Tool of the Man

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tool of the Man

| type = Album

| artist = Poster Children

| cover = PosterChildrenToolOfTheManCover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 26, 1993

| recorded = 1992, Dreamland, Gatehouse, New York City, New York

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock, post-hardcore

| length = 41:16

| label = Sire{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-03-05-9303187740-story.html|title=POSTER CHILDREN RECORDING SONG FOR SIRE COMPILATION|first=David|last=Rothschild|website=chicagotribune.com|date=5 March 1993 }}
Creation (UK)

| producer = Mike McMackin

| prev_title = Daisychain Reaction

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Just Like You

| next_year = 1994

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tool-of-the-man-mw0000096157|title=Tool of the Man - Poster Children | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=609}}

|rev3 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=888}}

}}

Tool of the Man is the third album by American alternative rock band Poster Children, released in 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1993-04-25-2921553-story.html|title=POSTER CHILDREN TOOL AROUND UNDER THEIR OWN POWER|first=RICH|last=HARRY|website=mcall.com|date=25 April 1993 }} The title of the album comes from graffiti written in dust on the band's van during the South by Southwest Festival: "Poster Children, Band of the Year, Tool of the Man." The album art consists of several optical illusions, including an afterimage of the United States flag on the front cover.