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Released
  
September 27, 2005

Label
  
Last Gang Records

Release date
  
27 September 2005

Length
  
40:54

Artist
  
Metric

Producer
  
James Shaw

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Recorded
  
at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON

Live It Out (2005)
  
Grow Up and Blow Away (2007)

Genres
  
Indie rock, New wave, Alternative rock, Post-punk revival

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year

Similar
  
Metric albums, Indie rock albums

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

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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.

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 written by Metric.

Personnel

  • Emily Haines - vocals, synthesizers
  • James Shaw - guitar, vocals, producer
  • Joshua Winstead - bass guitar
  • Joules Scott-Key - drums
  • Songs

    1Empty5:55
    2Glass Ceiling3:56
    3Handshakes3:06

    References

    Live It Out Wikipedia