Walls ( Kings of Leon album ) - wikipedia Walls ( Kings of Leon album ) Walls Studio album by Kings of Leon Released October 14, 2016 Recorded 2015 -- 16 Genre Alternative rock indie rock Length 42 : 42 Label RCA Producer Markus Dravs Kings of Leon chronology Mechanical Bull ( 2013 ) Mechanical Bull 2013 Walls ( 2016 ) Singles from Walls `` Waste a Moment '' Released : September 9, 2016 `` Reverend '' Released : February 7, 2017 `` Around the World '' Released : September 19, 2017 Walls ( stylized as WALLS ) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on October 14, 2016, by RCA Records. The album title is an acronym for We Are Like Love Songs, which continues the band 's unwritten rule of having five - syllable album titles. Contents 1 Background 2 Promotion 2.1 Singles 3 Critical reception 3.1 Accolades 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External links Background Following a New Year 's Eve show in Nashville, Nathan Followill said the band was aiming to release album seven in 2016 : `` We 've already started pre-production in our studio for the next record, but the main thing on the calendar for 2016 is getting the record finished. And then the whole press machine kicks up and doing press for the record. '' Caleb Followill added, `` We enjoy this part of the process. Obviously there 's a lot of work that goes into it and it can get stressful at times, but we 're all in a good place and we 're having fun with it and we 're all excited to do something new. '' The album was recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles, with Caleb saying the band was looking for inspiration : `` We might just try to get a little change of scenery. Our first two albums we recorded in L.A., so we 're going to try to go back and see if it inspires us, '' he said. `` If it does n't, we always have a studio at home, so we can always come back. '' In August, the band announced that album title would be We Are Like Love Songs ( aka WALLS ), and that it would be released on October 14, 2016. Promotion On September 10, 2016, Kings of Leon headlined at the Saturday evening Lollapalooza Europe music festival, in Berlin, Germany, which featured songs from all their albums, plus the new `` Waste a Moment ''. Kings of Leon performed `` Waste a Moment '' on Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 14, 2016. The Walls Tour began on January 12, 2017. On January 18, 2017, Kings of Leon performed `` Reverend '' on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Singles The album 's lead single, `` Waste a Moment '', was released on September 9, 2016. The song peaked at number one on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart, their first chart topper since 2010. The second official single, `` Reverend '', was sent to alternative radio on February 7, 2017. It was previously released as the album 's third promotional single on October 6, 2016. The third official single, `` Around the World '', was sent to alternative radio on September 19, 2017. It was previously released as the album 's second promotional single September 29, 2016. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 62 / 100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic The Daily Telegraph Entertainment Weekly B+ The Guardian The Independent NME The Observer Pitchfork 4.5 / 10 Q Rolling Stone Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Dave Simpson of The Guardian said that with the album, the band returned to its sound from eight years ago. Rolling Stone 's Will Hermes admired producer Markus Dravs 's `` job of translating Followill 's signature sound slurred delivery and the band 's muscular jangle into thicker arrangements, though the rest feel generic. '' Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank NME NME 's Albums of the Year 2016 2016 32 Commercial performance Walls debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 77,000 album - equivalent units, of which 68,000 were traditional album sales. The next week, the album fell from number one to 20, making it the 10th largest drop from number one on the Billboard 200 as of December 2016. It was the biggest drop of the year until Bon Jovi released This House Is Not for Sale in November 2016. It is Kings of Leon 's first number one album in the US, besting the number two peak of Mechanical Bull and Come Around Sundown. It also debuted at number one in Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK. Track listing All tracks written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill. No. Title Length 1. `` Waste a Moment '' 3 : 03 2. `` Reverend '' 3 : 54 3. `` Around the World '' 3 : 34 4. `` Find Me '' 4 : 05 5. `` Over '' 6 : 10 6. `` Muchacho '' 3 : 09 7. `` Conversation Piece '' 4 : 59 8. `` Eyes on You '' 4 : 40 9. `` Wild '' 3 : 39 10. `` WALLS '' 5 : 29 Total length : 42 : 42 Personnel Kings of Leon Caleb Followill -- lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion Matthew Followill -- backing vocals, guitar, percussion Jared Followill -- backing vocals, bass, percussion Nathan Followill -- backing vocals, drums, percussion Additional musicians Liam O'Neil -- background vocals, Clavinet, Jupiter - 8, mellotron, minimoog, percussion, piano, prophet synthesizer, synthesizer, Wurlitzer Production Robin Baynton -- engineer Anthony Cairns -- assistant Markus Dravs -- producer Nicolas Essig -- assistant engineer Christopher Followill -- assistant Michael Freeman -- mixing assistant Britti Himelfarb -- assistant Ted Jensen -- mastering Dylan Nelson -- assistant engineer Brent Rawlings -- assistant Mitch Salle -- assistant Jay Schleusener -- assistant Spike Stent -- mixing Geoff Swan -- mixing assistant Jessica Windsor -- assistant Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2016 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) 8 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) Croatian International Albums ( HDU ) 5 Danish Albums ( Hitlisten ) 9 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 22 French Albums ( SNEP ) 38 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) Greek Albums ( IFPI ) 32 Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ ) 33 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) Italian Albums ( FIMI ) 14 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 8 Polish Albums ( ZPAV ) Scottish Albums ( OCC ) Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE ) 9 Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 Year - end charts Chart ( 2016 ) Position Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) 60 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) 151 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) 79 UK Albums ( OCC ) 36 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Poland ( ZPAV ) Gold 10,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 100,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations ''. 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Jump up ^ Leight ( October 14, 2016 ). `` Kings of Leon Announce First Leg of ' Walls ' Tour ''. Rolling Stones. Jump up ^ Blistein, Jon ( January 19, 2017 ). `` Watch Kings of Leon Invoke Epic Reverend On Fallon ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ `` Reviews for Walls by Kings of Leon ''. Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Collar, Matt. `` Walls -- Kings of Leon ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ McCormick, Neil ( October 18, 2016 ). `` Kings of Leon are stuck between rock and a hard place on their seventh album -- review ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 18, 2016. Jump up ^ O'Donnell, Kevin ( October 13, 2016 ). `` Kings of Leon 's Walls : EW Review ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 14, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Simpson, Dave ( October 13, 2016 ). `` Kings of Leon : Walls review -- packed with arena - sized choruses ''. The Guardian. Retrieved October 14, 2016. 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Retrieved October 14, 2016. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/kings_of_leon/walls/index.html Kings of Leon Caleb Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill Nathan Followill Studio albums Youth & Young Manhood Aha Shake Heartbreak Because of the Times Only by the Night Come Around Sundown Mechanical Bull Walls EPs Holy Roller Novocaine What I Saw Day Old Belgian Blues Singles `` Molly 's Chambers '' `` Wasted Time '' `` California Waiting '' `` The Bucket '' `` Four Kicks '' `` King of the Rodeo '' `` On Call '' `` Fans '' `` Charmer '' `` Sex on Fire '' `` Use Somebody '' `` Revelry '' `` Notion '' `` Crawl '' `` Radioactive '' `` Pyro '' `` Back Down South '' `` Supersoaker '' `` Wait for Me '' `` Temple '' `` Beautiful War '' `` Do n't Matter '' `` Family Tree '' `` Waste a Moment '' `` Reverend '' Tours Only by the Night World Tour ( 2008 -- 10 ) Come Around Sundown World Tour ( 2010 -- 11 ) Mechanical Bull Tour ( 2014 ) Walls Tour ( 2017 ) Home media Live at the O2 London, England Talihina Sky Related articles Discography List of songs recorded by Kings of Leon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walls_(Kings_of_Leon_album)&oldid=810938688 '' Categories : 2016 albums Albums produced by Markus Dravs Kings of Leon albums RCA Records albums Hidden categories : CS1 Croatian - language sources ( hr ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Polish - language sources ( pl ) Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Certification Table Entry usages for Poland Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Lietuvių Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 18 November 2017, at 13 : 03. 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Question: what does walls by kings of leon mean
Answer: We Are Like Love Songs