Live It Out

Live It Out is the second album released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on September 27, 2005, on Last Gang Records. The album has sold 45,000 copies in the US,[7] and went platinum in Canada selling 100,000 units.[8]

Live It Out
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
RecordedMetalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
GenreIndie rock, new wave, post-punk revival
Length40:54
LabelLast Gang Records
ProducerJames 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"
    Released: 2006 (promo only)
  4. "Empty"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
musicOMH[2]
NME8/10[3]
No Ripcord8/10[4]
Pitchfork4.2/10[5]
Uncut[6]

Live It Out was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize and nominated for "Alternative Album of the Year" at Juno Awards 2006. The album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 and the 38th best album of 2006 by NME.[9]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Metric[10]

No.TitleLength
1."Empty"5:55
2."Glass Ceiling"3:55
3."Handshakes"3:06
4."Too Little Too Late"4:22
5."Poster of a Girl"4:44
6."Monster Hospital"3:30
7."Patriarch on a Vespa"4:32
8."The Police and the Private"3:43
9."Ending Start"3:20
10."Live It Out"3:43
Japanese edition bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleLength
11."Poster of a Girl" (Girl On Girl Revision)3:31
12."Poster of a Girl" (radio edit)3:24
German enhanced edition bonus track[12]
No.TitleLength
11."Monster Hospital" (MSTRKRFT Remix)5:14
French digipack edition bonus track[13]
No.TitleLength
11."Dead Rock & Roll" (Dead Disco Remix)4:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[14] 37
US Billboard Independent Albums[15] 44

References


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