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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.[3] Four singles were released from the album; "Kelsey", "Control", "Shake It" and "Seventeen Forever".

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: August 7, 2007 "Control" Released: December 2007 "Shake It" Released: April 1, 2008 "Seventeen Forever" Released: December 13, 2008

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.[4]

Singles

"Kelsey" was released as the first single on August 7, 2007.[5] The song peaked at number 25 in New Zealand and at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart.[6][7]

The second single, "Control", was released in December 2007 but saw no commercial success. The song was released in the UK in the spring of 2009.[8]

"Shake It" would be their third single to be released from the album and was serviced to contemporary hit radio on April 1, 2008.[9] The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100[10] and reached the top 10 in multiple country charts including Canada, Australia and the UK.[11][12][13] The single has sold 1.2 million copies and is certified 2× Platinum in the US.[14][15]

Their fourth and final single to be released from the album, is "Seventeen Forever". The song was released on December 13, 2008. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified gold in the US.[10][15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(7.8/10)[16]
AllMusic	[17]
NME	[18]
Rocklouder	[19]

The album was received with relatively low reviews as Andrew Leahey from AllMusic gave the album a 2.5 out of 5 star rating. He criticizes the album as "not much exists beneath the polished sheen of teenaged lyrics and electronica-lite." However, he praises keyboardist Blake Healy's work as he remarks, "he is the band's secret weapon, supporting his two frontmen with enough bubbling synth to keep the ship float." NME gave the album a 2 out of 5 star rating. They compliment songs such as "Shake It" and "California" calling it "standout moments."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 189 on the US Billboard 200, but reached number 39 as its highest position on chart.[20] The album also peaked at number one on Top Dance/Electronic Albums.[21] It made it on Billboard 200 End Year chart at number 182 in 2008 and Top Dance/Electronic Albums End Year chart at number 2.[22][23] That same year, the album sold 87,000 copies.[24] Since, it has sold approximately 400,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for Metro Station adapted from AllMusic.[25]

Charts and certifications

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

На других языках

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- [en] Metro Station (album)

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[es] Metro Station (álbum)

Metro Station es el autotitulado álbum debut del grupo de música pop Metro Station. E álbum fue lanzado el 18 de septiembre del 2007 por Columbia Records y Red Ink.

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