MGMT discography explained

Artist:MGMT
Studio:5
Ep:4
Live:1
Compilation:1
Music Videos:14
Singles:17

The discography of indie rock band MGMT consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one demo album, four extended plays, eleven singles (including one as a featured artist) and fourteen music videos. Originally known under the name The Management, the group was founded in 2002 by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser during their freshman year as art students at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.[1] After graduating and changing the band's name to MGMT, they released an EP titled Time to Pretend in 2005 through the independent record label Cantora Records; music videos were recorded for two of the EP's songs, "Boogie Down" and "Destrokk". The critical success of the EP and extensive touring brought the group to the attention of Columbia Records, which signed them in 2006.

MGMT worked extensively with producer Dave Fridmann in recording their debut studio album, Oracular Spectacular, which was released to digital retailers in 2007, with a physical release following in early 2008.[1] The album reached number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and the top ten of the Irish and United Kingdom album charts – it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), double platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Three singles, "Time to Pretend", "Electric Feel" and "Kids", were released from the album: "Kids" was the only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 91, later receiving a platinum certification from the RIAA.

In early 2010, MGMT collaborated with rapper Kid Cudi and electronic rock duo Ratatat on the single "Pursuit of Happiness", which reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA: two different music videos were recorded for the song. "Pursuit of Happiness" also achieved chart success in European territories, peaking at number two in France and number three in the Wallonia region of Belgium.[2] The band released their second studio album, Congratulations, in April 2010, with producer Sonic Boom contributing heavily during the recording process.[1] The album peaked at number two in the Billboard 200 and reached the top ten of several other national album charts, including in Australia, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Four singles were released from the album: "Flash Delirium", "Siberian Breaks", "It's Working" and "Congratulations", with "Flash Delirium" charting in Belgium, Canada and the United Kingdom.[3] [4] Their self-titled third studio album was released on September 17, 2013.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
[8]
CAN
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRL
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
Oracular Spectacular 38 6 72 10 24 22 65 5 68 8
Congratulations
  • Released: April 13, 2010 (US)[23]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 9 5 6 4 7 15 5 5 4
  • BPI: Silver
MGMT
  • Released: September 13, 2013 (US)[24]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
14 31 29 28 19 26 44 29 15 45
Little Dark Age
  • Released: February 9, 2018[25]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
35 31 23 16 29 45 22 36 12 27
Loss of Life
  • Released: February 23, 2024
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
131 57 31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:19em;"
Album details
  • Released: October 3, 2011 (US)[26]
  • Label: Late Night Stories
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Demo albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:19em;"
Album details
We (Don't) Care
  • Released: 2004 (US)[27]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, internet leak
Climbing to New Lows
  • Released: 2005 (US)[28]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download, internet leak

Live albums

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" style="width:19em;"
EP details
Time to Pretend
  • Released: August 30, 2005 (US)[29]
  • Label: Cantora
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton?
  • Released: December 6, 2010 (FRA)[30]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment
  • Released: January 3, 2011 (US)[31]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download
Congratulations Remixes
  • Released: March 11, 2011 (US)[32]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[33]
US
Rock
[34]
AUS
AUT
BEL
CAN
GER
IRL
NZ
[35]
UK
"Time to Pretend"200862 69 91 33 35
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
Oracular Spectacular
"Electric Feel"7 60 17 53 88 21 10 22
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[36]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[37]
"Metanoia"
"Kids"91 17 21 42 19 42 48 9 29 16
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[38]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
Oracular Spectacular
"Flash Delirium"201087 179Congratulations
"Siberian Breaks"
"It's Working"
"Congratulations"
"Alien Days"2013MGMT
"Your Life Is a Lie"42
"Little Dark Age"201732
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
Little Dark Age
"When You Die"35
"Hand It Over"[39] 2018
"Me and Michael"29
"In the Afternoon"[40] 2019rowspan="2"
"As You Move Through the World"[41] 2020
"Mother Nature"[42] 2023Loss of Life
"Bubblegum Dog"[43]
"Nothing to Declare"[44] 2024
"Dancing in Babylon"
[45]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
AUS
AUT
BEL
CAN
FRA
GER
IRL
SWI
UK
"Pursuit of Happiness"
(Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat)
201059 41 46 3 76 2 51 24 50 64
"The Divine Chord"
(The Avalanches featuring MGMT and Johnny Marr)
2020We Will Always Love You
"Kid Born in Space"(Cola Boyy featuring MGMT)2021Prosthetic Boombox
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MEX
Eng.

[50]
"Weekend Wars"2007Oracular Spectacular
"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"[51] 201138Late Night Tales
"Cool Song No. 2"[52] 201350MGMT
"Goodbye Darling"[53] 2016
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther performer(s)Album
"Worm Mountain"[54] 2009The Flaming LipsEmbryonic
"Art Is Everywhere"[55] 2010Music Is...Awesome! Volume 2
"Call from the Bank"[56] Nipsey HussleThe Marathon
"You Are Too Far From Me" 2011R. Stevie MooreRecorded For Japan benefit album
"Future Games"[57] 2012

Music videos

As lead artist

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Boogie Down"2005Max Goldblatt[58]
"Destrokk"John Miserendino[59]
"The Youth"2008Eric Wareheim[60]
"Time to Pretend"Ray Tintori[61]
"Electric Feel"
"Kids"2009
"Flash Delirium" 2010Andreas Nilsson
"It's Working"So Me
"Congratulations"Tom Kuntz
"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" 2011Ned Wenlock[62]
"Your Life Is a Lie"2013Tom Kuntz
"Cool Song No. 2"Isaiah Seret
"Alien Days"Sam Fleischner and Megha Barnabas
"Little Dark Age"2017David MacNutt and Nathaniel Axel[63]
"When You Die"Mike Burakoff and Hallie Cooper-Novack[64] [65]
"Me and Michael"2018Joey Frank and Randy Lee Maitland[66]
"In the Afternoon"2019MGMT[67]
"Mother Nature"2023Jordan Fish[68]

As featured artist

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 1)
(Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat)
2010Brody Baker[69]
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 2)
(Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat)
Megaforce[70]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MGMT > Overview . . . October 6, 2012 . Mason, Stewart.
  2. Web site: Discographie MGMT . Hung Medien . ultratop.be . October 5, 2012 . fr.
  3. MGMT – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 31, 2013.
  4. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom:
    • All except "Flash Delirium": Web site: MGMT. Official Charts Company. October 5, 2012.
    • "Flash Delirium": Web site: Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol. Zywietz, Tobias. Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721043340/http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM. July 21, 2015. dead. October 5, 2012.
  5. MGMT – Chart History: Billboard 200 . . February 22, 2018.
  6. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
  7. Web site: Discographie MGMT . austriancharts.at. Hung Medien . de . April 7, 2022.
  8. Web site: Discografie MGMT . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien . March 3, 2024 . nl . select "Charts" tab.
  9. MGMT – Chart History: Canadian Albums . Billboard . February 22, 2018.
  10. Web site: Discographie MGMT . lescharts.com. Hung Medien . October 5, 2012 . fr.
  11. Web site: Discographie von MGMT . . October 5, 2012 . de.
  12. Web site: Discography MGMT . irish-charts.com. Hung Medien . October 5, 2012.
  13. Web site: MGMT . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . October 5, 2012 . select "Charts" tab.
  14. Web site: Oracular Spectacular by MGMT . . 2 October 2007 . October 5, 2012.
  15. MGMT . United States . October 5, 2012 .
  16. Australia . 2008 . album . October 5, 2012.
  17. Belgium . 2009 . album . October 5, 2012 .
  18. United Kingdom . MGMT . September 25, 2022.
  19. Germany . MGMT . November 16, 2023.
  20. Ireland . 2008 . Platinum . 2 . October 5, 2012.
  21. Canada . MGMT . July 5, 2014 .
  22. France . MGMT . July 5, 2014 .
  23. Web site: Congratulations – MGMT > Overview . . October 5, 2012 . Heaney, Gregory.
  24. Web site: MGMT (The "Optimizer" Deluxe Edition) by MGMT . iTunes Store . 13 September 2013 . September 17, 2013.
  25. Web site: Little Dark Age Album Preview. Facebook. January 16, 2018.
  26. Web site: Late Night Tales: MGMT by MGMT. iTunes Store. Apple. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113213032/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/late-night-tales-mgmt/id457046706. November 13, 2012. dead. October 6, 2012.
  27. Web site: We (Don't) Care : MGMT : Internet Archive. Archive. November 21, 2023.
  28. Web site: Climbing To New Lows, 2005. Discogs.
  29. MGMT. 2005. Time to Pretend. release notes. CANRCD 01.
  30. Web site: Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton? (Live At the Bataclan) – EP par MGMT. iTunes Store. 6 December 2010 . French. October 6, 2012.
  31. Web site: MGMT Daytrotter Studio (Rock Island, IL) Jan. 3, 2011. Daytrotter. October 6, 2012.
  32. Web site: Congratulations (Remixes) – EP by MGMT. iTunes Store. 15 March 2011 . October 6, 2012.
  33. MGMT – Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. August 14, 2018.
  34. MGMT – Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs . Billboard . August 14, 2018.
  35. Web site: Discography MGMT. charts.nz. Hung Medien. October 5, 2012.
  36. Australia . 2008 . single . October 5, 2012.
  37. New Zealand . single . archive . October 5, 2012.
  38. Australia . 2012 . single . October 5, 2012.
  39. Web site: MGMT "Hand It Over" . Surviving the Golden Age. November 21, 2023.
  40. Web site: MGMT Share Video for New Song “In the Afternoon”: Watch . Pitchfork. November 21, 2023.
  41. Web site: MGMT – “As You Move Through The World” . Stereogum. November 21, 2023.
  42. Web site: MGMT – “Mother Nature” . Stereogum. November 21, 2023.
  43. Web site: MGMT Drop Nineties-Themed 'Bubblegum Dog' Video: Watch . Rolling Stone. December 5, 2023.
  44. Web site: MGMT Share New Single "Nothing To Declare": Listen . Stereogum. January 11, 2024.
  45. Web site: MGMT Enlist Christine and the Queens for New Song and Video “Dancing in Babylon”: Watch . Pitchfork. February 20, 2024.
  46. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Kid Cudi . https://archive.today/20130202043408/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Kid+Cudi%22 . dead . February 2, 2013 . . October 5, 2012 .
  47. Australia . 2013 . single . February 9, 2013.
  48. Belgium . 2012 . single . November 18, 2012 .
  49. Germany . Kid Cudi . May 1, 2018.
  50. Web site: Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. December 1, 2021.
  51. Web site: Watch: “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything Video” by MGMT . Under the Radar Magazine. November 21, 2023.
  52. Web site: Cool Song No. 2 by MGMT. Apple Music. December 1, 2021.
  53. Web site: Listen To MGMT’s Cover Of “Goodbye Darling” By Alan Vega Of Suicide - The Fader . The Fader. November 21, 2023.
  54. Web site: Embryonic – The Flaming Lips > Overview . . . October 5, 2012 . Phares, Heather.
  55. Web site: Music Is...Awesome!, Vol. 2 – Various Artists > Overview . . . October 5, 2012 . Monger, James Christopher.
  56. Web site: The Marathon by Nipsey Hussle . . . October 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111223646/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-marathon/id424375698 . November 11, 2012 .
  57. Web site: Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac – Various Artists > Overview . . . December 27, 2012 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
  58. Web site: MGMT "Boogie Down" . . October 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101106140413/http://cantorarecords.com/artists/mgmt/video/mgmt-boogie-down . November 6, 2010 .
  59. Web site: MGMT "Destrokk" . . October 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101106135739/http://cantorarecords.com/artists/mgmt/video/mgmt-destrokk . November 6, 2010 .
  60. Web site: Eric Wareheim Makes MGMT A Video For "The Youth" . . . October 10, 2008 . October 6, 2012 . Singh, Amrit.
  61. Web site: MGMT . . October 6, 2012 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223010/http://www.vevo.com/artist/mgmt?source=instantsearch . dead .
  62. Web site: Video: MGMT, "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" . Andy Cohn . . November 17, 2011 . October 6, 2012 . Bravo, Amber.
  63. Web site: Watch MGMT's Video for New Song "Little Dark Age". Pitchfork. Blais-Billie. Braudie. October 17, 2017. February 21, 2018.
  64. Web site: MGMT 'When You Die' by Mike Burakoff & Hallie Cooper-Novack. Promo News. Knight. David. December 14, 2017. March 6, 2018.
  65. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmozGmGoJuw MGMT – When You Die – YouTube
  66. Web site: MGMT steal a song in the video for their new single, "Me and Michael": Watch. Consequence of Sound. Kaye. Ben. February 8, 2018. March 6, 2018.
  67. Web site: MGMT - in the Afternoon (Official Video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ABtQrFn7zQs . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.
  68. https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/mgmt_announce_new_album_share_video_for_new_song_mother_nature MGMT Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Mother Nature"
  69. Web site: Kid Cudi Hooks Up With Drake, Josh Hartnett For New Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115432/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627222/kid-cudi-hooks-up-with-drake-josh-hartnett-new-video.jhtml . dead . June 5, 2011 . . . November 30, 2009 . October 6, 2012 . Roberts, Steven.
  70. Web site: Pursuit Of Happiness (Megaforce Version) Kid Cudi Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501082257/http://www.mtv.com/videos/kid-cudi/740993/pursuit-of-happiness-megaforce-version.jhtml . dead . May 1, 2015 . . . April 1, 2010 . October 6, 2012.