". Blender. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Collis, Clark (March 30, 2007). "Because of the Times". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (March 30, 2007). "Kings of Leon, Because of the Times". The Guardian (London). Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nicolson, Barry (April 4, 2007). "Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times". NME. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Strew, Roque (April 5, 2007). "Kings of Leon: Because of the Times". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kings of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak". Q (250): 119. May 2007.
  9. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (March 21, 2007). "Because Of The Times". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ Beaujon, Andrew (April 2007). "Dharma Bums". Spin 23 (4): 95. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Hughes, Rob (May 2007). "Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times". Uncut. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Because Of The Times Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  13. ↑ "Clash Essential 50 - Number 3 | Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash". Clashmusic.com. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  14. ↑ "NME Album Reviews - Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times". Nme.Com. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  15. ↑ Collis, Clark. "Because of the Times". Entertainment Weekly, March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  16. ↑ Harper, Alana. "Because of the Times" at the Wayback Machine (archived May 5, 2008). Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Kings of Leon - Because of the Times - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  18. ↑ "Reviews | Slash The Seats". Artrocker.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  19. ↑ "Because of the Times | Pitchfork". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts Accreditations 2009 Albums". Aria.com.au. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  22. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  23. ↑ Jaclyn Ward (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  24. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart - #1634, 15 September 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  25. ↑ "Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
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