EP · MGMT
Time to Pretend by MGMT
Time to Pretend is an EP by MGMT, released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Boogie Down”, on 1 list with a best position of #753.
Time to Pretend, MGMT's second EP, came out on Cantora Records on August 30, 2005, back when the Wesleyan duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser were still calling themselves the Management. Cantora's Will Griggs brought in David Perlick Molinari of French Horn Rebellion to produce it, and it went up on iTunes for anyone curious.
It's the sketchbook for everything that came next: homespun indie rock with wobbly synths, tongue-in-cheek swagger and melodies that stick like gum. Two of the songs here, "Time to Pretend" and "Kids", were re-recorded for the debut album Oracular Spectacular, where they'd make the duo stars. "Boogie Down" is the track that turned up on the countdowns, and the EP got a vinyl reissue for Record Store Day in November 2015.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Time to Pretend on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boogie Down | 1 | #753 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.