Metric discography

Metric discography

Metric, Coachella Festival, April 2008
From left to right: James Shaw, Joules Scott-Key, Emily Haines, Joshua Winstead
Studio albums 6
Video albums 1
Music videos 20
EPs 7
Singles 18
Soundtrack albums 1

Metric is a Canadian indie rock and new wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. Metric consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the synthesizer and guitar), guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the synthesizer and theremin), bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key.

The Metric discography includes five studio albums, seven extended plays, eighteen singles, one video album, twenty music videos and one soundtrack album.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 BEL
(FL)
[3]		 BEL
(WA)
[4]		 FRA
[5]		 GER
[6]		 SWI
[7]		 UK
[8]		 US
[9]
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? — — — — 188 — — — —
Live It Out
  • Released: September 27, 2005 (CAN)[12]
  • Label: Last Gang
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
Grow Up and Blow Away
  • Released: June 26, 2007 (CAN)[13]
  • Label: Last Gang
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
Fantasies
  • Released: April 7, 2009 (CAN)
  • Label: Metric Music International
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 6 48 — — 110 — — — 76
Synthetica
  • Released: June 12, 2012 (CAN)[14]
  • Label: Metric Music International
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 2 21 132 113 91 78 59 51 12
Pagans in Vegas
  • Released: September 18, 2015
  • Label: Metric Music International
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 5 87 — — — — — — 36

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums
Title Album details
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
  • Released: June 8, 2010 (US)
  • Label: Chop Shop/Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Released: August 10, 2010 (US)[15]
  • Label: ABKCO Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Cosmopolis
(with Howard Shore)
  • Released: May 15, 2012 (FRA)[16]
  • Label: Howe
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Video albums

List of video albums
Title Album details
Live at Metropolis
  • Released: February 12, 2008 (CAN)[17]
  • Label: Last Gang
  • Formats: DVD

Extended plays

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[18]		 CAN
Alt
[19][20]
[21][22]
[23][24][25]		 CAN
Rock
[26][27]
[28][29]		 UK
[30]		 US
Alt.
[31]		 US Rock
[32]
2004 "Combat Baby" — × × — — — Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
"Dead Disco" — × × — — —
2006 "Poster of a Girl" — × × — — — Live It Out
"Monster Hospital" — × × 55 — —
2007 "Empty" — × × — — —
2008 "Help, I'm Alive" 21 1 × 160 17 30 Fantasies
2009 "Front Row" 65 × × — — —
"Gimme Sympathy" 52 1 — — — —
"Sick Muse" — 7 — — — —
"Gold Guns Girls" 85 1 23 — 16 28
2010 "Stadium Love" — 4 38 — — —
2012 "Youth Without Youth" 63 1 32 — 15 28 Synthetica
"Breathing Underwater" 22 3 34 — 11 35
2013 "Synthetica" — 3 — — — —
2015 "The Shade" — 1 4 — 40 — Pagans in Vegas
"Cascades" — — — — — —
"Too Bad, So Sad" — — — — — —
"Fortunes" — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

    Music videos

    Year Title Director
    2003 "Calculation Theme" Ramon Bloomberg
    "IOU"[33] Michael Lustig, Steve Hanft[34]
    "Combat Baby" Michael Schiller[35]
    "Succexy" Ashley Cahill[36]
    2004 "The List" Chris Grismer
    "Dead Disco"
    2005 "Monster Hospital" Micah Meisner
    2006 "Poster of a Girl"
    2007 "Empty" Jaron Albertin
    2009 "Help, I'm Alive" Deco Dawson
    "Gimme Sympathy" Frank Borin
    "Sick Muse" Justin Broadbent[37]
    2010 "Gold Guns Girls" Eady Bros. / Metric[38]
    "Stadium Love" Deco Dawson, Robby Starbuck & Frank Borin[39]
    "Eclipse (All Yours)" Brantley Gutierrez
    "Black Sheep" Michael Gochanour[40]
    "Collect Call" Christopher Mills
    2011 "Expecting to Fly"
    2012 "Youth Without Youth" Justin Broadbent
    "Breathing Underwater" Lauren Graham
    2013 "Synthetica" Justin Broadbent
    "Lost Kitten" Sammy Rawal
    2015 "The Shade" Lauren Graham

    References

    1. ↑ "Metric – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
    2. ↑ "Discography Metric". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    3. ↑ "Discografie Metric". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
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    5. ↑ "Discographie Metric". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    6. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Metric / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
    7. ↑ "Discographie Metric". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    8. ↑ "Metric". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    9. ↑ "Metric – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
    10. ↑ True, Chris. "Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? – Metric". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    11. 1 2 3 "Canadian certifications – Metric". Music Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    12. ↑ Leijon, Erik. "Live It Out – Metric". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    13. ↑ MacNeil, Jason. "Grow Up and Blow Away – Metric". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    14. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Synthetica – Metric". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    15. ↑ "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
    16. ↑ "Cosmopolis (Bof)". Amazon.com (in French). Retrieved March 19, 2013.
    17. ↑ "Metric 2006 Live at Metropolis". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
    18. ↑ "Metric Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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    30. ↑ "Chartlog UK: 1994–2008: M – My Vitriol". The Zobbel Website!. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
    31. ↑ "Metric Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
    32. ↑ "Metric Album & Song Chart History - Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
    33. ↑ Metric. I.O.U. (Video). YouTube.
    34. ↑ "Metric – IOU". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    35. ↑ Metric. Combat Baby (Video). YouTube.
    36. ↑ Metric. Succexy (Video). YouTube.
    37. ↑ Metric. Sick Muse (Video). YouTube.
    38. ↑ Metric (22 March 2010). Gold Guns Girls (Video). MySpace.
    39. ↑ Metric. Stadium Love (Video). YouTube.
    40. ↑ "Metric – Black Sheep". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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