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“Combat Baby” by Metric
From the album Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (2003)
“Combat Baby” by Metric appears on 11 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2003 on the album Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?. Its best result is #38 on The End Top 77 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #179 alternative song of 2004 and #1,563 alternative song of all time.
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"Combat Baby" comes from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, Metric's 2003 album, and it's a nervy piece of electro-rock with Emily Haines at the center of everything. She sings it, plays electric guitar and synthesizer, and wrote it with James Shaw. Joshua Winstead's bass and Joules Scott-Key's drums keep it jittery and taut. Michael Andrews produced and Edson Miller recorded and mixed, leaving it cool, sleek and a little dangerous.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 | 77 |
| 2004 | 40 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2005 | 47 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 268 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 289 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 293 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 179 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2010 | 296 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 296 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 300 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 298 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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