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| Released | October 16, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Dance-punk, indie rock, dance, disco | |||
| Length | 51:25 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
| Producer | !!!, Jim Eno, [1] Patrick Ford [1] | |||
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As If is the sixth studio album by American dance-punk group !!!, released on October 16, 2015, on Warp Records. [2]
Three official singles have been released from As If: "All U Writers", a 5+1⁄2-minute (5 minutes on the album) long song featuring vocals from Teresa Eggers, released 28 April 2015. "Freedom '15", a groovy leviathan of a disco track, released 30 July 2015, and features vocals from Yolanda Harris Dancy and Taletha Manor. A lyric video for "Freedom '15" was uploaded 20 August 2015. The third single from the album, "Bam City", was released 30 September 2015, with an accompanying music video. "Ooo", a grooving love song, was released with an accompanying music video on November 16, 2015.
One promotional single has been released from the As If: "Sick Ass Moon", an "R&B-tinted house track", released with "Freedom '15" on 30 July 2015.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 7/10 [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [8] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| NME | 6/10 [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [10] |
| Q | [3] |
| Uncut | 6/10 [3] |
In a positive review for Exclaim! , Daniel Sylvester called the album "one of the most enjoyable, if schizophrenic, dance albums of the year." [8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All U Writers" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Sick Ass Moon" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Every Little Bit Counts" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Freedom! '15" | 6:00 |
| 5. | "Ooo" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "All the Way" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Til the Money Runs Out" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Bam City" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Funk (I Got This)" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Lucy Mongoosey" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "I Feel So Free (Citation Needed)" | 8:39 |
| Total length: | 51:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Butt Dial/Bitter Lemon" | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 54:49 | |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 142 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] | 80 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [14] | 18 |
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