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Kings of Leon released their fourth album later the month on this release, their second in successive years, and by rights the Nashville quartet would’ve be running short on ideas by now. Their brand of whiskey-stained Southern rock could only be entertaining for so long, right?

Well, actually, wrong. “Sex on Fire” proves there was still plenty of fuel in the Followill clan’s tank and more than justifies their recent leap to festival headliner status.

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What have the artists said about the song?
Genius Answer

There’s always been an element of sex in our music, so I thought I’d just wrap it all up in one song and be done with the sex for the rest of the record. I can’t believe the label picked it because the lyrics are pretty in-your-face sexual. I think my girlfriend hopes it’s based on her. Maybe it is my girlfriend because we’ve had some good times together… but I’m not really sure. It’s about a great sexual relationship with hot, hot sex that you remember forever.

Caleb, The Sun


They were just kind of dummy 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. Sex On Fire was just kind of a little lyric just to fill in to kill some time until we could actually write something that wasn’t about sex and fire.

Nathan, Triple J

Credits
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Bass Guitar
Recorded At
Blackbird Studios
Release Date
September 19, 2008
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