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2005 studio album by System of a Down From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypnotize is the fifth studio album by the 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. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
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Released | November 22, 2005 | |||
Studio | The Mansion and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 39:40 | |||
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Singles from Hypnotize | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[8] |
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Pitchfork | 7.9/10[10] |
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PopMatters | 6/10[3] |
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Stylus Magazine | C[12] |
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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.[14] Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.[15]
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 in 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."
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 |
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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 |
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[52] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[53] | Gold | 15,000* |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[54] | Platinum | 31,990[54] |
Germany (BVMI)[55] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Ireland (IRMA)[56] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[57] sales since 2009 |
Gold | 25,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Russia (NFPF)[59] | Gold | 10,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[60] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |