List of songs recorded by MGMT

Last updated April 24, 2024

The following is a list of songs by MGMT. It lists 85 songs. Every song is composed by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser unless otherwise specified (see: Composing credits).

Title	Year	Album	Length	Composing credits	Notes
"4th Dimensional Transition"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	3:58
"A Good Sadness"	2013	MGMT	4:48
"Alien Days"	2012	MGMT	5:23
"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"	2011	Late Night Tales: MGMT	4:25	Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy	Bauhaus cover
"An Orphan of Fortune"	2013	MGMT	5:31
"Art is Everywhere"	2008	Music is Awesome! Volume 2	1:37	Adam Deibert
"As You Move Through the World"	2020	"In the Afternoon"	7:34	?
"Astro-Mancy"	2013	MGMT	5:11
"Boogie Down"	2005	Time to Pretend EP	3:33
"Brian Eno"	2010	Congratulations	4:31		Dedicated to Brian Eno
"Bubblegum Dog"	2023	Loss of Life	4:21	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardson
"Congratulations"	2010	Congratulations	3:55
"Cool Song No. 2"	2013	MGMT	4:01
"Dancing in Babylon"	2024	Loss of Life	4:52	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardson	features Christine and the Queens
"Dancing on the Beach"	2008		6:11	?	Only ever played live
"Days That Got Away"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:44	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Connan Mockasin, Patrick Wimberly
"Destrokk"	2005	Time to Pretend EP	3:45
"Electric Feel"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	3:49	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Will Berman	Earlier demo versions have been circulating around the internet for years.
"Everything's Happenin' So Fast"	2004	We (Don't) Care	3:30	?
"Flash Delirium"	2010	Congratulations	4:15		First single from the album Congratulations
"Forest Elf"	2022	11•11•11	2:33		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Future Games"	2012	Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac	9:01	Robert Welch	Fletwood Mac cover
"Future Reflections"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	4:02
"Greyhoundredux"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	4:34	?
"Grutu (Just Becuz)"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	3:30	?	Originally appeared on We (Don't) Care
"Hand It Over"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:13
"Honey Bunny"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	4:21	?
"Hot Love Drama"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	4:10	?
"I Am Not Your Home"	2022	11•11•11	5:16		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"I Found a Whistle"	2010	Congratulations	3:40
"I Love You Too, Death"	2013	MGMT	5:50
"I Wish I Was Joking"	2024	Loss of Life	3:46
"In the Afternoon"	2019	"In the Afternoon"	3:46		This song was originally written in 2010 while Andrew VanWyngarden was in a hospital.[1]
"Inbetween the Liners"	2010	Congratulations	3:40	?	An instrumental outtake from the Congratulations sessions, with producer Pete Kember reading the liner notes written by him for the album out loud. Early demo versions of "Invocation" and "Forest Elf" can be heard when reversing the song and removing its vocals.
"Indie Rokkers"	2005	Time to Pretend EP	4:24
"Interlude"	2022	11•11•11	0:26		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Intro (Christmas From Space)"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	1:28	?
"Introduction"	2022	11•11•11	2:28		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Introspection"	2013	MGMT	4:22	Bruce Bradt, Faine Jade, Nick Manzi	Faine Jade cover
"Invocation"	2022	11•11•11	3:11		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"It's Working"	2010	Congratulations	4:06
"James"	2018	Little Dark Age	3:52
"Kids"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	5:02		The first "Kids" appeared on Climbing to New Lows with the name "Kids (Afterschool Dance Megamix)", and appeared on We (Don't) Care and the Time to Pretend EP. Soulwax also made a remix which appeared on the "Kids" CD single.
"Lady Dada's Nightmare"	2010	Congratulations	4:31		An instrumental track inspired by the Dadaist art movement which embraced chaos and irrationality in protest of WWI.
"Little Dark Age"	2017	Little Dark Age	4:59
"Loss Of Life (part 2)"	2024	Loss of Life	1:58	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardson
"Loss Of Life"	2024	Loss of Life	5:38	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Jon Fridmann
"Love Always Remains"	2005	Time to Pretend EP	5:38		Originally appeared on We (Don't) Care
"Me and Michael"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:49
"Metanoia"	2008	"Metanoia"	13:49		Originally an additional track on the "Time to Pretend" CD single
"Money to Burn"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	3:24	?
"Mother Nature"	2023	Loss of Life	3:56	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Brian Joseph Burton
"Mystery Disease"	2013	MGMT	4:08	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Davey Johnstone, Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer
"Nothing Changes"	2024	Loss of Life	6:35	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Jon Fridmann
"Nothing To Declare"	2024	Loss of Life	3:33	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser
"Of Moons, Birds & Monsters"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	4:46		Holy Ghost! made a remix which appeared on the "Kids" CD single
"One Thing Left to Try"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:20
"Only a Shadow"	2011	We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment (Daytrotter sessions)	3:31	Martin Newell	The Cleaners from Venus cover
"People In The Streets"	2024	Loss of Life	5:36
"Phradie’s Song"	2024	Loss of Life	4:54	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Britta Phillips, Daniel Lopatin, James Richardson, Patrick Wimberly
"Pieces of What"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	2:43
"Plenty of Girls in the Sea"	2013	MGMT	3:04
"She Works Out Too Much"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:38
"Siberian Breaks"	2010	Congratulations	12:09
"Someone's Missing"	2010	Congratulations	2:29
"Something To Do With Prince"	2013	Spectrum / Spacemen 3 / MGMT Split 7"	4:35		Originally released by Sonic Boom on the B-Side of a 7 inch vinyl
"Song for Dan Treacy"	2010	Congratulations	3:38		Dedicated to Dan Treacy
"Tell It to Me Like It Is"	2022	11•11•11	9:12		Originally performed on November 11th 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"The Handshake"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	3:39
"The Kids Quartet"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	2:17	?
"The Youth"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	3:48
"Time to Pretend"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	4:21		Originally appeared on the Time to Pretend EP
"TSLAMP"	2018	Little Dark Age	4:29	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardson
"Under the Porch"	2022	11•11•11	6:38		Originally performed on November 11th 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Unfriend"	2022	11•11•11	5:11		Originally performed on November 11th 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"We Care"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	5:02	?	Originally appeared on We (Don't) Care
"We Don't Care"	2005	Climbing to New Lows	3:56	?
"Weekend Wars"	2007	Oracular Spectacular	4:12
"When You Die"	2017	Little Dark Age	4:23	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ariel Pink, Ben Goldwasser
"When You're Small"	2018	Little Dark Age	3:30	Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardson
"Whistling Past the Graveyard"	2022	11•11•11	0:30		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Whistling Through the Graveyard"	2022	11•11•11	2:59		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Who's Counting"	2022	11•11•11	4:01		Originally performed on November 11, 2011, but first released officially eleven years later
"Your Life is a Lie"	2013	MGMT	2:06
Untitled	2023		2:26	?	Given out on a flexi-disc at a London listening party on October 24th, 2023

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Andrew VanWyngarden Ben Goldwasser James Richardson Matt Asti Will Berman
Studio albums	Oracular Spectacular Congratulations MGMT Little Dark Age Loss of Life
Extended plays	Time to Pretend Congratulations Remixes
Live albums	Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton? We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment 11•11•11
Compilation albums	Late Night Tales: MGMT
Singles	"Time to Pretend" "Electric Feel" "Kids" "Metanoia" "Flash Delirium" "Siberian Breaks" "It's Working" "Congratulations" "Alien Days" "Your Life Is a Lie" "Little Dark Age" "When You Die" "Me and Michael" "Mother Nature" "Bubblegum Dog"
Collaborations	"Pursuit of Happiness"
Tours	Little Dark Age Tour
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations