''Cage the Elephant'' is the debut studio album by American

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. The album was produced by

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and released on 23 June 2008, in Europe by

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, and on 24 March 2009, in the United States by

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. It was certified platinum by the

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and spawned four singles.

Chart performance

''Cage the Elephant'' debuted on the

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at number 38 in its week of release, and debuted at number 171 on the ''Billboard'' 200, later rising to number 67. On the release of the band's second album, ''

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'', ''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 "

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", did not make significant impact on any charts. However, the third single " Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" (from its original 2008 release) reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, and a later 2009 US release reached number 3 on the

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chart, number 8 on the

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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 reach number one on the Alternative Songs chart like "In One Ear" and "Back Against the Wall", but it actually had more airplay on

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radio stations than the other two and it was also the most played Cage the Elephant song on the radio. It was also used in numerous television spots, becoming their most popular single so far. " Back Against the Wall" was the fourth single from the album and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart, number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on the Rock Songs chart. The song "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was used in the opening cutscene to the video game ''

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Track listing

Personnel

Cage the Elephant

Matt Shultz Matthew Ray Shultz (born October 23, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the rock band Cage the Elephant. Early life Matthew Ray Shultz was born on October 23, 1983, and raised in Bowling Gr ...

– lead vocals *

Brad Shultz Donald Bradley Shultz Jr. (born May 15, 1982) is an American musician. He is the rhythm guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Cage the Elephant, and is also a record producer. He is the older brother to current Cage the Elephant ...

– rhythm guitar *

Jared Champion Jared Lloyd Champion (born February 27, 1983) is the drummer for American rock band Cage the Elephant. Early life and career Champion was born and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In high school, Champion, with current bandmate Matt Shultz, ...

– drums * Daniel Tichenor – bass guitar, backing vocals * Lincoln Parish – lead guitar

Technical personnel

* Jay Joyce – producer * Jason Hall – engineer *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cage The Elephant (Album) 2008 debut albums Cage the Elephant albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce RCA Records albums