Alien Days
| "Alien Days" | ||||
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| Single by MGMT | ||||
| from the album MGMT | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | |||
| MGMT singles chronology | ||||
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"Alien Days" is the first single released from MGMT, the third album by MGMT, which was released as a cassette single on April 20, 2013. VanWyngarden explains the song as the feeling when "a parasitic alien is in your head, controlling things".[1] The music video of this song was filmed by indie director Sam Fleischner, which was the second video released for the promotion of the album.[2]
History
On March 30, 2012, the band premiered "Alien Days", at a show in Bogotá, Colombia,[3] at the Festival Estereo Picnic.
On March 11, 2013, MGMT confirmed on their Twitter account that a Record Store Day release would be a cassette tape (with download card) of the studio version of "Alien Days", which became available on April 20.[4] On March 22, 2013, RSD confirmed that this single will be a Record Store Day exclusive limited release.[5] On April 17, the band previewed the song in a stop motion video showing the unpacking of the cassette.[6]
On October 31 the band premiered video via Noisey.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alien Days" (Side A) | 5:10[9] |
| 2. | "Message 7 from Hearty White" (Side B) | 5:15 |
Personnel
- Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Ben Goldwasser – synths and samples
- Trevor – Child vocals[A]
Notes
References
- ^ David Browne (January 29, 2013). "MGMT Get Even Wilder on Synth-Heavy Third Album | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "MGMT SET TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 17 | the Official MGMT Site". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "MGMT @ Bogotá". UStream. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Twitter / whoisMGMT: 4/20/13: Record Store Day". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Record Store Day 2013 Releases". Record Store Day. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ "MGMT - "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle". YouTube.
- ^ "MGMT - "Alien Days" (Official Video) | Music Video Premieres | Noisey". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ "MGMT – "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle". YouTube. April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Alien Days by whoismgmt on SoundCloud – Hear the world's sounds". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
