Can We Please Have Fun
2024 studio album by Kings of Leon
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Can We Please Have Fun is the ninth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on May 10, 2024, by LoveTap Records and Capitol Records, marking their first album to not be released on their original label, RCA Records. The album was produced by Kid Harpoon.
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| Released | May 10, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 44:56 | |||
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| Producer | Kid Harpoon | |||
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Background and promotion
Can We Please Have Fun is Kings of Leon's first album with Capitol Records. The band recorded the album at the Dark Horse Recording studios in Franklin, Tennessee, with Kid Harpoon, who produced it.[1] The album was announced on February 22, 2024, simultaneously with the release of the lead single "Mustang".[2] This release was followed by "Split Screen" on March 29 and "Nothing To Do" on April 18.
The band is supporting the album with a headlining tour throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America.[3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 76/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Clash | 7/10[7] |
| Classic Rock | 8/10[8] |
| The Independent | [9] |
| musicOMH | [10] |
| NME | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
| Spin | B−[15] |
Can We Please Have Fun received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, a website that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 13 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, and Matthew Followill.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ballerina Radio" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Rainbow Ball" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Nowhere to Run" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Mustang" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Actual Daydream" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Split Screen" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Don't Stop the Bleeding" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Nothing to Do" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "M Television" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Hesitation Gen" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Ease Me On" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Seen" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 44:56 | |
All tracks on Live in Wrexham recorded at the Racecourse Ground on May 27 and 28, 2023.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Crawl" | |
| 2. | "King of the Rodeo" | |
| 3. | "Revelry" | |
| 4. | "On Call" | |
| 5. | "Find Me" | |
| 6. | "Pyro" | |
| 7. | "Cold Desert" |
Personnel
Kings of Leon
- Caleb Followill – vocals, guitar
- Jared Followill – vocals, bass (all tracks); guitar (tracks 7, 8)
- Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
- Matthew Followill – vocals, guitar (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 9, 12)
Additional contributors
- Kid Harpoon – producer
- Liam O'Neil – organ, piano, synthesizer
- Brian Rajaratnam – recording engineer
- Akarsh Vaidyanathan, Drew Boals, Emi Trevena, and Jacob Spitzer – assistant recording engineers
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer
- Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 20 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 8 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] | 65 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[22] | 8 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] | 15 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 85 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 4 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[26] | 2 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] | 75 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] | 3 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] | 12 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] | 139 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[32] | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[34] | 2 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC)[35] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[36] | 35 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[37] | 7 |