Release
"Crawl" was released via the band's website as a free download for a short time, although it was not the first proper single. The first single "Sex on Fire", was released on September 15, 2008. The same day, music website Last.fm was the first to make the entire album available for streaming. The music video for "Sex on Fire" was later made available to stream on their website and YouTube channel. The song "Use Somebody" was announced as the second single, which was released in December 2008. The song was a massive hit in the United States, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a hit in the UK, Australia and several other countries. The third single released from the album was "Revelry", released on March 2, 2009.
"Notion" is the fourth single from the album. The video was released on June 1 and the song appear on radios on June 29. The song has been another success from the group, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs.
In Australia, the song "Manhattan" was released to radio as the fourth single. The song spent four weeks on the singles chart and peaked at number 38 and reached number two on the National Airplay Chart. The song has also had heavy rotation on UK radio station's such as Xfm. Another big hit was the album's opening track "Closer", which features a very melodic three note riff by bass player Jared Followill that utilises a Boss ME50 multi-effects pedal to add a distinctive octave sweep reminiscent of the Digitech Whammy.
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