"Siberian Breaks" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the second single from their second studio album Congratulations (2010) as an exclusive release part of Record Store Day on April 17, 2010. It is the longest track on the album and MGMT's second longest song to date, clocking in a minute and a half behind "Metanoia." Andrew VanWyngarden has said that Siberian Breaks is his favorite song on the album.[2] [3]
| "Siberian Breaks" | ||||
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| Single by MGMT | ||||
| from the album Congratulations | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 12:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Background
editThe song was released as a limited-edition 12" blue marble vinyl single for Record Store Day 2010, featuring the full 12-minute album version of "Siberian Breaks" on side A, with side B featuring a special etched design. There were 2000 copies pressed and it has been said to be "the perfect companion piece to the album".[4][5] VanWyngarden has said of the song, "It's kind of like eight different songs strung together into one, and the general theme is about surfing in the Arctic Circle by Russia."
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Physical Sales Chart (Official Charts Company)[6] | 28 |
Personnel
edit- Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, percussion, electric sitar, synthesizer, composer, lyricist
- Ben Goldwaaser – synthesizer, numerology, samples, percussion, composer
- James Richardson – guitar, panpipes, percussion
- Matt Asti – guitar, bass, percussion
- Will Bermann – guitar, percussion
- Sonic Boom – producer, "first documented use of the EMT 250 reverb "glitch""
- Gillian Rivers – strings
- Dave Cadden – oboe, sundries
- Billy Bennett – engineer
- Matt Boynton – engineer
- Dave Fridmann – mixing engineer, engineer
- Daniel Johnson – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
References
edit- ^ Perry, Kevin EG (7 July 2014). "Open'er 2014: Foals, Royal Blood And Haim In Pole Position". NME. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Q&A: MGMT's Andrew Vanwyngarden". 2010-01-12.
- ^ http://www.previewnewmusic.com/rsd/
- ^ http://www.recordstoreday.com/templates/Store/pretty_new/rsd/RSD_2010_RELEASES_WEBSITE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 (18 April 2010-24 April 2010)". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 February 2021.