Editing Relationship of Command (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Relationship of Command
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[At the Drive-In]]
| cover        = At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command cover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|2000|9|12}}
| recorded     = January–March 2000
| venue        = 
| studio       = Indigo Ranch Studios ([[Malibu, California]])
| genre        = *[[Post-hardcore]]
| length       = 45:31
| label        = * [[Grand Royal]]
* [[Fearless Records|Fearless]]
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer     = [[Ross Robinson]]
| prev_title   = [[Sunshine / At the Drive-In]]
| prev_year    = 2000
| next_title   = [[This Station Is Non-Operational]]
| next_year    = 2005
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Relationship of Command
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[One Armed Scissor]]
 | single1date = August 7, 2000
 | single2     = Rolodex Propaganda
 | single2date = December 4, 2000
 | single3     = [[Invalid Litter Dept.]]
 | single3date = March 12, 2001
}}
}}

'''''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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Butler |first=Blake |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/relationship-of-command-japan-bonus-tracks-r957102/review |title=Relationship of Command [Japan Bonus Tracks&#93; – At the Drive-In |publisher=AllMusic |date=September 12, 2000 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> While it continues in the alternative style of At the Drive-In's previous albums, ''Relationship of Command'' is seen as a more well-rounded album than its predecessors. Initially received positively by critics, the album is now seen not only as one of the most influential post-hardcore albums of the 2000s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=274771 |title=At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command – Album Review |publisher=[[AbsolutePunk]] |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> but also as one of the most accomplished recent works in the wider rock spectrum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jjpn |title=Music - Review of At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command |publisher=BBC |accessdate=March 6, 2012}}</ref> ''Relationship of Command'' was voted twelfth out of 100 in the Albums of the Decade by ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade-1381|title=The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade|date=November 18, 2009|newspaper=NME|language=en-US|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> and the 37th most influential album of all time by ''[[Kerrang!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216032059/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 16, 2006 |title=Rocklist.net...Kerrang! Lists Page 1 |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> It was the band's final album to feature founding guitarist [[Jim Ward (musician)|Jim Ward]].