Pyro (song)

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"Pyro"
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Single by Kings of Leon
from the album Come Around Sundown
ReleasedDecember 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)
Recorded2010
Genre
Length4:10
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Caleb Followill
Nathan Followill
Jared Followill
Matthew Followill
Producer(s)Angelo Petraglia
Jacquire King
Kings of Leon singles chronology
"Radioactive"
(2010) 		"Pyro"
(2010) 		"Back Down South"
(2011)

"Pyro" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon, and is the second single that was released from their 2010 album Come Around Sundown. It is the third track on the album.[1]

The song, along with its accompanying music video, premiered on December 9 on the Kings' website and on their YouTube channel.

Inspiration[]

According to songfacts.com, Caleb Followill explained about the original inspiration for this song: "I had actually written some verses because I was watching this piece on these radical Christians that live up in the mountains and somehow the FBI got involved and pretty much went and killed them [presumably a reference to Ruby Ridge]. And so I started writing kind of about that and about a guy that was kind of fed up with it all and he thought that the world that he was living in wasn't the perfect world to him so he kind of goes and burns it down. It's just one of those songs where it's like it starts out with someone thinking they know how it's supposed to be and at the end it's like, 'I can't even be that way.'"[2]

Music video[]

The music video for the song premiered on 9 December 2010. It depicts a bar fight scene and was performed by actors. The video is in slow motion. At the end of the video, everyone floats into the ceiling except for the band, who are playing as a concert band and they are playing their instruments beside the tables while sitting on chairs. Their 2004 song "Four Kicks" was set in the same studio with the same director.[3]

Live performances[]

Kings of Leon performed the song on Saturday Night Live on October 23, 2010.[4]

Track listings[]

Digital download[]

  1. "Pyro" - 4:11

Personnel[]

  • Caleb - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
  • Nathan - drums, backing vocals
  • Matthew - lead guitar, Wurlitzer piano
  • Jared - bass, xylophone
  • Liam O'Neil - Hammond B3 organ
  • Angelo Petraglia - Wurlitzer organ

Chart performance[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 42
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 14
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 48
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 58
Polish Singles Chart[10] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 74
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 69
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 13
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 30

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[17] Gold 30,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=21208
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFp7q-IJqno&ob=av2el
  4. ^ McGee, Ryan (October 24, 2010). "Recap: 'Saturday Night Live' - Emma Stone and Kings of Leon". HitFix. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kings Of Leon – Pyro" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kings Of Leon – Pyro" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kings Of Leon – Pyro" (in French). Ultratip.
  8. ^ http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Kings+Of+Leon&title=Pyro&cat=s&country=de
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kings Of Leon – Pyro" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Polish Singles Chart |". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kings Of Leon – Pyro". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ^ "Kings Of Leon: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Kings of Leon Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  14. ^ "Kings of Leon Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  15. ^ "Kings of Leon Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved December 19, 2020. Type Kings of Leon in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Pyro in the box under TÍTULO
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Kings of Leon – Pyro". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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