Cage the Elephant discography

Cage the Elephant discography
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant performing at the London Barfly in March 2008
Studio albums	6
EPs	0
Live albums	2
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). "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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	US	AUS	AUT	CAN	FRA	NLD	POR	SCO	SWI	UK	Certifications
Cage the Elephant	Released: June 23, 2008 (UK); March 24, 2009 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download	59	—	—	69	—	—	—	62	—	38	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver
Thank You, Happy Birthday	Released: January 11, 2011 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	—	—	7	—	—	—	31	—	26	RIAA: Gold
Melophobia	Released: October 8, 2013 (US) 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

List of live albums
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US Alt.	US Rock	CAN	NZ Heat
Live from the Vic in Chicago	Released: January 17, 2012 (US) 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

List of extended plays
Title	Details
Live at Grimey's	Released: April 17, 2010 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD
Deep Hands: Live Session	Released: October 6, 2014 Label: RCA Formats: digital download

Singles

2000s

List of singles released in the 2000s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US	US AAA	US Alt	US Main. Rock	US Rock	AUS	CAN	CAN Rock	JPN	SCO	UK	Certifications	Album
"In One Ear"	2008	—	—	1	20	3	—	—	24	—	9	51	RIAA: Platinum	Cage the Elephant
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"	2008	83	24	3	8	6	99	42	2	90	24	32	RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Platinum
"Back Against the Wall"	2009	—	—	1	26	12	—	56	2	—	33	127	RIAA: Platinum
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions													Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US	US Adult	US AAA	US Alt	US Main. Rock	US Rock	CAN	CAN Rock	CIS	ICE	MEX Air.	SCO	UK	Certifications	Album
"Shake Me Down"	2010	78	—	—	1	10	1	51	1	—	—	—	56	55	RIAA: Platinum	Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Around My Head"	2011	—	—	—	15	—	27	—	36	—	—	41	—	—	RIAA: Gold
"Aberdeen"	2011	—	—	—	7	—	22	—	24	—	—	40	—	—
"Come a Little Closer"	2013	—	24	1	1	10	15	72	2	195	—	41	—	—	RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver	Melophobia
"Take It or Leave It"	2014	—	—	29	12	—	46	26	—	—	39	—	—	-	RIAA: Gold
"Cigarette Daydreams"	2014	—	40	8	1	19	9	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum
"Mess Around"	2015	—	—	1	1	12	16	93	1	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Trouble"	2016	—	—	4	1	40	12	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum
"Cold Cold Cold"	2017	—	—	6	5	—	22	—	4	—	—	49	—	—	RIAA: Platinum AMPROFON: Gold
"Whole Wide World"	2017	—	—	11	6	—	25	—	17	—	—	—	—	—		Unpeeled
"Ready to Let Go"	2019	—	—	1	1	12	7	—	1	—	6	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold MC: Gold	Social Cues
"Social Cues"	2019	—	—	1	1	—	5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	Social Cues
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

List of singles released in the 2020s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
Title	Year	US AAA	US Alt	US Main. Rock	US Rock	CAN Rock	ICE	Album
"Black Madonna"	2020	1	2	—	10	19	—	Social Cues
"Skin and Bones"	2020	3	1	—	25	16	40	Social Cues
"Neon Pill"	2024	1	1	25	31	2	—	Neon Pill
"Out Loud"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Good Time"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Metaverse"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US Alt. DL	US Rock	BEL (FL)	Album
"Free Love"	2007	—	—	—	Cage the Elephant
"2024"	2010	—	—	—	Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Right Before My Eyes"	2012	—	—	—	Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Cry Baby"	2016	—	—	—	Tell Me I'm Pretty
"House of Glass"	2019	—	—	—	Social Cues
"Night Running" (with Beck)		—	29	—
"Goodbye"		—	35	—
"Broken Boy" (featuring Iggy Pop)	2020	22	—	—	Non-album single
"The Unforgiven"	2021	—	—	—	The Metallica Blacklist
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US Alt. Air.	US Rock	MEX Air.	Certifications	Album
"Always Something"	2012	39	—	—		Thank You, Happy Birthday
"Telescope"	2013	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	Melophobia
"Spiderhead"	2014	—	—	50	RIAA: Gold	Melophobia
"Too Late to Say Goodbye"	2016	—	44	—		Tell Me I'm Pretty
"Rainbow"	2024	1	40	—		Neon Pill
"—" 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"	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	—
"In One Ear" (version 2)		D.A.R.Y.L.
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"		D.A.R.Y.L.
"Back Against the Wall"	2009	Isaac Rentz
"In One Ear" (version 3)	2010
"Shake Me Down"	2011
"Flow"		—
"Around My Head"		Chris Marrs Piliero
"Aberdeen"		Isaac Rentz
"Come a Little Closer"	2013	Matt Shultz
"Take It or Leave It"	2014	Isaac Rentz
"Cigarette Daydreams"	2014	Mark Pellington
"Mess Around"	2015	Georges Melies
"Cry Baby"	2016	—
"Trouble"	2016	Matthew Shultz & Juliette Buchs Shultz
"Cold Cold Cold"	2017	Matthew Shultz
"Ready to Let Go"	2019	Matthew Shultz
"Night Running"		Jennifer Juniper Stratford
"Social Cues"		Matthew Shultz
"Black Madonna"	2020	Matthew Shultz
"Neon Pill"	2024	Loris Russier
"Out Loud"	2024	Loris Russier

Notes

Melophobia did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number four on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.
Tell Me I'm Pretty did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number three on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.
"Live from the Vic in Chicago" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number six on the Music Video Sales chart.
"In One Ear" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 95 on the US Airplay Top 100 chart.
"Back Against the Wall" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 44 on the Heatseekers Songs chart.
"Come a Little Closer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
"Come a Little Closer" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.
"Take It or Leave It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.
"Cigarette Daydreams" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
"Ready to Let Go" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 45 on the Canadian All-format Airplay chart.
"Broken Boy" did not enter the Hot Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.
"Broken Boy" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.

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Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
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^ Peaks in Iceland:
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"Take It or Leave It | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
"Cage The Elephant Unleash New Single 'Mess Around'". Radio.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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"Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Video: Cage The Elephant & Beck – "Night Running"". www.spin.com. Spin. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
"Cage The Elephant - Social Cues (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
"Cage The Elephant - Black Madonna (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
"Cage The Elephant - Neon Pill (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
"Cage The Elephant - Out Loud (Official Video)". X. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

External links

Cage the Elephant at AllMusic
Cage the Elephant discography at Discogs
Cage the Elephant discography at MusicBrainz

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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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