Live It Out

Live It Out
Studio album by Metric
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
Genre	Indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival
Length	40:54
Label	Last Gang Records
Producer	James 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
"Monster Hospital" Released: 2006 "Poster of a Girl" Released: 2006 "Handshakes" Released: 2006 (promo only) "Empty" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
musicOMH	[2]
NME	8/10 [3]
No Ripcord	8/10 [4]
Pitchfork	4.2/10 [5]
Uncut	[6]

Live It Out is the second studio 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] it went platinum in Canada, where it sold 100,000 units. ^[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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
11.	"Monster Hospital" (MSTRKRFT Remix)	5:14

French digipack edition bonus track ^[13]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Dead Rock & Roll" (Dead Disco Remix)	4:00

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Canada ( Nielsen SoundScan ) [14]	14
US Billboard Top Heatseekers [15]	37
US Billboard Independent Albums [16]	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. Discogs. "Metric – Live It Out CAT# TECI-21367 on Discog". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
12. Discogs. "Metric – Live It Out CAT# LADO 17182-2 on Discog". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
13. Discogs. "Metric – Live It Out CAT# NV 806211 on Discog". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
14. "ALBUMS : Top 100". Archived from the original on 2005-11-01.
15. "Top Rock Songs & Charts, Rock Music Hits & Popular Rock Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
16. "Top Rock Songs & Charts, Rock Music Hits & Popular Rock Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.