Can We Please Have Fun

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Can We Please Have Fun
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Studio album by
Kings of Leon
ReleasedMay 10, 2024
StudioDark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre
Length44:56
Label
ProducerKid Harpoon
Kings of Leon chronology
When You See Yourself
(2021) 		Can We Please Have Fun
(2024)
Singles from Can We Please Have Fun
  1. "Mustang"
    Released: February 22, 2024
  2. "Split Screen"
    Released: March 29, 2024
  3. "Nothing to Do"
    Released: April 19, 2024
  4. "Nowhere to Run"
    Released: May 10, 2024
  5. "M Television"
    Released: November 1, 2024

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.

Background and promotion

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[4]
Metacritic76/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash7/10[7]
Classic Rock8/10[8]
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Paste7.8/10[13]
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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

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All tracks are written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, and Matthew Followill.

Can We Please Have Fun track listing
No.TitleLength
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.

Live in Wrexham CD2 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Crawl" 
2."King of the Rodeo" 
3."Revelry" 
4."On Call" 
5."Find Me" 
6."Pyro" 
7."Cold Desert" 

Personnel

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Kings of Leon

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  • 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

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Charts

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Chart performance for Can We Please Have Fun
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

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