Song · Kings of Leon
“Back Down South” by Kings of Leon
From the album Come Around Sundown (2010)
“Back Down South” by Kings of Leon appears on 12 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2010 and 2024. It was first released in 2010 on the album Come Around Sundown. Its best result is #10 on the Lightning 100 Best of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 alternative song of 2011.
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"Back Down South", sometimes called "Southbound", is where Kings of Leon kick off their boots on Come Around Sundown, their 2010 album; it became the record's third and last single in May 2011. After a run of arena-sized rock, this one leans into twang, with Robert Mallory's fiddle and Hammond organ from Liam O'Neil and Angelo Petraglia warming up the four Followills: Caleb on lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Matthew on guitar, Jared on bass and Nathan on drums.
Jacquire King recorded and mixed it and produced it with Petraglia. Casey McGrath's video, shot in Nashville and in Hampshire, Tennessee, played up the rural setting so hard that Spin's William Goodman likened it to a commercial for the band's country life.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 | 101 |
| 2010 | 27 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 | 104 |
| 2011 | 10 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Best of 2011 | 50 |
| 2011 | 63 | Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC | Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 | 92 |
| 2011 | 99 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 | 103 |
| 2011 | 52 | 90.5 WERG Erie, PA | WERG Top 90 of 2011 | 90 |
| 2011 | 92 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011 | 98 |
| 2011 | 105 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2011 | 107 |
| 2011 | 75 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 451 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2023 | 755 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 966 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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