Metro Station (album)
| Metro Station | ||||
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| Studio album by Metro Station | ||||
| Released |
September 18, 2007 (see release history) | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length |
30:56 59:48 (Deluxe Edition) | |||
| Label | Columbia/Red Ink | |||
| Producer |
S*A*M and Sluggo Joshua Cain Justin Pierre | |||
| Metro Station chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Metro Station | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (7.8/10)[2] |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| NME | (4/10)[4] |
| Rocklouder | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Metro Station is the self-titled, first full length album by pop band Metro Station. The album was released on September 18, 2007, via Columbia/Red Ink. It is highly regarded as one of the key albums in the scene pop genre. Four singles were released; "Shake It" and "Seventeen Forever" charted on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] The album debuted at #189 on the U.S. Billboard 200, but reached a peak of #39 in June 2008. The song "Shake It" was certified Platinum in 2008. Since its release, Metro Station has sold approximately 400,000 copies in the United States.
The album was officially released in the UK on March 30, 2009. It contains 2 exclusive UK bonus tracks including a brand new track, "After the Fall". The first UK single was "Shake It" which was released a week before, on March 23, 2009.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Metro Station, except "True to Me" by Metro Station, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seventeen Forever" | 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Control" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Kelsey" | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "Shake It" | 2:59 | |
| 5. | "Wish We Were Older" | 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Now that We're Done" | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "True to Me" | 2:52 | |
| 8. | "Tell Me What to Do" | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "California" | 2:42 | |
| 10. | "Disco" | 2:41 | |
Total length: |
30:56 | ||
| UK Bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 11. | "After the Fall" | 2:58 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Shake It (The Lindbergh Palace Remix)" | 6:25 | ||||||||
Total length: |
40:19 | |||||||||
| Deluxe edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 11. | "Goodnight and Goodbye" | 4:02 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Comin' Around" | 2:40 | ||||||||
| 13. | "The Love That Left You to Die" | 3:08 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Seventeen Forever" (Acoustic Version) | 1:54 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Kelsey" (Acoustic Version) | 3:28 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Shake It" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix) | 6:25 | ||||||||
| 17. | "Shake It" (Lenny B Remix - Extended Version) | 7:15 | ||||||||
Total length: |
59:48 | |||||||||
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| United States | March 7, 2008 |
| New Zealand | |
| Australia | August 9, 2008 |
| Poland | |
| Finland | March 25, 2008 |
| United Kingdom | March 30, 2009 |
Charts
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 17 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 29 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 52 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 100 |
| French Albums Chart | 100 |
| German Albums Chart | 27 |
| Italian Album Chart | 41 |
| New Zealand Album Chart | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 24 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 35 |
Personnel
- Trace Cyrus – Guitar, Vocals
- Mason Musso – Vocals, Guitar
- Blake Healy – Synthesizer, Beats
- Anthony Improgo – Drums
References
- ↑ www.sanity.com
- ↑ AbsolutePunk review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ Rocklouder review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ Metro Station Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Retrieved 06-10-2008.
- ↑ "Chart Listings: UK Charts (April 5, 2009) P P P Poker Face". ATRL. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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