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"B.Y.O.B." ("Bring Your Own Bombs") is a song by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their fourth album Mezmerize. Like their earlier song "Boom!", it was written in protest against the Iraq War.[2] The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest peak to date on the chart.

"B.Y.O.B."
Single by System of a Down
from the album Mezmerize
ReleasedMarch 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
Recorded
GenreThrash metal[1]
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
System of a Down singles chronology
"Boom!"
(2003)
"B.Y.O.B."
(2005)
"Question!"
(2005)
Music video
"B.Y.O.B." on YouTube

Music video


Directed by Jake Nava, the music video for "B.Y.O.B." shows an army of soldiers marching through the streets, wearing paintball masks with television screens projecting words like "DIE", "TRUTH", "OBEY", "BUY" or "GOD", with the band members playing in the middle of the street. During the chorus, the band is shown playing inside a night club. Midway through the video, co-lead vocalist Daron Malakian is shown screaming the words "Blast off! It's party time! And we don't live in a fascist nation! Blast off! It's party time! And where the fuck are you?!", when the soldiers storm the night club and force everyone to put on the drone masks, during which the masks show images of television shows and war. At the end of the video, the band members are shown wearing the drone masks, which are playing static.

As of November 2022, the song has over 410 million views on YouTube.



Casey Chaos claimed to have helped write the song in 2002, and Malakian offered to gift him a 2% royalties credit. When Chaos asked for more, the offer was rescinded.[3] Casey Chaos then subsequently sold a 50% interest in the song to Maxwood Music Ltd. However, in 2010 a Manhattan court ruled Malakian and Tankian to be the sole writers of the song.[4]


Accolades



Track listing


CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B." (Explicit Album version)
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian4:15
2."Forest" (Explicit Live version)
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian5:12
3."Prison Song" (Explicit Live version)
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian3:32
4."Sugar" (Explicit Live version)S. Tankian
  • S. Odadjian
  • D. Malakian
4:00
Digital download [First version]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B."
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian4:15
7" single • digital download [Second version]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B."
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian4:15
2."Cigaro"
  • S. Tankian
  • D. Malakian
D. Malakian2:11

Chart positions


Weekly chart performance for "B.Y.O.B."
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 42
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[7] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 27
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 4

Certifications


Certifications for "B.Y.O.B."
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


See also



References


  1. Martens, Todd (May 14, 2005). "System of a Down is ready to 'Mezmerize' its fans". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 24.
  2. Morse, Steve (August 26, 2005). "Pounding out a blistering attack: System of a Down lashes out at Hollywood, war, and hypocrisy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  3. Perlow, Jonathan. "Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case, May 2010". courthousenews.com. Courthouse News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case". Courthouse News. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. "System of a Down Awards: BYOB, Question, Mezmerize". AveoftheStars.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  6. "System of a Down – B.Y.O.B.". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 63. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  8. "Chart Log UK 1994-2010". Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. "System of a Down Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  11. "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  12. "Italian single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 22, 2020. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "B.Y.O.B." in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. "British single certifications – System of a Down – Byob". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  14. "American single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 22, 2020.



На других языках


[de] B.Y.O.B.

B.Y.O.B. ist ein Song der US-amerikanischen Alternative-Metal-Band System of a Down. Die Single wurde am 16. Mai 2005 veröffentlicht.
- [en] B.Y.O.B. (song)

[es] B.Y.O.B.

«B.Y.O.B.» (sigla de «Bring Your Own Bombs») es el primer sencillo del álbum Mezmerize, de la banda estadounidense System of a Down. El título es un juego de palabras refiriéndose a las guerras: "Bring Your Own Booze" (Traigan sus propias bebidas), sigla usada para anunciar una fiesta en la que los invitados llevan el alcohol; reformulada como "Bring Your Own Bombs" (Traigan sus propias bombas), denuncia la guerra mostrada como una fiesta por los medios de comunicación y el gobierno.

[ru] B.Y.O.B.

«B.Y.O.B.» («Bring Your Own Bombs») — первый сингл с альбома группы System of a Down Mezmerize. Как и ранее записанная песня «Boom!», композиция посвящена войне в Ираке[3]. На 48-й церемонии «Грэмми» песня была удостоена награды за «Лучшее исполнение в стиле хард-рок».



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