Toxicity (song)

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“Toxicity”
“Toxicity” cover
Cover of the CD 2 UK Import of "Toxicity".
Single by System of a Down
from the album Toxicity
Released 2002
Format CD, Airplay
Recorded February - March 2001
Cello Studios
Hollywood, California
Genre Alternative Metal
Label American
Writer(s) Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian
Producer Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian
System of a Down singles chronology
"Johnny"
(2001)		 "Toxicity"
(2002)		 "Aerials"
(2002)

"Toxicity" is a single by System of a Down, released in 2002. It was originally released on the Toxicity album (2001).

The writing credit for the song is Malakian/Odadjian/Tankian. The music video for the song was directed by bassist Shavo Odadjian. It was shot in Los Angeles, California, and featured people living on the streets of the city displayed on the band members' torsos as if there was a movie projector displaying the scenes on them. Malakian is also wearing a Los Angeles Kings hockey jersey for most of the video with his last name on the back of his shirt.

Although it never achieved the mainstream success of Chop Suey! and B.Y.O.B., Toxicity remains one of System of a Down's most popular songs among fans. The song was ranked #14 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs [1].

The song is in C minor key and it is played on dropped C tuned guitar.[citation needed]

During a performance at the 2005 Download Festival, Daron Malakian stated that the song was about ADD.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Toxicity (Maxi-Single)

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "X" (Live)
  3. "Suggestions" (Live)
  4. "Marmalade"
  5. "Toxicity" (Video) (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)

[edit] Toxicity (Australian Tour)

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "X" (Live)
  3. "Suggestions"
  4. "Sugar" (Video Version) (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)

[edit] Toxicity (UK Release)

[edit] CD1

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "X" (Live)
  3. "Suggestions" (Live)

[edit] CD2

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "Marmalade"
  3. "The Metro" (John Crawford)

[edit] Toxicity (7" Single)

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics:Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "X"
  3. "Suggestions" (Live)
  4. "Marmalade"
  5. "The Metro" (John Crawford)
  6. "Storaged"
  7. "Toxicity"[citation needed] (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)

[edit] Toxicity (7" Limited Edition Single)

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "Storaged"

[edit] Toxicity (Promo Single)

  1. "Toxicity" (Lyrics: Tankian, Music: Odadjian/Malakian)
  2. "Prison Song" (Lyrics: Tankian/Malakian, Music: Malakian)
  3. "X"

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.

[edit] External links

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System of a Down
John Dolmayan · Daron Malakian · Shavo Odadjian · Serj Tankian
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Albums
EPs
Singles
"Sugar" · "Spiders" · "Johnny" · "Chop Suey!" · "Toxicity" · "Aerials" · "Innervision" · "B.Y.O.B." · "Question!" · "Violent Pornography" · "Hypnotize" · "Lonely Day" · "Kill Rock 'n Roll"
Videos
"War?" (Demo) · "Sugar" · "Spiders" · "The Metro" · "Chop Suey!" · "Toxicity" · "Aerials" · "Boom!" · "B.Y.O.B." · "Question!" · "Hypnotize" · "Lonely Day
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