At War with the Mystics

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Music ratings At War with the Mystics is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on April 3, 2006, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is more guitar-driven and features more politically themed lyrics than the band's previous two albums The Soft Bulletin (1999) and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002). It is the groups' first album featuring contributions from drummer Kliph Scurlock.

At War with the Mystics won a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and was also nominated for Best Alternative Album. By 2009, the album had sold over 220,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

5.1 audio mix

Like The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi, At War with the Mystics was released as a special edition 5.1 CD+DVD-Audio mix on October 24, 2006, accompanied by studio outtakes, videos, and exclusive radio sessions.

Personnel

The Flaming Lips

• Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, mixing, production
• Steven Drozd – guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals, mixing, production
• Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering
• Kliph Scurlock – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Scott Booker – production
• Dave Fridmann – additional songwriting, production, mixing, programming, engineering, mastering
• Greg Kurstin – additional songwriting, production, backing vocals and instruments on "Haven't Got a Clue"

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2006)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	196

External links

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