Metanoia (song)
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| "Metanoia" | ||||
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| File:Metanoia MGMT.jpg | ||||
| Single by MGMT | ||||
| Released | August 18, 2008 | |||
| Format | 10" etched vinyl | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, synthpop | |||
| Length | 13:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | |||
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"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,[1] available in 10" etched vinyl.
"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."[2]
Contents
Track listing
| "10 Vinyl EP/Digital Download | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Metanoia" | 14:14 |
Charts
"Metanoia" peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in September 2008.[3]
Cultural References
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.[4]
Religion
- Religious teacher Swami Satchidananda is also referenced several times throughout the song's entirety.[citation needed]. The term Satcitananda could also be in reference to the description of the subjective experience of Brahman, meaning "being, consciousness, bliss."
References
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