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Revision as of 13:41, 1 July 2013

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 23 June 2008 in Europe via Relentless Records, and on 24 March 2009 in the United States via RCA/Jive Label Group. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA on 5 June 2012 which means it has sold over 500,000 units in the US alone.[6]

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[citation needed] 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 fourth 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 on the album "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:36:27
CagetheElephant.com bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Cover Me Again"3:15

Personnel

Cage the Elephant

  • Matt Shultz – Vocals
  • Brad Shultz – Guitar
  • Jared Champion – Drums
  • Daniel Tichenor – Bass, Vocals
  • Lincoln Parish – Guitar

Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Europe[7] 23 June 2008 Relentless Records CD CDRELX17, 50999 206399 2 1
United States 24 March 2009 RCA/Jive Label Group CD

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Goldring, Susie. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant Review". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. '^ Doherty, Niall. "Review: Cage The Elephant, 'Cage The Elephant". Mama Group. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Cage the Elephant (Relentless)". NME. 21 June 2008. p. 44.
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Lineup". theaudioperv.com.
  7. ^ "Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant". discogs. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
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