Cigarette Daydreams
| "Cigarette Daydreams" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cage the Elephant | ||||
| from the album Melophobia | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 at St. Charles, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Matthew Shultz, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion | |||
| Producer(s) | Jay Joyce | |||
| Cage the Elephant singles chronology | ||||
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"Cigarette Daydreams" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. Produced by Jay Joyce, it was released as the fourth single from the band's third studio album Melophobia on August 26, 2014. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, becoming the second number-one single from Melophobia, following the album's lead single "Come a Little Closer", and the band's fifth overall chart-topper.
Writing
Singer Matt Shultz has stated that the song is inspired by a "Personal experience" and that the words came to him naturally.[1] After he began writing Shultz phoned the album's producer who stated "Matt, finish the song right now! Just do it." [1] Shultz also noted that the song came from a desire "to be transparent and speak from naked honesty" [1]
Music video
The official music video for "Cigarette Daydreams" was directed by Mark Pellington and released on September 5, 2014.[2] The video stars actress Juliette Buchs – who is also the wife of Cage the Elephant frontman Matthew Shultz – as a woman struggling to find peace in her life, interspersed with various scenes of her running away from an unknown entity.[2][3]
Charts
| Chart (2013–14) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 8 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9] | 40 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] | 19 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States[12] | August 26, 2014 | Modern rock radio | RCA Records |
References
- 1 2 3 "Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant Talks "Melophobia"". ArtistDirect.
- 1 2 Geslani, Michelle (September 5, 2014). "Watch: Cage The Elephant's video for 'Cigarette Daydreams'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ Gottliev, Steven (September 5, 2014). "Cage The Elephant 'Cigarette Daydreams' (Mark Pellington, dir.)". Video Static. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Rock for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.