Hypnotize is the fifth studio album by the metal band System of a Down. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of its companion album Mezmerize. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Hypnotize received generally positive reviews. It opened at number one on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in its first week. The album also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005. Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.
Tracklist:
SIDE A
- Attack
- Dreaming (Malakian, Shavo Odadjian)
- Kill Rock ‘n Roll (Malakian)
- Hypnotize
- Stealing Society
- Tentative
SIDE B
- U-Fig (Malakian, Odadjian)
- Holy Mountains
- Vicinity of Obscenity (Tankian, Malakian)
- She’s Like Heroin (Malakian)
- Lonely Day (Malakian)
- Soldier Side (Malakian)
System of a Down
Serj Tankian: vocals, keyboards
Daron Malakian: vocals, guitars, bass
Shavo Odadjian: bass
John Dolmayan: drums
Vocal duties
“Attack”: Serj Tankian (main), Daron Malakian (second voice)
“Dreaming”: Tankian (main – verses) Malakian (main – bridge)
“Kill Rock ‘n Roll”: Tankian and Malakian (both main)
“Hypnotize”: Tankian and Malakian (both main)
“Stealing Society”: Tankian (main – verses) Malakian (main – bridge)
“Tentative”: Tankian (main), Malakian (second voice)
“U-Fig”: Tankian (main – verses & chorus) Malakian (main – chorus)
“Holy Mountains”: Tankian (main), Malakian (second voice)
“Vicinity of Obscenity”: Tankian
“She’s Like Heroin”: Malakian (main), Tankian (second voice)
“Lonely Day”: Malakian (main), Tankian (second voice)
“Soldier Side”: Tankian and Malakian (both main)
Production
Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian
Mixed by Andy Wallace
Engineered by David Schiffman
Editing by Jason Lader and Dana Nielsen
Assistant engineer: Phillip Broussard
All artwork by Vartan Malakian[citation needed]
Design: System of a Down and Brandy Flower
String arrangement: Serj Tankian and Marc Mann
Mix Pro Tools engineer: John O’Mahony
Mix assistant engineers: Steve Sisco (Soundtrack) and Joe Peluso (Enterprise)
Album production coordination: Lindsay Chase and Braden Asher
Recording location: The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles
Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York City and Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York City
