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Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? by Metric
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? is an album by Metric, released in 2003. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Combat Baby”, on 11 lists with a best position of #38.
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, Metric's debut album, came out on September 2, 2003, through Enjoy and Last Gang, and it's a slinky, jittery blast of new wave with a Toronto chill in its bones. It wasn't meant to be first: the band had already recorded Grow Up and Blow Away back in 2001, only to watch it sit on the shelf for years. Instead this is the record that introduced them, made with producer Michael Andrews at Elgonix Labs in Los Angeles.
Emily Haines runs the show, cool and cutting over her synths, while James Shaw's guitar needles away and the beat stays twitchy. "Combat Baby" and "Dead Disco" are the dance-floor bait. Reviews were warm, and it went gold in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combat Baby | 11 | #38 | – | 2004–2014 | |
| 2 | Dead Disco | 2 | #16 | – | 2005–2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.