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As If
Studio album by !!!
Released	October 16, 2015
Genre	Dance-punk, indie rock, dance, disco
Length	51:25
Label	Warp Records
Producer	!!!, Jim Eno, Patrick Ford
!!! chronology
Thr!!!er (2013) As If (2015) Shake the Shudder (2017)
Singles from As If
"All U Writers" Released: April 28, 2015 "Freedom! '15" Released: July 30, 2015 "Bam City" Released: September 30, 2015 "Ooo" Released: November 16, 2015 "Every Little Bit Counts" Released: January 29, 2016

As If is the sixth studio album by American dance-punk group !!!, released on October 16, 2015, on Warp Records.

Singles

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.

Promotional singles

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash	7/10
Consequence of Sound	C
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Exclaim!	8/10
Mojo
NME	6/10
Pitchfork	6.9/10
Q
Uncut	6/10

In a positive review for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester called the album "one of the most enjoyable, if schizophrenic, dance albums of the year."

Track listing

Personnel

• Rafael Cohen – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
• Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards
• Mario Andreoni – guitar, bass, keyboards
• Allan Wilson – saxophone, keyboards, percussion, background vocals
• Daniel Gorman – keyboards, background vocals
• Paul Quattrone – drums
• Heba Kadry – mastering

Charts

References

1. ^ "As If by !!! [Chik Chik Chik]". metacritic.net. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
2. "!!!: As If". Warp.net. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
3. ^ "Critic Reviews for As If". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
4. Sendra, Tim. "As If - !!!". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
5. Smith, Mat (October 16, 2015). "!!! - As If". Clash. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
6. Pearce, Sheldon (October 15, 2015). "!!! - As If". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
7. Roseblade. Nick (October 13. 2015). "Album Review: !!! - As If" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
8. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (October 15, 2015). "!!! - As If". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
9. Huggett, Stuart (October 14, 2015). "!!! - 'As If'". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
10. Cook, Cameron (October 21, 2015). "!!!: As If". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
11. "As If". itunes.apple.com/jp. Retrieved 4 Oct 2015.
12. "Ultratop.be – !!! – As If" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
13. "!!!(チック・チック・チック)のアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
14. "Chk Chk Chk 2 Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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