Live It Out

Live It Out is the second album released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on September 27, 2005, on Last Gang Records. The album sold 45,000 copies in the US,^[7] and it went Platinum in Canada, where it sold 100,000.^[8]

ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005

RecordedMetalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario

GenreIndie rock, new wave, post-punk revival

Length40:54

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Live It Out
Studio album by Metric
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival
Length	40:54
Label	Last Gang
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

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

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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.^[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.