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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The band's first album, ''Grow Up and Blow Away'', was all set to be released in 2001 by Restless Records...and then they were suddenly purchased by Creator/{{Rykodisc}}, who proceeded to sit on the album for years, until Last Gang Records bought the album's rights and finally released it in 2007.
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* ColbertBump: The band first came to prominence when one of their singles was used in a commercial for Polaroid cameras in 2001, but it was their inclusion on the ''{{Twilight}}: Eclipse'' soundtrack (and the accompanying music video) that really pushed them into the limelight.

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* ColbertBump: The band first came to prominence when one of their singles was used in a commercial for Polaroid cameras in 2001, but it was their inclusion on the ''{{Twilight}}: ''Film/{{Twilight}}: Eclipse'' soundtrack (and the accompanying music video) that really pushed them into the limelight.
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* BlackSheepHit: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''{{Twilight}}'' fanbase).

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* BlackSheepHit: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''{{Twilight}}'' ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' fanbase).
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* BlackSheepHit: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''{{Twilight}}'' fanbase).

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* BlackSheepHit: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''{{Twilight}}'' fanbase).
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* BlackSheepHit: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''{{Twilight}}'' fanbase).
* ColbertBump: The band first came to prominence when one of their singles was used in a commercial for Polaroid cameras in 2001, but it was their inclusion on the ''{{Twilight}}: Eclipse'' soundtrack (and the accompanying music video) that really pushed them into the limelight.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: To date, the "Mainstream" EP has never officially been released, but it continues to be circulated among hardcore Metric fans on the internet.
* NoHitWonder: Despite their career stretching back ten years, a massive popularity bump with their tie-in single released on the ''Eclipse'' soundtrack and massive critical acclaim in their home country, their biggest album barely cracked the top ten.
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