Metro Station (album)

Metro Station is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Metro Station. The album was released on September 18, 2007 under Columbia/Red Ink.

Metro Station
Studio album by Metro Station
Released	September 18, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Emo pop synth-pop[1][2]
Length	30:56 (standard edition) 59:48 (deluxe edition)
Label	Columbia/Red Ink
Producer	S*A*M and Sluggo Joshua Cain Justin Pierre
Metro Station chronology
The Questions We Ask at Night (EP) (2006) Metro Station (2007) Kelsey (EP) (2009)
Singles from Metro Station
"Kelsey" Released: September 2007 "Control" Released: December 2007 "Shake It" Released: August 5, 2008 "Seventeen Forever" Released: December 13, 2008[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(7.8/10)[4]
AllMusic	[5]
NME	(4/10)[6]
Rocklouder	[7]

Four singles were released from the album; "Shake It" and "Seventeen Forever" charted on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] The album debuted at number 189 on the US Billboard 200, but reached a peak of 39 in June 2008. The single "Shake It" was certified Platinum in 2008. Since its release, Metro Station has sold approximately 400,000 copies in the United States.

The album was released in the UK on March 30, 2009. The version of the album released in the UK contains 2 exclusive bonus tracks including a brand new track, "After the Fall". The first UK single, "Shake It", was released a week before, on March 23, 2009.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Metro Station, except "True to Me" by Metro Station, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seventeen Forever"	2:54
2.	"Control"	3:20
3.	"Kelsey"	3:37
4.	"Shake It"	2:59
5.	"Wish We Were Older"	2:55
6.	"Now that We're Done"	3:28
7.	"True to Me"	2:52
8.	"Tell Me What to Do"	3:09
9.	"California"	2:42
10.	"Disco"	2:41
Total length:		30:56

UK bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"After the Fall"	2:58
12.	"Shake It" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix)	6:25
Total length:		40:19

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Goodnight and Goodbye"	4:02
12.	"Comin' Around"	2:40
13.	"The Love That Left You to Die"	3:08
14.	"Seventeen Forever" (acoustic version)	1:54
15.	"Kelsey" (acoustic version)	3:28
16.	"Shake It" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix)	6:25
17.	"Shake It" (Lenny B Remix – extended version)	7:15
Total length:		59:48

Personnel

• Trace Cyrus – lead guitar, vocals
• Mason Musso – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Blake Healy – synthesizer, beats, bass
• Anthony Improgo – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	52
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	88
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]	100
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	27
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17]	74
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	88
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	35
US Billboard 200[21]	39
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Rank
US Billboard 200[24]	182
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25]	2
Chart (2009)	Rank
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[26]	11

Release history

Country	Date
United States	March 7, 2008
New Zealand
Australia	August 9, 2008
Poland
Finland	March 25, 2008
United Kingdom	March 30, 2009

References

1. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breaking-artist-metro-station-255023/
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5. AllMusic review
6. NME review
7. Rocklouder review
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