Mezmerize

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Mezmerize
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Studio album by
System of a Down
ReleasedMay 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
RecordedJune–November 2004
Studio The Mansion and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length36:06
Label
Producer
System of a Down chronology
Steal This Album!
(2002)		Mezmerize
(2005)		 Hypnotize
(2005)
Singles from Mezmerize
  1. "B.Y.O.B."
    Released: March 28, 2005
  2. "Question!"
    Released: July 12, 2005

Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on May 17, 2005, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. Upon its release, the album received acclaim from critics. The album sold over 450,000 copies in its first week (over 200,000 more than Toxicity did), and immediately topped the Billboard 200. [6]

Contents

At a length of just over 36 minutes, Mezmerize is the band's shortest studio album.

Background

Mezmerize and Hypnotize are considered two parts of a double album. Mezmerize features guitarist Daron Malakian sharing most of the vocal work with vocalist Serj Tankian, splitting the vocals at least halfway on many of the tracks.

Malakian wrote "Old School Hollywood" after playing in a celebrity baseball game for charity. The song mentions Tony Danza and Frankie Avalon, who also played in the game. [7]

In "Radio/Video", there are lines referring to two people named Danny and Lisa. Malakian commented on the song to Revolver magazine:

"My neighbors were Danny and Lisa, who I sing about in "Radio/Video" with System — they had that record [Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album] and it ended up at my apartment. I would listen to that record all the time. I first saw Kiss at a relative's house. They were older teenagers and had Kiss all over the walls in their bedrooms. I remember being so afraid of Kiss, and it just stuck. Kiss started the metal attitude, metal theatrics and metal fashion — they contributed to that a lot. I was listening to that album in my car with my girlfriend a few months back. When I put it on, I said: 'This album is extremely special to me.'"

In the same interview, Daron Malakian talked about the "non-stop disco" lines in "Violent Pornography":

"I've always been a huge fan of disco music through my life. We have a song called 'Violent Pornography' in System of a Down, and the lyrics are: 'It's a non-stop disco/Betcha didn't know/Betcha didn't know …' That line means, 'I love disco, betcha didn't know.' That has nothing to do with the rest of the song, by the way." [8]

The Japanese version of the album contains alternate mixes of "Soldier Side (Intro)" and "Lost in Hollywood", the former with additional strings and the latter containing slightly different background vocals, while "Cigaro" as a bonus track on the single for "B.Y.O.B." contains a 4-stick hit intro not present in the retail version. The album artwork is done by Vartan Malakian, the father of Daron Malakian.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Blabbermouth.net Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [12]
Entertainment Weekly A− [13]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [14]
PopMatters 9/10 [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Stylus B− [17]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]

Mezmerize was acclaimed by critics, scoring 85 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [9] The album debuted at number one in at least 12 countries, [19] including the US Billboard 200, with 453,000 copies, [20] and has since been certified double platinum by the RIAA. The hit single "B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Track listing

All music written by Daron Malakian, except "Question!", written by Malakian and Serj Tankian.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Soldier Side - Intro"Malakian1:04
2."B.Y.O.B."Malakian, Tankian4:15
3."Revenga"Malakian, Tankian3:48
4."Cigaro"Malakian, Tankian2:11
5."Radio/Video"Malakian4:09
6."This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm on This Song"Malakian, Tankian2:08
7."Violent Pornography"Malakian3:31
8."Question!"Tankian3:20
9."Sad Statue"Malakian, Tankian3:25
10."Old School Hollywood"Malakian2:56
11."Lost in Hollywood"Malakian, Tankian5:20
Total length:36:06

Personnel

System of a Down

Vocals

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Mezmerize
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [68] Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA) [69] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [70] Gold15,000*
Belgium (BEA) [71] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [72] Gold50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [73] 3× Platinum300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [74] Platinum20,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [75] Platinum33,068 [75]
France (SNEP) [76] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [77] Platinum200,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece) [34] Gold10,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [78] Platinum15,000^
Italy (FIMI) [79]
sales since 2009 		Gold25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [80] Platinum15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [81] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [82] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [83] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

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

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