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Hypnotize is the fifth studio album by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of its companion album Mezmerize, and just one year following the album's completion. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year.

Hypnotize

Studio album by

System of a Down

Released

November 22, 2005

Recorded

June–November 2004

Studio

The Mansion
(Los Angeles, California)
Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research
(Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Heavy metal[1]
hard rock[2][3][4]

Length

39:40

Label

Columbia

Producer

System of a Down chronology

Mezmerize
(2005)

Hypnotize
(2005)

Singles from Hypnotize

"Hypnotize"
Released: October 11, 2005
"Lonely Day"
Released: April 17, 2006

As of 2022, Hypnotize is the latest studio album by System of a Down, who had entered a four-year hiatus in 2006, and the band did not release new music until 2020.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[9]
Playlouder	[10]
PopMatters	6/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Stylus	C[11]
Sputnikmusic	[12]
USA Today	[4]

Hypnotize received generally positive reviews. It opened at number one on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in the first week. The album also debuted at number 1 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.[13] Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

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

All lyrics written by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian, except where noted. All music written by Malakian, except where noted.

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

Notes

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 to 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" (English translation: "Come on, shake!") after the first chorus. A funk/jazzy guitar instrumental, is then played after.^{[citation needed]}

"The Charade", originally titled "Charades", a song written and eventually released by Tankian in 2010, was being considered to appear on Mezmerize or Hypnotize, as footage of the band rehearsing it exists on YouTube.[14] The reasons it was not featured on neither Mezmerize nor Hypnotize remain unknown.

DualDisc edition – DVD side

Entire album in enhanced stereo
The Recording of Mezmerize / Hypnotize
"B.Y.O.B." and "Question!" videos

Personnel

System of a Down

Serj Tankian – vocals, keyboards
Daron Malakian – vocals, guitars, bass (uncredited),[15][16] keyboards (uncredited)[15]
Shavo Odadjian – bass
John Dolmayan – drums

Vocal duties

"Attack": Serj Tankian (main), Daron Malakian (second voice)
"Dreaming": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"Kill Rock 'n Roll": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"Hypnotize": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"Stealing Society": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"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 Neilsen
Assistant engineer: Phillip Broussard
All artwork by Vartan Malakian
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 coordinator: Lindsay Chase / 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Hypnotize*
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21]	1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[22]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23]	15
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[24]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[25]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26]	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[27]	35
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28]	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29]	10
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[30]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32]	4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[33]	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[34]	15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35]	12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36]	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[39]	11
US Billboard 200[40]	1

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance for *Hypnotize*
Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[41]	89
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[42]	58
French Albums (SNEP)[43]	124
Italian Albums (FIMI)[44]	100
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[46]	172
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[47]	42

2006 year-end chart performance for *Hypnotize*
Chart (2006)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[48]	64
French Albums (SNEP)[49]	156
US Billboard 200[50]	41

Certifications

Certifications for *Hypnotize*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52]	Gold	15,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[53]	Platinum	31,990[53]
Germany (BVMI)[54]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)[55]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)[56] sales since 2009	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[57]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Russia (NFPF)[58]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[59]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[60]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[61]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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v t e System of a Down
Serj Tankian Daron Malakian Shavo Odadjian John Dolmayan Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian
Studio albums	System of a Down Toxicity Steal This Album! Mezmerize Hypnotize
Singles	"Sugar" "Spiders" "Chop Suey!" "Toxicity" "Aerials" "B.Y.O.B." "Question!" "Hypnotize" "Lonely Day" "Protect the Land" / "Genocidal Humanoidz"
Promo singles	"Innervision" "Boom!" "Kill Rock 'n Roll" "Vicinity of Obscenity"
Tours	Reunion Tour Wake Up the Souls Tour Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Related	Discography Axis of Justice "Charades" Cool Gardens Glaring Through Oblivion Screamers Serart Scars on Broadway Achozen Buckethead & Friends The F.C.C. Mt. Helium Fair to Midland Arto Tunçboyacıyan
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- [en] Hypnotize (album)

[es] Hypnotize

Hypnotize —en español: «Hipnotizar»— es el quinto álbum de System of a Down y la segunda parte que completa el disco doble Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Fue lanzado el 22 de noviembre de 2005 por American Recordings, Columbia Records, seis meses después del lanzamiento de Mezmerize.

[ru] Hypnotize

Hypnotize (рус. Гипноз) — пятый студийный альбом американской альтернативной метал группы System of a Down, выпущенный 22 ноября 2005 года на звукозаписывающем лейбле Columbia Records. Продюсированием альбома занимались Рик Рубин и Дарон Малакян. Hypnotize является второй и завершающей частью концептуальной дилогии Mezmerize / Hypnotize. Так же, как и на предыдущем альбоме, гитарист группы Дарон Малакян исполняет не меньше вокальных партий, чем основной вокалист группы Серж Танкян. Hypnotize стал последней студийной работой System of the Down до их четырёхлетнего перерыва с августа 2006 года по ноябрь 2010 года. Художественное оформление обложки, как и предыдущего альбома, разрабатывал отец Дарона — американский художник армянского происхождения Вартан Малакян. Журнал Entertainment Weekly описал альбом следующими словами: «Группа выставляет напоказ ранее „недоиспользуемую“ чувствительную сторону, компенсируя своей фирменной маркировкой рифологии со вспышками нежной лиричности»[8].

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