"Cold Cold Cold" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. It was produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and was released as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty on January 17, 2017. It reached number five on Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States.

"Cold Cold Cold"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)[1]
RecordedSpring 2015
StudioEasy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Length3:34
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Auerbach
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Trouble"
(2016)
"Cold Cold Cold"
(2017)
"Ready to Let Go"
(2019)

Use in other media

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"Cold Cold Cold" was used on the premiere episode of the fourth season of ABC television series How to Get Away with Murder.[2]

Charts

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The song was a hit on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number five and staying on the chart for a total of 21 weeks. It was also a hit on the Adult Alternative Songs chart, peaking at four and charting for 28 weeks. The song also charted on several other charts, mainly charting in North America.

Weekly charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 4
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[4] 15
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[5] 49
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 22
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] 65
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[9] 35

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] Gold 30,000
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United States January 17, 2017[1] Modern rock radio RCA Records

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alternative Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Music from How to Get Away with Murder S4E01". Tunefind. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Cold Cold Cold" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved September 13, 2022. Type Cage the Elephant in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Cold Cold Cold in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Cage the Elephant – Cold Cold Cold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 16, 2024.