Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by American
rock band
MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on
RED Ink Records and physically on January 22, 2008 by
Columbia Records. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009
BRIT Awards. It features new versions of both "
Kids" and "
Time to Pretend", songs from their previous release,
Time to Pretend EP (2005), the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and theme continued through the proceeding tracks. Though
Oracular Spectacular never sold more than 17,000 in a week, it has been a consistent seller since January 2008, selling at least 2,000 copies per week through April 2010.