| "Flash Delirium" | ||||
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| Single by MGMT | ||||
| from the album Congratulations | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | |||
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| "MGMT – Flash Delirium" at YouTube | ||||
"Flash Delirium" is a song released by the American psychedelic rock band MGMT on their second album Congratulations. It was the first single to be released from the album and was originally referred to as a "taster" before the band abandoned their original plan to not release any singles from Congratulations in order to solidify its existence as a singular body of work.[1] A free digital download of the song was given away on the band's official website.[2][3] "Flash Delirium" was made available as a digital download from iTunes on March 24, 2010.[4]
On this song Andrew Vanwyngarden expresses his feelings towards social networking and directly references to a popular site with the line "stab your Facebook." He expands on this in an interview with online magazine Coup De Main stating his disgust at the distraction it causes from real life. "It's just this weird little world which is fueled by vanity and looking at pictures of yourself."[5] The song is on the soundtrack for the 2010 video game FIFA 11.
- ^ "Congrats to MGMT". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 2010-03-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ryan Dombal (2010-03-09). "Wild new MGMT song: "Flash Delirium"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ Alex Young. "New MGMT song, "Flash Delirium," unveiled". 2010-03-09. Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "Congratulations". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "MGMT's ANDREW VANWYNGARDEN issues a vinyl shopping and coffee date invitation". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-13.