Canadian indie rock and new wave band Metric have released nine studio albums, seven extended plays, 25 singles, two video albums, 29 music videos and three soundtrack albums.
| Metric discography | |
|---|---|
 Metric, Coachella Festival, April 2008 From left to right: James Shaw, Joules Scott-Key, Emily Haines, Joshua Winstead | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 29 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| 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? |
|
— | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live It Out |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] |
|
| Grow Up and Blow Away |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fantasies |
|
6 | 48 | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | 164 | 76 |
|
| Synthetica |
|
2 | 21 | 132 | 113 | 91 | 78 | 53 | 59 | 51 | 12 |
|
| Pagans in Vegas |
|
5 | 87 | — | 143 | — | — | 94 | — | 124 | 36 | |
| Art of Doubt |
|
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | —[B] | 95 | |
| Formentera |
|
38 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | |
| Formentera II |
|
82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
|
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
|
| Cosmopolis (with Howard Shore) |
|
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Metropolis |
|
| Dreams So Real |
|
Extended plays
edit- 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
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [24] |
CAN Rock [25] |
AUS Hit. [26] |
BEL (FL) [3] |
BEL (WA) [4] |
MEX [27] |
SCO [28] |
UK [29] |
US [30] |
US Rock [31] | ||||
| "Combat Baby" | 2004 | — | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? | |
| "Dead Disco" | — | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Monster Hospital" | 2006 | — | × | — | — | — | — | 43 | 55 | — | — | Live It Out | |
| "Poster of a Girl"[32] | — | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Empty"[33] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | ||
| "Help I'm Alive" | 2008 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 63 | — | — | — | 160 | —[D] | 30 |
|
Fantasies |
| "Front Row"[36] | 2009 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gimme Sympathy"[37] | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Sick Muse"[38] | —[E] | 26 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gold Guns Girls" | 85 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| "Waves"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stadium Love" | 2010 | —[F] | 22 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Eclipse (All Yours)"[41] | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | ||
| "Black Sheep"[42] (original or featuring Brie Larson) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | ||
| "Youth Without Youth" | 2012 | 63 | 12 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 28 |
|
Synthetica |
| "Speed The Collapse"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] | — | |||
| "Breathing Underwater"[45] | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[H] |
| ||
| "Synthetica"[47] | 2013 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Shade"[48] | 2015 | 92 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[I] | Pagans in Vegas | |
| “Lie, Lie, Lie”[50] | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Governess"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dark Saturday"[52] | 2018 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Art of Doubt | |
| "Dressed to Suppress"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now or Never Now"[54] | — | 11 | — | —[J] | —[K] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Risk"[55] | 2019 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Common Lives"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Auld Anxi"[57] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All Comes Crashing"[18] | 2022 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[L] | Formentera | |
| "Doomscroller"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What Feels Like Eternity"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "False Dichotomy"[60] | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just the Once"[19] | 2023 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[M] | Formentera II | |
| "Nothing Is Perfect"[62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Would You Be for Me"[63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Handshakes" | 2006 | Live It Out |
| "Hardwire"[64] | 2007 | Grow Up and Blow Away |
| "Lost Kitten"[65] | 2013 | Synthetica |
| "The Fatal Gift"[66] | 2014 | Non-album single |
| "Cascades"[67] | 2015 | Pagans in Vegas |
| "Too Bad, So Sad"[68] | ||
| "Fortunes"[69] | ||
| "Come on Angel"[70] | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Love You Back"[71] | 2019 | Art of Doubt |
| "Dark Saturday (Dirt Road version)"[72] | Non-album singles | |
| "Empty (Dirt Road version)"[73] | 2020 | |
| "The Police and the Private (Dirt Road version)"[74] | ||
| "Live It Out (Dirt Road version)"[75] | ||
| "Cascades (Dirt Road version)"[76] | 2021 | |
| "Now or Never Now (Dirt Road version)"[76] |
Other charting songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Rock [25] | |||
| "Paper Walls" (with Rezz) |
2021 | 37 | Spiral |
Notes
edit- ^ Live It Out did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 37 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[14]
- ^ Art of Doubt did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 68 on the UK Album Downloads chart.[17]
- ^ "Empty" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 68 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[34]
- ^ "Help I'm Alive" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 34 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[35]
- ^ "Sick Muse" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 28 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[39]
- ^ "Stadium Love" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[39]
- ^ "Speed The Collapse" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[44]
- ^ "Breathing Underwater" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Rock Airplay chart.[46]
- ^ "The Shade" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[49]
- ^ "Now or Never Now" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Flemish Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[3]
- ^ "Now or Never Now" did not enter the Walloon Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Walloon Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[4]
- ^ "All Comes Crashing" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[49]
- ^ "Just the Once" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[61]
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Calculation Theme" | Ramon Bloomberg |
| "IOU"[77] | Michael Lustig, Steve Hanft[78] | |
| "Combat Baby" | Michael Schiller[79] | |
| "Succexy" | Ashley Cahill[80] | |
| 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[81] | |
| 2010 | "Gold Guns Girls" | Eady Bros., Metric[82] |
| "Stadium Love" | Deco Dawson, Robby Starbuck, Frank Borin[83] | |
| "Eclipse (All Yours)" | Brantley Gutierrez | |
| "Black Sheep" | Michael Gochanour[84] | |
| "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 | |
| 2022 | "All Comes Crashing" | Justin Broadbent |
References
edit- ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- Formentera: "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of July 23, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- Formentera II: "Canadian Albums: Week of October 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Discography Metric". australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- Pagans in Vegas: Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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- ^ a b c "Discographie Metric". ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Discographie Metric". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Metric / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Synthetica: "2012-07-01 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- Pagans in Vegas: "2015-09-25 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- Art of Doubt: "2018-09-28 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- Formentera: "2022-07-15 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Metric". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "Metric". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- Fantasies: "Chartlog UK: 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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- ^ True, Chris. "Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? – Metric". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Canadian certifications – Metric". Music Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Leijon, Erik. "Live It Out – Metric". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Metric Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ MacNeil, Jason. "Grow Up and Blow Away – Metric". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Synthetica – Metric". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Shutler, Ali (April 28, 2022). "Metric announce new album 'Formentera', share 'All Comes Crashing'". NME. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Anderson, Carys (2023-07-07). "Metric announce new album Formentera II, share "Just the Once": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Cosmopolis (Bof)". Amazon.com (in French). Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Metric 2006 Live at Metropolis". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "Metric 2018 Dreams So Real". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1025" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Monster Hospital: "2006 08 13 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^
- Monster Hospital: "Chartlog UK: 1994–2008: M – My Vitriol". The Zobbel Website!. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- "Help I'm Alive": Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 15.02.2014 (wk6)". Zobbel. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Metric – Chart History". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Metric - Poster of a Girl on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Empty" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 6 April 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Metric Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Front Row - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Gimme Sympathy - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Sick Muse - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metric Chart History: Canada Emerging Artists". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Waves - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eclipse (All Yours) - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Black Sheep - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Metric – "Speed The Collapse" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 23 May 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Metric Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Breathing Underwater - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Metric Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Synthetica - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Metric – "The Shade" Video - Stereogum". Stereogum. 14 August 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Metric – "Lie, Lie, Lie" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 3 September 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "The Governess" Video - Stereogum". Stereogum. 17 November 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Dark Saturday - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Dressed to Suppress - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Now or Never Now - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Risk - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ @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.
- ^ Hardwick, Dakin (January 2021). "Single of the Week: "Auld Anxi" by Metric". spinningplatters.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Doomscroller - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "What Feels Like Eternity by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "False Dichotomy by Metric, 7-inch Vinyl Single". Metric Music International. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Adult Alternative Airplay - Week of September 23, 2023". Billboard. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Nothing Is Perfect - Single by Metric". Spotify. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Who Would You Be for Me - Single by Metric". Spotify. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Old Metric – "Hardwire" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 23 May 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Lost Kitten" Video - Stereogum". Stereogum. 4 December 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "The Fatal Gift" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 18 March 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Cascades" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 2 June 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Too Bad, So Sad" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 16 July 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Fortunes" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 20 August 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metric – "Come on Angel" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 18 March 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Love You Back by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Dark Saturday - Dirt Road Edition - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Empty - Dirt Road Edition - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Police and the Private - Dirt Road Edition - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Live It Out - Dirt Road Edition - Single by Metric on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Two new singles. Limited to 500". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ Metric. I.O.U. (Video). YouTube.
- ^ "Metric – IOU". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Metric. Combat Baby (Video) – via YouTube.
- ^ Metric. Succexy (Video) – via YouTube.
- ^ Metric. Sick Muse (Video) – via YouTube.
- ^ Metric (22 March 2010). Gold Guns Girls (Video). MySpace.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Metric. Stadium Love (Video) – via YouTube.
- ^ "Metric – Black Sheep". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
edit- Metric Official site