Fight Test

by The Flaming Lips

Fight Test cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 22 April 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:48
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Scott Hardkiss

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Centered around the hit single that famously resulted in a plagiarism settlement due to its resemblance to Cat Stevens' 'Father and Son'. The accompanying EP perfectly showcases the band's eccentric brilliance, featuring wildly imaginative, synthesizer-heavy covers of Kylie Minogue and Radiohead.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, space, spacey, orchestral, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Fight Test (4:16)
  2. Can't Get You out of My Head - Live at KEXP (4:05)
  3. The Golden Age - Live (3:12)
  4. Knives Out - Live on KCRW (4:21)
  5. Do You Realize?? - Scott Hardkiss Floating in Space Vocal Mix (9:05)
  6. The Strange Design of Conscience (4:21)
  7. Thank You Jack White (For the Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me) (3:24)

Credits

  • Michael Ivins - band [the flaming lips], written-by
  • Steven Drozd - band [the flaming lips], written-by
  • Wayne Coyne - band [the flaming lips], written-by
  • Cathy Dennis - written-by
  • Rob Davis - written-by
  • Daniel Huffman - performer [additional players]
  • Kliph Scurlock - performer [additional players]
  • Rachel Howard - performer [additional players]

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