Metric discography

Metric is a Canadian indie rock and new wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. 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.

Metric discography
Metric, Coachella Festival, April 2008 From left to right: James Shaw, Joules Scott-Key, Emily Haines, Joshua Winstead
Studio albums	7
Video albums	2
Music videos	29
EPs	7
Singles	25
Soundtrack albums	3

The Metric discography includes seven studio albums, seven extended plays, 25 singles, two video albums, 29 music videos and three soundtrack albums.

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]	SCO [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]	US [10]
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?	Released: September 2, 2003 (CAN)[11] Label: Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	188	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold[12]
Live It Out	Released: September 27, 2005 (CAN)[13] Label: Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	MC: Platinum[12]
Grow Up and Blow Away	Released: June 26, 2007 (CAN)[15] 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	—	—	—	164	76	MC: Platinum[12]
Synthetica	Released: June 12, 2012 (CAN)[16] Label: Metric Music International Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	21	132	113	91	78	53	59	51	12	MC: Platinum[12]
Pagans in Vegas	Released: September 18, 2015 Label: Metric Music International Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette	5	87	—	143	—	—	94	—	—	36
Art of Doubt	Released: September 21, 2018 Label: Metric Music International Formats: CD, LP, digital download	5	—	—	—	—	—	61	—	—	95

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)[17] Label: ABKCO Records Formats: CD, digital download
Cosmopolis (with Howard Shore)	Released: May 15, 2012 (FRA)[18] Label: Howe Formats: CD, digital download

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details
Live at Metropolis	Released: February 12, 2008 (CAN)[19] Label: Last Gang Format: DVD
Dreams So Real	Released: April 13, 2018 (CAN)[20] Label: Media Goes Here Format: DVD, Blu-ray, digital

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								Certifications	Album
		CAN [21]	CAN Rock [22]	BEL (FL) [3]	MEX Air. [23]	SCO [24]	UK [25]	US Alt. [26]	US Rock [27]
2004	"Combat Baby"	—	×	—	—	—	—	—	—		Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
	"Dead Disco"	—	×	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"Poster of a Girl"	—	×	—	—	—	—	—	—		Live It Out
	"Monster Hospital"	—	×	—	—	43	55	—	—
2007	"Empty"	—	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	—
2008	"Help I'm Alive"	21	15	63	—	—	160	17	30	MC: Gold[12]	Fantasies
2009	"Front Row"	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Gimme Sympathy"	52	16	—	17	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum[12]
	"Sick Muse"	—	26	—	18	—	—	—	—
	"Gold Guns Girls"	85	17	—	—	—	—	16	28
2010	"Stadium Love"	—	22	—	50	—	—	—	—
2012	"Youth Without Youth"	63	12	—	32	—	—	15	28	MC: Gold[12]	Synthetica
	"Breathing Underwater"	22	16	—	—	—	—	11	—[upper-alpha 3]	MC: Gold[12]
2013	"Synthetica"	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"The Shade"	92	11	—	—	—	—	40	—		Pagans in Vegas
	"Cascades"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Too Bad, So Sad"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Fortunes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Governess"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Dark Saturday"	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—		Art of Doubt
	"Dressed to Suppress"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Now or Never Now"	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	"Love You Back"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Risk"	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Common Lives"[30]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
	"Dark Saturday (Dirt Road Version)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charting songs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		CAN Rock [22]	BEL (WA) [4]	US Bub. [31]
2010	"Eclipse (All Yours)"	—	86	—	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2012	"Speed The Collapse"	—	—	22	Synthetica
2015	"Lie Lie Lie"	25	—	—	Pagans in Vegas

Notes

1. Live It Out did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 37 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[14]
2. "Empty" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 68 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[28]
3. "Breathing Underwater" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Rock Airplay chart.[29]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2003	"Calculation Theme"	Ramon Bloomberg
	"IOU"[32]	Michael Lustig, Steve Hanft[33]
	"Combat Baby"	Michael Schiller[34]
	"Succexy"	Ashley Cahill[35]
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[36]
2010	"Gold Guns Girls"	Eady Bros., Metric[37]
	"Stadium Love"	Deco Dawson, Robby Starbuck, Frank Borin[38]
	"Eclipse (All Yours)"	Brantley Gutierrez
	"Black Sheep"	Michael Gochanour[39]
"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
	"The Governess"
2018	"Dark Saturday"	Justin Broadbent
	"Dressed to Suppress"
	"Now or Never Now"	Lorraine Nicholson, Emily Haines
2019	"Love You Back"	Kristina Fleischer, Jonny Sanders
	"Risk"	Kristina Fleischer, Duane Fernandez

References

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18. "Cosmopolis (Bof)". Amazon.com (in French). Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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20. "Metric 2018 Dreams So Real". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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    • Monster Hospital: "2006 08 13 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
25. • Monster Hospital: "Chartlog UK: 1994–2008: M – My Vitriol". The Zobbel Website!. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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30. Metric (band) [@Metric] (November 1, 2019). "New single "Common Lives" METRIC x CDMX feat. Sergio Acosta, Rodrigo Guardiola, Sánchez Dub and Capri OUT NOW x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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32. Metric. I.O.U. (Video). YouTube.
33. "Metric – IOU". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
34. Metric. Combat Baby (Video) – via YouTube.
35. Metric. Succexy (Video) – via YouTube.
36. Metric. Sick Muse (Video) – via YouTube.
37. Metric (22 March 2010). Gold Guns Girls (Video). MySpace.
38. Metric. Stadium Love (Video) – via YouTube.
39. "Metric – Black Sheep". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

External links

• Metric Official site