Kings of Leon on All Those Slowed-Down ‘Sex on Fire’ Covers: ‘It’s Supposed to Be Raunchy’

Kings of Leon on All Those Slowed-Down ‘Sex on Fire’ Covers: ‘It’s Supposed to Be Raunchy’

Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill on the enduring appeal of 'Sex on Fire' and why he originally wanted to leave it off album 'Only by the Night.'

Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill reacts to slowed-down covers of 'Sex on Fire'

Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon performs onstage for day one of the 2025 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm on September 27, 2025 in Franklin, Tennessee. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival) If you’re thinking of covering Kings of Leon‘s “Sex on Fire,” maybe don’t slow it down. Frontman Caleb Followill tells the Rolling Stone Nashville Now podcast that he’d prefer other artists’ …