RockLists.com
Cover of Thank You, Happy Birthday by Cage The Elephant
Cover: Thank You, Happy Birthday

Song · Cage The Elephant

“Shake Me Down” by Cage The Elephant

From the album Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)

“Shake Me Down” by Cage The Elephant appears on 55 radio countdowns from 33 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2011 on the album Thank You, Happy Birthday. Its best result is #2 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 2011, #1,804 alternative song of all time and #8 of the '10s.

55countdowns
33stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
14top 10 finishes
2010–2026years charted

Watch

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down (Official Video)

Video from YouTube (CageTheElephantVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube

Cage the Elephant made "Shake Me Down" the first single from Thank You, Happy Birthday, their 2011 second album. Jay Joyce produced it, and the writing credit is split five ways, from Matt and Brad Shultz to Lincoln Parish. It's a neat trick of light and shade: Shultz mopes through hushed verses that tally up everything that grinds a life down, the chorus cracks open a brief window of hope, and Jared Champion blows the quiet apart with loud drum breaks, some of them bashed out on a toy kit. The guitar riff came from a tune written by bassist Daniel Tichenor's father, and the bass line tips its hat to the Shins.

Rolling Stone heard dreamy, Beatles-flavored psychedelia in it. Isaac Rentz's video, a middle-aged jogger drifting through his memories toward a quiet final sleep, was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 79 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 85 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 50 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 79 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 72 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 46 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 33 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 49 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 62 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 83 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 37 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 43 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 55 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 63 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 91 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 90 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 82 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 47 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2011 30
2011 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 4 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 101
2011 28 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2011 89
2011 30 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 6 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 3 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 7 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 94
2011 4 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 41 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 7 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2011 49
2011 16 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 43 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 19 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 5 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 2 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 2 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 105
2011 3 Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 92
2011 8 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 19 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2012 48 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 1337 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 733 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 680 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 281 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 277 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 48 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103.3 Songs of the Decade 103
2019 53 ALT 98.7 ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade 98
2019 102.7 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 234 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 1029 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 62 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s 102
2020 16 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 466 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 106 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 246 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2026 149 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2011

Best songs of 2011 →
  1. 1Pumped up KicksFoster The People
  2. 2RopeFoo Fighters
  3. 3The Adventures of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers
  4. 4WalkFoo Fighters
  5. 5You are a TouristDeath Cab for Cutie
  6. 6Rolling in the DeepAdele

Comments

Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Shake Me Down" by Cage The Elephant.

Be kind and stay on topic. Guidelines

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.