Cage the Elephant (album)

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC	(favorable)
The Fly
NME	(7/10)
Rolling Stone

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" 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"	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.	Title	Length
12.	"Cover Me Again"	3:15

Personnel

Cage the Elephant

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

Technical personnel

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

Certifications and sales

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

Release history

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