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Mezmerize
Studio album by System of a Down
Released	May 16, 2005 May 17, 2005 May 18, 2005
Recorded	The Mansion Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	36:15
Label	Columbia (UK) American/Columbia (U.S.) Sony Music Japan (Japan)
Producer	Rick Rubin Daron Malakian
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (A-) link Kerrang! Pitchfork Media 11/22/05 PopMatters (9/10) 05/25/05 Rolling Stone 06/02/05 Static Multimedia link Stylus Magazine (B-) July 22, 2005
System of a Down chronology
Steal This Album! (2002) Mezmerize (2005) Hypnotize (2005)
Digipak cover
Digipak cover of Mezmerize.
Limited Edition Picture Disc cover
Cover of the Limited Edition Picture Disc of Mezmerize (Vinyl LP).
German Limited Edition Picture Disc cover
Cover of the German Limited Edition Picture Disc of Mezmerize (Vinyl LP).
Singles from Mezmerize
"B.Y.O.B." Released: 2005 "Question!" Released: 2005 "Violent Pornography" Released: 2005

Mezmerize is the fourth album by System of a Down and the first half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. It was released on May 17, 2005, six months before Hypnotize. Despite the time difference between releases, the album actually takes its name from the lyrics in the song Hypnotize; Mezmerize and Hypnotize were recorded within the same time frame. The album features guitarist Daron Malakian sharing most of the vocal work with vocalist Serj Tankian, splitting the vocals at least halfway on most of the tracks.

The album debuted at number one in at least twelve countries^[1], including the US Billboard 200, and has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External links 7 Trivia

• All lyrics written by Daron Malakian/Serj Tankian, all music written by Daron Malakian, except where noted.

1. "Soldier Side - Intro" (Lyrics & Music: D. Malakian) – 1:03
2. "B.Y.O.B." – 4:15
3. "Revenga" – 3:48
4. "Cigaro" – 2:11
5. "Radio/Video" (Lyrics & Music: D. Malakian) – 4:09
6. "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm on This Song" – 2:08
7. "Violent Pornography" (Lyrics & Music: D. Malakian) – 3:31
8. "Question!" (Lyrics: S. Tankian, Music: S. Tankian/D. Malakian) – 3:20
9. "Sad Statue" – 3:25
10. "Old School Hollywood" (Lyrics & Music: D. Malakian) – 2:56
11. "Lost in Hollywood" – 5:20

• Daron Malakian - vocals, guitars
• Serj Tankian - vocals, keyboards
• Shavo Odadjian - bass
• John Dolmayan - drums
• Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian
• Mixed by Andy Wallace
• Engineered by David Schiffman
• Editing by Jason Lader and Dana Neilsen
• Assistant engineer: Phillip Broussard
• All artwork by Vartan Malakian
• Design: System of a Down and Brandy Flower
• String arrangement: Serj Tankian and Mark Mann
• Worldwide representation: Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group
• Mix protools engineer: John O'Mahony
• Mix assistant engineers: Steve Sisco (Soundtrack) & Joe Peluso (Enterprise)
• Album production coordinator: Lindsay Chase/Braden Asher
• Recording location: The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, CA
• Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY And Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles, CA
• Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	1

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

Year	Single	Chart Title	Chart Position
2005	"B.Y.O.B."	Modern Rock Tracks	4
		Mainstream Rock Tracks
		The Billboard Hot 100	27
	"Question!"	Modern Rock Tracks	9
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	7

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada	3x Platinum[2]	300,000

• Mezmerize lyrics

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

• In the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, you can see a Mezmerize album billboard outside the Virgin megastore as well as a Hypnotize poster inside where Borat is going to a Pamela Anderson signing.

• The world premiere of the "Cigaro" single, on WBCN in Boston, was uncensored, but all subsequent plays that day and beyond (on all stations) were censored to remove the word cock.

v • d • e System of a Down
John Dolmayan · Daron Malakian · Shavo Odadjian · Serj Tankian Andy Khachaturian
Albums	System of a Down · Toxicity · Steal This Album! · Mezmerize · Hypnotize
EPs	Sugar · Limited Edition Tour CD · Lonely Day
Singles	"Sugar" · "Spiders" · "Johnny" · "Chop Suey!" · "Toxicity" · "Aerials" · "Innervision" · "B.Y.O.B." · "Question!" · "Violent Pornography" · "Hypnotize" · "Lonely Day" · "Kill Rock 'N Roll"
Related articles	Discography · The String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's Mezmerize · The String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's Hypnotize · Axis of Justice · Elect the Dead · Cool Gardens · Vartan Malakian · Screamers · System of a Down songs Bands: Serj Tankian · Scars on Broadway · Achozen · Serart · Buckethead & Friends Labels: American Recordings · Columbia Records · Serjical Strike Records · EatUrMusic

Preceded by Stand Up by Dave Matthews Band

Billboard 200 Number 1 Album June 4, 2005 - June 10, 2005

Succeeded by Out of Exile by Audioslave