▁Only ▁by ▁the ▁Night ▁( st yl ized ▁as ▁> ON LY _ BY _ THE _ N IGHT >) ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁Kings ▁of ▁Leon , ▁released ▁world wide ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Writing ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁fourth ▁album ▁comm enced ▁just ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁third , ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁Times . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁produ cers ▁Jac quire ▁King ▁and ▁Ang elo ▁Pet rag lia ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁Nash ville ' s ▁Black bird ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Only ▁by ▁the ▁Night ▁experienced ▁commercial ▁success , ▁pe aking ▁inside ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁different ▁countries . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁cert ified ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁in ▁Australia , ▁cert ified ▁nine ▁times ▁plat in um . ▁It ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁highest ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Australia , ▁the ▁third ▁best ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁winning ▁two ▁Brit ▁Awards , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Furthermore , ▁two ▁singles ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁have ▁found ▁high ▁chart ings , ▁" S ex ▁on ▁Fire " ▁coming ▁in ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁ ▁the ▁UK , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁Hot ▁Modern