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Critics
9 publications
- AllMusic5/5
- Mojo5/5
- Pitchfork10/10
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- Uncut5/5
- The Village VoiceA−
- NME9/10
- Rolling Stone4.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
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Tracklist
12 tracks · 61 min
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Metal Box (Super Deluxe Edition)Deluxe edition · 2016 · 25 tracks
- 1Albatross (Remastered 2009)
- 2Memories (Remastered 2009)
- 3Swan Lake (Remastered 2009)
- 4Poptones (Remastered)
- 5Careering (Remastered 2009)
- 6No Birds (Remastered 2009)
- 7Graveyard (Remastered 2009)
- 8The Suit (Remastered 2009)
- 9Bad Baby (Remastered 2009)
- 10Socialist (Remastered 2009)
- 11Chant (Remastered 2009)
- 12Radio 4 (Remastered 2009)
- 13Death Disco (7" Edit)
- 14Death Disco (12'' Remix)
- 151/2 Mix Megamix
- 16Death Disco (Live)
- 17Memories (Edit)
- 18Another (Edit)
- 19Poptones (BBC John Peel Session)
- 20Careering (BBC John Peel Session)
- 21Chant (BBC John Peel Session)
- 22Poptones (Live)
- 23Careering (Live)
- 24Pied Piper
- 25Poptones (Version 3)
About
Metal Box is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released by Virgin Records on 23 November 1979. It was reissued as Second Edition in 1980.
In brief
- When was Metal Box released?
- Metal Box was released in 1979.
- How many tracks are on Metal Box?
- Metal Box has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 61 minutes.
- What genre is Metal Box?
- Metal Box is catalogued under Post-Punk, Rock, Dub.
- What BPM is Metal Box?
- Metal Box runs at a median tempo of 132 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.