War? (System of a Down single)

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"War?"
Single by System Of A Down
From the album System Of A Down
Single Released	2000
Single Format	CD, Cassette, Vinyl
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative Metal
Song Length	2:40
Record label	American Recordings
Producer	Rick Rubin
Chart positions	#? (UK) #? (USA)
System of a Down single chronology
"Spiders" (1999)	"War?" (2000)	"Prison Song" (2001)

"War?" is a single from System Of A Down's first and self titled album. A live version of the song is also a B-side featured on the Sugar EP.
The song is generally thought to be about mankind fighting wars for wealth and other material gains throughout the centuries while coming up with great reasons for it; one of the first reasons given for such wars was that God commanded the war. As this reason changed to fighting communism and eventually terrorism, the war was still being fought for material gain and global domination. There is also a strong reminiscing present about The Crusades in the lyrics.

The music video for war features the band playing a live show. Unlike other music videos, this one is not dubbed over with the studio release. Rather, it uses the audio that the band recorded for Demo Tape 3.

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System of a Down discography
Albums: System of a Down | Toxicity | Steal This Album! | Mezmerize | Hypnotize
Demos: Untitled 1995 Demo Tape | Demo Tape 1 | Demo Tape 2 | Demo Tape 3
Singles: "Sugar" | "Spiders" | "War?" | "Prison Song" | "Chop Suey!" | "Toxicity" | "Aerials" | "Innervision" | "Boom!" | "I-E-A-I-A-I-O" | "B.Y.O.B." | "Question!" | "Radio/Video" | "Hypnotize" | "Lonely Day" | "Kill Rock & Roll"
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