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Oracular Spectular

Oracular Spectacular is the debut studio album by the American band MGMT, It was released on October 2, 2007, by RED Ink and on January 22, 2008, by Columbia.[1]

Oracular Spectacular
Studio album by
MGMT
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded2004–2007
Studio
Genre
Length40:30
Label
Producer
MGMT chronology
Time to Pretend
(2005) 		Oracular Spectacular
(2007) 		Congratulations
(2010)
Singles from Oracular Spectacular
  1. "Time to Pretend"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  2. "Electric Feel"
    Released: June 23, 2008
  3. "Kids"
    Released: October 13, 2008

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andrew VanWyngarden and all music by VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, except where indicated.. 

No. Title Length
1. "Time to Pretend"   4:21
2. "Weekend Wars"   4:12
3. "The Youth"   3:48
4. "Electric Feel"   3:49
5. "Kids"   5:02
6. "4th Dimensional Transition"   3:58
7. "Pieces of What"   2:43
8. "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters"   4:46
9. "The Handshake"   3:39
10. "Future Reflections"   4:00
Total length:
 40:30
Japanese original version[2][3]
No. Title Length
11. "Time to Pretend" (Jorge Elbrecht of Violens Remix) 4:30
Total length:
 44:36
Japanese re-release[4][5][6]
No. Title Length
1. "Time to Pretend"   4:21
2. "Weekend Wars"   4:12
3. "The Handshake"   3:39
4. "The Youth"   3:48
5. "Electric Feel"   3:49
6. "4th Dimensional Transition"   3:58
7. "Pieces of What"   2:43
8. "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters"   4:46
9. "Kids"   5:02
10. "Future Reflections"   3:58
11. "Metanoia"   13:49
12. "Electric Feel" (Demo Version) 4:24
13. "Electric Feel" (Justice remix) 5:25
14. "Kids" (Soulwax remix) 5:39
15. "Time to Pretend" (music video) 4:19
16. "Electric Feel" (music video) 3:50
17. "Kids" (music video) 5:06
Total length:
 1:18:48

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 55
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 24
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 45
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 65
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 74
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 114
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[19] 74
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 68
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 8
US Billboard 200[23] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 35
European Albums (Billboard)[26] 93
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 77
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 65
Chart (2009) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 85
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 79
European Albums (Billboard)[31] 94
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 96
US Billboard 200[33] 117

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[35] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
Canada (Music Canada)[36] Platinum 100,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[37] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
France (SNEP)[38] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[39] Gold 100,000
Ireland (IRMA)[40] 2× Platinum 30,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[41] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] 2× Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[43] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Title Award Result
NME Awards 2009 Best Track of 2009 Won

References

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