“Neon Pill” by Cage The Elephant

"Neon Pill" gave Cage the Elephant's sixth album its name and went out as its first single on January 19, 2024. Beneath that glowing title sits a hard story: the song looks back on the time singer Matt Shultz was put on a prescribed medication and slid, without knowing it, into psychosis. Shultz has called himself a living miracle, and he reckons that's the biggest reason the band made it the title track.

The writing credit is split seven ways, between Matt and Brad Shultz, Nick Bockrath, Jared Champion, Vlad Holiday, Matthan Minster and Daniel Tichenor. John Hill produced, Manny Marroquin mixed, Minster plays drums, piano and synthesizer, and Rob Moose adds strings. It went all the way to the top of the Alternative Airplay chart and picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance.

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