Grow Up and Blow Away

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Grow Up and Blow Away
Studio album by Metric
Released	June 26, 2007
Recorded	2001
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:10
Label	Last Gang Records
Producer	James Shaw
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (7.6/10) link
Metric chronology
Live It Out (2005) Grow Up and Blow Away (2007)

Grow Up and Blow Away was the first recorded album by indie rock band Metric. The album was recorded in 2001, but delayed for years by their record label. As the years passed, the band's sound changed to the point where they no longer felt the album would be what the fans expected to hear, so Metric recorded a completely new album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, and released that instead. Last Gang Records later purchased the rights to the album and released it on June 26, 2007.

[edit] Track listing for 2007 re-release

All songs written, performed and recorded by Emily Haines and James Shaw.

1. "Grow Up and Blow Away" - 4:13
2. "Hardwire" - 4:41
3. "Rock Me Now" - 3:51
4. "The Twist" - 3:36
5. "On the Sly" - 3:58
6. "Soft Rock Star" - 4:00
7. "Raw Sugar" - 3:38
8. "White Gold" - 4:09
9. "London Halflife" - 2:41 (originally from the Static Anonymity EP)
10. "Soft Rock Star" (Jimmy vs. Joe mix) - 4:23

[edit] Track listing for 2001 version (never officially released)

All songs written, performed and recorded by Emily Haines and James Shaw.

1. "Grow Up and Blow Away" – 4:25
2. "On the Sly" – 4:01
3. "Torture Me" – 3:51
4. "Fanfare" - 0:24
5. "Parkdale" – 4:53
6. "Raw Sugar" – 3:47
7. "The Twist" – 3:38
8. "Rock Me Now" – 4:14
9. "Soft Rock Star" – 4:26
10. "White Gold" – 4:09
11. "Hardwire" – 4:42