Hypnotize (album)

Hypnotize
Studio album by System of a Down
Released November 22, 2005
Recorded 2004–2005
Studio The Mansion
(Los Angeles, California)
Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length 39:40
Label Columbia
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 2006 (promotional)
  4. "Kill Rock 'n Roll"
    Released: July 2006 (promotional)

Hypnotize is the fifth album by Armenian American rock band System of a Down and the second half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of companion album Mezmerize. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year. Hypnotize was System of a Down's last studio album before their four-year hiatus from August 2006 to November 2010.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(91%)[6]
AllMusic[7]
E! Online(B)
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[9]
PopMatters[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Stylus Magazine(C)[10]
Sputnikmusic[11]
USA Today[3]

Hypnotize opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 320,000 copies the first week. The album debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week.[12] The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005.[13] Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.

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 on 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

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

The album was initially going to start with a Middle Eastern style instrumental track entitled "Hezze", which Malakian stated was one of his favorite songs on the record prior its release. It was dropped at the last minute because the group wanted to open the album with a heavy song and because the band felt it was incongruous with the other songs on the album. However, during live performances of "Mr. Jack" Malakian would yell "Yalla hezze" after the first chorus. A funk/jazzy guitar instrumental, believed to be "Hezze" is then played after.

DualDisc edition — DVD side

Personnel

System of a Down
Production

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
2005 Billboard 200 1
UK Albums Chart 11
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 3
Canadian Albums Chart 1
New Zealand Top Albums Chart 1
Polish Albums Chart[14] 16

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Hypnotize" Billboard Hot 100 57
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
2006 "Lonely Day" Billboard Hot 100 120
Modern Rock Tracks 10
Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
Australian ARIA Top 50 -
"Kill Rock 'n Roll" Mainstream Rock Tracks -

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Gold 20,000x
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (ABPD)[17]
5-album bundle		 Platinum 40,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18] Platinum 31,990[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[20] Platinum 15,000x
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 20,000x
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Begrand, Adrien (2005-11-21). "System of a Down: Hypnotize". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, David (2005-11-17). "System of a Down: Hypnotize : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  3. 1 2 Gundersen, Edna (2005-11-21). "System of a Down zooms way up with 'Hypnotize'". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  4. ↑ Ingold,Chris (Nov 21, 2005). "System Of A Down – Hypnotize". musicOMH. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hypnotize Reviews". Metacritic.
  6. ↑ Beringer, Drew (2005-11-24). "System Of A Down - Hypnotize - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.
  7. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Hypnotize - System of a Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  8. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (2005-11-25). "Hypnotize Review". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ↑ Byrom, Cory D. (2005-11-21). "System of a Down: Mesmerize / Hypnotize". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  10. ↑ Shipley, Al (2005-12-14). "System Of A Down - Hypnotize - Review". Stylus Magazine.
  11. ↑ Donnelly, Dave (2005-11-19). "Review: System of a Down - Hypnotize". Sputnikmusic.
  12. ↑ "SOAD knocks Madonna from No. 1". Jam!. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  15. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – System of a Down – Hypnotize" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter System of a Down in the field Interpret. Enter Hypnotize in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – System of a Down – System of a Down" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  18. 1 2 "System Of A Down" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  19. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (System Of A Down; 'Hypnotize')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  20. ↑ "Irish album certifications – System Of A Down – Hypnotize". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – System of a Down – Hypnotize". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  22. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (System Of A Down; 'Hypnotize')". Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – System of a Down – Hypnotize". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 4, 2005 – December 10, 2005 		Succeeded by
Now 20 by Various artists
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