Beautiful War (song)

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"Beautiful War"
Single by Kings of Leon
from the album Mechanical Bull
ReleasedDecember 9, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length5:09
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Caleb Followill
  • Nathan Followill
  • Jared Followill
  • Matthew Followill
Kings of Leon singles chronology
"Temple"
(2013) 		"Beautiful War"
(2013) 		"Don't Matter"
(2014)

"Beautiful War" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song was released as a digital download on December 9, 2013 through RCA Records as the fourth single from their sixth studio album Mechanical Bull (2013). The song was written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill. The song is first demoed to other music artists such as Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Westlife.

Music video[edit]

A music video to accompany the release of "Beautiful War" was first released onto YouTube on November 22, 2013 at a total length of six minutes and thirty-five seconds.[1] Garrett Hedlund pays homage to a fallen Cowboy whose name is Lane Frost. Also, the County in which the character is incarcerated is Lane Co.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful War"5:09

Chart performance[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] 10
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[3] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 87
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 98

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kings Of Leon - Beautiful War - YouTube
  2. ^ "Kings Of Leon – Beautiful War" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  3. ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Beautiful War" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Chart Track: Week 46, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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