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Metanoia (song)

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Released
  
August 18, 2008

Length
  
13:49

Format
  
10" etched vinyl

Label
  
Columbia

Genre
  
Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, synthpop, noise pop

Writer(s)
  
Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser

"Metanoia" is the special limited edition single release that was originally a b-side on MGMT's debut CD single "Time to Pretend". It was released August 18, 2008, available in 10" etched vinyl.

Contents

"Metanoia" was named "Song of the Day" on September 16, 2008 by Rolling Stone, describing it as a "14-minute opus, which ranges from Donovan-ish acid ballads to interstellar synth-powered dirges to falsetto-laden theater rock."

Charts

"Metanoia" peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in September 2008.

Psychology

  • Psychologist Carl Jung is the "mystic referee" referred to throughout the song. He is pictured wearing a referee's uniform on the title cover. Metanoia is also a psychoanalytic theory developed by Jung himself.

    • Religion

  • Religious teacher Swami Satchidananda is also referenced several times throughout the song's entirety.. The term Satcitananda could also be in reference to the description of the subjective experience of Brahman, meaning "being, consciousness, bliss."

    • References

    Metanoia (song) Wikipedia
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