Stupify

Not to be confused with Stupefied.

"Stupify" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on April 12, 2000, as the first single from their debut album, The Sickness. It peaked at No. 12 on the United States Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[1] The song was used in an English adaptation of the Dragon Ball Z movie, Lord Slug, in the trailer for the film Swimfan, and remixed for the movie Little Nicky as "Stupify (Fu's Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)", and even Little Scarlet. Unlike many other Disturbed songs, "Stupify" features mostly synthesizers throughout the song.

"Stupify"
Single by Disturbed
from the album The Sickness
Released	April 12, 2000
Recorded	November–December 1999
Genre	Nu metal
Length	4:34 (album version) 4:07 (single version)
Label	Giant
Songwriter(s)	Steve Kmak Dan Donegan Mike Wengren David Draiman
Producer(s)	Johnny K
Disturbed singles chronology
"Stupify" (2000) "Down with the Sickness" (2000)

Meaning

The song is against racism and discrimination. The song is about a relationship Disturbed's vocalist David Draiman had with a Latina girl. He said her family didn't approve of him because of his different ethnicity.^[2]

Music video

The video for the song features the band performing the song in a rusted cellar-like room, intercut with footage of a young boy sitting in the same room. As the song progresses, the boy is revealed to be haunted by ghost-like images. David Draiman said that the boy represents his inner child and also said, "This inner child has been damaged in such a way that the world he sees around him is dark and frightening and marred by life experience. It's haunted by specters and ghosts from the past."^[2]

Track listing

Version one

1. "Stupify" – 4:34
2. "Stupify" (Live) – 4:34
3. "The Game" (Live) – 3:47
4. "Stupify" (Restrained Edit) – 5:08

Version two

1. "Stupify" – 4:34
2. "The Game" (Live Restrained) – 3:47
3. "Voices" (Live Restrained) – 3:11
4. "Down with the Sickness" – 4:38

European version

1. "Stupify" (Restrained) – 4:05
2. "Stupify" (Album Version) – 4:05

US promo

1. "Stupify (The Forbidden "Fu" Mix)" – 5:08

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2000	Mainstream Rock Tracks	12[1]
	Modern Rock Tracks	10[1]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3]	Gold	35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Gold	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• David Draiman – lead vocals
• Dan Donegan – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Kmak – bass
• Mike Wengren – drums, percussion, programming

References

1. "Allmusic Single Charts". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
2. Pesselnick, Jill (October 14, 2000). "THE MODERN AGE". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
4. "Canadian single certifications – Distubed – Stupify". Music Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2024.