Aha Shake Heartbreak
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	November 1, 2004 February 22, 2005
Recorded	Three Crows Studio, Los Angeles, 2004
Genre	Southern, Indie
Length	37:36
Label	RCA, HandMeDown Records
Producer(s)	Ethan Johns and Angelo
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (8/10) link XFM (favourable) link Styles Magazine (B+) link The Guardian link
Kings of Leon chronology
What I Saw (2003)	Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)	Day Old Belgian Blues (2006)
Alternate cover
US cover

Aha Shake Heartbreak is the second album released by the southern American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released in October 2004 in the UK and February 2005 in the US. Image File history File links Album cover: Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Kings of Leon is a rock band made up of three brothers and a cousin, based in Mt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Southern rock is a style of rock music that was very popular in the 1970s, and still retains a large fan base to the present. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCAs logo as seen today on many products. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Son of legendary producer, Glyn Johns (Rolling Stones, Eagles) Ethan Johns is also a music producer who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagneas well as Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and others. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Xfm is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Kings of Leon is a rock band made up of three brothers and a cousin, based in Mt. ... What I Saw is an EP from the American rock band Kings of Leon. ... Day Old Belgian Blues is a limited edition EP from the American rock band Kings of Leon, originally recorded at the AB Box in Brussels, Belgium on the fourth of November, 2004. ... Image File history File links KOL-Aha_Shake_Heartbreak_US.JPG‎ Kings of Leon cover 2 for Aha Shake Heartbreak. ... Kings of Leon is a rock band made up of three brothers and a cousin, based in Mt. ...

Although the band have never had a huge following, the album was met with critical acclaim and was widely appreciated among Kings of Leon fans. Notable songs include "Milk", an acoustic track accentuating Caleb Followill's vocals, "King of the Rodeo", which high-lights the twin guitar playing, and the Latin-style coda to the opening track "Slow Night, So Long". When speaking about the album, the band remarked "if Youth and Young Manhood was the party, Aha Shake Heartbreak is hangover." Caleb Followill (b. ... Youth & Young Manhood, was the debut album from Kings of Leon, released in August 2003. ...

Thus far, "The Bucket", "Four Kicks" and "King of the Rodeo" have been 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.

Track listing

All songs: (C. Followill/N. Followill/J. Followill/M. Followill) Caleb Followill (b. ... For a list of the monarchs of the Spanish kingdom of León, see List of Leonese monarchs. ... Jared Followill (born Michael Jared Followill, 20 November 1986) is the bassist for the American rock band, Kings of Leon. ... For a list of the monarchs of the Spanish kingdom of León, see List of Leonese monarchs. ...

1. "Slow Night, So Long" – 3:54
2. "King of the Rodeo" – 2:25
3. "Taper Jean Girl" – 3:05
4. "Pistol of Fire" – 2:20
5. "Milk" – 4:00
6. "The Bucket" – 2:55
7. "Soft" – 3:00
8. "Razz" – 2:15
9. "Day Old Blues" – 3:32
10. "Four Kicks" – 2:09
11. "Velvet Snow" – 2:10
12. "Rememo" – 3:19
13. "Where Nobody Knows" (bonus track, UK edition only) – 2:23

Like its predecessor, Aha Shake Heartbreak was recorded with producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller) at his 3 Crows studio in Los Angeles using the Beatles' old Abbey Road mixing desk. Once again, the band's longtime mentor, noted songwriter/producer Angelo Petraglia, made additional co-production contributions. The tracks were cut completely live with no overdubs.