Live It Out

Live It Out
Studio album by
Metric
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
RecordedMetalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
GenreIndie rock, new wave, post-punk revival
Length40:54
LabelLast Gang
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
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
musicOMHStarStarStarStarStar[2]
NME8/10[3]
No Ripcord8/10[4]
Pitchfork4.2/10[5]
UncutStarStarStarStar[6]

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 sold 45,000 copies in the US,[7] and it went Platinum in Canada, where it sold 100,000.[8]

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 that was 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
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
No.TitleLength
11."Monster Hospital" (MSTRKRFT Remix)5:14
French digipack edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Dead Rock & Roll" (Dead Disco Remix)4:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 14
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[12] 37
US Billboard Independent Albums[13] 44

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Metric – Live It Out - Album Reviews - musicOMH".
  3. ^ NME review
  4. ^ "Metric: Live It Out - Music Review - No Ripcord".
  5. ^ Pitchfork review
  6. ^ Uncut Magazine review
  7. ^ "Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. ^ "Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  9. ^ "Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 2006..." Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ Track listing on amazon.co.uk
  11. ^ "ALBUMS : Top 100". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Top Rock Songs & Charts, Rock Music Hits & Popular Rock Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  13. ^ "Top Rock Songs & Charts, Rock Music Hits & Popular Rock Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.


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