# Use Somebody guitar solo

> Matthew Followill's guitar solo on Use Somebody by Kings of Leon (2008) starts at about 2:24. From the album Only by the Night.

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Kings of Leon, 2008, from *Only by the Night*. Solo by *Matthew Followill*.

Followill's chiming, delay-soaked lines build a huge atmosphere around one of the band's biggest hits.

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon is ranked #531 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Matthew Followill and the song was released in 2008.

## In our lists

- [The Best Kings of Leon Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/kings-of-leon-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2008](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2008/) — #2

## Sources

- [Musician Tuts: The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/)

### Who played the guitar solo on Use Somebody?

Matthew Followill played the solo on Kings of Leon's Use Somebody (2008).

### Where does Use Somebody rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#531 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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