“Your Life Is A Lie” by MGMT

"Your Life Is a Lie" was the second single from MGMT's self-titled third album, and anyone who pre-ordered the record got it as an instant download on August 6, 2013. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser wrote it, and they produced it with Dave Fridmann, who also recorded and mixed it.

NME called it "clattering, misanthropic buzz-pop vitriol"; Relix heard a lyrically dark song. VanWyngarden has said he wrote it while tripping on acid beside a fire, and that it was never aimed at the fans or anyone in particular: it's a weapon you can turn on whoever you choose, meant to leave you feeling stronger. The band had already broken it in on stage that spring, starting at the Portland State Theater on April 30.

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