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“Social Cues” by Cage The Elephant

From the album Social Cues (2019)

“Social Cues” by Cage The Elephant appears on 18 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Social Cues. Its best result is #3 on the ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2019, #4,957 alternative song of all time, #369 of the '10s and #132 of the '20s.

18countdowns

12stations

#3best position

0#1 finishes

3top 10 finishes

2019–2026years charted

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Cage The Elephant - Social Cues (Official Video)

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"Social Cues" is the title track of Cage the Elephant's fifth album, sent out as its second single in July 2019, and it pairs raw, confessional verses with a chorus that floats off on a sugary synth shimmer. John Hill produced it, with extra production from Rob Cohen, and Tom Elmhirst mixed it. Matt Shultz sings and strums acoustic, Brad Shultz and Nick Bockrath handle the guitars, Matthan Minster adds keyboards and vibraphone, and Daniel Tichenor and Jared Champion hold down bass and drums; Hill shares the writing credit with the band.

It went to number one on Billboard's Alternative Airplay and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts. The video came out of the band's performance on Adult Swim's FishCenter Live that May, drenched in trippy colors and effects, with Matt Shultz helping direct.

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	#	Station	Countdown	of
2019	14	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2019	91
2019	22	CD101 Columbus, OH	CD101 Top 50 Songs of 2019	50
2019	29	X96 Salt Lake City, UT	X96 Top 50 Songs of 2019	50
2019	8	102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019	103
2019	27	WERS 88.9 Boston, MA	WERS Top 88 Songs of 2019	88
2019	23	ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA	Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2019	51
2019	32	WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD	WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2019	104
2019	41	WTMD Baltimore, MD	WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2019	89
2019	15	Lightning 100 Nashville, TN	Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2019	200
2019	10	107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY	WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2019	107
2019	36	88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2019	88
2020	38	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2020	91
2020	24	CD101 Columbus, OH	CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020	93
2020	3	ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA	ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2020	51
2020	22	101X Austin, TX	101X Top 25 Songs of 2020	25
2020	78	WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD	WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2020	104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2022	351	101X	101X 500 (2022)	498
2026	337	101X	101X 500 (2026)	500

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