One Armed Scissor

"One Armed Scissor"
Single by At the Drive-In
from the album Relationship of Command
B-side
  • "Pattern Against User"
  • "Incetardis"
ReleasedAugust 7, 2000
GenrePost-hardcore, emo
Length3:45
LabelGrand Royal
Songwriter(s)
[1]
Producer(s)Ross Robinson
At the Drive-In singles chronology
"One Armed Scissor"
(2000) 		"Rolodex Propaganda"
(2000)

"One Armed Scissor" is the debut single by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released in 2000 from their album Relationship of Command. It was the first At the Drive-In song to be played regularly on a number of radio stations, and is considered to be one of the first emo songs to have achieved mainstream success.[2] The song reached No. 26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and No. 64 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also the encore song of their 2016 reunion tour.

  1. ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Deiterman, Corey. "Put On A Happy Face: 6 Ex-Emos Who Found More Success By Being Happy". Houston Press. Retrieved 2023-08-20.