Hypnotize (album)

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Hypnotize
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Studio album by
System of a Down
ReleasedNovember 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
Studio The Mansion and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length39:40
Label
Producer
System of a Down chronology
Mezmerize
(2005)		Hypnotize
(2005)
Singles from Hypnotize
  1. "Hypnotize"
    Released: October 11, 2005
  2. "Lonely Day"
    Released: April 17, 2006
  3. "Vicinity of Obscenity"
    Released: May 29, 2006

Hypnotize is the fifth and most recent studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of its companion album Mezmerize . Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [10]
Playlouder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
PopMatters 6/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Stylus Magazine C [12]
Sputnikmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Hypnotize received generally positive reviews. It opened at number one on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in its first week. The album also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005. [14] Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide. [15]

Entertainment Weekly (No. 851, p. 100) - "[T]hey're flaunting a heretofore underexplored sensitive side, offsetting their trademark stampeding riffology with flashes of delicate lyricism." - Grade: B+

Rolling Stone (No. 988, p. 117) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "Hell immediately runneth over in Malakian's scoured-staccato guitars and Dolmayan's furious hammering."

Spin (p. 62) - Ranked #20 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of 2005".

Uncut (p. 109) - 3 stars out of 5 - "System succeed through their skill at wielding complex, progressive heaviness in a pop context."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian, except where noted. All music written by Malakian, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Attack"  3:06
2."Dreaming" Malakian, Shavo Odadjian 3:59
3."Kill Rock 'n Roll"Malakian 2:27
4."Hypnotize"  3:09
5."Stealing Society"  2:58
6."Tentative"  3:36
7."U-Fig" Malakian, Odadjian2:55
8."Holy Mountains"  5:28
9."Vicinity of Obscenity"TankianTankian, Malakian2:51
10."She's Like Heroin"Malakian 2:44
11."Lonely Day"Malakian 2:47
12."Soldier Side"Malakian 3:40
Total length:39:40

DualDisc edition – DVD side

Personnel

System of a Down

Vocal duties

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [52] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [53] Gold15,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [54] Platinum31,990 [54]
Germany (BVMI) [55] Platinum200,000‡
Ireland (IRMA) [56] Platinum15,000^
Italy (FIMI) [57]
sales since 2009 		Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [58] Platinum15,000^
Russia (NFPF) [59] Gold10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [60] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [61] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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