Length 4:10 Producer(s) Angelo Petraglia | Label RCA | |
Released October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14) Genre Alternative rock, Southern rock Writer(s) Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill | ||
"Temple" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon, issued as the third single from the band's sixth studio album Mechanical Bull.
Contents
Critical reception
The song has received positive reception from critics. Simon Harper of UK magazine Clash positively compared the song to that of work from The Cure. Leonie Cooper of NME, while having given the parent album a middling rating, highlighted the song as being "the best thing [the band has] written in five years".
Live performances
The band has performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live.
References
Temple (Kings of Leon song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA