Time to Pretend is the second EP by the American rock band MGMT, released on August 30, 2005 by Cantora Records and made available on iTunes.

[2] New versions of the tracks "Time to Pretend" and "Kids" were later released on MGMT's debut album Oracular Spectacular (2007–2008).

[3] Will Griggs (member of the Cantora Records team)[4] contacted David Perlick Molinari from French Horn Rebellion, for the production of this EP.

[3][5] On October 1, 2015, MGMT announced on social media that the EP would be re-released on vinyl as part of Record Store Day on November 27, 2015.

[6] All tracks are written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser"MGMT finally forayed with their first single, 'Time to Pretend' -- an understated anthem among inhabitants of Athens."