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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 June 23, 2008, in Europe by Relentless Records, and on March 24, 2009, in the United States by RCA/Jive Label Group. It was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned four singles.

Cage the Elephant
Studio album by
Cage the Elephant
ReleasedJune 23, 2008
Genre
  • Punk blues
  • alternative rock
  • garage rock
  • indie rock
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: March 17, 2008
  3. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
    Released: June 16, 2008
  4. "Back Against the Wall"
    Released: July 27, 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]

Chart performance


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


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


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



Cage the Elephant



Technical personnel



Charts



Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified 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


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

References


  1. "Cage The Elephant by Cage the Elephant". Metacritic.com. 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 February 7, 2021.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 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. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

На других языках

- [en] Cage the Elephant (album)

[es] Cage the Elephant (álbum)

Cage the Elephant es el álbum debut de la banda homónima estadounidense Cage the Elephant. El álbum fue producido por Jay Joyce y lanzado el 23 de junio de 2008 en Europa, por el sello Relentless, y el 19 de mayo de 2009 en Estados Unidos por las compañías Jive Records y Red Ink Records.

[it] Cage the Elephant (album)

Cage the Elephant è il primo eponimo album discografico del gruppo musicale statunitense Cage the Elephant.

[ru] Cage the Elephant (альбом)

Cage the Elephant — дебютный студийный альбом американской рок-группы Cage the Elephant, спродюсированный Джеем Джойсом и выпущенный в Европе на лейбле Relentless Records 23 июня 2008 года, а 19 мая 2009 года в Соединённых Штатах на Zomba/Red Ink[1]. По состоянию на январь 2011 года в США было продано 405 000 экземпляров альбома[10].


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