Heart in a Cage Heart in a Cage "Heart in a Cage" is a song by the 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". It was released in the UK on March 20, 2006, and worldwide on April 18, 2006. The CD1 version of the single featured their cover of Ramones' "Life's a Gas" 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
Julian Casablancas recorded The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed covers – "Venus in Furs", "Run Run Run" and "White Light/White Heat", under the title "White Light White Heat (rock n roll animal live era version)" – to the HBO television series, "Vinyl". The songs were subsequently released on various soundtracks to the series by Atlantic Records. Casablancas worked with Daft Punk on their 2013 album "Random Access Memories" by contributing lyrics, vocals, and a guitar solo to their song "Instant Crush". The album won the 2013 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, with Casablancas as one of the co-recipients of the