Congratulations (album)

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All lyrics are written by Andrew VanWyngarden; all music is composed by VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser

Congratulations
MGMT - Congratulations.png
Studio album by
MGMT
ReleasedMarch 20, 2010 (2010-03-20) (stream)
RecordedFebruary 2008 – January 2010
Studio
Genre
Length43:53
Label Columbia
Producer
MGMT chronology
Oracular Spectacular
(2007)		Congratulations
(2010)		 Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton?
(2010)
Singles from Congratulations
  1. "Flash Delirium"
    Released: March 23, 2010
  2. "Siberian Breaks"
    Released: April 17, 2010
  3. "It's Working"
    Released: June 26, 2010
  4. "Congratulations"
    Released: November 26, 2010
No.TitleLength
1."It's Working"4:05
2."Song for Dan Treacy"4:09
3."Someone's Missing"2:29
4."Flash Delirium"4:15
5."I Found a Whistle"3:40
6."Siberian Breaks"12:09
7."Brian Eno"4:31
8."Lady Dada's Nightmare"4:31
9."Congratulations"3:54
Total length:43:53
iTunes Store pre-order bonus track [29]
No.TitleLength
10."Inbetween the Liners"6:35
Japanese re-release bonus tracks [30] [31]
No.TitleLength
10."Flash Delirium" (BBC Radio 1 Session)4:16
11."Brian Eno" (BBC Radio 1 Session)4:29
12."It's Working" (BBC Radio 1 Session)4:10
13."It's Working" (Air Remix)4:35
14."Brian Eno" (Cornelius Remix)4:20
15."Flash Delirium" (music video)4:23
16."It's Working" (music video)4:09
Total length:65:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Congratulations. [32]

MGMT

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [61] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional engineering
  2. ↑ Jokingly referred to as the "first documented use of the EMT 250 reverb 'glitch'" in the album's liner notes. [32] [33]

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