Fight Test

The Flaming Lips

About Fight Test

Fight Test is an extended play (EP) released by The Flaming Lips featuring the song of the same name, released on Warner Bros. Records in 2003. The single version of "Fight Test" was released on June 23, 2003, peaking at #28 in the UK Singles Chart. It is the third single to be picked from the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. It is an enhanced CD, containing covers of Radiohead's "Knives Out", Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head", and Beck's "The Golden Age." In addition, the EP includes two original songs. The UK version was a normal CD single, which also featured some previously unreleased songs. 


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The test begins, now
I thought I was smart, I thought I was right
I thought it better not to fight, I thought there was a
Virtue in always being cool, so when it came time to
Fight I thought I'll just step aside and that the time would
Prove you wrong and that you would be the fool

I don't know where the sun beams end and the star
Lights begins it's all a mystery

Oh to fight is to defend if it's not
Now than tell me when would be the time that you would stand up
And be a man, for to lose I could accept but to surrender
I just wept and regretted this moment, oh that I, I
Was the fool

I don't know where the sun beams end and the star
Lights begins it's all a mystery
And I don't know how a man decides what right for his
Own life, it's all a mystery

Cause I'm a man not a boy and there are things
You can't avoid you have to face them when you're not prepared
To face them,
If I could I would but you're with him now it'd do no good
I should have fought him but instead I let him, I let
Him take it

I don't know where the sun beams end and the star
Lights begins it's all a mystery
And I don't know how a man decides what right for his
Own life, it's all a mystery

The test is over, now

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The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips are an American rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983. Instrumentally, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What Is the Light? (An Untested Hypothesis Suggesting That the Chemical [In Our Brains] by Which We Are Able to Experience the Sensation of Being in Love Is the Same Chemical That Caused the "Big Bang" That Was the Birth of the Accelerating Universe)". They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and frontman Wayne Coyne's signatur… more »

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Written by: WAYNE COYNE, STEVEN DROZD, DAVE FRIDMANN, YUSUF ISLAM, MICHAEL IVINS

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10 facts about this song

Album Appearance
"Fight Test" is a song by The Flaring Lips that comes from their 2002 album, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots".
Noteworthy Recognition
The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart which is one mark of its popularity.
Legal Issues
"Fight Test" faced some copyright infringement challenges because it is melodically similar to "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). As a result, Yusuf and the Flaming Lips shared royalties.
Main Theme
The song outlines the dilemma of choosing between physical fighting and emotional bravery.
Critic Acclaim
The song was highly praised by critics for its introspective lyrics and forward-thinking sound.
Awards
The track was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Lyrics Controversy
The controversy over the song's melody resulted in all reprints of the CD sleeve containing an acknowledgment to Cat Stevens for his song "Father and Son".
Musical Style
The Flaming Lips, a band known for their psychedelic rock style, continue in that vein with "Fight Test," featuring distorted guitars and synthesizers.
Social Impact
Apart from its musical success, "Fight Test" has made its mark in popular culture, with its usage for the soundtrack in an episode of the British sitcom, "The Inbetweeners."
Legacy
"Fight Test" continues to be one of the most recognized and adored songs in The Flaming Lips' catalogue, maintaining its relevance to listeners for nearly two decades.

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