Cage the Elephant (album)

Cage the Elephant
Studio album by Cage the Elephant
Released 23 June 2008 (UK)
19 May 2009 (U.S.)
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, punk blues, psychedelic rock
Length 37:53
Label Relentless (UK)
RED Ink (U.S.)
Producer Jay Joyce
Cage the Elephant chronology
Cage the Elephant
(2008)		 Thank You, Happy Birthday
(2011)
Singles from Cage the Elephant
  1. "Free Love"
    Released: November 5, 2007
  2. "In One Ear"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  3. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
    Released: June 16, 2008
  4. "Back Against the Wall"
    Released: July 27, 2009
  5. "In One Ear (re-release)"
    Released: August 7, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
BBC (favorable)[2]
The Fly [3]
NME (7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Cage the Elephant is the debut album by the American rock band Cage the Elephant. The album was produced by Jay Joyce and released on June 23, 2008 in Europe via Relentless Records, and on May 19, 2009 in the United States via Jive Records and RED Ink Records. As of January 2011, the album has sold 405,000 copies in the U.S.

Contents

Chart performance

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

Singles

The first and second singles from the album, "Free Love" and "In One Ear", did not make significant impact in any charts. However, the third single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", (from its original 2008 release,) reached #32 in the UK Singles Chart, and a later 2009 U.S. release would reach #3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It would also be featured in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. "Back Against the Wall" became the sixth single from the album, and has so far reached #1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs, #26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #12 on their Rock Songs chart. The song "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was featured in the opening cutscene to the video game Borderlands.

Track listing

All tracks written by Cage the Elephant.

No. Title Length
1. "In One Ear"   3:23
2. "James Brown"   3:21
3. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"   2:55
4. "Tiny Little Robots"   4:23
5. "Lotus"   3:31
6. "Back Against the Wall"   3:48
7. "Drones in the Valley"   2:28
8. "Judas"   3:27
9. "Back-Stabbin' Betty"   3:39
10. "Soil to the Sun"   3:18
11. "Free Love"   3:28
Total length:
 37:53

Personnel

Cage the Elephant

Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Europe[6] 23 June 2008 Relentless Records CD CDRELX17, 50999 206399 2 1
United States 19 May 2009 Red Ink Records CD

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Goldring, Susie. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant Review". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gqxm/. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  3. ^ Doherty, Niall. "Review: Cage The Elephant, ‘Cage The Elephant’". Mama Group. http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/1943/cage-the-elephant. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  4. ^ "Cage the Elephant (Relentless)". NME: p. 44. 21 June 2008 
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant". Jann Wenner. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26874360/review/28123958/cage_the_elephant. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  6. ^ "Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant". discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Cage-The-Elephant-Cage-The-Elephant/release/1449344. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
Cage the Elephant
Matthew Shultz · Brad Schultz · Lincoln Parish · Jared Champion · Daniel Tichenor
Studio albums
Cage the Elephant · Thank You, Happy Birthday
Singles
"Free Love" · "In One Ear" · "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" · "Back Against the Wall" · "In One Ear (Reissue)" · "Shake Me Down" · "Around My Head" · "Aberdeen"
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