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 six 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?	Released: September 2, 2003 (CAN)[10] Label: Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	188	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold[11]
Live It Out	Released: October 4, 2005 (CAN)[12] Label: Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum[11]
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	MC: Platinum[11]
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	—	—	—	—	—	124	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

• Mainstream EP (1998)
• Static Anonymity (2001)
• Live at Metropolis (2007)
• Plug In Plug Out (2009)
• Spotify Acoustic EP (2010)
• Spotify Covers EP (2010)
• iTunes Session EP (2011)
• The Shade EP [Cassette Only] (2015)

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"	92	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.
   • Pagans in Vegas: Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
3. "Discografie Metric". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
4. "Discographie Metric". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
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. "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.
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.

External links

• Metric Official site