The Argument (Fugazi album)

The Argument
Studio album by Fugazi
Released	October 16, 2001
Recorded	January–April 2001
Studio	Inner Ear Studios, Dischord House, Arlington, Virginia
Genre	Post-hardcore[1] indie rock[2][3] post-punk[4] art punk
Length	44:53
Label	Dischord
Producer	Fugazi, Don Zientara
Fugazi chronology
Furniture (2001) The Argument (2001) Fugazi Live Series (2004)

The Argument is the sixth and final studio album from the post-hardcore band Fugazi released on October 16, 2001, through Dischord Records. It was recorded at Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA and the Dischord House between January and April 2001. It was the band's last release (simultaneously with Furniture) before going on hiatus in 2003, until the release of First Demo over thirteen years later.

Upon release, The Argument was met with critical and commercial success. Many critics have called it the band's best album as well as one of the most important releases in the post-hardcore genre.