Alien Days
| "Alien Days" | ||||
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| Single by MGMT | ||||
| from the album MGMT | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2013 | |||
| Format | Cassette single | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, Psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(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 this summer by indie director Sam Fleischner, this will be 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 .
Track listing
| Cassette Single[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Alien Days" (Side A) | 5:10[8] |
| 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.
- ↑ http://www.whoismgmt.com/us/news/mgmt-set-release-self-titled-album-september-17
- ↑ "MGMT @ Bogotá". UStream. March 31, 2012. 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.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BYlq5gPpj6U
- ↑ "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.