Cage the Elephant are an alternative rock band which formed in 2005 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The band became surprisingly popular in mid-2008 when their single "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" hit #32 on the UK Singles Chart. The next year, it became a hit on American alternative radio, peaked at #3 on the Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and was featured in the video game Borderlands.