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2013 single by Kings of Leon
"Supersoaker " is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon . The song was written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill, and Matthew Followill and produced by Angelo Petraglia . It was released on July 17, 2013 as the lead single from their sixth studio album Mechanical Bull (2013), and peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart .
On September 24, 2013, Kings of Leon performed "Supersoaker" on ABC 's morning show Good Morning America .
The music video for the song was directed by W.I.Z. [ 1] The clip, which shows a love story set in the 1950s,[ 2] was described by W.I.Z. as "an imagined hybrid of pop-art screenprint, hand tinting and Technicolour film". W.I.Z. also explained that "[We wanted] playful, sensual ideas of teen angst, rock and roll and Americana; we wanted to a make a piece that was urgent as well as effortless, precision with abandon".[ 1]
"Supersoaker" – 3:50
"Supersoaker" – 3:50
"Work on Me" – 4:04
Charts and certifications [ edit ]
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^ Adejobi, Alicia (August 7, 2013). "Kings Of Leon Head Back To The 50s For 'Supersoaker' Music Video (WATCH)" . Entertainmentwise . Giant Digital Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2013 .
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^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013" . Billboard . Retrieved December 21, 2014 .
^ "Triple A Songs: 2013 (Year-End)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
^ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2013" . Billboard . Retrieved December 21, 2014 .
^ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013" . Billboard . Retrieved December 21, 2014 .
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved December 19, 2020 . Type Kings of Leon in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Supersoaker in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
^ "British single certifications – Kings of Leon – Supersoaker" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
^ "Alternative > Future Releases" . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014 .
^ "Supersoaker (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Columbia / RCA #88883774757) – Kings of Leon" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 5, 2014 .
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