Editing Relationship of Command (section)

==Background and recording==
''Relationship of Command'' was recorded over a seven-week period starting on January 17, 2000,<ref name=PNrecord>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/249/at-the-drive-in-record-news|title=At the Drive-In Record News|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 28, 1999|accessdate=February 6, 2021}}</ref> following a tour supporting [[Rage Against the Machine]]. The album was recorded at the Indigo Ranch Studios, in [[Malibu, California]], and was produced by [[Ross Robinson]] and mixed by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]. Known for his unorthodox production methods, Robinson at one point took bass player [[Paul Hinojos]] for a drive in his [[SUV]] through the hills of Malibu to get his adrenaline going prior to recording. He also brought [[Iggy Pop]] to the studio for a guest appearance; [[Omar Rodriguez-Lopez|Omar Rodriguez]] commented: "[Ross] had been talking to Iggy because they were gonna work together. I don't know if they ever did, but they'd sort of been chatting, so Ross had passed him our previous records and he liked them. So, of course I brought up the idea, "Why not [have Iggy] come and do something on the album?" Ross mentioned it to Iggy, and he was completely open to it. He came down to the studio for a whole day in which he sang [on "Rolodex Propaganda"] and did the ransom note [on "Enfilade"]."<ref name="altpress">{{cite web|title=The Class of 2000: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on At The Drive-In's "Relationship Of Command"|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_class_of_2000_omar_rodriguez-lopez_on_at_the_drive-ins_relationshi/|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530231448/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_class_of_2000_omar_rodriguez-lopez_on_at_the_drive-ins_relationshi|archive-date=May 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, Rodriguez stated that he felt the album was “ruined by the mix”, calling it “plastic” and said he did not feel it captured the band’s true energy.<ref name="altpress"/>  

The album's cover artwork (including the covers for the singles "One Armed Scissor," "Invalid Litter Dept." and "Rolodex Propaganda"), illustrated by [[Damon Locks]], all revolve around imagery of the [[Trojan War]], and the [[Trojan Horse]] in particular.