Come a Little Closer (Cage the Elephant song)

"Come a Little Closer"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Melophobia
B-side "Baby Blue"
Released August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
Format Digital download, 7"
Recorded 2012–2013 at St. Charles, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock, garage rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length 3:49
Label RCA
Writer(s) Jared Champion, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Matt Schultz, Daniel Tichenor
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Always Something"
(2012)		 "Come a Little Closer"
(2013)		 "Take It or Leave It"
(2014)

"Come a Little Closer" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. Written by lead singer Matthew Shultz and produced by Jay Joyce, it was released as the lead single from the band's third studio album Melophobia on August 13, 2013. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, giving the band their fourth number-one hit on the chart.[1]

Background

Cage the Elephant lead singer Matthew Shultz wrote "Come a Little Closer", taking inspiration from an occasion in which he woke up in a São Paulo hotel in the early morning and opened his window to watch the sunrise over the favelas.[2] Finding the makeshift housing comparable to an anthill, he soon found himself wondering what each soul inside each borough felt, whether it be heartache, love, loss or joy.[2]

Music video

The music video for "Come a Little Closer" was directed by Matthew Shultz and released on November 12, 2013.[3] A mix of animation and live-action footage, it depicts the members of Cage the Elephant being transported to an alien planet and trying to escape from several monstrous beings, and in Schultz's case, having to navigate out of the stomach of a giant whale and evade being devoured by a group of birds.[4] Schultz then rides a flaming lion and makes his way to a different planet made of skulls, traveling into its core and managing to escape death by destroying it.[4] Scenes of the band performing the song is interspersed throughout.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Come a Little Closer" – 3:49
  1. "Come a Little Closer" – 3:49
  2. "Baby Blue" – 3:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 72
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 2
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[9] 41
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] 7
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 24
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 46
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[18] 23
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 21
Chart (2014) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[20] 35
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[21] 3
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[22] 11
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[24] 49

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States August 13, 2013 Digital download[5] RCA Records
Active rock radio[25]
Modern rock radio[26]
United Kingdom February 3, 2014 7" vinyl[6] Virgin EMI Records

References

  1. ↑ Caulfield, Keith; Trust, Gary (November 11, 2013). "Chart Highlights: Cage The Elephant Returns To No. 1 On Rock Airplay, Alternative Songs". Billboard (New York). Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Rutledge, Chris (October 7, 2013). "Cage The Elephant Talk Melophobia, 'Come A Little Closer,' Songwriting". American Songwriter (Nashville). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Come A Little Closer (Official Video) | Cage The Elephant | Music Video". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Blistein, Jon (November 12, 2013). "Cage the Elephant Battle Psychedelic Beasts in 'Come a Little Closer'". Rolling Stone (New York). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Come A Little Closer: Cage the Elephant". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Come a Little Closer (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Virgin EMI #3771032) – Cage the Elephant". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cage the Elephant Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay for Royal Blood. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Cage the Elephant – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Adult Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  25. ↑ "R&R Going For Adds: Active Rock (Week Of: August 13, 2013)". Radio & Records. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

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