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Kings Of Leon


"Come Around Sundown" is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released on October 15, 2010, in Ireland, Australia, and Germany, with subsequent releases in the UK on October 18 and North America on October 19. The lead single, "Radioactive," premiered on September 8, 2010, along with its music video. The album achieved significant commercial success, debuting at number one in multiple countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the UK. In its first week in the UK, it sold 183,000 units, setting a record for the largest first-week digital album sales with over 49,000 downloads. It went on to become the 11th-biggest-selling album of 2010 in the UK, with total sales of 694,300 copies. Come Around Sundown received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2011, solidifying Kings of Leon's position in the rock music landscape during that era.