Cage the Elephant (album)

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Cage the Elephant
Studio album by
Cage the Elephant
Released23 June 2008
Genre
Length37:47
LabelRCA
ProducerJay Joyce
Cage the Elephant chronology
Perfect Confusion
(2005) 		Cage the Elephant
(2008) 		Thank You, Happy Birthday
(2011)
Singles from Cage the Elephant
  1. "Free Love"
    Released: 2008
  2. "In One Ear"
    Released: 17 March 2008
  3. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
    Released: 16 June 2008
  4. "Back Against the Wall"
    Released: 27 July 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC Music(favorable)[3]
The Fly[4]
NME(7/10)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Cage the Elephant is the debut studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. The album was produced by Jay Joyce and released on 23 June 2008, in Europe by Relentless Records, and on 24 March 2009, in the United States by RCA/Jive Label Group. It was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned four singles.

Chart performance[edit]

Cage the Elephant debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 38 in its week of release, and debuted at number 171 on the Billboard 200, later rising to number 67. On the release of the band's second album, Thank You, Happy Birthday, Cage the Elephant reappeared on the Billboard 200, this time reaching number 59.

Singles[edit]

The first and second singles from the album, "Free Love" and "In One Ear", did not make significant impact on any charts. However, the third single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" (from its original 2008 release) reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, and a later 2009 US release reached number 3 on the Alternative Songs chart, number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Although it was their most successful and most popular single to date, it did not reach number one on the Alternative Songs chart like "In One Ear" and "Back Against the Wall", but it actually had more airplay on alternative rock radio stations than the other two and it was also the most played Cage the Elephant song on the radio. It was also used in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. "Back Against the Wall" was the fourth single from the album and reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on the Rock Songs chart. The song "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was used in the opening cutscene to the video game Borderlands.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Cage the Elephant

No.TitleLength
1."In One Ear"4:01
2."James Brown"3:20
3."Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"2:55
4."Tiny Little Robots"4:10
5."Lotus"3:16
6."Back Against the Wall"3:48
7."Drones in the Valley"2:27
8."Judas"3:26
9."Back Stabbin' Betty"3:39
10."Soil to the Sun"3:17
11."Free Love"3:28
Total length:37:47
CagetheElephant.com bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Cover Me Again"3:15

Personnel[edit]

Cage the Elephant[edit]

  • Matt Shultz – lead vocals
  • Brad Shultz – rhythm guitar
  • Jared Champion – drums
  • Daniel Tichenor – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lincoln Parish – lead guitar

Technical personnel[edit]

  • Jay Joyce – producer
  • Jason Hall – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Europe[15] 23 June 2008 Relentless Records CD CDRELX17, 50999 206399 2 1
United States 24 March 2009 RCA/Jive Label Group CD

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cage The Elephant by Cage the Elephant". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ Goldring, Susie. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant Review". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ Doherty, Niall. "Review: Cage The Elephant". The Fly. Mama Group. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Cage the Elephant (Relentless)". NME. 21 June 2008. p. 44.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant". Discogs. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
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