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| Name = Metro Station <!--THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY FIELD. PLEASE DO NOT PUT AN IMAGE OR BAND LOGO HERE.--> |
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| name = Rounders |
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| Img = Metro Station.jpg |
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| Img_capt = Metro Station performing at [[The Fillmore]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]], November 21, 2007. |
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| caption = Rounders Movie Poster |
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| Landscape = Yes |
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| director = [[John Dahl]] |
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| Background = group_or_band |
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| writer = [[David Levien]]<br>[[Brian Koppelman]] |
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| Origin = [[Los Angeles, California]] |
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| starring = [[Matt Damon]]<br>[[Edward Norton]]<br>[[John Turturro]]<br>[[Famke Janssen]]<br>[[Gretchen Mol]]<br>with [[John Malkovich]]<br>and [[Martin Landau]] |
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| Genre = <!--Do NOT edit genres with opinion, use REFERENCES or it WILL be reverted-->[[Synth pop]]<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2008/08 /metro_station_gets_shaking.html</ref>, [[Electropop]], [[Emo]], [[Rock]] |
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| music = [[Christopher Young]] |
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| Years_active = 2006–Present |
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| cinematography = [[Jean-Yves Escoffier]] |
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| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia/Red Ink]] |
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| editing = [[Scott Chestnut]] |
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| Associated acts = [[Forever The Sickest Kids]] , [[The Secret Handshake]] , [[Powerspace]] |
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| producer = [[Ted Demme]]<br>[[Joel Stillerman]] |
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| URL = [http://www.metrostationmusic.com/ www.metrostationmusic.com] |
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| distributor = [[Miramax Films]] |
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| Current_members = Mason Musso<br/>[[Trace Cyrus]]<br />Blake Healy<br />Anthony Improgo |
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| released = [[September 11]], [[1998]] |
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| runtime = 121 minutes |
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| language = [[English language|English]]<br>[[French language|French]] |
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| budget = $12,000,000 [[United States dollar|USD]] |
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| imdb_id = 0128442 |
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'''Metro Station''' is a [[Pop music|pop]] band that formed in [[Los Angeles, California]]. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with [[Columbia Records|Columbia/Red Ink]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/15/entertainment/et-metro15 Another Cyrus, another career]</ref> They are perhaps best known for their Top 10 [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] hit single "[[Shake It (Metro Station song)|Shake It]]" <ref name=chartsingles>{{cite web|url= |
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:''For the 1965 western comedy, see [[The Rounders (1965 film)]].'' |
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http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=929481&model.vnuAlbumId=1078075|title=Metro Station Singles Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> from their [[Metro Station (album)|self-titled debut album]]. Popularized mainly by their co-frontman [[Trace Cyrus]], half brother to [[Hannah Montana]] star [[Miley Cyrus]], this music act has experienced a recent boom in their record sales. |
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'''''Rounders''''' is a [[1998 in film|1998 film]] about the underground world of high-stakes [[poker]]. Directed by [[John Dahl]] and starring [[Matt Damon]] and [[Edward Norton]], the movie follows two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash playing poker to pay off a huge debt. The term "[[card sharp|rounder]]" refers to a person whose sole means of earning a living is by playing cards. |
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The movie opened to mixed reviews and made only a modest amount of money. However, with the growing popularity of [[Texas hold 'em]] and other poker games, ''Rounders'' has become a cult hit. |
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==Plot== |
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''Rounders'' is about a former rounder, Mike McDermott ([[Matt Damon]]), who is torn between a commitment to his girlfriend Jo ([[Gretchen Mol]]) to concentrate on his law school studies and his loyalty to best friend Les "Worm" Murphy ([[Edward Norton]]). Just out of prison, Worm has a large gambling debt. He slowly convinces Mike to use his poker playing skills to help him pay it off, permanently damaging Mike's relationship with Jo and putting both men's lives at risk. |
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==History== |
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In 2006 the mothers of [[Trace Cyrus]] and Mason Musso introduced them to each other on the set of ''[[Hannah Montana]] '' which stars Mason's brother, [[Mitchel Musso|Mitchel]], and Trace's sister, [[Miley Cyrus|Miley]]. Sharing musical interests, they decided to form a band.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/15/entertainment/et-metro15 Another Cyrus, another career]</ref> Shortly thereafter, Cyrus recruited Blake Healy from Synthetic Joy as a keyboardist, synthesist, and bassist. Cyrus remained the singer and the lead guitarist. Musso became the group's main singer and rhythm guitarist. |
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''Rounders'' began filming in December 1997 and was set mostly in New York, with the notable exception being that the law school scenes were filmed at [[Rutgers]] Law School in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. |
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Metro Station soon gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, who was later added as the band's drummer, after the group released the song "Seventeen Forever", on their [[MySpace]] Music website. Musso sang lead on the track. The group's popularity on MySpace Music grew, and the band eventually topped the MySpace Music Unsigned Band's charts. |
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==Featured cast== |
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*[[Matt Damon]] as Mike McDermott |
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*[[Edward Norton]] as Lester 'Worm' Murphy |
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*[[John Turturro]] as Joey Knish |
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*[[Gretchen Mol]] as Jo |
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*[[John Malkovich]] as Teddy KGB |
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*[[Famke Janssen]] as Petra |
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*[[Michael Rispoli]] as Grama |
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*[[Martin Landau]] as Abe Petrovsky |
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Metro Station was discovered by an intern working for [[Columbia Records]]' Walking Eye program, after the intern discovered the band while looking through the MySpace Music charts and the group were signed shortly thereafter.<ref> |
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==Reception== |
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{{cite web| title = Biography - Metro Station| publisher = billboard.com| url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=QJTrG8lTvfbNwgxpKP6vGJv37x43FdvWrGyHrcD2vGbQ38ymMMTN!-1012323149&pid=929481| accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> |
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Despite an unremarkable theatrical release, ''Rounders'' has gone on to become somewhat of a [[cult classic]], particularly amongst poker enthusiasts. In an interesting [[The chicken or the egg|chicken or the egg]] situation, some speculate the film is directly responsible for the recent increase in the [[Texas hold 'em#The hold 'em explosion|popularity of Texas hold 'em]], while others believe that the substantial increase in the popularity of poker has nothing to do with the movie ''Rounders'', but that same increase does have everything to do with the come-lately increase in the popularity of the film, so many years after its theatrical release. |
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In the July 2007 issue of music magazine ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', Metro Station was listed as one of the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)".<ref>[http://altpress.com/news/2235.htm Metro Station Complete Debut Album]</ref> |
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[[2003 World Series of Poker|2003 WSOP]] champion [[Chris Moneymaker]] and [[2006 World Series of Poker|2006 WSOP]] champion [[Jamie Gold]] have both cited the movie as respectively igniting and reigniting their interest in poker. The movie is widely quoted by poker players at physical and [[online poker]] rooms. |
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Metro Station released their self-titled debut [[studio album]] in September 2007, the album had two singles released, "Kelsey" and "Control" both failed to chart, although with higher sales of the album both became more popular. It wasn't until mid-2008 when the release of the single "[[Shake It (Metro Station song)|Shake It]]" grabbed the band a significant amount of commercial exposure, peaking in the top-ten of three US charts. The song has peaked at #3 on [[Hot Digital Songs]], #9 in the [[Pop 100]], #10 in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and also at #20 in the [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart.<ref name=chartsingles>{{cite web|url= |
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''Rounders'' earned $8,459,126 during its opening weekend and closed with a domestic gross of $22,912,409.<ref name="boxofficemojo">Box Office Mojo {{cite web | title=Rounders (1998) | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rounders.htm | accessdate=2007-06-07}}</ref> |
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http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=929481&model.vnuAlbumId=1078075|title=Metro Station Singles Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> The success of the song also affected album sales, the album charting nine months later in 2008 at #43 in the [[Billboard 200]], #1 [[Top Electronic Albums]] and #2 in the [[Top Heatseekers]].<ref name=chartalbums>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=929481&model.vnuAlbumId=1078075|title=Metro Station Albums Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> |
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The group has toured with numerous bands such as [[We The Kings]], [[Boys Like Girls]], [[Valencia (band)|Valencia]], [[Cobra Starship]], and [[Good Charlotte]]. Over the summer Metro Station toured as one of the special guest acts along with [[The Maine (band)|The Maine]] for the [[Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour]] 2008<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003802569 Billboard - Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls Team For Tour], </ref> a tour that was co-headlined by Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte. The band also opened for other groups such as [[Simple Plan]]. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==Members== |
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*Mason Musso - [[vocals]], [[guitar]] |
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{{wikiquote|Rounders}} |
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*[[Trace Cyrus]] - [[guitar]], [[vocals]] |
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* {{imdb title|id=0128442|title=Rounders}} |
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*Blake Healy - [[synthesizer]]/[[Bass Guitar|bass]] |
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* [http://www.homepokergames.com/rounders.php HomePokerGames review] |
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*Anthony Improgo - [[drum kit|drums]] |
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==Discography== |
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{{Box Office Leaders USA |
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===Studio albums=== |
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| before = [[There's Something About Mary]] |
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| date = September 13 |
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| year = 1998 |
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! rowspan="2"| Year |
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| after = [[Rush Hour (film)|Rush Hour]] |
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! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! colspan="5"| Chart Positions |
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! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]] |
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! width="45"| [[Top Electronic Albums|US Electro]] |
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! width="45"| [[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]] |
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! width="45"| [[Top Rock Albums|US Rock]] |
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! width="45"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] |
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| 2007 |
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| align="left"| '''''[[Metro Station (album)|Metro Station]]''''' |
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* <small>Debut album</small> |
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* <small>Released: September 18, 2007</small> |
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* <small>Label: [[Columbia Records|Columbia/Red Ink]]</small> |
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===EPs=== |
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| 2007 |
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| ''The Questions We Ask at Night'' |
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===Singles=== |
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! rowspan="2"| Year |
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! rowspan="2"| Single |
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! colspan="6"| Chart Positions |
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! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]] |
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! width="40"| [[Pop 100|US Pop 100]] |
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! width="40"| [[Top 40 Mainstream|US T40 Main]] |
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! width="40"| [[Hot Dance Airplay|US Dance]] |
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! width="40"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] |
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! width="40"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 2007 |
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| align="left"| "Kelsey" |
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| rowspan="4"| ''Metro Station'' |
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| align="left"| "Control" |
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| rowspan="2"| 2008 |
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| align="left"| "[[Shake It (Metro Station song)|Shake It]]"<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup> |
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| 10 |
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| 7 |
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| 17 |
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| align="left"| "Seventeen Forever"<sup><span id="ref_B" />[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup> |
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| 86 |
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| align="center" colspan="11"| <small>"—" indicates the song failed to chart, was not released, or not certified</small> |
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<div class="references-small"> |
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*A<span id="endnote_A" />[[#ref_A|'''^''']] "Shake It" has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.<ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Shake%20It&artist=Metro%20Station&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 "Shake It" now goes Platinum!]</ref> |
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*B<span id="endnote_B" />[[#ref_B|'''^''']] Current single. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.Metrostationmusic.com Official Website] |
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*{{myspace|Metrostation|Metro Station}} |
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*[http://wedontbuyyourmerch.com/wordpress/?page_id=35 Interview of the band] |
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*[http://community.livejournal.com/Metrostationfan/ LiveJournal Community] |
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Revision as of 09:40, 11 October 2008
Metro Station |
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Metro Station is a pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia/Red Ink.[2] They are perhaps best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "Shake It" [3] from their self-titled debut album. Popularized mainly by their co-frontman Trace Cyrus, half brother to Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, this music act has experienced a recent boom in their record sales.
History
In 2006 the mothers of Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso introduced them to each other on the set of Hannah Montana which stars Mason's brother, Mitchel, and Trace's sister, Miley. Sharing musical interests, they decided to form a band.[4] Shortly thereafter, Cyrus recruited Blake Healy from Synthetic Joy as a keyboardist, synthesist, and bassist. Cyrus remained the singer and the lead guitarist. Musso became the group's main singer and rhythm guitarist.
Metro Station soon gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, who was later added as the band's drummer, after the group released the song "Seventeen Forever", on their MySpace Music website. Musso sang lead on the track. The group's popularity on MySpace Music grew, and the band eventually topped the MySpace Music Unsigned Band's charts.
Metro Station was discovered by an intern working for Columbia Records' Walking Eye program, after the intern discovered the band while looking through the MySpace Music charts and the group were signed shortly thereafter.[5]
In the July 2007 issue of music magazine Alternative Press, Metro Station was listed as one of the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)".[6]
Metro Station released their self-titled debut studio album in September 2007, the album had two singles released, "Kelsey" and "Control" both failed to chart, although with higher sales of the album both became more popular. It wasn't until mid-2008 when the release of the single "Shake It" grabbed the band a significant amount of commercial exposure, peaking in the top-ten of three US charts. The song has peaked at #3 on Hot Digital Songs, #9 in the Pop 100, #10 in the Billboard Hot 100 and also at #20 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart.[3] The success of the song also affected album sales, the album charting nine months later in 2008 at #43 in the Billboard 200, #1 Top Electronic Albums and #2 in the Top Heatseekers.[7]
The group has toured with numerous bands such as We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, Valencia, Cobra Starship, and Good Charlotte. Over the summer Metro Station toured as one of the special guest acts along with The Maine for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008[8] a tour that was co-headlined by Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte. The band also opened for other groups such as Simple Plan.
Members
- Mason Musso - vocals, guitar
- Trace Cyrus - guitar, vocals
- Blake Healy - synthesizer/bass
- Anthony Improgo - drums
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||||
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| US | US Electro | US Heat | US Rock | AUS | ||
| 2007 | Metro Station
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39 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
EPs
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| 2007 | The Questions We Ask at Night |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | US T40 Main | US Dance | CAN | AUS | |||||
| 2007 | "Kelsey" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Metro Station | ||
| "Control" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Shake It"[A] | 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | |||
| "Seventeen Forever"[B] | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" indicates the song failed to chart, was not released, or not certified | ||||||||||
External links
References
- ^ http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2008/08 /metro_station_gets_shaking.html
- ^ Another Cyrus, another career
- ^ a b "Metro Station Singles Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Another Cyrus, another career
- ^ "Biography - Metro Station". billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Metro Station Complete Debut Album
- ^ "Metro Station Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Billboard - Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls Team For Tour,
- ^ "Shake It" now goes Platinum!