Oracular Spectacular

Oracular Spectacular
Studio album by MGMT
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	2004–2007
Studio	Tarbox Road (Cassadaga, New York) Context (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia indietronica electronic rock psychedelic pop synth-pop
Length	40:30
Label	Columbia RED Ink
Producer	Dave Fridmann MGMT
MGMT chronology
Time to Pretend (2005) Oracular Spectacular (2007) Congratulations (2010)
Singles from Oracular Spectacular
"Time to Pretend" Released: March 3, 2008 "Electric Feel" Released: June 23, 2008 "Kids" Released: October 13, 2008
Alternative cover
2007 digital edition cover

Oracular Spectacular is the debut studio album by the American band MGMT, released on October 2, 2007, by RED Ink and physically on January 22, 2008, by Columbia.^[1] It was produced by Dave Fridmann and is the band's first release of new content, being recorded from March to April 2007. Promotion for the album started as early as June 2007, when the song "Weekend Wars" was given away in summer issues of free monthly magazine Nöjesguiden in Stockholm, Sweden. Matching CDs could be picked up for free in all stores in three different shopping malls around Stockholm from June 26 to July 31. The album was also promoted with three singles: "Time to Pretend", "Electric Feel" and "Kids". Both "Time to Pretend" and "Kids" were re-recorded for the album; they were originally included on the band's previous release Time to Pretend (2005), with the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and the theme continuing through the album's subsequent tracks.

Although Oracular Spectacular never sold more than 17,000 units in a week, at least 2,000 copies per week were sold during the period from January 2008 through April 2010.^[2] The album received positive reviews from critics, who lauded its production style, musical direction and composition. It was nominated for the International Album award at the 2009 Brit Awards. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 494 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^[3]