Complete List Of Cage The Elephant Songs From A to Z

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Cage The Elephant formed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, Jared Champion, Daniel Tichenor, and Lincoln Parish. The band relocated to London before releasing its self-titled debut, an album that introduced a mixture of garage rock, punk blues, psychedelic influence, and volatile live energy.

“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” became the breakthrough song, while “In One Ear,” “Back Against the Wall,” and “Shake Me Down” helped establish the group on alternative radio. Thank You, Happy Birthday pushed the band toward a louder and more chaotic sound, balancing abrasive recordings with the reflective “Right Before My Eyes” and “Rubber Ball.”

Melophobia marked a decisive shift toward a more individual musical identity. “Come a Little Closer,” “Cigarette Daydreams,” “Spiderhead,” “Telescope,” and “Take It or Leave It” combined melodic precision with the tension and unpredictability that had defined the band’s performances.

Dan Auerbach produced Tell Me I’m Pretty, which moved the group deeper into vintage rock, soul, and psychedelic textures. “Trouble,” “Mess Around,” “Cold Cold Cold,” “Too Late to Say Goodbye,” and “Sweetie Little Jean” helped the album earn the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.

Unpeeled revisited the catalog through stripped-down arrangements recorded with strings and additional percussion. The project included reworked versions of eighteen Cage The Elephant songs and covers of “Whole Wide World,” “Instant Crush,” and “Golden Brown.”

Social Cues emerged from personal upheaval and produced “Ready to Let Go,” “Black Madonna,” “House of Glass,” “Skin and Bones,” and “Night Running,” the collaboration with Beck. The album brought Cage The Elephant a second Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.

Neon Pill followed a difficult period in Matt Shultz’s life and placed recovery, grief, family history, and survival at the center of the writing. “Out Loud,” “Over Your Shoulder,” “Good Time,” “Rainbow,” and the title track carried the band into another cycle of touring and renewed activity.

“Beaches In Tennessee” arrived as the first new Cage The Elephant recording after Neon Pill. The song extended a catalog that has repeatedly changed shape without losing its central tension: carefully written melodies delivered as though the performance might come apart before the final chorus.

Complete List Of Cage The Elephant Songs From A to Z

A–E

“2024” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“2024 (Acoustic Version)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Acoustic Bonus Disc) (2011)
“Aberdeen” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Aberdeen (Acoustic Version)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Acoustic Bonus Disc) (2011)
“Aberdeen (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Always Something” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Around My Head” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Around My Head (Acoustic Version)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Acoustic Bonus Disc) (2011)
“Baby Blue” – Melophobia (B-Side) (2013)
“Back Against the Wall” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Back Against the Wall (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Back Stabbin’ Betty” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Ball and Chain” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Beaches In Tennessee” – Non-album single (2026)
“Black Madonna” – Social Cues (2019)
“Black Widow” – Melophobia (2013)
“Broken Boy” – Social Cues (2019)
“Broken Boy” (featuring Iggy Pop) – Non-album single (2020)
“Carry Me In” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (B-Side) (2011)
“Cigarette Daydreams” – Melophobia (2013)
“Cigarette Daydreams (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Cold Cold Cold” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Cold Cold Cold (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Come a Little Closer” – Melophobia (2013)
“Come a Little Closer (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Cover Me Again” – Cage the Elephant (CagetheElephant.com bonus track) (2008)
“Cry Baby” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Cry Baby (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Dance Dance” – Social Cues (2019)
“Doctor Doctor Doctor, Help Me Help Me Help Me” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (B-Side) (2011)
“Drones in the Valley” – Cage the Elephant (2008)

F–J

“Float Into the Sky” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Flow” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Free Love” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Golden Brown (Unpeeled)” (The Stranglers cover) – Unpeeled (2017)
“Good Time” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Goodbye” – Social Cues (2019)
“Halo” – Melophobia (2013)
“HiFi (True Light)” – Neon Pill (2024)
“House of Glass” – Social Cues (2019)
“How Are You True” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“How Are You True (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Hypocrite” – Melophobia (2013)
“In One Ear” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Indy Kidz” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Instant Crush (Unpeeled)” (Daft Punk cover) – Unpeeled (2017)
“It’s Just Forever” – Melophobia (2013)
“James Brown” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Japanese Buffalo” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Jesse James” – Melophobia (B-Side) (2013)
“Judas” – Cage the Elephant (2008)

K–O

“Lotus” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Love’s the Only Way” – Social Cues (2019)
“Mess Around” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Metaverse” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Neon Pill” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Night Running” – Social Cues (2019)
“Out Loud” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Over Your Shoulder” – Neon Pill (2024)

P–T

“Portuguese Knife Fight” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Punchin’ Bag” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Punchin’ Bag (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Rainbow” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Ready to Let Go” – Social Cues (2019)
“Right Before My Eyes” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Right Before My Eyes (Acoustic Version)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Acoustic Bonus Disc) (2011)
“Right Before My Eyes (Alternate Take)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Hidden track) (2011)
“Right Before My Eyes (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Rubber Ball” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Rubber Ball (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Sabertooth Tiger” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Same” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Sell Yourself” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Shake Me Down” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)
“Shake Me Down (Acoustic Version)” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (Acoustic Bonus Disc) (2011)
“Shake Me Down (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Shiver” – Thank You, Happy Birthday (B-Side) (2011)
“Shy Eyes” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Silent Picture” – Neon Pill (2024)
“Skin and Bones” – Social Cues (2019)
“Skin and Bones (Mix 2020)” – Skin and Bones single (2020)
“Social Cues” – Social Cues (2019)
“Soil to the Sun” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Spiderhead” – Melophobia (2013)
“Spiderhead (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Sweetie Little Jean” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Sweetie Little Jean (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Take It or Leave It” – Melophobia (2013)
“Take It or Leave It (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Teeth” – Melophobia (2013)
“Telescope” – Melophobia (2013)
“Telescope (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“That’s Right” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” (Bob Dylan cover) – Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International (2012)
“The Unforgiven” – The Metallica Blacklist (2021)
“The War Is Over” – Social Cues (2019)
“Tiny Little Robots” – Cage the Elephant (2008)
“Tokyo Smoke” – Social Cues (2019)
“Too Late to Say Goodbye” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Too Late to Say Goodbye (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)
“Trouble” – Tell Me I’m Pretty (2015)
“Trouble (Unpeeled)” – Unpeeled (2017)