"Metanoia" is the special limited edition single release that was originally a b-side on MGMT's debut CD single "Time to Pretend". It was released August 18, 2008,[1] available in 10" etched vinyl.
"Metanoia" was named "Song of the Day" on September 16, 2008 by Rolling Stone, describing it as a "14-minute opus, which ranges from Donovan-ish acid ballads to interstellar synth-powered dirges to falsetto-laden theater rock."[2]
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"Metanoia" peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in September 2008.[3]
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- Psychologist Carl Jung is the "mystic referee" referred to throughout the song. He is pictured wearing a referee's uniform on the title cover. Metanoia is also a psychoanalytic theory developed by Jung himself.[4]
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- Religious teacher Swami Satchidananda is also referenced several times throughout the song's entirety.
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