Cage the Elephant discography

The discography of American rock band Cage the Elephant consists of five studio albums, one live album, one extended play, 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.[1][2] The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] "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.[5][6][7] The singles "In One Ear" and "Back Against the Wall" both topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[8]

Cage the Elephant discography
Matthew Shultz of Cage the Elephant performing at the London Barfly in March 2008
Studio albums	5
Live albums	2
Music videos	18
EPs	1
Singles	17

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.[1][2][9] "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.[5][8] The album's remaining singles—"Around My Head", "Aberdeen" and "Always Something"—all entered the latter chart.[8]

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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [1]	US Alt. [2]	US Rock [9]	BEL [10]	CAN [11]	FRA [12]	NLD [13]	SCO [14]	SWI [15]	UK [16]
Cage the Elephant	Released: June 23, 2008 (UK); March 24, 2009 (US)[17] Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download	59	18	23	—	69	—	—	62	—	38	US: 1,000,000[3]	RIAA: Platinum[4] BPI: Silver[18]
Thank You, Happy Birthday	Released: January 11, 2011 (US)[19] Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	2	2	—	7	—	—	31	—	26	US: 500,000	RIAA: Gold[4]
Melophobia	Released: October 8, 2013 (US)[20] Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download	15	6	6	—	21	—	—	—	—	117	US: 500,000[21]	RIAA: Gold[4]
Tell Me I'm Pretty	Released: December 18, 2015 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download	26	3	3	—	30	—	—	—	—	135
Social Cues	Released: April 19, 2019 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download	21	3	2	72	21	146	59	22	38	79
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US Alt. [2]	US Rock [9]	CAN [11]
Live from the Vic in Chicago	Released: January 17, 2012 (US)[22] Label: RCA Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Unpeeled	Released: July 28, 2017 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download	61	9	11	50

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Live at Grimey's	Released: April 17, 2010 (US)[23] Label: Jive Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [5]	US AAA [24]	US Alt. [8]	US Main. [25]	US Rock [26]	CAN [6]	CAN Rock [27]	JPN [28]	MEX Air. [29]	UK [7]
"Free Love"[30]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cage the Elephant
"In One Ear"	2008	—	—	1	20	3	—	24	—	—	51	RIAA: Gold[4]
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"		83	24	3	8	6	42	2	90	—	32	RIAA: 4x Platinum[4] BPI: Gold[18]
"Back Against the Wall"	2009	—	—	1	26	12	56	2	—	—	127	RIAA: Gold[4]
"Shake Me Down"	2010	78	—	1	10	1	51	1	—	—	55	RIAA: Platinum[4]	Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Around My Head"	2011	—	—	15	—	27	—	36	—	41	—
"Aberdeen"		—	—	7	—	22	—	24	—	40	—
"Come a Little Closer"	2013	—[upper-alpha 1]	1	1	10	15	72	2	—	41	—[upper-alpha 2]	RIAA: Platinum[4]	Melophobia
"Take It or Leave It"	2014	—	29	12	—	46	—	26	—	39	—
"Cigarette Daydreams"		—[upper-alpha 3]	3	1	19	9	—	6	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[4]
"Mess Around"	2015	—	1	1	12	16	93	1	—	—	—		Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Trouble"	2016	—	4	1	40	12	—	9	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[4]
"Cold Cold Cold"	2017	—	6	5	—	22	—	4	—	49	—
"Whole Wide World"		—	11	6	—	25	—	17	—	—	—		Unpeeled
"Ready to Let Go"	2019	—	1	1	12	7	—[upper-alpha 4]	1	—	—	—		Social Cues
"Social Cues"		—	1	1	—	5	—	5	—	—	—
"Black Madonna"	2020	—	1	2	—	10	—	19	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Alt. [8]	US Rock [26]	MEX Air. [29]
"Always Something"	2012	39	—	—	Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Spiderhead"	2014	—	—	50	Melophobia
"Too Late to Say Goodbye"	2016	—	44	—	Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Night Running" (with Beck)	2019	—	29	—	Social Cues
"Goodbye"		—	35	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"[34]	2012	Chimes of Freedom

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"In One Ear" (version 1)	2008	N/A[35]
"In One Ear" (version 2)		D.A.R.Y.L.[36][37]
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
"Back Against the Wall"	2009	Isaac Rentz[38][39][40]
"In One Ear" (version 3)	2010
"Shake Me Down"	2011
"Around My Head"		Chris Marrs Piliero[41]
"Aberdeen"		Isaac Rentz[42]
"Come a Little Closer"	2013	Matthew Shultz[43]
"Take It or Leave It"	2014	Isaac Rentz[44]
"Cigarette Daydreams"		Mark Pellington
"Mess Around"	2015	Georges Melies[45]
"Trouble"	2016	Matthew Shultz & Juliette Buchs Shultz[46]
"Cold Cold Cold"	2017	Matthew Shultz[47][48]
"Ready to Let Go"	2019
"Night Running"		Jennifer Juniper Stratford[49]
"Social Cues"		Matthew Shultz[50][51]
"Black Madonna"	2020

Notes

1. "Come a Little Closer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[31]
2. "Come a Little Closer" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[32]
3. "Cigarette Daydreams" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[31]
4. "Ready to Let Go" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 45 on the Canadian All-format Airplay chart.[33]

References

1. "Cage the Elephant Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. "Cage the Elephant Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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6. "Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
7. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
   • All except "Back Against the Wall": "Cage the Elephant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
   • "Back Against the Wall": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". zobbel.de. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
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9. "Cage the Elephant Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
10. "Discografie Cage the Elephant". ultratop.be. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
11. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • All except noted: "Cage the Elephant Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
    • Cage the Elephant: "Albums: Top 100 (For The Week Ending 25 August, 2011)". Jam!. September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
12. • Social Cues: "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 17, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
13. "Discografie Cage the Elephant". ultratop.be. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
14. Peaks in Scotland:
    • Cage the Elephant: "2008-06-29 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Thank You, Happy Birthday: "2011-03-27 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Social Cues: "2019-04-26 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
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16. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
    • Cage the Elephant and Thank You, Happy Birthday: "Cage the Elephant" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
    • Melophobia: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update (19.10.2013 – Week 41)". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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20. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Melophobia – Cage the Elephant". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
21. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015.
22. Heaney, Gregory. "Live from the Vic in Chicago – Cage the Elephant". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
23. "Live at Grimey's EP out for Record Store Day". cagetheelephant.com. Sony Music Entertainment. April 15, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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28. "Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
29. "Cage The Elephant Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
30. "Free Love – Cage the Elephant". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
31. "Cage the Elephant – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
32. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 16 February 2014 - 22 February 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
33. "Cage the Elephant - Chart History: Canada All-format Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
34. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
35. Cage the Elephant. "Cage The Elephant – In One Ear". Retrieved November 7, 2012 – via YouTube.
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37. "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
38. "Back Against The Wall | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
39. "In One Ear | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
40. "Shake Me Down | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
41. "Around My Head | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
42. "Aberdeen | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
43. "Come A Little Closer (Official Video) | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
44. "Take It or Leave It | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
45. "Cage The Elephant Unleash New Single 'Mess Around'". Radio.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
46. CageTheElephantVEVO (22 April 2016). "Cage The Elephant - Trouble (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
47. Reed, Ryan; Reed, Ryan (12 January 2017). "Watch Cage the Elephant's Hallucinatory 'Cold Cold Cold' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
48. "Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
49. "Video: Cage The Elephant & Beck – "Night Running"". www.spin.com. Spin. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
50. "Cage The Elephant - Social Cues (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
51. "Cage The Elephant - Black Madonna (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Cage the Elephant at AllMusic
• Cage the Elephant discography at Discogs
• Cage the Elephant discography at MusicBrainz