At War with the Mystics
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Track listing
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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.
Outtakes
Radio sessions
Videos
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
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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