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| Img_capt = MGMT at La Route du Rock 2008
| Img_capt = MGMT at La Route du Rock 2008
| Landscape = yes
| Landscape = yes
| Background = group
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Middletown, Cina]], [[asia]]<ref>http://www.whoismgmt.com/bio.php</ref>
| Origin = [[Middletown, Connecticut]], [[United States]]<ref>http://www.whoismgmt.com/bio.php</ref>
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]<br><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17323914/artist_to_watch_mgmt Rolling Stone - Artist to Watch: MGMT]</ref> [[Indie rock]]<br><ref>[http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/mgmt-wants-from-french-political-party/ New York Times]</ref> [[Dance-Punk]]<br><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7267735.stm Pop duo MGMT's rocky road to fame ]</ref> [[Psychedelic pop]]<ref name=allmusic>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:djfexqyrld6e |title=MGMT Overview |accessdate=14 January 2009 |work=Mason, Stewart |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |date=}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]<br><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17323914/artist_to_watch_mgmt Rolling Stone - Artist to Watch: MGMT]</ref> [[Indie rock]]<br><ref>[http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/mgmt-wants-from-french-political-party/ New York Times]</ref> [[Dance-Punk]]<br><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7267735.stm Pop duo MGMT's rocky road to fame ]</ref> [[Psychedelic pop]]<ref name=allmusic>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:djfexqyrld6e |title=MGMT Overview |accessdate=14 January 2009 |work=Mason, Stewart |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |date=}}</ref>
| Years_active = 2002–present
| Years_active = 2002–present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony Records|Sony]], Red Ink, Cantora
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony Records|Sony]], Red Ink, Cantora
| URL = [http://www.whoismgmt.com/ whoismgmt.com]
| URL = [http://www.whoismgmt.com/ whoismgmt.com]
| Current_members = poona ville and johnson lue
| Current_members = Andrew VanWyngarden<br />Ben Goldwasser
}}
}}
mgmt all strted in 1980 they are a metal/emo band that consist of johnson lue and timmy torin. Lue is chinese and timmy is north african. They all started in australia in a little shak in the northern terriotory, they use to come to gether to play tunes. We never thought we could make it (says lue) but we had no inpiration and nothing holing us back. Before they got big johnson lue wannted to be a surgeon and timmy torin wanted to be a cleaner.


'''MGMT''' (also known as '''The Management''')<ref name="Boston Globe">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/08/year_of_the_brats
|title = MGMT once sang to annoy. Now they're winning acclaim.
|last = Perry
|first = Jonathan
|publisher = Boston Globe
|date = 2008-02-08
|accessdate = 2008-07-16
}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] musical duo based in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with [[Columbia Records]]/Red Ink/Sony in 2006.


On October 5, 2007, [[Spin magazine|Spin]].com named MGMT "Artist of the Day".<ref name="Artist of the Day">{{cite web | url = http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2007/10/071005_mgmt/ | title = Artist of the Day: MGMT | work = [[Spin magazine|Spin]].com | first = Anthony M. | last = D'Amato | accessdate = 2007-10-05 }}</ref> On November 14, 2007 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' pegged MGMT as a top 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008.<ref name="Artist to Watch">{{cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17323914/artist_to_watch_mgmt | title = Artist to Watch: MGMT | publisher= ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | first = Kevin | last = O'Donnell | accessdate = 2007-11-14 }}</ref> The band was named 9th in the [[BBC]]'s ''Sound of 2008 top 10 poll''.<ref name="Sound of 2008">{{cite web | url =
This duo has played at various places like fks cathedral, mont mare house, and robert theater. They have been on the cover of mad mag, but have not reached the point ot ever be on rolling stone. I have no idea why people enjoy our music its just syntha and lyrics talking bout cooking and stuff (says johnson lue).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7163404.stm | title = Record of the Week | work = [[BBC Radio]] | date = 2008-01-04 | accessdate = 2008-03-24}}</ref> They were also named as [[Last.fm| Last.fm's]] most played artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists<ref name="Best of 2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.last.fm/bestof/2008/artist/1 | publisher = ''[[Last.fm]]'' | title = Last.fm Best of 2008 | date = 2008-12-14 | accessdate = 2008-12-14}}</ref>.
Their debut album ''[[Oracular Spectacular]]'' debuted at number twelve on the [[UK album chart]], and hit number one on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="heatseekers">{{cite web | title = Top Heatseekers - ''Oracular Spectacular'' | work = billboard.com | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=324&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Heatseekers&ci=3093255&cdi=9723178&cid=04%2F12%2F2008 | accessdate = 2008-05-30
}}</ref> It was named the best album of 2008 by ''[[NME]]''.<ref>New Musical Express, December 8, 2008 edition.</ref> MGMT also appeared prominently in Australia's [[Triple J Hottest 100]] 2008, coming in 2nd with "[[Electric Feel]]", 5th with "[[Kids (MGMT song)|Kids]]" and 18th with "[[Time to Pretend]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/26/2474630.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |work=Online News |title=Sex on Fire tops triple j's hottest 100 |date=2009-01-26}}</ref>


==History==
===Formation===
Goldwasser and VanWyngarden formed the band while attending [[Wesleyan University]] during their freshman year.<ref name="argus">{{cite web
|url = http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article.php?article_id=2053
<!-- alternate: http://www.wesleyan.edu/argus/archives/apr132004/dateyear/f4.html -->
|title = Weekly Wes Celeb: ''The magmo


|last = Landerman
MY farther aways said i was a dissapointemt says(timmy) but i wanted to show him but i unfortunatly didnt i made him more angery.HE QUOTES SADLY.
|first = Jessie
|publisher = [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan Argus]]
|date = 2004-04-13
|accessdate = 2007-07-27
}}</ref>
"We weren't trying to start a band," remarked Goldwasser. "We were just hanging out, showing each other music that we liked." They experimented with [[noise rock]], [[electronica]] and hallucinogens before settling on what David Marchese of ''[[Spin magazine]]'' calls "their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop."<ref name="Breaking Out: MGMT">{{cite web
|url = http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2007/11/0712_mgmt/
|title = Breaking Out: MGMT
|last = Marchese
|first = David
|publisher = [[Spin]].com
|date = 2007-11-23
|accessdate = 2007-11-23
}}{{Dead link|date=October 2008}}</ref>
They graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the ''[[Time to Pretend EP]]'', opening for indie rock band [[Of Montreal]].<ref name="2005tour">{{cite web
|url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/34897-of-montreal-plan-late-summer-tour
|title = Of Montreal Plan Late Summer Tour
|publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]
|date = 2005-07-13
|accessdate = 2007-03-24
}}</ref>


===''Oracular Spectacular''===
the band was orringalnny called poona village but they had to change it on a count of another band called that.
[[Image:MGMT Burlington 2005-09-12.jpg|thumb|left|MGMT performing at Higher Ground in [[Burlington, Vermont]], late 2005]]
In the autumn of 2006 Maureen Kenny signed the band to Columbia Records.<ref name="Boston Globe">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/08/year_of_the_brats
|title = MGMT once sang to annoy. Now they're winning acclaim.
|last = Perry
|first = Jonathan
|publisher = Boston Globe
|date = 2008-02-08
|accessdate = 2008-07-16
}}</ref><ref name="NY Observer">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.observer.com/2008/psychic-pilgrims-mgmt-make-it-all-look-so-easy
|title = 'Psychic Pilgrims' MGMT Make It All Look So Easy
|last = Brydson
|first = Nicole
|publisher = New York Observer
|date = 2008-02-11
|accessdate = 2008-07-16
}}</ref> The duo recorded with [[Flaming Lips]] [[music producer]] [[Dave Fridmann]] in 2007 for their major label debut, ''[[Oracular Spectacular]]''.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.netsync.net/users/fridmann/news2.html
|title = Dave Fridmann/Tarbox News/Notes
|publisher =
|date =
|accessdate = 2007-03-24
}}</ref> MGMT opened for [[Of Montreal]] on tour in autumn 2007 as a five piece touring band including Matthew Asti (bass), James Richardson (drums), and Hank Sullivant (guitar).<ref name="2007tour-pr">{{cite web
|url = http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/08-16-2007/0004646569&EDATE=THU+Aug+16+2007,+05:00+AM
|title = Mystic Future Pop Duo MGMT Heading Out On Major North American Tour With Of Montreal From October-November
|publisher = [[PR Newswire]]
|date = 2007-08-16
|accessdate = 2007-08-28
}}</ref> As of March 2008, the lineup changed with Will Berman on drums. {{-}}


===Appearances and touring===
timmy and johnsons influnes include: craddle of filth,chicken of food,maggot life, and cannibal corpse.
{{Trivia|date=March 2009}}
[[Image:MGMT b.jpg|thumb|right|MGMT performing at La Route du Rock 2008]]
MGMT performed the song "[[Time to Pretend]]" on ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on January 8, 2008. The song subsequently hit #19 on the [[Mediabase]] US Alternative chart.<ref>[http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=r3MM&showtopn=500&cutoff=1 Mediabase US Alternative Radio Airplay Monitor]<small> Accessed on February 7, 2008</small></ref> The song also opened the 2008 film ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]'' and is featured on its soundtrack. MGMT also performed "Time To Pretend" on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on May 15, 2008, and the song was played during the last scene and closing credits of the ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'' season two finale, first broadcast on April 14, 2008 in the UK on [[E4 (channel)|E4]]. It was also featured during the season finale of ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' on May 19, 2008, and the premier opener for the new series ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' on September 2, 2008 (both of the CW). Another of their songs, "Kids", was selected for the soundtrack for the game [[FIFA 09]] in commemoration to the AC Milan Soccer star [[Kaká]], released in September 2008. "Kids" was also featured in the snowboarding film, ''That's It, That's All'', in episode 6 the [[BBC]]'s [[Survivors (2008 TV series)]], and as the trailer song in the documentary [[American Teen]]. Another of their songs, "Electric Feel", was selected for the soundtrack for the game [[Midnight Club Los Angeles]], released in October 2008. Also the song "Time to Pretend" was featured in one of the driving scenes from the movie [[Sex Drive (film)|Sex Drive]]. "Time To Pretend" is also featured in the game [[Shaun White Snowboarding]], released in November 2008, along with another track "Of Moons Birds Monsters". The song is also featured in the movie "Eagle Eye", released in theaters Septemer 2008.


[[Image:Bonnaroo08 mgmt1 lg.jpg|thumb|left|MGMT performing at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN.]]
there sound is usually quoted: sounds like death which is a huge compliment seing as theya are hard core gothic guys.
The band supported [[Radiohead]] on the [[Manchester]] date of their world tour<ref>{{cite web
| title = Radiohead Live&nbsp;— LCCC, Manchester
| url = http://www.radiohead.com/tourdates/29jun_manchester.html
| accessdate = 2008-06-18 }}
</ref> and went on a headline tour of the UK during November 2008, playing at venues such as [[Manchester Academy]] and [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]].


MGMT performed at both the 2008 [[SXSW Music Festival]] and [[Austin City Limits]] festivals in Austin, the first day of [[Bonnaroo]] 2008, [[Coachella]] Music Festival, performed twice at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] 2008, and also played [[Roskilde Festival]], [[Reading Festival]], partnering [[Leeds Festival]], [[T in the Park]] and the Irish [[Oxegen Festival]] (where fans and spectators scaled the tent's internal rigging towers causing the gig to be temporarily stopped for 20 minutes). They also played at [[Lollapalooza]] and the [[Osheaga]] (Canada) festival as well as [[Summersonic]] (Japan), Oeiras Alive! (Portugal) and [[Rock Werchter]] (Belgium) in 2008. August 2008 saw the band play the Hungary [[Sziget Festival]], UK [[Reading and Leeds Festival]], & at [[Lowlands]] in Holland, where they played their album integrally live. They also played at the Toronto Virgin Festival in 2008.
On one occasion timmy attacked a fan because he apparentily said mgmt was a try hard wanna be scremo band.


MGMT opened for [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] on the [[Vassar College]] date of [[People Vs. Money Tour|her 2008 tour]],<ref>{{cite news |first= Jackson |last= Reeves |title= M.I.A.-ViCE, students prep for year's biggest concert|url= http://misc.vassar.edu/archives/2008/04/mia_vice_studen.html |work= The Miscellany News |publisher= Vassar College|date= 2008-04-10 |accessdate=2008-09-27}}</ref> and also played several shows with [[Beck]] while he toured in 2008. They also toured Australia with a headlining spot on the [[Meredith Music Festival]] line-up. They played a show at the Virgin Vestival on Toronto Island on September sixth, playing nine songs off their Oracular Spectacular album (nine out of ten), ending with their smash hit 'Kids'. They also played the 2008 Street Scene festival in San Diego, CA; at this performance they played a bluegrass-influenced version of their song "Pieces of What". MGMT performed alongside Spectrum at "The Dome" in Finsbury Park on February 27, 2009.
timmy was jailed for 2 days...


=== Legal proceedings ===
Mgmt have been know for taking alot of heroine but no evidence has been realy found, except 345g of heroine wa found in there hotel room. But there was a romour they slept with the police so they would get charged..
MGMT is currently involved in a legal dispute with the [[President of France]], [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]. The song "[[Kids (MGMT song)|Kids]]" was used on several occasions without permission, at a party conference and in two online videos. The [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]], Sarkozy's political party, admitted that the song had been used without permission and offered a symbolic compensation of €1. The band rejected the offer, claiming it was "insulting".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7912423.stm MGMT to sue Sarkozy for music use] 26th Feb 2009</ref> The band's lawyer commented that "We are dealing with acts of counterfeiting, with infringements of intellectual property."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/67142/mgmt|title=MGMT Grapple with the President of France|accessdate=2009-03-04|date=2009-02-26|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> Nicolas Sarkozy is known as a vocal supporter of stricter intellectual property laws.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/67558/mgmt|title=MGMT Sues French President|accessdate=2009-03-04|date=2009-03-01|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref>


== Band name pronunciation ==
mgmt will not be touring any more on a count that timmy is going to live with hiss uncle(micheal jackson) in july 2009..
There has been some confusion over how to pronounce the band name. The band and their label confirmed that the correct pronunciation is to say the individual letters (Em-Gee-Em-Tee).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/once_and_for_all_how_do_you_pr.html|title=Once and for All: How Do You Pronounce MGMT?|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref> whilst Rolling Stone claims the name is pronounced 'management' as the previous band name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artist to Watch: MGMT|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17323914/artist_to_watch_mgmt|last=O'Donnell|first=Kevin|date=2007-11-29|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref>


==Discography==
no body has realy been sad for the bands coming up plans to break up.. people say and think its a good time cus than the sound of deeth wont be playing at clubs......currently mgmt won a award at nme awards for best band and best album but it was only cus they bribed and blackmailed the show hosts..
===Albums===
* ''[[Climbing to New Lows]]'' (2005) (as ''The Management'')
* ''[[Oracular Spectacular]]'' (2007) #38 [[Billboard 200|US]], #65 [[Media Control Charts|GER]], #6 [[ARIA Charts|AUS]],<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=MGMT Australian Charts.com]</ref> #5 [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]], #8 [[UK Albums Chart|UK]], #10 BE
* ''Congratulations'' (2009)<ref name="MGMT 2009 album">{{cite web
| url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2444086.htm| title="Congratulations coming from MGMT"| publisher=Triple J music news
| accessdate=2008-12-11}}</ref>


===EPs===
for the latest info on mgmt go to www.newyorkpoicemgmtarticlemanslaughter.com.au.org///newyorkpolice.
* ''[[We (Don't) Care]]'' (2004) (as ''The Management'')
* ''[[Time to Pretend (EP)|Time to Pretend]]'' (2005)
*''[[Metanoia (song)|Metanoia]]'' (2008)


===Singles===
'
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Title
!colspan="13"| Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2"| Album
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
<ref name="US S BU">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ne=4&inert=25&Ntt=MGMT&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37+4294089322#pos25
| title=Billboard Chart positions
| publisher=Billboard.com
| accessdate=2008-07-06}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|US<br>Mod<br>Rock]]
<ref name="US S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=946806&model.vnuAlbumId=1094503| title=MGMT Billboard Artist Chart History| publisher=Billboard.com
| accessdate=2008-07-06}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
<ref name="UK S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php
| title=British Singles Chart
| publisher=The Official UK Charts Company
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Media Control Charts|GER]]
<ref name="GER S ">{{cite web
| url=http://www.media-control.de/musik/ |title=Alle Musikmarkt-Informationen aus einer Hand |language=German |publisher=media control}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
<ref name="AUS S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=MGMT
| title=Australian Singles Chart
| publisher=australian-charts.com
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] (Club)
<ref name="AUS Club S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1L50
| title=Australian Club Chart
| publisher=ariacharts.com.au
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
<ref name="IRE S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.chart-track.com/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=36
| title=Irish Singles Chart
| publisher=Chart-track.com
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Oricon|JPN]]
<ref name="JPN S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=MGMT&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&applicationName=bbcom&matchType=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&rangePropertyName=FORMATTED_DATE&rangeFilterType=BTWN
| title=Japanese Singles Chart
| publisher=Billboard.com
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Latvian Airplay Top 50|LAT]]
<ref name="LAT S">{{cite web
| url=http://as8605.http.sasm3.net/news/airplay/2008/080601lv.html & http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi
| title=Latvian Airplay Top 50, European Hit Radio
| publisher=Atis Klušs
| accessdate=2009-03-27}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
<ref name="CAN S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=793&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Canadian+Hot+100&ci=3094067&cdi=9748647&cid=05%2F03%2F2008
| title=Canadian Singles Chart
| publisher=Billboard.com
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Norway|NOR]]
<ref name="NOR S">{{cite web
| url=http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek&week=37&year=2008&listID=1
| title=VG Lista Topp 20
| publisher=Verdens Gang
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[Europe|EUR]]
<ref name="EUR S">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=349&cfgn=Singles&cfn=European+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3094243&cdi=9753986&cid=05%2F03%2F2008
| title=European Hot 100 Singles Chart
| publisher=Billboard.com
| accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:70%"|[[New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref name="New Zealand">{{cite web
| title=New Zealand Singles Chart
| url=http://www.charts.org.nz/weekchart.asp?cat=s
| publisher=RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND
| accessdate=2008-06-24 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2008
|align="left"|"[[Time to Pretend]]"
|align="center"|109
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|91
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|99
|align="center"|—
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''[[Oracular Spectacular]]''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Electric Feel]]"
|align="center"|120
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|88
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|"[[Kids (MGMT song)|Kids]]"
|align="center"|91
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|29
|-
|}

'''Other Popular Songs'''

* "[[Metanoia (song)|Metanoia]]" - additional track on the ''Time to Pretend'' CD single and special limited release 10" vinyl, peaked at #2 on [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'s Hot Singles Sales Chart
* "[[Time to Pretend|Weekend Wars]]" - B-side of ''Time to Pretend'' 7" vinyl (as BBC Radio 1 Session<ref name="MGMT 7in UK single">{{cite web | url = http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=428836 | title = MGMT Time To Pretend UK 7" RECORD (428836) | work = eil.com | accessdate = 2008-10-24 }}</ref>) and "Single of the Week" (April 30, 2008), made available free on [[iTunes]]. ([http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/30/itunes-free-wednesday/|The Unofficial Apple Weblog])
* "The Youth" - (not released) received considerable airplay since the release of [[Eric Wareheim]]'s video in October, 2008.
* "Love Always Remains" - Time To Pretend EP

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons|Category:MGMT}}
* [http://whoismgmt.com Official webpage]
* {{myspace|name=MGMT|id=mgmt}}
* [http://whoismgmt.no MGMT - Norwegian site]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=946806 MGMT bio on billboard.com]
* {{last.fm|MGMT|MGMT}}
*[http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=19038 MGMT interview] on [http://www.ugo.com UGO]
* [http://www.stereowarning.com/2008/05/mgmt_interview_with_ben_and_andrew.html MGMT interview] on [http://www.StereoWarning.com Stereo Warning]
* [http://digital.spin.com/spin/200811/ MGMT: SPIN's November 2008 Cover]
* [http://www.thathottness.com/blog/the-interview-james-richardson-of-mgmt/ James Richardson interview] on [http://www.thathottness.com That Hottness]
* [http://www.fabchannel.com/mgmt_concert Full Concert Video MGMT live at Paradiso Amsterdam, March 2008]

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MGMT

MGMT (also known as The Management)[6] is an American musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006.

On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day".[7] On November 14, 2007 Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008.[8] The band was named 9th in the BBC's Sound of 2008 top 10 poll.[9] They were also named as Last.fm's most played artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists[10]. Their debut album Oracular Spectacular debuted at number twelve on the UK album chart, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[11] It was named the best album of 2008 by NME.[12] MGMT also appeared prominently in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 2008, coming in 2nd with "Electric Feel", 5th with "Kids" and 18th with "Time to Pretend."[13]

History

Formation

Goldwasser and VanWyngarden formed the band while attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year.[14] "We weren't trying to start a band," remarked Goldwasser. "We were just hanging out, showing each other music that we liked." They experimented with noise rock, electronica and hallucinogens before settling on what David Marchese of Spin magazine calls "their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop."[15] They graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the Time to Pretend EP, opening for indie rock band Of Montreal.[16]

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT performing at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont, late 2005

In the autumn of 2006 Maureen Kenny signed the band to Columbia Records.[6][17] The duo recorded with Flaming Lips music producer Dave Fridmann in 2007 for their major label debut, Oracular Spectacular.[18] MGMT opened for Of Montreal on tour in autumn 2007 as a five piece touring band including Matthew Asti (bass), James Richardson (drums), and Hank Sullivant (guitar).[19] As of March 2008, the lineup changed with Will Berman on drums.

Appearances and touring

MGMT performing at La Route du Rock 2008

MGMT performed the song "Time to Pretend" on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 8, 2008. The song subsequently hit #19 on the Mediabase US Alternative chart.[20] The song also opened the 2008 film 21 and is featured on its soundtrack. MGMT also performed "Time To Pretend" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on May 15, 2008, and the song was played during the last scene and closing credits of the Skins season two finale, first broadcast on April 14, 2008 in the UK on E4. It was also featured during the season finale of Gossip Girl on May 19, 2008, and the premier opener for the new series 90210 on September 2, 2008 (both of the CW). Another of their songs, "Kids", was selected for the soundtrack for the game FIFA 09 in commemoration to the AC Milan Soccer star Kaká, released in September 2008. "Kids" was also featured in the snowboarding film, That's It, That's All, in episode 6 the BBC's Survivors (2008 TV series), and as the trailer song in the documentary American Teen. Another of their songs, "Electric Feel", was selected for the soundtrack for the game Midnight Club Los Angeles, released in October 2008. Also the song "Time to Pretend" was featured in one of the driving scenes from the movie Sex Drive. "Time To Pretend" is also featured in the game Shaun White Snowboarding, released in November 2008, along with another track "Of Moons Birds Monsters". The song is also featured in the movie "Eagle Eye", released in theaters Septemer 2008.

MGMT performing at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN.

The band supported Radiohead on the Manchester date of their world tour[21] and went on a headline tour of the UK during November 2008, playing at venues such as Manchester Academy and Shepherd's Bush Empire.

MGMT performed at both the 2008 SXSW Music Festival and Austin City Limits festivals in Austin, the first day of Bonnaroo 2008, Coachella Music Festival, performed twice at Glastonbury 2008, and also played Roskilde Festival, Reading Festival, partnering Leeds Festival, T in the Park and the Irish Oxegen Festival (where fans and spectators scaled the tent's internal rigging towers causing the gig to be temporarily stopped for 20 minutes). They also played at Lollapalooza and the Osheaga (Canada) festival as well as Summersonic (Japan), Oeiras Alive! (Portugal) and Rock Werchter (Belgium) in 2008. August 2008 saw the band play the Hungary Sziget Festival, UK Reading and Leeds Festival, & at Lowlands in Holland, where they played their album integrally live. They also played at the Toronto Virgin Festival in 2008.

MGMT opened for M.I.A. on the Vassar College date of her 2008 tour,[22] and also played several shows with Beck while he toured in 2008. They also toured Australia with a headlining spot on the Meredith Music Festival line-up. They played a show at the Virgin Vestival on Toronto Island on September sixth, playing nine songs off their Oracular Spectacular album (nine out of ten), ending with their smash hit 'Kids'. They also played the 2008 Street Scene festival in San Diego, CA; at this performance they played a bluegrass-influenced version of their song "Pieces of What". MGMT performed alongside Spectrum at "The Dome" in Finsbury Park on February 27, 2009.

MGMT is currently involved in a legal dispute with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. The song "Kids" was used on several occasions without permission, at a party conference and in two online videos. The UMP, Sarkozy's political party, admitted that the song had been used without permission and offered a symbolic compensation of €1. The band rejected the offer, claiming it was "insulting".[23] The band's lawyer commented that "We are dealing with acts of counterfeiting, with infringements of intellectual property."[24] Nicolas Sarkozy is known as a vocal supporter of stricter intellectual property laws.[25]

Band name pronunciation

There has been some confusion over how to pronounce the band name. The band and their label confirmed that the correct pronunciation is to say the individual letters (Em-Gee-Em-Tee).[26] whilst Rolling Stone claims the name is pronounced 'management' as the previous band name.[27]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US

[30]

US
Mod
Rock

[31]

UK

[32]

GER

[33]

AUS

[34]

AUS (Club)

[35]

IRE

[36]

JPN

[37]

LAT

[38]

CAN

[39]

NOR

[40]

EUR

[41]

NZ
[42]
2008 "Time to Pretend" 109 23 35 91 62 — 33 62 17 69 — 99 — Oracular Spectacular
"Electric Feel" 120 — 22 88 7 27 21 — — 53 — — 10
"Kids" 91 9 16 48 21 11 9 — 22 44 1 — 29

Other Popular Songs

  • "Metanoia" - additional track on the Time to Pretend CD single and special limited release 10" vinyl, peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales Chart
  • "Weekend Wars" - B-side of Time to Pretend 7" vinyl (as BBC Radio 1 Session[43]) and "Single of the Week" (April 30, 2008), made available free on iTunes. (Unofficial Apple Weblog)
  • "The Youth" - (not released) received considerable airplay since the release of Eric Wareheim's video in October, 2008.
  • "Love Always Remains" - Time To Pretend EP

References

  1. ^ http://www.whoismgmt.com/bio.php
  2. ^ Rolling Stone - Artist to Watch: MGMT
  3. ^ New York Times
  4. ^ Pop duo MGMT's rocky road to fame
  5. ^ "MGMT Overview". Mason, Stewart. Allmusic. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  6. ^ a b Perry, Jonathan (2008-02-08). "MGMT once sang to annoy. Now they're winning acclaim". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  7. ^ D'Amato, Anthony M. "Artist of the Day: MGMT". Spin.com. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  8. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin. "Artist to Watch: MGMT". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Record of the Week". BBC Radio. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  10. ^ "Last.fm Best of 2008". Last.fm. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Top Heatseekers - Oracular Spectacular". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  12. ^ New Musical Express, December 8, 2008 edition.
  13. ^ "Sex on Fire tops triple j's hottest 100". Online News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-26.
  14. ^ Landerman, Jessie (2004-04-13). "Weekly Wes Celeb: The magmo". Wesleyan Argus. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  15. ^ Marchese, David (2007-11-23). "Breaking Out: MGMT". Spin.com. Retrieved 2007-11-23.[dead link]
  16. ^ "Of Montreal Plan Late Summer Tour". Pitchfork Media. 2005-07-13. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
  17. ^ Brydson, Nicole (2008-02-11). "'Psychic Pilgrims' MGMT Make It All Look So Easy". New York Observer. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  18. ^ "Dave Fridmann/Tarbox News/Notes". Retrieved 2007-03-24.
  19. ^ "Mystic Future Pop Duo MGMT Heading Out On Major North American Tour With Of Montreal From October-November". PR Newswire. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  20. ^ Mediabase US Alternative Radio Airplay Monitor Accessed on February 7, 2008
  21. ^ "Radiohead Live — LCCC, Manchester". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  22. ^ Reeves, Jackson (2008-04-10). "M.I.A.-ViCE, students prep for year's biggest concert". The Miscellany News. Vassar College. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  23. ^ MGMT to sue Sarkozy for music use 26th Feb 2009
  24. ^ "MGMT Grapple with the President of France". idiomag. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  25. ^ "MGMT Sues French President". idiomag. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  26. ^ "Once and for All: How Do You Pronounce MGMT?". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  27. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (2007-11-29). "Artist to Watch: MGMT". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  28. ^ Australian Charts.com
  29. ^ ""Congratulations coming from MGMT"". Triple J music news. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  30. ^ "Billboard Chart positions". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  31. ^ "MGMT Billboard Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  32. ^ "British Singles Chart". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  33. ^ "Alle Musikmarkt-Informationen aus einer Hand" (in German). media control.
  34. ^ "Australian Singles Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  35. ^ "Australian Club Chart". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  36. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". Chart-track.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  37. ^ "Japanese Singles Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  38. ^ & http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi "Latvian Airplay Top 50, European Hit Radio". Atis Klušs. Retrieved 2009-03-27. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  39. ^ "Canadian Singles Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  40. ^ "VG Lista Topp 20". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  41. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  42. ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart". RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  43. ^ "MGMT Time To Pretend UK 7" RECORD (428836)". eil.com. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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