Fantasies by Metric

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Help I'm Alive 4:46 262,179
2 Sick Muse 4:18 162,406
3 Satellite Mind 3:43 144,000
4 Twilight Galaxy 4:54 136,567
5 Gold Guns Girls 4:05 183,230
6 Gimme Sympathy 3:53 191,200
7 Collect Call 4:47 132,573
8 Front Row 3:34 122,505
9 Blindness 4:27 122,571
10 Stadium Love 4:14 121,666

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About this album

Metric Productions Inc., Under exclusive license to Last Gang Records (2009) Released: 7 Apr 2009 10 tracks (42:41)
Fantasies is the name of the fourth album released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on April 7, 2009. In the U.S. it debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers, and peaked at #76 on the Billboard 200. In Canada it debuted at #8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #6. In Australia, the album debuted at #48.

Background:

The first single release from the album, “Help I’m Alive”, was added to the iTunes Store on December 23, 2008 in Canada. The single is also available on 7” vinyl from their website, and was available on their “Jingle Bell Rock” tour in December 2008. On February 13, 2009, the album cover’s image was added to the song “Help I’m Alive” on their MySpace playlist. On February 28, 2009, the band added the song “Gimme Sympathy” to their MySpace playlist.

The album is available through their website, in vinyl, deluxe hardcover, digital, or limited edition packages.

The song “Front Row” was featured on the March 12th episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and released as a single on iTunes the same day. Front woman Emily Haines told Drowned in Sound that “Front Row” was inspired by the novel Great Jones Street by Don DeLillo.

According to exclaim.ca, the album’s leak has caused Metric to push the release date of the album forward one week to April 7. The website also reports that the band has a “special surprise” planned for Canada in promotion for its release.

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  • richybb

    one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life. addicted!

    last month
  • sunnystream

    First album I heard from Metric, and my favourite.

    March 2012
  • mikedrew73

    I love this entire album it is amazing! If people dont think that this is there best then im going to have to check out there previous albums for sure!

    March 2012
  • NicoleYeh

    amazing album

    February 2012
  • shauno5166

    their most pop like album, but tbh it's my favorite. Grow up and blow away is a very close second although.

    January 2012
  • CRAZYBALLIZTIK

    Yeah, I agree, their best !

    November 2011
  • ohsolucky

    As a very long time Metric fan, I was a bit underwhelmed by this album after the initial shock of "new Metric!!!" wore off. Doesn't touch their other releases, but still got some nice tracks.

    September 2011
  • threebright

    Collect Call // Blindness are reeally the only two that I "love" :/

    August 2011
  • JORDANLOLOL

    I love this album but it doesn't compete with Grow Up and Blow Away and Old World Underground [2]

    August 2011
  • Oriel7thCipher

    It's a Great album..! The Best Of Metric..!!

    August 2011
  • Fugedaboutit

    I love this album but it doesn't compete with Grow Up and Blow Away and Old World Underground

    June 2011
  • vvillean

    Fácil de descrevê-lo: Perfeito.

    June 2011
  • mecbirdhouse

    I dig this.

    May 2011
  • SuperExtraLost

    I don't think it's their best album, but I love Help I'm Alive and Blindness!

    May 2011
  • lightningmonkey

    i love every single song. [2] It's very rare that I feel that way about an album, but this one's brilliant.

    May 2011
  • doppelganger47

    Fantasies is an album where i love every single song. hardly ever happens to me, especially regarding a band i'd only recently discovered as well, and now they're one of my favs.

    May 2011
  • Lailson_

    Help I'm Alive o/

    April 2011
  • feminum

    love this album d((*_*))b

    February 2011
  • sonicvalentine

    the acoustic versions of the songs included in the album reveal how beautiful is this album!!! contagious in a certain state of mind

    January 2011
  • kissesneverdie

    My favorite is probably Stadium Love or Satellite Mind but a great album overall.

    January 2011
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