Heart in a Cage

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"Heart in a Cage"
Single by The Strokes
from the album First Impressions of Earth
B-side	"Life's a Gas" "I'll Try Anything Once ("You Only Live Once" Demo)"
Released	March 20, 2006 (2006-03-20)[1]
Genre	Garage rock
Length	3:26
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)	David Kahne
The Strokes singles chronology
"Juicebox" (2005) "Heart in a Cage" (2006) "You Only Live Once" (2006)

"Heart in a Cage" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. Written by lead singer Julian Casablancas, the song was released as the second single from the band's third studio album, First Impressions of Earth (2006). It was released in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2006.

The CD1 version of the single featured their cover of Ramones' "Life's a Gas" (and contains parts of two other Ramones songs; "The KKK Took My Baby Away" and "Don't Go") as a B-side, while the CD2 version featured an early version of the song "You Only Live Once" (previously named "I'll Try Anything Once"), along with the single's music video. The 7" vinyl includes "I'll Try Anything Once", performed by Nick Valensi on the keyboard.