One Armed Scissor

According to a Channel V 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDSnv5j_M-E&t=316s|title =At The Drive In - Live on The Joint 2001|website = YouTube}}

This song, along with the B-side "Incetardis", was selected to be put on the compilation This Station Is Non-Operational, which itself was named after one of "One Armed Scissor's" lyrics.

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 This Station Is Non-Operational containing more live footage, as well as studio footage.

1. "One Armed Scissor" – 3:45
2. "Pattern Against User" – 3:18
3. "Incetardis" – 3:26

• The song was listed at No. 255 on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Songs of the 2000s".{{Cite web |date=2009-10-21 |title=Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 |website=Pitchfork |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/1/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |archive-date=2009-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021073739/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/1/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} A BBC Music 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."{{Cite web |last=Diver |first=Mike |title=BBC - Music - Review of At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jjpn/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}} In October 2011, NME placed it at number 113 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years-1257|title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years|first=Rebecca|last=Schiller|date=October 6, 2011|website=NME|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
• "One Armed Scissor" is featured in the music video games Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 3 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.{{Cite web|last=Punknews.org|title=At The Drive-In's "One Armed Scissor" tops AP's "Haircut 100" singles countdown|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36083/at-the-drive-ins-one-armed-scissor-tops-aps-haircut-100-singles-countdown|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.punknews.org|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=AltPress |date=2009-10-20 |title=Haircut 100: Top 10 Lists From Select Ballots |url=https://www.altpress.com/haircut100/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}

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