Congratulations

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Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	It's Working engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set): Will Berman electric bass guitar: Andrew VanWyngarden guitar: Matt Asti and James Richardson omnichord, sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser strings: Gillian Rivers additional vocals: Britta Phillips (singer-songwriter) vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: It’s Working lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	3	4:05
2	Song for Dan Treacy engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set): Will Berman electric bass guitar, piano and synthesizer: Andrew VanWyngarden glockenspiel, guitar and synthesizer: James Richardson omnichord and organ: Ben Goldwasser synthesizer: Sonic Boom (UK musician/vocalist Pete Kember) additional vocals: Ben Goldwasser and Jennifer Herrema vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: Song for Dan Treacy lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden dedicated to: Dan Treacy publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	2.5	4:09
3	Someone's Missing engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, electric sitar and synthesizer: Andrew VanWyngarden sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: Someone’s Missing lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	2.5	2:29
4	Flash Delirium engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set), electric bass guitar and flute: Andrew VanWyngarden drums (drum set), electric bass guitar and guitar: Will Berman electric bass guitar and guitar: Matt Asti organ, piano, sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser additional vocals: Ben Goldwasser and Jennifer Herrema vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden samples from: Revolution by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) recording of: Flash Delirium lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	3.55	4:15
5	I Found a Whistle recording engineer: Jon Ashley (in 2010-10) harmonica and percussion programming: Sonic Boom (UK musician/vocalist Pete Kember) engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set): Andrew VanWyngarden electric bass guitar and piano: Matt Asti guitar and saxophone: James Richardson omnichord, organ, sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser strings: Gillian Rivers vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden live recording of: I Found a Whistle (in 2010-10) lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius recording of: I Found a Whistle lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	2.5	3:40

2▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Siberian Breaks recording of: Siberian Breaks lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	2	12:09
2	Brian Eno engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set) and electric guitar: Andrew VanWyngarden electric guitar and guitar: James Richardson organ, sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser synthesizer: Sonic Boom (UK musician/vocalist Pete Kember) additional vocals: Matt Asti, Ben Goldwasser and James Richardson vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: Brian Eno lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden dedicated to: Brian Eno publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	2.8	4:31
3	Lady Dada's Nightmare engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann electronic drum set and guitar family: James Richardson organ, piano, sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser strings: Gillian Rivers synthesizer: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: Lady Dada’s Nightmare composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	1.65	4:31
4	Congratulations engineer: Billy Bennett mixer: Dave Fridmann drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar: Andrew VanWyngarden sampler and synthesizer: Ben Goldwasser strings: Gillian Rivers vocals: Andrew VanWyngarden recording of: Congratulations lyricist: Andrew VanWyngarden composer: Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden publisher: Old Man Future and Sadguitarius	3.6	3:54

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2591885 [info]
ASIN:	US: B003956Z98 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mgmt/congratulations-8/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002890493 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:	Maureen Kenny

associated singles/EPs:	Congratulations Flash Delirium Siberian Breaks
included in:	Oracular Spectacular / Congratulations

part of:	TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2010 (number: 16) (order: 16) Rolling Stone: The 50 Most Disappointing Albums of All Time (number: 31) (order: 31) TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 184) (order: 184)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/240064 [info]
reviews:	http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article7092311.ece [info] http://www.popmatters.com/review/123783-mgmt-congratulations [info] http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/MGMT-Congratulations [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fqcg [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mgmt/congratulations/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001967848 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1932439 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 886974533511
Format:: 2×12" Vinyl
Length:: 43:43

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Columbia
88697453351

Release events

2010-04-09

Release group rating

3.8 (see all ratings)

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