Cage The Elephant - Back Against The Wall (Official Video)

Official music video for ”Back Against The Wall” by Cage the Elephant
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Lyrics:
Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall
Oh God, I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down, like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall
You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall
#CageTheElephant #BackAgainstTheWall #Rock

[@gabriellutz7576]

Why isn't this band more popular? Their music is amazing.

[@jacksonmcnnally8937]

theyre pretty popular

[@abrahamg5510]

I don't like it when a band goes mainstream because in a way they lose their true form and skills and turn to what the media looks as good.

[@jacksonmcnnally8937]

abraham Lizaola are you sure about that? You cant generalize all bands, cage the elephant is one of the bands that doesnt give a fuck about the media and they do whatever feels right to them. Aint no rest for the wicked is their most popular song yet its a one of a kind song, each album is different and they will never go mainstream.

[@arifaith8588]

Gabriel Lutz Come a Little Closer and Ain't No Rest for the Wicked play on the radio all the time where I live.

[@RCGrid]

abraham nailed it on the head. A lot of times bands lose their focus when they get a lot of attention and fame

[@DrBeauHightower]

Loved their original sound. Rocked the shit out of these guys back in 2010

[@Garrett1240]

Yes! When they kept it garage rock. I’ve grown to like their new stuff but it took years.!

[@dood9191]

hell yeah.

[@thewriter6546]

Me too, I heard this song on a UFC Road To The Octagon back in the day

[@zrules60]

so ur gay?

[@dood9191]

@@zrules60 What?

[@drstrangelove9525]

"Guess I'm coward scared to face the man I am." For some reason that Lyric is just so strong.

[@TravelingDB]

2024! Rock On🤘 This band has been on my daily rotation since the first time I heard them. I'm thankful for Cage The Elephant.

[@user-dm8kz8ul8h]

The singer looks EXACTLY how I have always pictured him in my head

[@kearstynhickson6646]

Right???

[@scottwill6498]

He used to look more grunge when I saw them at a festival before they got famous for ain’t no rest...and definitely was wasted but what a performance on a three stage festival, they drew a crowd and it was early in the day but not cause anyone knew them but by how much energy they put out and people from the other two stages made their way over. Tool was the headline so to be the second best to them never a bad thing out of a lot of bands

[@mrmrfreakinamazing5205]

Scott Will Annsnmd M

[@moms5brats]

I Imagined him looking a little bit like Nickelback

[@alexisceballos7654]

That’s fuckin hilarious

[@RazzleDazz72]

This song makes my brain feel good.

[@blarp101]

Ok

[@piggly]

Bubbles k

[@whatwouldspongebobdo9049]

mm K

[@arat8508]

well said mate

[@businessbridges4942]

hope you're still vibing, feeling good

[@Ch3sterCheeto1]

I discovered this song when I was high as shit in the back of an uber cab and the driver was fucking blaring this song, I was losing my mind

[@bscott8192]

Chester Cheeto When did you discovered Cheetos? and do you prefer crunchy or poofy?

[@Ch3sterCheeto1]

well you see I was on a massive acid trip and I was feeling pretty kinky so I started to put crunchy Cheetos in my ass but then I wanted to take on a bigger challenge so I started using puffy but that wasn't enough either so then I started going spicy and that is my main shit now :)

[@popesloth6005]

Chester Cheeto thank you for those comments

[@samanthaz8836]

Chester Cheeto that sounds amazing

[@KicksPregnantWomen]

@@Ch3sterCheeto1 WHAT

[@devinaughney8329]

anyone here in 2019? whole ass decade later and everything they put out is still amazing

[@amandamichelle41307]

Still here chica

[@kuroshikage9136]

More relevant now than ever before. Their shit was ahead of its time as well as timeless.

[@lucyfritz1719]

I'm here still listening 😁 love this band!

[@amandamichelle41307]

@@lucyfritz1719 well you're awesome like proper grammar. 🤣🤣🤣

[@colorfrenzy04]

Almost 2020 and still here...about to go cry to Aberdeen brb

[@ChachaChapati]

The acoustic guitar throughout each verse might just be the chillest sound ever.

[@nicke9331]

thats electric guitar bro

[@ChachaChapati]

Nick E You know, I began to think that after I posted that comment and listened to the song again. Electric with no amplification.

[@Kidzelda0]

The mix contains both. The acoustics are panned farther, but there's at least 4 guitars at any given moment in the song, not including the bass track.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

That's my favorite part

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

My fav bit I could listen to the intro on repeat forever

[@haymaker710]

They sound so 90's it's great.

[@pedrojunior7395]

Hell yea

[@TheLittleNicky1]

The video also has a serious 90s vibe to it as well.

[@cloud_yt9679]

It is a 90s band

[@cloud_yt9679]

Well 90s to early 2000s

[@TheLittleNicky1]

@@cloud_yt9679 2009?

[@annebannan9817]

Moral of the story, don't fuck with gnomes.

[@jazzieman9687]

Annebannan Yup.

[@jazzieman9687]

+Annebannan You mam made my day.

[@haisu3568]

+Annebannan this comment made my day xD

[@garrett9451]

Does anyone now what happened to this band

[@AOTAvids]

+Garrett Larcom What do you mean?

[@Jmitchpen1013]

There is in fact hope for the future of rock.

[@joeshuler7425]

well this was in the past soo.

[@hahaloser8326]

I agree and probley the best thing said about cage the elephant

[@TheLittleNicky1]

Think again, their new album isn't very Rock at all unfortunately...

[@vincentpizano9492]

csmall1221 yes but every good artist’s sound evolves. I think their new album is amazing!

[@TheLittleNicky1]

@@vincentpizano9492 It's an okay album, I understand they have to keep with the times though. I dont think Social Cues is near as good as Melophobia or Tell Me I'm Pretty.

[@hectormerc350]

As a 40 year old man who grew up in the early 90s and saw and followed how all that great music blew up; I’ve being kinda disappointed with how little good music is out there. And this band really hits the nail in the head with lyrics , video , music and vibe. It brought me memories as a teen when I discovered , letters to Cleo , veruca salt, Blind melon, Pearl Jam etc

[@toulabarry896]

I DIE FOR PEARL JAM

[@vena.lunaris2908]

If you can't find good music, you aren't looking nearly hard enough

[@hectormerc350]

@@vena.lunaris2908 could be

[@wrongfootmcgee]

man there is a LOT of good music out there it just needs some air

[@heraldofv3379]

A lot of musics to the day are just the same

[@get_a_life_troll]

People say that in the 2000's decade music was only shit?? This song changes those wrong perspectives ;)!!

[@Anthony-mr8tc]

The majority of popular music for the past decade has been complete shit. the fact that Justin Beiber has a career is proof.

[@badgoodweather]

Who says 2000s music sucks? Rock has never sucked

[@JenkinsJPEG]

ApocalypticStorms what about nickleback?

[@videogamebomer]

Only Pop was carp the rest was doing ok not there best but ok.

[@morganfishman1538]

tyler finch lmfao maate!

[@gabrielgarciaruiz5698]

Can you guys see the complete artistic genius of Cage the Elephant? I mean fuck, their videos alone are works of art and they provide a kind of cloak for the lyrical brilliance, and their instrumental-ism is exceptional

[@thatguyontheinternetwithan5768]

Or they just know not to mess with the gnomes?

[@ipbk8471]

I dont like this comment

[@WFly101]

@@ipbk8471 why

[@nicholasberry4681]

This video reminds me so much of the video for Heart Shaped Box

[@joeyarmistead3588]

dude,i said the same thing

[@KrazyEngima]

Well they clearly draw influence from Nirvana...fun fact: Dave Grohl actually played drums with them for a bit because Jared's appendix burst

[@moms5brats]

Same dude

[@Nextgenerationkdz]

I thought same

[@Ethanhall100]

First cage the elephant video that didn't make me cry, but showed me not to fuck with gnomes.

[@NANA-qc5in]

this is probable the best cage the elephant song

[@georgelore]

lol probable?

[@douglasstaggs1564]

My favorite...The lines about fabricated disbelief and tongue/platform for lies are killer. Matt Shultz is a brilliant lyricist.

[@XXavierSin-XXs]

Sup mad scientist

[@cameronline3780]

Nah cigarette daydreams

[@douglasstaggs1564]

Cameron Line All a matter of subjective opinion...I love their work, period.

[@Diesel1Dain]

[Verse 1] Tonight, I'll have a look and try to find my face again Buried beneath this house, my spirit screams and dies again Out back, a monster wears a cloak of Persian leather Behind the TV screen, I've fallen to my knees [Pre-Chorus] I said, you've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday I want to get away, I need to get away [Verse 2] Blanket of silence makes me want to sink my teeth in deep Burn all the evidence of fabricated disbelief Pull back the curtains, took a look into your eyes My tongue has now become a platform for your lies [Pre-Chorus] I said, you've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday I want to get away, I need to get away [Chorus] Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall Oh God, I ain't got no other place to hide Chained down, like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall [Verse 3] Deep in the jungle, camouflaged by all the fallen leaves A hand holds up the sky while, shamefully, I make my plea The altar's calling, but my legs won't seem to stand Guess I'm a coward scared to face the man I am [Pre-Chorus] I said, you've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday I want to get away, I need to get away [Chorus] Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall Oh God, I ain't got no other place to hide Chained down, like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall Oh God, I ain't got no other place to hide Chained down, like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall

[@artyom8626]

people like you make me love comments!

[@protocolsavage8506]

thank you good sir. may thy day be blessed

[@davesmitg5505]

I wish they were around in the 90s. They would have been so much bigger then

[@theearmuffs1046]

I agree, they deserve more recognition

[@jordanrayz4453]

Cage The elephant is one of the best bands i've ever heard. Just recently started listening to them again, and this is one of my favorites.

[@NewScapePro]

THIS IS ROCK AND ROLL RIGHT HERE.

[@msmags1109]

I can think of at least 3 Cage the Elephant music videos that involve setting things on fire.

[@emilymalinowski5027]

I think it's bc they are mad on a level that frustrates them and that's how they display there rage... Kinda like the robot song on their first album

[@darchangel2136]

Does one of those include lighting a cigarette, by chance?

[@sashawright1734]

they want to be arsonists 😊😊

[@susannemacdowell5016]

Why aren't bands like this dominating radio

[@NoName-gv6nm]

People are like trained sheep.

[@madeleinep.828]

I’ve heard a few songs of theirs on the radio. That was only on an “alternative” station and not a mainstream one, though. Oh well.

[@TaylorWeston]

People still use the radio?

[@wilfbreezy333]

They are. “Skin and Bones” is number one on the rock alternative chart.

[@Mikegastaldo]

Because the majority of people now day's are fried chicken eater's and burrito eater's

[@bisleyy3347]

FUCK DUDE IS THAT KEEMSTAR HOLY SHIT

[@thehorrorsection2004]

OH FUCK RUN

[@Mel-iq3tz]

thenthebassdrops HEY NOW YOURE A KEEMSTAR

[@TheJpiscool]

LOL FUCK

[@iangoode9163]

Gnomeland Security.

[@idiotsplay9581]

They work like magic

[@evanbecraft8201]

Idiots play the single best comment and reply ever

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

Ian Goode top notch shit man. Genius

[@williamgreen2906]

yesssss

[@Kandodndosjsoejwoe]

their debut was the best fucking thing ever.

[@JessBoolin]

This song screams Dexter to me. Especially the line "Face the man I am".

[@kylecornelison6348]

Used to listen to this album on repeat riding around town with my friends when I was a teenager. Great times. Haven’t listened to them in a few years and hearing this now takes me right back to those days. Crazy brain. 😂

[@TheGayBunnies007]

I absolutely love Matt's voice, he just gets so into the music and it's quite infectious. Cage the Elephant is pretty much the only band I really get into and sing like I mean it.

[@vil3789]

My husband died in 2008 and this is the song I played over and over again. It expressed the way I felt, like a open wound and also the anger of losing him. Thank you Cage The Elephant.

[@droyyalne]

Foals, Silversun Pickups, Bear Hands, and Cage the Elephant. Hartford Connecticut 2016. One of my favorite experiences, and shows of my life. Thank you. ❤️🤘🏼

[@jbreezzy6996]

10 years later and your music is still amazing 🔥

[@dragomascythe]

Listening to this song in 2023 and its still in my top 5 most fave songs ever. So glad Borderlands showed me this band.

[@ultranitro437]

"Pulled back the curtain, took a look into your eyes. My tongue has now become a platform for your lies."

[@breannabishop9]

This song is so underrated and always has been. I love cage the elephant.

[@gretajohnson8319]

You can't deny the lyrics here are top-notch and incredible.

[@beezo5946]

​@myles 9 really why?

[@Afghani_Kush]

Biggest banger for those of us who were born in the late 90’s, early 2000’s

[@zebulynnhanson791]

These guys really do kind of have a led zepplin vibe to them

[@richardbates8023]

Another song about my life..daily

[@smokeandmirrors482]

Ah the worm hole I’m stuck on one of those trips

[@richardbates8023]

@@smokeandmirrors482 well that'll just tear your head up being stuck like Chuck

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

Idk why but this video reminds me of nirvanas heart shaped box video.

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

***** how can you tell me what the video reminds me of? Lol

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

***** and yes gnomes are creepy.

[@lestercuebas7864]

i just found out about these guys and have been a huge nirvana fan back in the day and YES this totally reminds me of heart shaped box. the colors, the faded focus, the handmade sets etc very similar in style.

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

***** and this wasnt weird?

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

***** look at the gnomes! You said heart shaped box was weird but this is just as strange.

[@EPICstuff222]

He looks like evan peters / kurt cobian

[@hannahm320]

Dude, I thought he looked like Evan Peters, too.

[@chickensrus13]

He could be his recarnation?

[@MuddyNavarro]

Evan peters needs to die to have a reancarnation. Which is what i assume you mean.

[@N._99]

@@MuddyNavarro Reincarnation*

[@BathrobesamuraiB]

He looks like young Mark Hamill

[@drone7890]

Man this just screams "2010" and I love it

[@TiffanyNicoletm]

Feel like I time warpped into the 90's

[@Hypno42]

The first person to crowd surf to the top of red rocks and back, Matt's a legend.

[@patrickmassenburg636]

Joy division.

[@chrissica3752]

One of my favorite bands

[@jessgarza88]

this is real, real instruments real music real talent

[@leogosse7946]

I was introduced to this band by a coworker of mine who turned into a friend. He took his own life just over two years ago now. This band will never go dull to me. He’s not the kind of guy who’d want people to be sad. I love my life vicariously through him daily he taught me a lot of what I know today Rip James Have a cold one for me brother!!

[@chikowashere]

I'm stuck here in between the shadow of my yesterday I wanna get away, I need to get away!!!

[@bigguystatus6991]

That bluesy punk sound....soooo good. Oh and this music video totally has Heart Shaped Box Vibes. It's actually incredible that this is their first album. Imagine doing your first album and right away boom you get Back Against the Wall, Ain't No Rest for the Wicked...such a good start for a band. Like when you hear those songs originally, everyone knew these guys were gonna blow up & be an overnight success and that's exactly what happened.

[@TiffanyPrints]

❤❤❤

[@epsiscell917]

Smokin that Girl Scout cookie while listening to this song be dope af.

[@ribbitdickbutthole8582]

NECRO ERRUPTER that’s one of the best strains ngl

[@cneddy22]

Cookies is the most over rated variety

[@kidkully]

Gorilla glue 🦍 🙌🙌🙌🙌 💨 🔥 🔥

[@TOKDHERN]

@@kidkully Mac 1 homie!! 🔥

[@kidkully]

@@TOKDHERN never heard of that strain

[@johnspradling7208]

I am a total metal head big time, but love Cage The Elephant 🤘

[@WFly101]

Mustard and hummus.

[@SamEladio]

Crunchy guitars, real drums, slick bassline, jesus that amazing buildup; catchy as fuck thank god for these guys man they truly are an inspiration musically.

[@chrisgarret3285]

Excellent to see Rock is alive and Well!!

[@bigztopanga7330]

Kind of, I think this is considered indie rock. But it's still great

[@spicymeatball9651]

+Paul Desmond more alternative

[@SUPERMA5TER]

I remember watching this on AMTV (When MTV aired music still at 6 am) when it first released and it was so inspirationally punk that I based my hairstyle off of the bassist's, whose hair was in front of his eyes. So I gelled my hair straight down to cover my eyes like his. Looking at the yearbook pictures I chuckle a little, but it was what I thought was cool. And it takes me back to this memory of having that hairstyle and my current events teacher actually making fun of me in front of the whole class, and he said "what are you gonna tell your kids when they look back on it?" And I said to him and the whole class "I did exactly what I wanted to do." Everyone in the class was speechless. He took that as "whoa this guy is untamed, we need to fix him" while I actually meant in terms of doing what I thought was cool. Not what other people's definition of cool is, but doing what you like and think is cool. Which is actually the formula of how to be cool lol. The staff eventually gave me an ultimatum of expulsion or a haircut, which was super petty, but on par for how these "adults" were acting.

[@deuscosta2111]

cage the elephant was one of the best concerts ive ever seen at aragon in chicago some years ago. i can still picture the venue when i hear em

[@007artimus]

Can’t get enough of this song - incredible dynamics and the guitar on the outro is money.

[@leveledup1nce]

This band has always been my happy place. Such a mesmerizing group of people…

[@The.jorgewalle]

Legend. Here after 11 years

[@patrickmassenburg636]

Joy division.

[@pusu265p]

Heard this for the first time in my first trip in London. Please this deserves more attention. Really.

[@stevensmitty4195]

I remember when this album came out in 2009 I think, my friends and I would just play it on repeat over and over. Definitely the album of my childhood. Still love them.

[@panampace]

Every single song by Cage the Elephant is a banger

[@vladvonhirsch2507]

This looks like a 90's music video.

[@AJ-dw9or]

Ikr

[@RockstarGacha69]

I think this is the song that's been stuck in my head for the past week lol took me forever to find it

[@douglasstaggs1564]

One of the most amazing songs that I've ever heard -- and I'm 53.

[@billbutler650]

so that's what its like to be on acid

[@cRaZyGiRlGoNeMaD]

reminds me very slightly of the heart shaped box video

[@songoku3848]

"Guess I'm a coward scared to face the man I am." That hit me

[@janetwilliams9992]

Oh man... I really love this video by Cage the Elephant. I have watched it so many times since it's release. They should be superstars. Very talented group.

[@jacobwilkinson6112]

But they are superstars 😉

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song and video here on youtube called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

[@ErickSanchez-zb5mv]

I listen to this song when it first came out , amazing how it’s been 12 years later and it doesn’t get old

[@johnpenner2632]

I agree, great music NEVER gets old!

[@bikinibandit10420]

It will always be amazing to me but I listen to what I like

[@esaisosa3069]

2022 and still one of the best bands ever.

[@coltonroark]

This song is so well written it's straight poetry.

[@averyyoung8601]

I remember when they released this video. Good memories

[@samlegigachad4701]

The clip and the is a time travel to my chilood ,so thanks cage the elephants for this incradible thing

[@TheLittleNicky1]

Back when Cage thr Elephant made pure music...oh how I miss these days 😔

[@moustachio334]

I picked up the electric guitar because of Cage. Thank you for the riffs Lincoln

[@cherry-qw6iu]

This band is one of those who make every song special, they grow on you right away, after first listening

[@TJ-di1iq]

Matt has such a baby face here. Still killin it in 2019 💞✌❤

[@WrangleMcDangle]

Wow Samwise Gamgee is an awesome singer

[@joshklein987]

Thank you

[@andrewst.pierre2779]

This made me lol

[@darchangel2136]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@douglasstaggs1564]

These dudes are fricking geniuses. Their music is mesmerizing and addictive. Matt's vocals are fresh, honest, and unique. They convey rarefied authenticity.

[@oneshot1fill]

Almost 10 years ago, time flys..

[@OGcesar187]

I haven't heard this song in a while. Man take me back to my youth

[@talonbrunelle5781]

2020 and still a freakin hit! 🤘🏽

[@neovalley9923]

I just learned the solo now I feel like a God

[@Shades-N-Braids]

1:01 quarantine hair got us like:

[@RyanStorey1231]

I love how 90's this band sounds!

[@MCpilgrim]

My dad showed me this song when I was 6. Still stuck in my head.

[@MrSlots_MusicBuffJamalSampson]

Wow!!! 14 years? Insane! 2009 was ACTUALLY the LAST time Mudvayne put out a CD when Cage The Elephant put out this CD & song. Man, Time sure flies!!!

[@SoludisSnake]

Hey 17 old me. Still love this song in my 30s

[@CorpseRitual666]

Holy fuck, same

[@sjm9876]

Same! This came out right after I graduated high school.

[@kingpeele2063]

I knew this girl my first year in highschool her name was joleyne but i called her joe, she was a senior and she gave me a list of song artists. This was one of them and ive never seen or talked to her since.

[@Neverstopgamingco]

Why are people in the comments acting like this wasn't a generations life, this song alone is running 10 million views, id say its fairly popular

[@rdean45acp]

I can't get this song out of my head, it's playing over and over and over again.....

[@fhhaakhhhghfsfty7433]

I'm 59 and I believe that Cage are the best band,ever.awesome song

[@facetiousbadger]

The common element to all Cage the Elephant videos: all of the drugs. Ever.

[@YoDylban]

except shake me down, it's the dreamland

[@deecee796]

+DYLANtu 789 that's Lsd for ya

[@YoDylban]

Dylan Charles​ that's what happens when your name is Dylan

[@nicolereynolds5571]

My friend went to deck the hall ball in 2015 and they were high. VERY VERY VERY high..

[@facetiousbadger]

01 Colie3329 10 Did they end up in a garden gnome war?

[@chrismcmillan6085]

strange,but damn,this group can write some catchy songs and the lead singer sounds like no one else,in other words this band rocks and the songs are damn good

[@nathemstreet]

Gosh. I feel this. Armed with two small dogs, a stack of paper and pen, a snarling connection of wordsmithery.

[@Johnny.deeeeeep]

So far for five years, you guys formed a band with no people else would have the same style. How precious

[@Petryfied]

I swear it feels like just yesterday I was pulling off double kick flips off of two picnic tables stacked on top of each other to this song. It’s like their music made me skate so much better lol they were my go to besides N.I.N,velvet revolver,slip knot,and Atreyu. Never fails to get me pumped to this day 🤘🏼🖤

[@brandons1231000]

2020 still hitting

[@num1Jaysta]

Man I loved listening to this song when it came out. Very underrated

[@deathmoonnn]

Who the hell let keemstar breed?

[@nyxato7649]

For a sec I thought you were talking about the lead singer, but then I realized you were talking about the Gnomes, so my mind went from, "Aw, fuck you." to "MAH MAN!"

[@crazygamer101o6]

Cattywampus these guys are owsome

[@chrisgarret3285]

be easy, it's on need to know, u keep on...

[@gregbean7512]

2 years later and I'm still dying from this comment. I needed this in my life thank you

[@dexterjuarez5937]

Fucking awesome comment me too