There’s something about Kings of Leon ’s 2008 hit “Sex on Fire” that makes it nearly irresistible to other artists. Everyone from pop superstars like Beyoncé to country bands like Sugarland and Zac Brown Band have covered the Nashville group’s radio hit, which netted them their first Grammy in 2009.

Kings singer Caleb Followill can’t fully explain its appeal but, on occasion, he has a visceral reaction to slower, ballad versions of “Sex on Fire.”

“Sometimes I hear it, and when it’s slowed down like a sultry version, I’m like, ‘Oh those lyrics…’ It’s supposed to be dirty and raunchy and quick, and then the song is done,” Followill tells Rolling Stone ’s Nashville Now podcast.

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Followill says he initially didn’t even want to include “Sex on Fire” on t

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