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. the video was directed by sophie muller, whose credits include smile by lily allen and grace kelly by mika. Remaining illusive to music scribes, with its elusively abstruse lyrical quality and refusal to reveal its thesis on first or 1,000th listen, king of leon’s sex on fire is perhaps the form’s most densely compacted and complex song, pregnant with hidden meaning But now the band has finally broken its silence on its masterpiece. “sex on fire” comes from kings of leon’s fourth studio album ‘only by the night’ released on september 04, 2008 The same album contained their other hits such as “ use somebody,” “crawl” and “closer.” however, “sex on fire” became the band’s first major breakthrough hit, climbing to #1 in the uk The song sold over a million copies by 2009 as per riaa
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 While the song's title and suggestive lyrics may lead some to believe it is solely about sexual desire, the deeper meaning lies in the feelings of passion and intensity that can consume a relationship.
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