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For Screening Purposes Only
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<h2 id="title">Title</h2> <p>The name of the album is derived from the 1999 film <i><a href="/facts/Thicker_Than_Water_(1999_film)/a04pYvWJ">Thicker Than Water</a></i>. In the movie the phrase <i>"For screening purposes only"</i> appears on screen whenever any violence occurs in the film. Band member <a href="/facts/Rory_Atwell/S80SWKof">Rory Atwell</a> has also stated that the first song on the album, "Your Biggest Mistake", is about the film.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="composition">Composition</h2> <p>The sounds on <i>Screening Purposes</i> fit somewhere between "cleaned-up" <a href="/facts/Death_rock/AJQa3aPW">death</a>-<a href="/facts/Disco/BQu4rHxV">disco</a> and "manicured" <a href="/facts/Noise_rock/5Htmpgkk">noise rock</a> and dons "<a href="/facts/Dance-punk/UvQAk00g">dance-punk</a> verve and <a href="/facts/Hardcore_punk/eonxzUyP">hardcore</a> mayhem".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> It also digs into "hook-filled, slash-and burn" <a href="/facts/Post-hardcore/uMMN8pro">post-hardcore</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>However, the trio bring in eclectic sounds of <a href="/facts/Avant-pop/LJTIUyUE">avant-pop</a>, <a href="/facts/Doom_metal/zojFcCkp">doom metal</a>, <a href="/facts/Funk/NVuzVek1">funk</a> and <a href="/facts/Hip_hop_music/0lsHpwAD">hip hop</a> throughout.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>Track listings and writing credits. </p> <ol><li>"Your Biggest Mistake" - 4:01 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Pull the Lever" - 3:58 (Rory Attwell)</li> <li>"Interlude" - 0:52 (Instrumental)</li> <li>"Boa vs. Python" - 3:02 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Circle. Square. Triangle" - 3:06 (Sam Mehran, Rory Attwell, Devonte Hynes)</li> <li>"Catch It!" - 3:38 (lyrics by Devonte Hynes, music by Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Maintain the Focus" - 3:35 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Snowball" – 3:12 (Rory Attwell)</li> <li>"What's Your Damage?" - 4:09 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"All You Need Is Blood" - 4:07 (Devonte Hynes + reversed rap by Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Sharks" – 3:42 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"Dancing on Pegs" - 2:16 (Rory Attwell)</li> <li>"Party on Dudes (Get Hype)" - 12:30 (Sam Mehran)</li> <li>"What's Michelle Like?" (Sam Mehran, Rory Attwell, Devonte Hynes) (US Bonus Track) (UK Hidden Track)</li> <li>"What's In the Box?" (Rory Attwell) (US Bonus Track)</li> <li>""Circle. Square. Triangle (MC Lars Edit)" - 3:06 (Sam Mehran, Rory Attwell, Devonte Hynes) (Japan Bonus Track)</li> <li>""Circle. Square. Triangle (James Ford Remix)" - 3:14 (Sam Mehran, Rory Attwell, Devonte Hynes) (Japan Bonus Track)</li></ol> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Critic Reviews for For Screening Purposes Only - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 August 2021. <a href="https://www.metacritic.com/music/for-screening-purposes-only/test-icicles/critic-reviews" target="_blank">https://www.metacritic.com/music/for-screening-purposes-only/test-icicles/critic-reviews</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Allmusic review <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r815723" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/r815723</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"CD: Test Icicles, For Screening Purposes Only". The Guardian. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/28/popandrock.shopping" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/28/popandrock.shopping</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>NME review <a href="https://www.nme.com/reviews/test-icicles/7811" target="_blank">https://www.nme.com/reviews/test-icicles/7811</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Ubl, Sam (3 November 2005). "Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2021. <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8304-for-screening-purposes-only/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8304-for-screening-purposes-only/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Robertson, Philip (7 December 200). "Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 August 2021. <a href="https://www.popmatters.com/testicicles-forscreening-2496087284.html" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/testicicles-forscreening-2496087284.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Hoard, Christian (23 January 2006). "Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060218233807/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/8958587/rid/9176098/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060218233807/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/8958587/rid/9176098/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Tiny Mix Tapes review <a href="http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Test-Icicles" target="_blank">http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Test-Icicles</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Test Icicles: 'Our Album Is About Musical Drug Dealing'". NME. Retrieved 29 April 2008. <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/test-icicles/21299" target="_blank">https://www.nme.com/news/test-icicles/21299</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Allmusic review <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r815723" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/r815723</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Hoard, Christian (23 January 2006). "Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060218233807/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/8958587/rid/9176098/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060218233807/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/8958587/rid/9176098/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Ubl, Sam (3 November 2005). "Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2021. <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8304-for-screening-purposes-only/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8304-for-screening-purposes-only/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>NME review <a href="https://www.nme.com/reviews/test-icicles/7811" target="_blank">https://www.nme.com/reviews/test-icicles/7811</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>