Cage the Elephant discography explained

Artist:Cage the Elephant
Studio:6
Live:2
Ep:0
Singles:17
Music Videos:18

The discography of American rock band Cage the Elephant consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 17 singles and 18 music videos. The band released their self-titled debut album in June 2008. It peaked at number 59 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 18 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1] "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", the album's third single, peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 50 hit in Canada and the United Kingdom. The singles "In One Ear" and "Back Against the Wall" both topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Thank You, Happy Birthday, the band's second studio album, was released in January 2011. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, as well as on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. "Shake Me Down", the album's lead single, peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's third number-one hit on the Alternative Songs chart. The album's remaining singles—"Around My Head", "Aberdeen" and "Always Something"—all entered the latter chart.

Their third album Melophobia (2013) featured the hit singles "Cigarette Daydreams" and "Come a Little Closer".

In 2015, they released their fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty. "Mess Around", "Trouble" and "Cold Cold Cold" were all released as singles.

On November 26, 2018, they announced their fifth studio album, Social Cues, which was released on April 19, 2019.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
POR
[8]
SCO
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Cage the Elephant
  • Released: June 23, 2008
(UK); March 24, 2009 (US)[12]
59 69 62 38
Thank You, Happy Birthday
  • Released: January 11, 2011
(US)[15]
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 7 31 26
  • RIAA: Gold
Melophobia
  • Released: October 8, 2013
(US)[16]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
15 21 117
  • RIAA: Platinum
Tell Me I'm Pretty
  • Released: December 18, 2015
(US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
26 30 135
  • RIAA: Gold
Social Cues
  • Released: April 19, 2019
(US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
21 77 47 21 146 59 31 22 38 79
Neon Pill
  • Released: May 17, 2024
(US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
57
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
US
Alt.

[17]
US
Rock

[18]
CAN
NZ
Heat

[19]
Live from the Vic in Chicago
  • Released: January 17, 2012
(US)[20]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download
Unpeeled
  • Released: July 28, 2017
(US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
61 9 11 50 10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Details
Live at Grimey's
  • Released: April 17, 2010
(US)[21]
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD
Deep Hands: Live Session
  • Released: October 6, 2014[22]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

2000s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[23]
US
AAA

[24]
US
Alt

[25]
US
Main.
Rock

[26]
US
Rock
[27]
AUS
CAN
[28]
CAN
Rock

[29]
JPN
[30]
SCO
[31]
UK
[32]
"In One Ear"20081 20 3 24 9 51
  • RIAA: Gold
Cage the Elephant
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"83 24 3 8 6 99 42 2 90 24 32
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
"Back Against the Wall"20091 26 12 56 2 33 127
  • RIAA: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
Adult

[33]
US
AAA

US
Alt

US
Main.
Rock

[34]
US
Rock
CAN
CAN
Rock

CIS
[35]
ICE
[36]
MEX
Air.

[37]
SCO
UK
"Shake Me Down"201078 1 10 1 51 1 56 55
  • RIAA: Platinum
Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Around My Head"201115 27 36 41
  • RIAA: Gold
"Aberdeen"7 22 24 40
"Come a Little Closer"201324 1 1 10 15 72 2 195 41
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Melophobia
"Take It or Leave It"201429 12 46 26 39
"Cigarette Daydreams"40 8 1 19 9 6
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
"Mess Around"20151 1 12 16 93 1
  • RIAA: Gold
Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Trouble"20164 1 40 12 9
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Cold Cold Cold"20176 5 22 4 49
"Whole Wide World"11 6 25 17 Unpeeled
"Ready to Let Go"[38] 20191 1 12 7 1 6 Social Cues
"Social Cues"[40] 1 1 5 5
  • RIAA: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
AAA

US
Alt

[41]
US
Main.
Rock

US
Rock
CAN
Rock

ICE
"Black Madonna"[42] 20201 2 10 19 Social Cues
"Skin and Bones"[43] 3 1 25 16 40
"Neon Pill"[44] 20241 1 25 31 2 Neon Pill
"Out Loud"[45]
"Good Time"[46]
"Metaverse"[47]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Alt.
DL

[48]
US
Rock
BEL
(FL)

[49]
"Free Love"[50] 2007Cage the Elephant
"2024"[51] 2010Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Right Before My Eyes"[52] 2012
"Cry Baby"[53] 2016Tell Me I'm Pretty
"House of Glass"[54] 2019Social Cues
"Night Running"
[55]
29
"Goodbye"[56] 35
"Broken Boy"
[57]
202022
"The Unforgiven"[58] 2021The Metallica Blacklist
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Alt.
Air.

[59]
US
Rock
MEX
Air.

"Always Something"201239 Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Spiderhead"201450Melophobia
"Too Late to Say Goodbye"201644 Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Rainbow"20244 40 Neon Pill
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"[60] 2012Chimes of Freedom

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"In One Ear" (version 1)2008[61]
"In One Ear" (version 2)D.A.R.Y.L.[62] [63]
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
"Back Against the Wall"2009Isaac Rentz[64] [65] [66]
"In One Ear" (version 3)2010
"Shake Me Down"2011
"Flow"
"Around My Head"Chris Marrs Piliero[67]
"Aberdeen"Isaac Rentz[68]
"Come a Little Closer"2013Matthew Shultz[69]
"Take It or Leave It"2014Isaac Rentz[70]
"Cigarette Daydreams"Mark Pellington
"Mess Around"2015Georges Melies[71]
"Cry Baby"2016
"Trouble"Matthew Shultz & Juliette Buchs Shultz[72]
"Cold Cold Cold"2017Matthew Shultz[73] [74]
"Ready to Let Go"2019
"Night Running"Jennifer Juniper Stratford[75]
"Social Cues"Matthew Shultz[76] [77]
"Black Madonna"2020
"Neon Pill"2024Loris Russier[78] [79]
"Out Loud"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Cage The Elephant Lets Loose with New 'Birthday' Album . . December 3, 2010 . November 6, 2012 . Harding, Cortney.
  2. Cage the Elephant Chart History: Billboard 200 . . May 29, 2024.
  3. Peak positions in Australia:
    • All except noted: Web site: Australian Charts > Cage The Elephant. australian-charts.com Hung Medien. November 2, 2021.
    • For "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked": Web site: Issue 1006. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090804140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090805-0000/issue1006.pdf. dead. 2009-08-04. November 2, 2021.
    • For Social Cues: Web site: ARIA Report: Issue 1521. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190501010735/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20190501-0000/issue1521.pdf. dead. May 1, 2019. ARIA. November 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: Discographie– Cage the Elephant. austriancharts.at, Hung Medien. Austria. German. October 27, 2020.
  5. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  6. Web site: Discografie Cage the Elephant . ultratop.be . April 26, 2019.
  7. Web site: Discography Cage the Elephant . portuguesecharts.com . November 2, 2021.
  8. Peaks in Scotland:
  9. Web site: Discography Cage The Elephant . Hung Medien . June 5, 2019 .
  10. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
  11. Web site: Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant . . November 6, 2012 . Henderson, Alex.
  12. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Cage the Elephant . . November 6, 2012.
  13. United Kingdom. Cage the Elephant. November 26, 2022.
  14. Web site: Thank You, Happy Birthday – Cage the Elephant . AllMusic . November 6, 2012 . Jeffries, David.
  15. Web site: Melophobia – Cage the Elephant . AllMusic . October 1, 2013 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
  16. Cage the Elephant Chart History: Alternative Albums . Billboard . February 1, 2019.
  17. Cage the Elephant Chart History: Rock Albums . Billboard . January 1, 2019.
  18. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. August 7, 2017. August 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220122625/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4383 . dead . December 20, 2019.
  19. Web site: Live from the Vic in Chicago – Cage the Elephant . . . November 6, 2012 . Heaney, Gregory.
  20. Web site: Live at Grimey's EP out for Record Store Day . . . April 15, 2010 . November 6, 2012.
  21. Web site: Deep Hands: Live Session - EP by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  22. Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Hot 100 . . November 18, 2021.
  23. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Adult Alternative Airplay . Billboard . March 11, 2024.
  24. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Alternative Airplay . Billboard . April 26, 2024.
  25. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Mainstream Rock Airplay . Billboard . February 13, 2023.
  26. Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs . Billboard . May 29, 2024.
  27. Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . April 2, 2011.
  28. Cage The Elephant Chart History: Canada Rock . Billboard . February 5, 2024 .
  29. Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Japan Hot 100 . Billboard . November 18, 2021.
  30. Peaks in Scotland:
  31. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  32. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Adult Pop Airplay . Billboard . March 4, 2024.
  33. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Mainstream Rock Airplay . Billboard . February 13, 2023.
  34. Web site: Cage the Elephant - TopHit - Highway To Airplay. TopHit. March 5, 2024.
  35. Peaks in Iceland:
    • "Ready to Let Go": Web site: Vinsældalisti Rásar 2 - RÚV. RÚV. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327001729/http://ruv.is/thaettir/vinsaeldalisti-rasar-2. dead. March 27, 2019. July 24, 2023.
    • "Skin and Bones": Web site: Vinsældalisti Rásar 2 - RÚV. RÚV. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028085240/https://www.ruv.is/thaettir/vinsaeldalisti-rasar-2. dead. October 28, 2020. July 24, 2023.
  36. Cage The Elephant Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay . Billboard . March 6, 2019 .
  37. Web site: Ready to Let Go by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  38. Canada. Cage the Elephant. November 14, 2022.
  39. Web site: Social Cues by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  40. Web site: Cage the Elephant Chart History - Alternative Airplay . Billboard . April 26, 2024.
  41. Web site: Black Madonna by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  42. Web site: Skin and Bones - Single by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  43. Web site: Cage The Elephant return with angsty new single 'Neon Pill' . NME . January 19, 2024 . January 19, 2024.
  44. Web site: Cage the Elephant releases "Out loud" and announces album . WECB . February 29, 2024 . April 11, 2024.
  45. Web site: Cage The Elephant release their new single, "Good Time" . The Line of Best Fit . April 5, 2024 . April 11, 2024.
  46. Web site: Cage the Elephant Can’t Outrun Their Dreams on New Single ‘Metaverse’. Rolling Stone. May 3, 2024. May 5, 2024.
  47. Cage the Elephant Chart History: Alternative Digital Songs . . November 18, 2021.
  48. Web site: Discografie Cage the Elephant . ultratop.be . April 26, 2019.
  49. Web site: Free Love – Cage the Elephant . . . November 6, 2012.
  50. Cage the Elephant, "2024" . Billboard . December 9, 2021.
  51. Web site: Cage the Elephant 45RPM "Shiver" vinyl . Amazon . December 7, 2021.
  52. Web site: Cry Baby by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . December 7, 2021.
  53. Hear Cage the Elephant's Dark, Paranoid New Song 'House of Glass' . Rolling Stone . 8 March 2019 . December 7, 2021.
  54. Web site: Night Running - Single by Cage the Elephant & Beck on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  55. Hear Cage the Elephant Bid Agonizing Farewell on New Song . Rolling Stone . 8 April 2019 . December 7, 2021.
  56. Web site: Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop) - Single by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  57. Web site: The Unforgiven - Single by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music . Apple Music (US) . November 7, 2021.
  58. Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Alternative Airplay . Billboard . November 18, 2021.
  59. Web site: Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan – Various Artists . . . November 6, 2012 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
  60. Web site: Cage The Elephant – In One Ear . . November 7, 2012 . Cage the Elephant.
  61. Web site: Cage the Elephant 'In One Ear' . Pulse Films . November 7, 2012.
  62. Web site: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424081812/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/370081/aint-no-rest-for-the-wicked.jhtml . dead . April 24, 2009 . . November 6, 2012.
  63. Web site: Back Against The Wall Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831110032/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/430991/back-against-the-wall.jhtml . dead . August 31, 2009 . MTV . November 6, 2012.
  64. Web site: In One Ear Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425035007/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/501248/in-one-ear.jhtml . dead . April 25, 2010 . MTV . November 6, 2012.
  65. Web site: Shake Me Down Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20110114020322/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/611660/shake-me-down.jhtml . dead . January 14, 2011 . MTV . November 6, 2012.
  66. Web site: Around My Head Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611002448/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/660999/around-my-head.jhtml . dead . June 11, 2011 . MTV . November 6, 2012.
  67. Web site: Aberdeen Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013103731/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/699070/aberdeen.jhtml . dead . October 13, 2011 . MTV . November 6, 2012.
  68. Web site: Come A Little Closer (Official Video) Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142801/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/978114/come-a-little-closer-official-video.jhtml . dead . April 7, 2014 . MTV . April 2, 2014.
  69. Web site: Take It or Leave It Cage The Elephant Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328102432/http://www.mtv.com/videos/cage-the-elephant/999293/take-it-or-leave-it.jhtml . dead . March 28, 2014 . MTV . April 30, 2014.
  70. Web site: Cage The Elephant Unleash New Single 'Mess Around'. . February 3, 2016.
  71. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Trouble (Official Music Video). CageTheElephantVEVO. 22 April 2016. 19 April 2019. YouTube.
  72. Watch Cage the Elephant's Hallucinatory 'Cold Cold Cold' Video. Ryan. Reed. 12 January 2017. Rolling Stone. 19 April 2019.
  73. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go (Official Video) . . 31 January 2019.
  74. Web site: Video: Cage The Elephant & Beck – "Night Running" . www.spin.com . 3 May 2019 . Spin . 3 May 2019.
  75. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Social Cues (Official Video) . . 24 October 2019.
  76. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Black Madonna (Official Video) . . 8 May 2020.
  77. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Neon Pill (Official Video) . . 20 May 2024.
  78. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Out Loud (Official Video) . X . 27 June 2024.