In One Ear (song) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

"In One Ear" is a song by American

United States

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Rock music

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band Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...

. It was released as the second, then re-released as the fifth single from the band's 2009 self-titled debut album

Cage the Elephant (album)

- Cage the Elephant :* Matt Shultz – vocals* Brad Shultz – guitar* Jared Champion – drums, percussion* Daniel Tichenor – bass, vocals* Lincoln Parish – lead guitar- Technical personnel :* Jay Joyce – producer* Jason Hall – engineer...

. In the re-issue dated August 7, 2010, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Alternative Songs chart, the band's second number one single on that chart.

Release and reception

"In One Ear" was originally released in March 2009 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album

Cage the Elephant (album)

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The single's B-side

A-side and B-side

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included an acoustic performance of their song, "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked

Ain't No Rest For the Wicked

"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" is the third single by the American rock band Cage the Elephant. It was released as a CD single on June 16, 2008 by Relentless Records and became the first Top 40 hit for the band in the UK. A music video was filmed for this song which was directed by of Pulse Films...

", recorded for Radio 1

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's Live Lounge

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The song peaked at number one on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

's Alternative Songs chart in August 2010.
It also reached number 3 on the Rock Songs

Rock Songs

Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...

chart, and number 56 on the Canadian Hot 100

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Music video

There are three music videos for this song. The first two versions were released in 2008 one as the US Version and the other as the UK Version. The third music video premiered on April 1, 2010, on Vevo

Vevo

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. It was directed by Isaac Rentz

Isaac rentz

Isaac Rentz is a music video and commercial director.- Biography :Rentz was born in Japan, and was raised in Tempe, Arizona. He was signed to Draw Pictures for UK and US music video representation until 2010...

and shot on location in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Chart performance

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	3
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	56

External links

Watch the "In One Ear" video on YouTube

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