Me and Michael

"Me and Michael"
"Me and Michael"
Single by MGMT
from the album Little Dark Age
Released	February 7, 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Synth-pop;
Length	4:49
Label	Columbia
Composer(s)	Andrew VanWyngarden; Ben Goldwasser;
Lyricist(s)	VanWyngarden
Producer(s)	MGMT; Patrick Wimberly; Dave Fridmann;
MGMT singles chronology

"Me and Michael" (stylized as Me & Michael) is a song by American rock band MGMT. It is the fourth single taken from the band's fourth studio album Little Dark Age. It was released worldwide on February 7, 2018 through Columbia.

Background

The song was heavily influenced by English

Ben Goldwasser saying the original refrain was written as "me and my girl," but decided it was "so boring and cheesy" and decided to change it into "me and Michael." Goldwasser said this "developed into this ambiguous story, and we really liked that – writing a catchy song that gets you pumped-up, but you have no idea what the message is."^{[citation needed}

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Music video

The music video for "Me and Michael" was directed by Joey Frank and Randy Lee Maitland and was released on February 7, 2018.[3] As of April 2024, the video has been viewed over 5.3 million times through the band's official Vevo account on YouTube.

The video tells the story of MGMT learning of the consequences of "stealing" the song from the Filipino band True Faith, who in reality did not write the song, but were invited by MGMT to make a cover, titled "Ako at si Michael", and star in the music video. It features Michael Buscemi (brother of Steve Buscemi), who also made the video's title card.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

Ben Goldwasser

.

Digital download and stream
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Me and Michael"	4:49

Personnel

MGMT

Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drums, programming
Ben Goldwasser – synthesizer, programming

Additional Performer

Patrick Wimberly – vocals

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[4]	160
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[5]	29

References

^ Mitchell, Matt (21 July 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (18 February 2018). "MGMT Are Still Perfectly Strange". Vice. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "music video information". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 14, 2018
^ "lescharts.com - MGMT - Me And Michael". Les classement single. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ "MGMT Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

[Mitchell_2023-1] Mitchell, Matt (21 July 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[2] Fitzmaurice, Larry (18 February 2018). "MGMT Are Still Perfectly Strange". Vice. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[3] "music video information". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 14, 2018

[4] "lescharts.com - MGMT - Me And Michael". Les classement single. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_MGMT-5] "MGMT Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

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v t e MGMT
Andrew VanWyngarden Ben Goldwasser James Richardson Matt Asti Will Berman
Studio albums	Oracular Spectacular Congratulations MGMT Little Dark Age Loss of Life
Extended plays	Time to Pretend Congratulations Remixes
Live albums	Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton? We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment 11•11•11
Compilation albums	Late Night Tales: MGMT
Singles	"Time to Pretend" "Electric Feel" "Kids" "Metanoia" "Flash Delirium" "Siberian Breaks" "It's Working" "Congratulations" "Alien Days" "Your Life Is a Lie" "Little Dark Age" "When You Die" "Me and Michael" "Mother Nature" "Bubblegum Dog"
Collaborations	"Pursuit of Happiness"
Tours	Little Dark Age Tour
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations