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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
BBC	(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 June 23, 2008, in Europe through Relentless Records, and on March 24, 2009, in the United States through RCA/Jive Label Group.

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. Upon 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 in any charts. However, the third single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", (from its original 2008 release) reached number 32 in the UK Singles Chart, and a later 2009 US release would reach 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 hit number 1 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 would also be featured in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. "Back Against the Wall" (ft. Andrea Lambert) became the fourth single from the album, and reached number 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs, number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In One Ear"	4:01
2.	"James Brown (ft. Andrea Lambert)"	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 (ft. Andrea Lambert)"	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.	Title	Length
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
Andrea Lambert - guest vocals

Technical personnel

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

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Europe^[8]	June 23, 2008	Relentless Records	CD	CDRELX17, 50999 206399 2 1
United States	March 24, 2009	RCA/Jive Label Group	CD

References

^ Metacritic
^ AllMusic review
^ Goldring, Susie. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant Review". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
'^ Doherty, Niall. "Review: Cage The Elephant, 'Cage The Elephant". Mama Group. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
^ "Cage the Elephant (Relentless)". NME. 21 June 2008. p. 44.
^ Hoard, Christian. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
^ "American album certifications – Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant". discogs. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

[1] Metacritic

[2] AllMusic review

[BBC-3] Goldring, Susie. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant Review". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

[The_Fly-4] '^ Doherty, Niall. "Review: Cage The Elephant, 'Cage The Elephant". Mama Group. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

[5] "Cage the Elephant (Relentless)". NME. 21 June 2008. p. 44.

[Rolling_Stone-6] Hoard, Christian. "Review: Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

[United_StatesCage_the_ElephantCage_the_ElephantalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[discogs-8] "Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant". discogs. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

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 ==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 number 32 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], and a later 2009 US release would reach number 3 on the [[Alternative Songs]] chart, number 8 on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, and number 83 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop chart. Although it was their most successful and most popular single to date, it did not hit number 1 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 would also be featured in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. "[[Back Against the Wall (song)|Back Against the Wall]]" became the fourth single from the album, and reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs, number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 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 (video game)|Borderlands]]''.
+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 number 32 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], and a later 2009 US release would reach number 3 on the [[Alternative Songs]] chart, number 8 on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, and number 83 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop chart. Although it was their most successful and most popular single to date, it did not hit number 1 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 would also be featured in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. "[[Back Against the Wall (song)|Back Against the Wall]]" (ft. Andrea Lambert) became the fourth single from the album, and reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs, number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 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 (video game)|Borderlands]]''.
 ==Track listing==

v t e Cage the Elephant
Matt Shultz Brad Shultz Nick Bockrath Jared Champion Daniel Tichenor Matthan Minster
Studio albums	Cage the Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday Melophobia Tell Me I'm Pretty Social Cues Neon Pill
Live albums	Unpeeled
Singles	"In One Ear" "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" "Back Against the Wall" "Shake Me Down" "Around My Head" "Aberdeen" "Come a Little Closer" "Cigarette Daydreams" "Mess Around" "Trouble" "Cold Cold Cold" "Ready to Let Go"
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