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| "Time to Pretend" | ||||
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| Single by MGMT | ||||
| from the album Oracular Spectacular | ||||
| B-side | "Weekend Wars" | |||
| Released | March 3, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia[2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Fridmann | |||
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| "Time to Pretend" on YouTube | ||||
"Time to Pretend" is a song by the American indie band MGMT, released as the lead single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on March 3, 2008. An earlier version had been released on their Time to Pretend EP. The single was released as a 7" and CD single featuring the B-sides "Weekend Wars" (BBC Radio 1 Session)[3] and "Metanoia", respectively.[4] In early 2009, the song was re-released in the UK. The song was ranked at number 493 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time",[5] and its parent album, Oracular Spectacular, was ranked at number 494 on the publication's additional list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[6] The song was also ranked at number 90 on NME's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
- ^ a b Harvey, Eric (22 October 2007). "MGMT: Oracular Spectacular Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Keaveny, Shaun. "Record of the Week". BBC Radio. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ^ "MGMT Time To Pretend UK 7" RECORD (428836)". eil.com. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- ^ "MGMT Ready UK Debut Single Time To Pretend". Angry Ape. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- ^ "'Rolling Stone' Updates '500 Greatest Songs' List". CBS 2 Chicago. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ^ "My Favorite Things, Part II". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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