"One Armed Scissor" is the debut single by American post-hardcore band

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...

, released in 2000 from their album ''

Relationship of Command ''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on September 12, 2000. The album combines an aggressive edge with a melodic drive, harmonious, emotive vocals, and surreal lyrics. Whil ...

''. It was the first At the Drive-In song to be played regularly on a number of radio stations. The song reached No. 26 on the '' Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and No. 64 on the

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. It was also the encore song of their 2016 reunion tour.

Background

According to a

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interview, a one-armed scissor is a mixture of " red bull and vodka", and that the song is about their tours told from the omniscient character named the one-armed scissor who sees their hardships they deal with while on tour. This song, along with the B-side "Incetardis", was selected to be put on the compilation ''

This Station Is Non-Operational ''This Station Is Non-Operational'' is a compilation album by El Paso, Texas-based post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released May 24, 2005 by Fearless Records, four years after the band went on indefinite hiatus. Its tracks span the band's caree ...

'', which itself was named after one of "One Armed Scissor"'s lyrics.

Videos

The music video for this song contains all footage from live shows and the road in general. A second version of the video was also released with the Fearless Records compilation ''

'' containing more live footage, as well as studio footage.

Track listing

# "One Armed Scissor" – 3:45 # "Pattern Against User" – 3:18 # "Incetardis" – 3:26

In popular culture

*The song was listed at No. 255 on ''Pitchfork'''s "Top 500 Songs of the 2000s". The song was also ranked #1 on ''Alternative Press'''s "Haircut 100" list of the top 100 singles of the 2000s. A

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review hailed "One Armed Scissor" as one of the "most invigorating rock songs released in the last 20 or 30 years, let alone the past 10." In October 2011, ''

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'' placed it at number 113 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". *"One Armed Scissor" is featured in the

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s ''

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'' and ''

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'' as a playable track. * ''Alternative Press'' listed "One Armed Scissor" as the decade's "contemporary punk/emo scene's best single" out of one hundred others.

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2000 songs 2000 debut singles At the Drive-In songs