Fans (song)

2007 single by Kings of Leon

"Fans"

Single by Kings of Leon
from the album  Because of the Times
B-side| "Woo Hoo"
Released| July 9, 2007
Genre| Southern rock
Length| 3:36
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)| Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Matthew Followill. Jared Followill, Nathan Followill)
Producer(s)| Ethan Johns
Angelo Petraglia
Kings of Leon singles chronology
| "On Call"
(2007)  | "Fans"
(2007)  | "Charmer"
(2007)

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"Fans" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. It is the second single released from their 2007 album, Because of the Times, and the ninth track on the album. Lyrically, the song pays homage to the band's fans in the UK, where the band have traditionally enjoyed more success than in their homeland: "All of London sing / 'Cos England swings and they sure love the tales I bring".

Musically, the song features a combination of both electric and acoustic guitars, with a pounding bass line reminiscent of that of the Styx song "I'm O.K." The song was released as a single on July 9, 2007. It was the band's highest-charting single at the time, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart ("Sex on Fire" would reach the number one position in September 2008). The single peaked at number 13 on the Irish Singles Chart.

## Track listing

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CD / 7" vinyl:

1. "Fans" - 3:36
2. "Woo Hoo" - 3:31

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (2007–2008)[1] | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] | 13
Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)  | 13

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2007)  | Position

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UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 196

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold  | 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Fans by Kings of Leon - Music Charts".
2. ^ "Kings Of Leon – Fans" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
3. ^ "Chart Track: Week 27, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
4. ^ "Kings Of Leon – Fans". Top 40 Singles.
5. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2007" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
6. ^ "British single certifications – Kings Of Leon – Fans". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

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Kings of Leon

Studio albums|

* Youth & Young Manhood
* Aha Shake Heartbreak
* Because of the Times
* Only by the Night
* Come Around Sundown
* Mechanical Bull
* Walls
* When You See Yourself
* Can We Please Have Fun

EPs|

* Holy Roller Novocaine
* 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"
* "Back Down South"
* "Supersoaker"
* "Wait for Me"
* "Temple"
* "Beautiful War"
* "Don't Matter"
* "Family Tree"
* "Waste a Moment"
* "Reverend"
* "The Bandit"
* "100,000 People"

Other songs|

* "The Immortals"
* "Walls"

Tours|

* Come Around Sundown World Tour (2010–11)
* Mechanical Bull Tour (2014)

Home media|

* Live at the O2 London, England
* Talihina Sky

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs recorded by Kings of Leon

Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

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