Aha Shake Heartbreak

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studio album
First released:
Nov 16 2004

Overview Edit

Aha Shake Heartbreak is the second studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released in November 2004 in the UK and February 2005 in the United States. It's the only album by Kings of Leon to have a Parental Advisory.

The album was met with generally favourable reviews, with a Metacritic score of 74. When speaking about the album, the band remarked "if Youth and Young Manhood was the party, Aha Shake Heartbreak is the hangover."

"The Bucket," "Four Kicks" and "King of the Rodeo" were released as singles in the UK.

The original version of the album featured a white background and an orchid, the second featured a black cover with a different kind of orchid. The second also contained the bonus track "Where Nobody Knows," and on both albums the flower is positioned in a suggestively sexual position.

The title of the album comes from the third track, "Taper Jean Girl."

There is also a photo, hidden underneath the white plastic of the second black cover, of the band as children.

The band's popularity exploded in Australia during the weeks of the 22nd and 29th of September, 2008, when they had all four of their studio albums in the top 50, with Aha Shake Heartbreak peaking at its highest position yet, number 25, and attaining Platinum sales. The album was certified 2x Platinum in Australia on the 12th of January, 2009.

The album has sold more than 910,000 copies worldwide and was ranked #39 on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of the Decade.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
88697003552
Release dates:
  • Feb 22 2005 in United States

Genres

Americana, Folk-Rock, Indie, Rock, Rock and Roll, Alternative Country, Southern Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Great Album, but yea- the copyright protection SUCKS!!!
The Kings of Leon managed to top themselves with this new release. I can't help it, but it still amazes me that Caleb, the vocalist, is in his early twenties, because he sounds like he is 45 with two-pack-a-day habit and a fondness for whiskey. I noticed most of the bad reviews are due to the copyright protection, rather than the band's music. Yea, this sucks, and I will now longer buy albums from this greedy label. Instead, I downloaded all the songs ILLEGALLY so I could put them on my iPod. So…
Written by Ben Alexander "!!!!!!"
1 stars Best Album of the Year...worst DRM
I feel pretty strongly that this album is the best album this year. Seriously. Songwriting, musicianship, production are all far outside what anyone else is doing today in modern music. The sound of this album is completely unequaled when compared to most other current recordings.

That being said, the DRM appears to be far worse then everyone here is claiming. There is evidence that Sony is employing rootkit techniques to install hidden files on your PC that cannot be removed. Not being able to…
Written by James L. Barnes

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Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Ethan Johns [mix]
  1. producer

Other versions Edit

Aha Shake Heartbreak 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 88697003552
release dates: Nov 16 2004
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Aha Shake Heartbreak 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 82876 64744 2
release dates: 2004 in Europe
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Aha Shake Heartbreak 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Nov 16 2004
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Aha Shake Heartbreak 17 tracks Import
format: 2 x CD
record label: Bmg Int'l
release dates: Jan 23 2006
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Aha Shake Heartbreak 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: BMG
catalog number: RCA 828776 64744 2
release dates: Nov 30 2004, Nov 30 2004
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