Can We Please Have Fun

Can We Please Have Fun is the ninth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on May 10, 2024, by LoveTap Records and Capitol Records, marking their first album to not be released on their original label, RCA Records, and their first as an independent band. The album was produced by Kid Harpoon.

Can We Please Have Fun
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	May 10, 2024
Studio	Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Indie rock alternative rock garage rock
Length	44:56
Label	LoveTap Capitol
Producer	Kid Harpoon
Kings of Leon chronology
When You See Yourself (2021) Can We Please Have Fun (2024)
Singles from Can We Please Have Fun
"Mustang" Released: February 22, 2024 "Split Screen" Released: March 29, 2024 "Nothing to Do" Released: April 19, 2024 "Nowhere to Run" Released: May 10, 2024 "M Television" Released: November 1, 2024

Background and promotion

Can We Please Have Fun is Kings of Leon's first album with Capitol Records. The band recorded the album at the Dark Horse Recording studios in Franklin, Tennessee, with Kid Harpoon, who produced it.^[1] The album was announced on February 22, 2024, simultaneously with the release of the lead single "Mustang".^[2] This release was followed by "Split Screen" on March 29 and "Nothing To Do" on April 18.

The band is supporting the album with a headlining tour throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[4]
Metacritic	76/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	7/10[7]
Classic Rock	8/10[8]
The Independent	[9]
musicOMH	[10]
NME	[11]
The Observer	[12]
Paste	7.8/10[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Spin	B-[15]

Can We Please Have Fun received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, a website that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 13 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.^[16]

Track listing

Can We Please Have Fun track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ballerina Radio"	3:51
2.	"Rainbow Ball"	4:10
3.	"Nowhere to Run"	3:41
4.	"Mustang"	3:15
5.	"Actual Daydream"	3:19
6.	"Split Screen"	5:03
7.	"Don't Stop the Bleeding"	3:38
8.	"Nothing to Do"	2:55
9.	"M Television"	3:27
10.	"Hesitation Gen"	3:17
11.	"Ease Me On"	3:28
12.	"Seen"	4:52
Total length:		44:56

All tracks are written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, and Matthew Followill.

All tracks on Live in Wrexham recorded at the Racecourse Ground on May 27 and 28, 2023.

Live in Wrexham CD2 track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crawl"
2.	"King of the Rodeo"
3.	"Revelry"
4.	"On Call"
5.	"Find Me"
6.	"Pyro"
7.	"Cold Desert"

Personnel

Kings of Leon

• Caleb Followill – vocals, guitar
• Jared Followill – vocals, bass (all tracks); guitar (tracks 7, 8)
• Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
• Matthew Followill – vocals, guitar (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 9, 12)

Additional contributors

• Kid Harpoon – producer
• Liam O'Neil – organ, piano, synthesizer
• Brian Rajaratnam – recording engineer
• Akarsh Vaidyanathan, Drew Boals, Emi Trevena, and Jacob Spitzer – assistant recording engineers
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer
• Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer
• Randy Merrill – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Can We Please Have Fun

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]	20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21]	65
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[22]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23]	15
French Albums (SNEP)[24]	85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25]	4
Irish Albums (OCC)[26]	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27]	75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28]	3
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29]	12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30]	139
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[34]	2
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[35]	1
US Billboard 200[36]	35
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[37]	7