Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Alien DaysVocals [Child Vocal] – Trevor Napoli |
5:10 |
| 2 | Cool Song No. 2 | 4:02 |
| 3 | Mystery DiseaseMusic By, Lyrics By – Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Davey Johnstone, Denny Randell, Sandy LinzerWritten-By [Hametheme Sample] – D. Johnstone*Written-By [Weekend Lover Sample] – D. Randell*, S. Linzer*Written-By [You Are My Lucky Star Sample] – A. Freed*, N. Brown* |
4:09 |
| 4 | IntrospectionMusic By, Lyrics By – Bruce Bradt, Faine Jade, Nick Manzi |
4:22 |
| 5 | Your Life Is A Lie | 2:06 |
| 6 | A Good Sadness | 4:49 |
| 7 | Astro-Mancy | 5:12 |
| 8 | I Love You Too, Death | 5:50 |
| 9 | Plenty Of Girls In The Sea | 3:05 |
| 10 | An Orphan Of Fortune | 5:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Columbia Records
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Columbia Records
- Copyright (c) – Columbia Records
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment Poland Sp. z o.o.
- Published By – Sadguitarius
- Published By – Old Man Future
- Published By – Rocket Music Ltd.
- Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
- Published By – Linz Music
- Published By – Independent Production Studios Music
- Recorded At – Tarbox Road Studios
- Recorded At – Vacation Island
- Mixed At – Tarbox Road Studios
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Alejandro Cardenas
- Booking [North American] – Paradigm Agency*
- Booking [Rest Of World] – CAA*
- Engineer [Additional Recording Engineered By] – Matt Boynton
- Engineer [Additional] – Andrew Everding, Michael Fridmann
- Legal – Peter Lewit
- Management – Death Or Glory LLC*, Fenway Recordings
- Management [Business Management] – Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy*
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Photography By – Danny Clinch
- Producer – Dave Fridmann, MGMT
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Dave Fridmann
- Songwriter, Performer – MGMT
Notes
Deluxe edition containing a code to download a bonus video, the "Optimizer". The "Optimizer" produced by Alejandro Crawford. The "Optimizer" video & CGI by Andrew Benson, Alejandro Crawford, Emmilio Gomariz, Geoffrey Lillemon, and Chris Timms.© & ℗ 2013 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. Dystrybucja w Polsce: Sony Music Entertainment Poland Sp. z o.o., ul. Chóralna 14, 02-879 Warszawa.
Made in the EU.
Published by Sadguitarius Music (SESAC) and Old Man Future (SESAC). Administered by BMG Rights Management (U.S.) LLC except "Mystery Disease," published by Sadguitarius Music (SESAC) and Old Man Future (SESAC), admin. by BMG Rights Management (U.S.) LLC / Rocket Music Ltd., admin. by Universal Music Enterprises (ASCAP) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) / Linz Music (BMI), and "Introspection," published by Independent Production Studios Music (BMI).
Recorded and mixed at Tarbox Road Studios (Cassadaga, NY). Additional recording at Vacation Island Studios (Brooklyn, NY).
Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
"Mystery Disease" contains samples from the following:
- "Hametheme," as performed by China, and published by Rocket Music / Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP). Used courtesy of Rocket Record Company, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
- "Weekend Lover," as performed by Odyssey , and published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) / Linz Music (BMI). Used courtesy of RCA Music Group, under license from Sony Music Entertainment.
- "You Are My Lucky Star," as performed by Werner Müller And His Orchestra, and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. Used courtesy of London Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
- "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," as performed by Werner Müller And His Orchestra, and published by Acuff Rose Publishing. Used courtesy of London Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (String): 888837601528
- Barcode (Text): 8 8883-76015-2 8
- Matrix / Runout: [Sony Music logo] 55572213/88883760152 21
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 0713
- Label Code: LC 00162
- Rights Society: SESAC
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88883 76015 1 | MGMT | MGMT (LP, Album, 180) | Columbia, Sony Music | 88883 76015 1 | Europe | 2013 |
| 888837 60152 | MGMT | MGMT (CD, Album) | Columbia, Sony Music | 888837 60152 | Brazil | 2013 |
| 888837601528 | MGMT | MGMT (CD, Album) | Columbia, Sony Music | 888837601528 | Mexico | 2013 |
| 88883 76015 2 | MGMT | MGMT (CD, Album, Dlx) | Columbia | 88883 76015 2 | US | 2013 |
| 88883 76015 1 | MGMT | MGMT (LP, Album, 180) | Columbia, Sony Music | 88883 76015 1 | US | 2013 |












