Alien Days Explained

Alien Days
Cover:MGMT - Alien Days.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:MGMT
Album:MGMT
Released:April 20, 2013
Genre:Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop
Length:5:10
Label:Columbia
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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]

Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Browne . MGMT Get Even Wilder on Synth-Heavy Third Album | Music News . Rolling Stone . January 29, 2013 . June 19, 2013.
  2. Web site: MGMT SET TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 17 | the Official MGMT Site . 2012-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130628070550/http://www.whoismgmt.com/us/news/mgmt-set-release-self-titled-album-september-17 . June 28, 2013 .
  3. Web site: MGMT @ Bogotá. UStream. March 31, 2012. March 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922043656/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21483126. September 22, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Twitter / whoisMGMT: 4/20/13: Record Store Day . Twitter.com . June 19, 2013.
  5. Web site: Record Store Day 2013 Releases . Record Store Day. March 22, 2013. March 23, 2012.
  6. Web site: MGMT - "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle . YouTube.
  7. Web site: MGMT - "Alien Days" (Official Video) | Music Video Premieres | Noisey . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104030634/http://noisey.vice.com/music-video/premieres/mgmt-alien-days-1 . November 4, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .