[19] Mechanical Bull is the first Kings of Leon album that sold more copies in the United States than in the UK.

[20] During the Heineken Open'er Festival 2013, Kings of Leon performed "Don't Matter", another song from this album.

[25] "Beautiful War" and "Don't Matter" were released as singles exclusively in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013 and June 16, 2014 respectively.

[26][27] "Family Tree" was sent to US modern rock radio as the album's sixth overall single on June 17, 2014.

[29] To promote the album, on September 24, 2013, the band appeared on Good Morning America and performed "Supersoaker".