Song

Sex On Fire

Kings of Leon

Album:

Only By The Night

Lyrics Meaning of Sex On Fire by Kings On Leon

The lead vocalist Caleb wrote the song about model Lily Aldridge, who was then his girlfriend and is now his wife. Nathan Followill clarified that the band never intended the song to be called "Sex on Fire" and that it was not supposed to be about sexuality in an interview on Triple J, an Australian radio station.

The lyrics were completely different. Whether a song begins with words or a melody is determined by which comes first. If the melody comes first, you simply play the melody repeatedly until you have it right, then add any lyrics that make sense lyrically. The song was supposed to be "Set Us on Fire," but as we were playing, one of the sound mixers in the studio strolled in and said, "'Sex on Fire, huh?" And we continued to joke about it as a sort of running gag.

In Australia, Finland, Ireland, and the UK, Kings of Leon achieved their first number-one hit thanks to the song. The band received their first Grammy nominations for the song.

Sex On Fire lyrics by Kings On Leon

Lay where you're laying

Don't make a sound

I know they're watching

They're watching

All the commotion

The kiddie-like play

It has people talking

Talking

You

Your sex is on fire

The dark of the alley