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{{about|the 2013 song by MGMT|the day relating to the ''Alien'' media series|Alien (franchise)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Alien Days
| cover = MGMT - Alien Days.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[MGMT]]
| album = [[MGMT (album)|MGMT]]
| released = April 20, 2013
| recorded = February 2011 (demo) September 2011 - June 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]], [[neo-psychedelia]], [[psychedelic pop]]
| length = 5:10
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer = [[Andrew VanWyngarden]], [[Ben Goldwasser]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Congratulations (MGMT song)|Congratulations]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Your Life Is a Lie]]
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FbK5idPn1mc|"Alien Days"}}}}
}}

"'''Alien Days'''" is the first single released from ''[[MGMT (album)|MGMT]],'' the third album by [[MGMT]], which was released as a [[cassette single]] on April 20, 2013. [[Andrew VanWyngarden|VanWyngarden]] explains the song as the feeling when "a parasitic alien is in your head, controlling things".<ref>{{cite web|author=David Browne |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mgmt-get-even-weirder-on-synth-heavy-third-album-20130129 |title=MGMT Get Even Wilder on Synth-Heavy Third Album | Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=January 29, 2013 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> The music video of this song was filmed by [[Independent film|indie director]] [[Sam Fleischner]], which was the second video released for the promotion of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whoismgmt.com/us/news/mgmt-set-release-self-titled-album-september-17 |title=MGMT SET TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 17 | the Official MGMT Site |accessdate=2012-06-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628070550/http://www.whoismgmt.com/us/news/mgmt-set-release-self-titled-album-september-17 |archivedate=June 28, 2013 }}</ref>

==History==
MGMT demoed the song in February 2011. On March 30, 2012, the band premiered "Alien Days", at a show in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21483126|title=MGMT @ Bogotá|publisher=UStream|date=March 31, 2012|accessdate=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922043656/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21483126|archive-date=September 22, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the Festival Estereo Picnic.

On March 11, 2013, MGMT confirmed on their Twitter account that a [[Record Store Day]] release would be a cassette tape (with download card) of the studio version of "Alien Days", which became available on April 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/whoisMGMT/status/311164863915376640 |title=Twitter / whoisMGMT: 4/20/13: Record Store Day |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> On March 22, 2013, RSD confirmed that this single will be a Record Store Day exclusive limited release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/5810 |title=Record Store Day 2013 Releases |publisher=Record Store Day|date=March 22, 2013|accessdate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> On April 17, the band previewed the song in a [[stop motion]] video showing the unpacking of the cassette.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYlq5gPpj6U |title=MGMT - "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><br />
On October 31 the band premiered video via Noisey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://noisey.vice.com/music-video/premieres/mgmt-alien-days-1 |title=MGMT - "Alien Days" (Official Video) | Music Video Premieres | Noisey |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104030634/http://noisey.vice.com/music-video/premieres/mgmt-alien-days-1 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline = Cassette Single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYlq5gPpj6U |title=MGMT – "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle |publisher=YouTube |date=April 17, 2013 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
| title1 = Alien Days
| note1 = Side A
| length1 = 5:10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/whoismgmt/alien-days |title=Alien Days by whoismgmt on SoundCloud – Hear the world's sounds |publisher=Soundcloud.com |date= |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
| title2 = Message 7 from Hearty White
| note2 = Side B
| length2 = 5:15
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Andrew VanWyngarden]] – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
* [[Ben Goldwasser]] – synths and samples
* Trevor – Child vocals{{Ref label|note_a1|A|}}

===Notes===
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*'''A''' {{Note|note_a1}}Trevor is the son of Cool Little Music Shop's owner at [[Fredonia, New York|Fredonia]], [[NYC|NY]] where the band purchase some of their instruments.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.whoismgmt.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:2013 singles]]
[[Category:MGMT songs]]
[[Category:Record Store Day releases]]
[[Category:2013 songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Andrew VanWyngarden]]
[[Category:Songs written by Benjamin Goldwasser]]

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