{{Infobox song | name = Siberian Breaks | cover = Siberian breaks single.JPG | alt = | type = single | artist = [[MGMT]] | album = [[Congratulations (album)|Congratulations]] | released = April 17, 2010 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kevin EG |last= Perry |title= Open'er 2014: Foals, Royal Blood And Haim In Pole Position |magazine= [[NME]] |date= 7 July 2014 |accessdate= 22 July 2016 |url= https://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/opener-2014-foals-royal-blood-and-haim-in-pole-position}}</ref>|[[progressive rock]]|[[art rock]]}} | length = 12:09 | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | writer = {{hlist|[[Andrew VanWyngarden]]|[[Ben Goldwasser]]}} | producer = | prev_title = [[Flash Delirium]] | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[It's Working]] | next_year = 2010 }} "'''Siberian Breaks'''" is a song by the American rock band [[MGMT]], released as the second single from their second [[studio album]] ''[[Congratulations (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 (song)|Metanoia]]." [[Andrew VanWyngarden]] has said that Siberian Breaks is his favorite song on the album.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-mgmt-my-favorite-directors-are-werner-herzog-david-lynch-and-federico-fellini-all-of-them-do-more-far-out-ideas-in-their-movies/6796002 | title=News | access-date=2010-08-29 | archive-date=2016-11-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104193941/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-mgmt-my-favorite-directors-are-werner-herzog-david-lynch-and-federico-fellini-all-of-them-do-more-far-out-ideas-in-their-movies/6796002 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2010/01/qa-mgmts-andrew-vanwyngarden/?page=0%2C1 |title = Q&A: MGMT's Andrew Vanwyngarden|date = 2010-01-12}}</ref>
== Background == The 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".<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.previewnewmusic.com/rsd/ | title=Special Record Store Day | access-date=2010-04-17 | archive-date=2009-04-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405161257/http://www.previewnewmusic.com/rsd/ | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Record Store Day | date=2010-04-17 | url=http://www.recordstoreday.com/templates/Store/pretty_new/rsd/RSD_2010_RELEASES_WEBSITE.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421054012/http://www.recordstoreday.com/templates/Store/pretty_new/rsd/RSD_2010_RELEASES_WEBSITE.pdf | archive-date=2013-04-21}}</ref> 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 == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK Physical Sales Chart]] (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20100418/1/|work=Official Charts |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 (18 April 2010-24 April 2010)|accessdate=12 February 2021}}</ref> | 28 |- |}
==Personnel==
*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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official|http://www.whoismgmt.com}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201080720/http://mgmt-congratulations.com/ MGMT's ''Congratulations'' website]
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