Cigarette Daydreams

"Cigarette Daydreams" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. Produced by Jay Joyce, it was released as the third 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 single "Come a Little Closer", and the band's fifth overall chart-topper.

"Cigarette Daydreams"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Melophobia
ReleasedAugust 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
Recorded2012–2013 at St. Charles, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreIndie rock
Length3:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Matthew Shultz, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Take It or Leave It"
(2014)		 "Cigarette Daydreams"
(2014)		 "Mess Around"
(2015)
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Music video
"Cigarette Daydream" on YouTube

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 former 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

Weekly charts
Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4] 6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 2
US Hot Rock & Alternative 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 Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 19

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 31
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 9
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 39
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[15] 18
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[16] 1023

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United States[17] August 26, 2014 Modern rock radio RCA Records

References
  1. "Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant Talks "Melophobia"". ArtistDirect. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Geslani, Michelle (September 5, 2014). "Watch: Cage The Elephant's video for 'Cigarette Daydreams'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. Gottliev, Steven (September 5, 2014). "Cage The Elephant 'Cigarette Daydreams' (Mark Pellington, dir.)". Video Static. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Rock for Cage the Elephant. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  5. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  13. "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  14. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  15. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  16. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  17. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.



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