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Kings of Leon: ‘Sex on Fire’ is ‘Terrible’

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Do you think the lyrics for “Sex on Fire,” the anthemic first single (listen below) off Southern quartet Kings of Leon’s new record, Only By The Night, are a little silly? Well, you’re not alone — singer/guitarist Caleb Followill agrees and claims the tune was nearly scrapped.

“I just had this melody and I didn’t know what to say,” Caleb explains [via NME.com]. “Then one day I just sang “this sex is on fire” and I laughed. I thought it was terrible, but the rest of the band were like, ‘it’s good, it’s got a hook.’ I was like, ‘fuck off!’ but I ended up writing it.”

But what’s with hot-between-the-sheets lyrics? Again, Followill to the rescue:

“There’s an element of sex that’s expected in our songs so I tried to wrap it all up in one song,” he reveals. “If you read the lyrics you’ll find it’s got some quite visual lyrics in it. It’s a pretty sexy song actually, but I knew after writing ‘Sex on Fire’ I couldn’t write verses about making out, or going to the movie theatre with a girl.”

Check out the music video for “Sex on Fire” below.