''Grow Up and Blow Away'' is the third studio album by the Canadian

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. The album was recorded in 2001, but its release was delayed for years; this was due to their

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, being purchased by

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. As the years passed, the band's sound changed to the point where they no longer felt the album would be what the fans expected to hear. As such, Metric recorded a completely new album, '' Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?'', and released that instead.

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later purchased the rights to the album and released it on June 26, 2007. Compared with the 2001 version, the songs "London Halflife" and "Soft Rock Star" (Jimmy vs. Joe mix) from the 2001 EP '' Static Anonymity'' were added. "Torture Me", "Fanfare", and "Parkdale" were removed. Also, the order of some songs was changed and other songs (like the title track and "Rock Me Now") were slightly re-worked. The album's title song (with the lyrics "die today" changed to "fly today") was used in a television commercial in North America for

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's I-Zone Sticky Film in 2000-2001.

Track listing

2007 version

All songs written, performed and recorded by

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and James Shaw. "Torture Me", "Parkdale", and "Fanfare" were never re-released.

2001 version (never officially released)

All songs written, performed and recorded by Emily Haines and James Shaw.

References

2007 albums Metric (band) albums Last Gang Records albums Unreleased albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub