Live It Out

Live It Out
Studio album by Metric
Released September 27, 2005
Genre Indie rock, new wave
Length 40:54
Label Last Gang Records
Producer James Shaw
Metric chronology
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
(2003)		 Live It Out
(2005)		 Grow Up and Blow Away
(2007)
Singles from Live It Out
  1. "Monster Hospital"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Poster of a Girl"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Handshakes (Promo only)"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Empty"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
NME (8/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media (4.2/10)[3]
Uncut Magazine [4]

Live It Out is the second album released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005, the 38th best album of 2006 by NME, and it was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. The album has sold 45,000 copies in the U.S.,[5] and gone Platinum in Canada selling 100,000 units.[6]

There were three singles (and videos) released from the album, they were, from first to last: "Monster Hospital", "Poster of a Girl" and "Empty". "Handshakes" was a radio promo, released only in Canada.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks were written by Metric.

  1. "Empty" – 6:00
  2. "Glass Ceiling" – 3:59
  3. "Hand$hake$" – 3:07
  4. "Too Little Too Late" – 4:24
  5. "Poster of a Girl" – 4:47
  6. "Monster Hospital" – 3:32
  7. "Patriarch on a Vespa" – 4:36
  8. "The Police and the Private" – 3:45
  9. "Ending Start" – 3:21
  10. "Live It Out" – 3:40
  1. "Poster of a Girl (Girl On Girl Revision)"*
  2. "Poster of a Girl (Radio Edit)"*

Personnel

The album was also produced by James Shaw.

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7] 37
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[8] 44

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ NME review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Uncut Magazine review
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/metric-sharing-fantasies-in-april-1003935166.story#/news/metric-sharing-fantasies-in-april-1003935166.story
  6. ^ http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs#/artist/metric/chart-history/470323?f=324&g=Albums
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs#/artist/metric/chart-history/470323?f=326&g=Albums
Metric
Emily Haines · Joules Scott-Key · James Shaw · Josh Winstead
Studio albums
EPs
Singles