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{{short description|2005 single by System of a Down}}
{{Infobox single|
{{Infobox song
| Name = B.Y.O.B.
| Cover = BYOBSystemofaDown.jpg
| name = B.Y.O.B.
| Artist = [[System of a Down]]
| cover = BYOBSystemofaDown.jpg
| alt =
| from Album = [[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]
| Released = [[August 2]], [[2005]]
| type = single
| Format = [[Gramophone record|12"]], [[Compact disc|CD]], Airplay
| artist = [[System of a Down]]
| album = [[Mezmerize]]
| Recorded = [[The Mansion]]<br><small>[[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California]]</small><br />Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research<br><small>[[Los Angeles, California]]</small>
| released = {{Start date|2005|03|28}}
| Genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Thrash Metal]]<ref>http://test.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfyxqysldse</ref>
| Length = 4:17 (album version)
| recorded =
| studio =
| Label = [[American Recordings|American]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Daron Malakian]], [[Serj Tankian]]
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]], Daron Malakian
| length = 4:15
| label = * [[American Recordings (record label)|American]]
| Certification = Platinum <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small>
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Last single = "[[Innervision]]"<br>(2002)
| writer = * [[Daron Malakian]]
| This single = "'''B.Y.O.B.'''" <br> (2005)
* [[Serj Tankian]]
| Next single = "[[Question!]]"<br>(2005)
| producer = * [[Rick Rubin]]
| Misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|1TteLSVxsCg|"B.Y.O.B."}}}}
* Daron Malakian
| prev_title = [[Boom! (System of a Down song)|Boom!]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Question!]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zUzd9KyIDrM|"B.Y.O.B."}}}}
}}
}}


"'''B.Y.O.B.'''" ("'''Bring Your Own Bombs'''") is a [[Grammy Award]]-winning song as well as the first single released from [[System of a Down]]'s fourth album ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''. Like their earlier song "[[Boom! (song)|Boom!]]" it was written to protest the [[Iraq War]]. [[BYOB|B.Y.O.B.]] means "Bring Your Own Bombs", as opposed to the common interpretation "Bring Your Own Beer", referring to the [[Iraq War]] as a party for the [[United States]].
"'''B.Y.O.B.'''" ("Bring Your Own Bombs") is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[System of a Down]]. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their fourth album ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''. Like their earlier song [[Boom! (System of a Down song)|Boom!]], it was written in protest against the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="Morse">{{cite news


| title = Pounding out a blistering attack: System of a Down lashes out at Hollywood, war, and hypocrisy
"B.Y.O.B." is available as downloadable content for ''[[Rock Band (series)|Rock Band]]'' as well as being in the ending of ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'' and the third hardest song according to the-top-tens.com <ref>http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/hardest-songs-ghwt.asp</ref>
| first = Steve

| last = Morse
==Awards==
| work = The Boston Globe
*System of a Down won the "[[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]]" category in the [[48th Grammy Awards|2006 Grammy Awards]].<ref>http://www.aveofthestars.com/system-of-a-down-awards.html</ref>
| date = August 26, 2005
*The track was the band's only Top 40 single of their career, peaking at #27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].
| url = http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/08/26/pounding_out_a_blistering_attack/
*It was voted #76 in [[Total Guitar]]'s 100 Greatest Riffs ever.
| access-date = April 5, 2009}}</ref> The song reached number 27 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]], the band's only top 40 hit.
*It was voted #63 in Digital Dream Door 100 Best Metal Riffs <ref>http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_metal-guitar-riffs.html 100 Best Metal Riffs</ref>
*It made onto numerous "Top 40" play lists around the globe, including [[Germany]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]] And the [[United States]], and occasionally made it to #1 on other music shows.
*It made #134 on the Y2KROQ Top 200 Songs of the Century


==Music video==
==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", or "Buy". The band members are 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 screaming the lyrics when the soldiers storm the night club and force everyone to put on the 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 masks which are displaying static.
The video for "B.Y.O.B." was directed by [[Jake Nava]].


==Songwriting legal case==
The music video shows an army of drone soldiers marching through the streets, wearing masks that show words such as "DIE", "TRUTH", "OBEY", "BUY" and "GOD" like a television screen, with the members of System of a Down playing in the middle of the venue. During the chorus, the band is shown playing inside a night club. Midway through the video, Daron 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 attack the night club and force everyone to put on the drone masks, except they depict various television shows and cartoons. At the end of the video, the members of System of a Down are wearing the drone masks, which seem to be playing static.
[[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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perlow |first1=Jonathan |title=Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case, May 2010 |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rules-for-rock-band-in-b-y-o-b-royalty-case/ |website=courthousenews.com |publisher=Courthouse News |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courthousenews.com/CNSNEWS/Story/Index/27521 |title=Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case |publisher=Courthouse News |date=2010-05-24 |access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>


==Accolades==
The music video was censored for air-play reasons.
*B.Y.O.B. won the "[[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]]" category in the [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveofthestars.com/system-of-a-down-awards.html |title=System of a Down Awards: BYOB, Question, Mezmerize |publisher=AveoftheStars.com |access-date=2012-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222180559/http://www.aveofthestars.com/system-of-a-down-awards.html |archive-date=2012-02-22 }}</ref>


==Live performance==
==Track listing==
;CD single
Live, Daron Malakian switches to a reggae-styled riff when singing during the chorus.
{{tracklist
|title1 = B.Y.O.B.
|note1 = Explicit Album version
|lyrics1 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|music1 = Malakian
|length1 = 4:15
|title2 = Forest
|note2 = Explicit Live version
|lyrics2 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|music2 = Malakian
|length2 = 5:12
|title3 = Prison Song
|note3 = Explicit Live version
|lyrics3 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|music3 = Malakian
|length3 = 3:32
|title4 = [[Sugar (System of a Down song)|Sugar]]
|note4 = Explicit Live version
|lyrics4 = Tankian
|music4 = {{hlist|Odadjian|Malakian}}
|length4 = 4:00
}}


* The live tracks were recorded at the [[Big Day Out]] 2005 festival.
The song was performed on May 7, 2005 on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', 10 days before the release of the album ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''. During this performance, towards the end of the song (during the downward guitar slide, following the line "Why do they always send the poor?"), guitarist [[Daron Malakian]] screamed, "Fuck yeah!". This was missed by television censors, and it became a controversial matter for a few days thereafter. However, the rest of the song was able to be censored on time without any trouble.


;Digital download [First version]
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
===B.Y.O.B. (promotional single)===
|title1 = B.Y.O.B.
{{tracklist|collapsed= |lyrics_credits=yes |music_credits=yes
|lyrics1 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|title1=B.Y.O.B. |lyrics1=S. Tankian, D. Malakian |music1=D. Malakian |length1=4:15
|music1 = Malakian
|note1=[[Radio edit|Clean]]
|length1 = 4:15
|title2=B.Y.O.B. |lyrics2=D. Malakian, S. Tankian |music2=D. Malakian |length2=4:15
}}
}}


;7" single • digital download [Second version]
===B.Y.O.B. (enhanced single)===
{{tracklist
{{tracklist|collapsed= |lyrics_credits=yes |music_credits=yes
|title1 = B.Y.O.B.
|title1=B.Y.O.B. |lyrics1=S. Tankian, D. Malakian |music1=D. Malakian |length1=4:15
|title2=Forest |lyrics2=S. Tankian |music2=D. Malakian |length2=
|lyrics1 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|music1 = Malakian
|note2=Live
|length1 = 4:15
|title3=[[Prison Song (song)|Prison Song]] |lyrics3=S. Tankian, D. Malakian |music3=D. Malakian |length3=
|title2 = Cigaro
|note3=Live
|lyrics2 = {{hlist|Tankian|Malakian}}
|title4=[[Sugar (System of a Down song)|Sugar]] |lyrics4=S. Tankian |music4=S. Odadjian, D. Malakian
|music2 = Malakian
|note4=Live
|length2 = 2:11
}}
}}


==Personnel==
* The live tracks were recorded at the [[Big Day Out]] 2005 festival.
<!-- All personnel credits are listed in the official album booklet, unless otherwise cited. Please do not change any of them. -->
'''System of a Down'''
* [[Serj Tankian]]&nbsp;– vocals, keyboards
* [[Daron Malakian]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitars, bass (uncredited)<ref name="guitarworld.com">Alan Di Perna https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man (September 29, 2008)</ref><ref>Fabrizio Pedrotti https://fabriziopedrotti.com/2019/07/18/shavo-odadjian-system-of-a-down-nunca-va-a-morir/ (July 18, 2019)</ref>
* [[Shavo Odadjian]]&nbsp;– bass (credited but does not perform)
* [[John Dolmayan]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion



===B.Y.O.B. (commemorative single)===
{{col-begin}}
{{tracklist|collapsed= |lyrics_credits=yes |music_credits=yes
{{col-3}}
|title1=B.Y.O.B. |lyrics1=D. Malakian, S. Tankian |music1=D. Malakian |length1=4:15
'''Production'''
|title2=Cigaro |lyrics2=D. Malakian, S. Tankian |music2=D. Malakian |length2=2:11
* [[Rick Rubin]]&nbsp;– production
}}
* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]&nbsp;– mixing
* David Schiffman&nbsp;– engineering
* [[Jason Lader]]&nbsp;– editing
* Dana Neilsen&nbsp;– editing
* Phillip Broussard&nbsp;– engineering assistance
* John O'Mahony&nbsp;– [[Pro Tools]] engineering
* Steve Sisco&nbsp;– mixing assistance
* Joe Peluso&nbsp;– mixing assistance
{{col-3}}
'''Additional personnel'''
* [[Marc Mann]]&nbsp;– string arrangements
* Vartan Malakian&nbsp;– artwork
* Brandy Flower&nbsp;– graphic design
{{col-end}}

== Chart positions ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for "B.Y.O.B."
!Chart (2005)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|42|artist=System of a Down|song=B.Y.O.B.|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock Top 30 (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-07-22.pdf|title=RR Canada Rock Top 30|page=63|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center"|28
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994-2010|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|26
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|4|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 9, 2015}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|4|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 3, 2015}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "B.Y.O.B."}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2018|access-date=December 22, 2020|id=6024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|type=single|access-date=December 30, 2024|relyear=2005|certyear=2021|award=Platinum|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|accessdate=April 3, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=System of a Down|title=Byob|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|id=16086-2057-1|access-date=October 14, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|number=3|certyear=2022|access-date=December 4, 2022|refname=true}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Ringtone / Mastertone}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=System of a Down|title=B.Y.O.B.|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2007|digital=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

==See also==
*[[List of anti-war songs]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.systemofadown.com/mediaplayer/byob/ Listen to ''B.Y.O.B.'' at the band's official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050421080302/http://www.systemofadown.com/mediaplayer/byob/ Listen to ''B.Y.O.B.'' at the band's official website]
*{{youtube|zUzd9KyIDrM|"B.Y.O.B." Official music video}}


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Latest revision as of 18:44, 30 December 2024

"B.Y.O.B."
Single by System of a Down
from the album Mezmerize
ReleasedMarch 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:15
Label
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

"B.Y.O.B." ("Bring Your Own Bombs") is a song by 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.[1] The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the band's only top 40 hit.

Music video

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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", or "Buy". The band members are 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 screaming the lyrics when the soldiers storm the night club and force everyone to put on the 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 masks which are displaying static.

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Accolades

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Track listing

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CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B." (Explicit Album version)
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian4:15
2."Forest" (Explicit Live version)
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian5:12
3."Prison Song" (Explicit Live version)
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian3:32
4."Sugar" (Explicit Live version)Tankian
  • Odadjian
  • Malakian
4:00
  • The live tracks were recorded at the Big Day Out 2005 festival.
Digital download [First version]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B."
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian4:15
7" single • digital download [Second version]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."B.Y.O.B."
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian4:15
2."Cigaro"
  • Tankian
  • Malakian
Malakian2:11

Personnel

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System of a Down


Chart positions

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Weekly chart performance for "B.Y.O.B."
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 42
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 27
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 4

Certifications

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Certifications for "B.Y.O.B."
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 150,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[14] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Platinum 30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
Ringtone / Mastertone
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Perlow, Jonathan. "Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case, May 2010". courthousenews.com. Courthouse News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Judge Rules for Rock Band in 'B.Y.O.B.' Royalty Case". Courthouse News. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ^ "System of a Down Awards: BYOB, Question, Mezmerize". AveoftheStars.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  5. ^ Alan Di Perna https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man (September 29, 2008)
  6. ^ Fabrizio Pedrotti https://fabriziopedrotti.com/2019/07/18/shavo-odadjian-system-of-a-down-nunca-va-a-morir/ (July 18, 2019)
  7. ^ "System of a Down – B.Y.O.B.". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 63. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Chart Log UK 1994-2010". Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (System of a Down; 'B.Y.O.B.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Italian single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." Radioscope. Retrieved December 30, 2024. Type B.Y.O.B. in the "Search:" field.
  16. ^ "Spanish single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – System of a Down – Byob". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – System of a Down – B.Y.O.B." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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