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| Name = Steal This Album!
| Type = studio
| name = Steal This Album!
| Artist = [[System of a Down]]
| type = studio
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| artist = [[System of a Down]]
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| Released = November 26, 2002
| Recorded = 2002
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| Genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[Nu Metal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/steal-this-album!-mw0000663468 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-04-06 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915092218/http://www.allmusic.com/album/steal-this-album%21-mw0000663468 |archivedate=2016-09-15 |df= }}</ref><!--Do not add or remove genres without consensus.-->
| recorded = {{hlist|March–July 2001<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Rolling Stone |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/system-of-a-downs-toxicity-10-things-you-didnt-know-251365/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date= September 4, 2016 }}</ref>|2002}}
| Length = 43:22
| studio = [[Cello Studios|Cello]] (Hollywood)
| Label = [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/[[Sony Music Entertainment|SME Records]]
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| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]], [[Daron Malakian]]
* [[Alternative metal]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=Geschrieben von Deniz |date=December 24, 2002 |title=System Of A Down - Steal This Album - Review |url=https://www.burnyourears.de/reviews/genres/alternative-metal/6444-system-of-a-down-steal-this-album.html |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=burnyourears.de |language=de}}</ref>
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* [[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tPzr8f3lVW8C&pg=PT22 |title=CMJ New Music Report |date=December 16, 2002 |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |volume=74 |page=23 |issue=793 |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323115359/https://books.google.com/books?id=tPzr8f3lVW8C&pg=PT22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Last album = ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]''<br>(2001)
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| This album = '''''Steal This Album!'''''<br>(2002)
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| Next album = ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''<br>(2005)
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| single 2 = Boom!
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'''''Steal This Album!''''' is the third studio album by [[Armenian American|Armenian-American]] [[Metal music|Metal]] band [[System of a Down]], released on November 26, 2002, on [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]]. The album was produced by [[Rick Rubin]] and [[Daron Malakian]], and reached #15 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 200.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=system of a down|chart=all}} {{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>

==''Toxicity II''==

In early 2002, medium-quality MP3s of the album were released on the internet under the name ''Toxicity II'', a clear reference to the band's previous, multi-platinum record, ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]''. The band issued a statement expressing disappointment in the fact that fans were hearing material that was unfinished, and worked to release a completed, better quality version of the album, which became what is now known as ''Steal This Album!''. Many of the tracks on ''Toxicity II'' are early versions or rough mixes of the songs, featuring different arrangements, lyrics, and vocal melodies than their completed counterparts. Notably, there is a lack of vocals by [[Daron Malakian]]. Two songs on ''Toxicity II'', "Virginity" (also known as "Cherry" or "Virgin Tea") and "Outer Space" (also known as "Fortress"), are absent from the final version of the album. Additionally, four songs not found on ''Toxicity II'', "Fuck the System," "Ego Brain," "Roulette," and "Innervision" appeared on the final version of ''Steal This Album!'', making the final version considerably different from the ''Toxicity II'' version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBV1e3NjlxU |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-09-15 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306181940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBV1e3NjlxU |archivedate=2016-03-06 |df= }}</ref>

==Album information==


'''''Steal This Album!''''' is the third studio album by the American [[nu metal]] band [[System of a Down]], released on November 26, 2002, by [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]] and [[Columbia Records]]. Produced by [[Rick Rubin]] and [[Daron Malakian]], it peaked at number 15 on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/system-of-a-down/chart-history/tlp |title=System of a Down Chart History |access-date=July 2, 2020 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117144754/https://www.billboard.com/artist/system-of-a-down/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Though often reported in the media as being a collection of B-sides and outtakes, the band insisted that the ''Steal This Album!'' material is of the same quality as the tracks which made it onto ''Toxicity''. Vocalist [[Serj Tankian]] has said that the songs were left out of ''Toxicity'' "because they did not fit the overall continuity of the album". In May 2009, drummer [[John Dolmayan]] revealed that the album is his favorite System of a Down release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/05/17/interview-john-dolmayan-system-of-a-down-scars-on-broadway/ |title=Interview: John Dolmayan (System of a Down/Scars on Broadway) |accessdate=2009-05-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415133452/http://stereokill.net/2009/05/17/interview-john-dolmayan-system-of-a-down-scars-on-broadway/ |archivedate=April 15, 2014 |df= }}</ref> Similarly, Tankian also called the album his favorite System of a Down album in a 2012 [[Reddit#IAmA and AMA|AMA]] on [[reddit]].


==Background==
An alternate version of "Streamline" was used in ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' soundtrack, which was released in early 2002, and as a B-side on some copies of the [[Aerials (song)|"Aerials" single]].
In early 2002, medium-quality [[MP3]]s of the album were released on the internet under the name ''Toxicity II''. The band issued a statement expressing disappointment that fans were hearing material that was unfinished, and they worked to release a completed, better quality version of the album, which became ''Steal This Album!''.<ref name="CMJ">{{cite book |title=New music report |publisher=[[CMJ]] |page=23 |date=December 16, 2002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tPzr8f3lVW8C&q=new+music+report.+cmj.+2002+system+of+a+down&pg=PT2 |access-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323115424/https://books.google.com/books?id=tPzr8f3lVW8C&q=new+music+report.+cmj.+2002+system+of+a+down&pg=PT2 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Though often reported in the media as being a collection of B-sides and outtakes, the band insisted that the ''Steal This Album!'' material is of the same quality as the tracks which made it onto ''Toxicity''. Vocalist [[Serj Tankian]] has said that the songs were left out of ''Toxicity'' "because they did not fit the overall continuity of the album". In May 2009, drummer [[John Dolmayan]] revealed that the album is his favorite System of a Down release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/05/17/interview-john-dolmayan-system-of-a-down-scars-on-broadway/ |title=Interview: John Dolmayan (System of a Down/Scars on Broadway) |access-date=May 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415133452/http://stereokill.net/2009/05/17/interview-john-dolmayan-system-of-a-down-scars-on-broadway/ |archive-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> Similarly, Tankian also called the album his favorite System of a Down album in a 2012 [[Reddit#IAmA and AMA|AMA]] on [[reddit]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/w44co/i_am_serj_tankian_ama/c5a2taa/?context=1 |title=R/IAmA - Comment by u/Serjtankianofficial on "I am Serj Tankian. AMA." |date=July 6, 2012 |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505234749/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/w44co/i_am_serj_tankian_ama/c5a2taa/?context=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The album title is a possible reference to [[Abbie Hoffman]]'s book ''[[Steal This Book]]'', which is regarded as a classic example of [[counterculture]] literature. A similar title (''[[Steal This Movie!]]'') was used for a movie about Hoffman's life. A year prior to this album however, [[The Suicide Machines]] had already released an album titled ''[[Steal This Record]]''. [[The Coup]] had also released a ''[[Steal This Album]]'' in 1998. However, the album track titled ''Fuck the System'' is a clear reference to [[wikisource:Fuck the System|an earlier Hoffman essay]]. This album's title can also be a reference to the unauthorized distribution of the leaked songs from ''Toxicity II''.


A first version of "Streamline" was used in ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' soundtrack, which was released in early 2002, and as a B-side on the CD2 edition of "[[Aerials (song)|Aerials]]".
The packaging for this album is quite unusual. The original album came in a normal CD jewel case with only a disc, and no booklet (an insert was included in later releases of the album and most European copies, since many stores sell them unsealed and so the impression of it being removed by accident could be avoided). On the CD and the back of the case, the text is styled as if written by a black permanent marker, in faux-bootleg appearance. This is an obvious response by the band to those who leaked the original ''Toxicity II'' CD.

Most songs on the album have received little appearance in concert. However, songs "Mr. Jack" and "I-E-A-I-A-I-O" were played extensively to live audiences.

Presumably shortly after being written in 2000, the song "Chic 'N' Stu" was played live before the release of [[Toxicity]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbobmByd3X8{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After the end of the band's hiatus in 2011, the only songs to have been played from the album are "Pictures", "Highway Song", "I-E-A-I-A-I-O", "Mr. Jack", "[[Innervision]]", and "Roulette". In the 2013 tour they played also "A.D.D.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onstageweb.com/scaletta-concerto/system-of-a-down-milano-27-agosto-2013-scaletta/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-01 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224042/http://www.onstageweb.com/scaletta-concerto/system-of-a-down-milano-27-agosto-2013-scaletta/ |archivedate=2016-11-05 |df= }}</ref> In 2015 on the [[Wake Up the Souls Tour]], the songs "Bubbles" and "Chic 'N' Stu" were played in concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/system-of-a-down/2015/hanrapetutyan-hraparak-yerevan-armenia-2bc8e8da.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-11-05 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105232153/http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/system-of-a-down/2015/hanrapetutyan-hraparak-yerevan-armenia-2bc8e8da.html |archivedate=2016-11-05 |df= }}</ref> In 2017 setlists in Europe, the band regularly performed the songs "Mr. Jack", "Pictures", "Highway Song" and "Roulette".<ref>https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/system-of-a-down-23d69cd7.html</ref>


Multi-instrumentalist [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]] sings on the song "Bubbles", making his third appearance with System of a Down (having appeared on two songs on ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'').
Multi-instrumentalist [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]] sings on the song "Bubbles", making his third appearance with System of a Down (having appeared on two songs on ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'').


Commenting on the track "I-E-A-I-A-I-O", drummer John Dolmayan said it was inspired by an encounter he had with ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''{{'}}s actor [[David Hasselhoff]] in a liquor store in Los Angeles when he was around 12:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hartmann|first1=Graham|title=System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Reveals Lyrical Inspiration for 'I-E-A-I-A-I-O'|url=http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-john-dolmayan-lyrical-inspiration-i-e-a-i-a-i-o/|website=''[[Loudwire]]''|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|accessdate=2 August 2014|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
Commenting on the track "I-E-A-I-A-I-O", drummer John Dolmayan said it was inspired by an encounter he had with actor [[David Hasselhoff]] in a liquor store in Los Angeles when he was around 12:<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hartmann |first1=Graham |title=System of a Down's John Dolmayan Reveals Lyrical Inspiration for 'I-E-A-I-A-I-O' |url=http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-john-dolmayan-lyrical-inspiration-i-e-a-i-a-i-o/ |magazine=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=August 2, 2014 |date=July 14, 2014 |archive-date=July 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721043444/http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-john-dolmayan-lyrical-inspiration-i-e-a-i-a-i-o/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


{{cquote|He was getting a drink, not an alcoholic beverage, a soda or something. He was walking out and I couldn't believe it! Here was Knight Rider in front of me! And I said, 'Knight Rider!' I must have been 12. He looked at me and he goes, 'Hey kid,' and he kind of pointed the finger [at me] cowboy style. I told Serj the story, so the lyrics, 'Meeting John at Dale's Jr. / Winked an eye and point a finger.' 'Dale's Jr.' was the liquor store. There's a little insight.}}
{{blockquote|He was getting a drink, not an alcoholic beverage, a soda or something. He was walking out and I couldn't believe it! Here was Knight Rider in front of me! And I said, 'Knight Rider!' I must have been 12. He looked at me and he goes, 'Hey kid,' and he kind of pointed the finger [at me] cowboy style. I told Serj the story, so the lyrics, 'Meeting John at Dale's Jr. / Winked an eye and point a finger.' 'Dale's Jr.' was the liquor store. There's a little insight.}}


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|MC = 77/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album|title=Steal This Album|publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
|MC = 77/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r618527|pure_url=yes}}|title=Steal This Album! - System of a Down|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |title=Steal This Album! - System of a Down |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520061525/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[E!|E! Online]]''
|rev3score = B+<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393125,00.html|title=Steal This Album Review|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=November 29, 2002}}</ref>
| rev3score = B+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2840,00.html |title=System of a Down - Steal This Album! |work=[[E!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219201817/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2840,00.html |access-date=November 26, 2002|archive-date=February 19, 2003 }}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]''
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/29/steal-this-album/ |title=Steal This Album Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132914/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393125,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev4Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828024050/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2004-08-28|title=[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album|date=28 August 2004|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev5 = ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]''
|rev5score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887|title=System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>
|rev5Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828024050/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2004 |title=[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album |date=August 28, 2004 |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
|rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/system-of-a-down-steal-this-album|title=System of a Down Steal This Album - Album Review - Slant Magazine|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>
|rev6score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |title=System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME |website=[[NME]] |date=September 12, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101140734/http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev7 = [[Amazon.com]]
| rev7 = ''[[Playlouder]]''
|rev7score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Steal-This-Album-SYSTEM-DOWN/dp/B00007E8V4|title=Steal This Album!|date=26 November 2002|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016|via=Amazon}}</ref>
| rev7score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/662systemofadown.html |title=Steal This Album - System Of A Down |work=[[Playlouder]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030217191831/http://www.playlouder.com/review/662systemofadown.html |access-date=November 28, 2002|archive-date=February 17, 2003 }}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev8 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
|rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/system-down-steal-album-american-recordingscolumbia|title=System of a Down, 'Steal This Album!' (American Recordings/Columbia)|publisher=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''}}</ref>
|rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/system-of-a-down-steal-this-album |title=System of a Down Steal This Album - Album Review - Slant Magazine |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=December 21, 2002 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126033408/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/system-of-a-down-steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev9 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
|rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev9score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=135|title=System of a Down - Steal This Album! (staff review)|publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref>
|rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/system-down-steal-album-american-recordingscolumbia |title=System of a Down, 'Steal This Album!' (American Recordings/Columbia) |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019131955/http://www.spin.com/reviews/system-down-steal-album-american-recordingscolumbia |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev10 = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]]
| rev10 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Charles R. |author-link=Charles R. Cross |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |chapter=System of a Down |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/800 800]}}</ref>
|rev10score = {{rating|9|10|score=9.2/10 stars}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/system_of_a_down/steal_this_album|title=System Of A Down: Steal This Album! - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>}}
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The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics scoring 77 out of 100 on aggregate website ''[[Metacritic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref> Giving the album 4 stars out of 5 in his review for ''[[AllMusic]]'' Chris True noted "If System proved anything with 2001's ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'', it's that they're one of the few breaths of fresh air out there in mainstream metal land. This collection is no different, and with its amazing pacing, it's hard to not be moved by what this band can do".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |title=Steal This Album! - System of a Down |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520061525/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Steal This Album stands head-and-tattooed shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre" said ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in a mutually glowing review, awarding the album a B+ rating.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/29/steal-this-album/ |title=Steal This Album Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132914/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393125,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[E!]]'' - "As leftovers go, this Album is refreshingly tasty. Grade: B+"
*''[[CMJ]]'' (12/16/02, p.&nbsp;23) - "Both arty aggro and perverted political punk."
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (11/29/02, p.&nbsp;105) - "Steal This Album stands head-and-tattooed shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre."
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (12/12/02, p.&nbsp;93) - "An absurdist blast of political rage, silly theater and shattered math metal."
*[[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] (2/03, p.&nbsp;96) - 8 out of 10 - "The way these simple songs blur together works in the album's favor: Just when you think you've got a foothold, the ground disappears under your feet."


''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called ''Steal This Album'' "An absurdist blast of political rage, silly theater and shattered math metal."<ref name="Cross"/> Jeremy Gladstone of ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]'' gave the album a score of 7 out of 10 in his review and both praised and criticized the album writing "Love them or hate them, System is here to stay. The writing is consistent and the music is as tight as we have been accustomed to, perhaps a degree more so at times on the album. Steal This Album is guaranteed to satisfy every System of a Down fan listening. However, from song eight to twelve on the album, the material is a little too similar to really stand out compared to the more intense tracks. Unreleased material can sometimes be good, and sometimes it still doesn't work out".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828024050/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2004 |title=[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album |date=August 28, 2004 |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
==Alternative artwork==
There are four limited-edition alternate CD designs, each designed and drawn by a member of the band. Tankian's is blue with a poem in white spiraling into its center, Odadjian's is red with psychedelic flames, Dolmayan's is black with a gray skull incorporating the album's title into its teeth, and Malakian's is white with the legs of a man (in jeans) and woman (in red stockings). All four versions are rare, but Malakian's is the rarest. Additionally, the vinyl edition of the album was released as a double picture disc with each side featuring one of these designs.


Victoria Segal, writing for ''[[NME]]'', gave ''Steal This Album!'' 3.5 stars out of 5 in a less flattering review, stating "System Of A Down's concerns may be no laughing matter, but unfortunately, their music often is. Guitarist Daron Malakian describes this record as 'a bridge between ''Toxicity'' and our next record,' which only indicates troubled waters ahead". She did however end her review with "Yes, System Of A Down are insane, ridiculous, a brain-pan pizza with extra mushrooms. But how can something this righteous ever be wrong?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |title=System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME |website=[[NME]] |date=September 12, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101140734/http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In Europe and the UK the standard version includes a one-sided front insert, the reason for this being that most CDs in the UK are not sold sealed so it might appear that the cover had been stolen had it been shipped without it. It is all white with the album title in black, similar to the original CD cover. The insert contains minimal information and contains a link to the official website for more track information.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All lyrics written by [[Serj Tankian]], except where noted. All music written by [[Daron Malakian]], except where noted.
{{tracklist
{{Track listing
| lyrics_credits = yes
| music_credits = yes
| title1 = Chic 'n' Stu
| title1 = Chic 'N' Stu
| lyrics1 = Tankian, Malakian
| lyrics1 = [[Serj Tankian|Tankian]]
| length1 = 2:23
| music1 = Malakian
| title2 = [[Innervision]]
| length1 = 2:23
| length2 = 2:33
| title2 = [[Innervision]]
| title3 = Bubbles
| lyrics2 = Tankian
| length3 = 1:56
| music2 = Malakian, Tankian
| title4 = [[Boom! (System of a Down song)|Boom!]]
| length2 = 2:33
| lyrics4 = Tankian, Malakian
| title3 = Bubbles
| music4 = Malakian, [[Shavo Odadjian]]
| lyrics3 = Tankian
| length4 = 2:14
| music3 = Malakian
| title5 = Nüguns
| length3 = 1:56
| length5 = 2:30
| title4 = Boom!
| title6 = A.D.D. (American Dream Denial)
| lyrics4 = Tankian
| lyrics6 = Tankian, Malakian
| length6 = 3:17
| music4 = Malakian, [[Shavo Odadjian|Odadjian]]
| length4 = 2:14
| title7 = Mr. Jack
| title5 = Nüguns
| lyrics7 = Tankian, Malakian
| lyrics5 = Tankian, [[Daron Malakian|Malakian]]
| music7 = Malakian, Tankian
| music5 = Malakian
| length7 = 4:09
| length5 = 2:30
| title8 = I-E-A-I-A-I-O
| title6 = A.D.D.
| lyrics8 = Tankian, [[John Dolmayan]]
| note6 = American Dream Denial
| music8 = Malakian, Odadjian
| lyrics6 = Tankian
| length8 = 3:08
| music6 = Malakian
| title9 = 36
| length6 = 3:17
| length9 = 0:46
| title7 = Mr. Jack
| title10 = Pictures
| lyrics7 = Tankian, Malakian
| length10 = 2:06
| music7 = Malakian
| title11 = Highway Song
| length7 = 4:09
| length11 = 3:13
| title8 = I-E-A-I-A-I-O
| title12 = Fuck the System
| lyrics8 = Tankian
| lyrics12 = Tankian, Malakian
| length12 = 2:12
| music8 = Tankian, Malakian, [[Shavo Odadjian|Odadjian]], [[John Dolmayan|Dolmayan]]
| length8 = 3:08
| title13 = Ego Brain
| title9 = 36
| music13 = Malakian, Tankian
| lyrics9 = Tankian
| length13 = 3:21
| music9 = Tankian
| title14 = Thetawaves
| length9 = 0:46
| music14 = Malakian, Tankian
| title10 = Pictures
| length14 = 2:36
| lyrics10 = Tankian, Malakian
| title15 = Roulette
| music10 = Malakian
| lyrics15 = Tankian, Malakian
| length10 = 2:06
| length15 = 3:21
| title11 = Highway Song
| title16 = Streamline
| lyrics11 = Tankian, Malakian
| music16 = Malakian, Tankian
| music11 = Malakian
| length16 = 3:37
| length11 = 3:13
| total_length = 43:22
| title12 = Fuck the System
| lyrics12 = Tankian
| music12 = Malakian, Tankian
| length12 = 2:12
| title13 = Ego Brain
| lyrics13 = Tankian, Malakian
| music13 = Malakian, Tankian
| length13 = 3:21
| title14 = Thetawaves
| lyrics14 = Tankian, Malakian
| music14 = Malakian
| length14 = 2:36
| title15 = Roulette
| lyrics15 = Tankian
| music15 = Malakian, Tankian
| length15 = 3:21
| title16 = Streamline
| lyrics16 = Tankian, Malakian
| music16 = Malakian
| length16 = 3:37
|total_length = 43:22
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;System of a Down
'''System of a Down'''
* [[Serj Tankian]]&nbsp;— [[lead vocals|lead]] and backing vocals, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[theremin]], additional guitar
* [[Serj Tankian]] – vocals, keyboards
* [[Daron Malakian]]&nbsp;— [[guitar]]s, [[backing vocalist|backing]] and lead vocals
* [[Daron Malakian]] – guitars, vocals
* [[Shavo Odadjian]]&nbsp;— [[bass guitar|bass]], [[oud]], backing vocals
* [[Shavo Odadjian]] – bass
* [[John Dolmayan]]&nbsp;— [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[John Dolmayan]] – drums


'''Additional musicians'''
;Production
* [[Arto Tunçboyaciyan]] – vocals and percussions on "Bubbles"
* [[Record producer|Produced]] by [[Rick Rubin]] and Daron Malakian
* Engineered by Greg Collins, Darren Mora, and Dave Shiffman
* Greg Collins – [[theremin]] on "Ego Brain"

* [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]
'''Production'''
* Worldwide Representation: [[Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group]]
* Produced by [[Rick Rubin]] and Daron Malakian
* Additional Vocals by [[Arto Tunçboyaciyan]] on "Bubbles"
* Recorded by David Schiffman, Thom Russo
* Mixed by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]
* "Roulette" mixed by Rick Rubin, Thom Russo and David Schiffman
* Mastered by Vlado Meller


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|11|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
! Chart (2002)
! Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|24|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
| ''Billboard'' 200
|align="center"| 15
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|38|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
| UK Albums Chart
|align=center|56
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040901212913/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_120502_ALBUMS.html|archivedate=September 1, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_120502_ALBUMS.html|title=Top 100 Albums: December 5, 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref>
| Australian ARIA Top 50
|align="center"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|41|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|New Zealand Top Album Chart
|-
|align="center"| 26
{{album chart|Finland|25|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|France|34|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|14|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|id=4332|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|47|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|45|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"| Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=June 18, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|url-status=live}} ''Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Steal this album!".''</ref>
| 50
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|26|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|36|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|49|date=20021201|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|41|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=System Of A Down|album=Steal This Album!|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|56|date=20021201|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=System Of A Down|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2020}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 143
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name = "CANALTYE02">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| 46
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|title=Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 23
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215173925/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 74
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Single !! Chart !! Position
! Year !! Single !! Chart !! Position
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
|rowspan="2"| 2002
|rowspan="2"| "[[Innervision]]"
|rowspan="2"| "[[Innervision]]"
|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|Mainstream Rock Tracks
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|title=System of a Down|artist=System of a Down|note=5-album bundle|award=Platinum|relyear=2011|certyear=2012|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|salesamount=15,886|type=album|title=Steal This Album!|artist=System of a Down|award=Gold|certyear=2006}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|title=Steal This Album!|artist=System of a Down|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|id=10727|access-date=March 27, 2023|note=sales since 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Steal This Album!|artist=System of a Down|award=Gold|id=2003-03-21|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2002}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Steal This Album|artist=System of a Down|award=Platinum|certyear=2003}}
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}



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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 November 2024

For the 1998 album by the Coup, see Steal This Album.

Steal This Album!
Studio album by
System of a Down
ReleasedNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
Recorded
  • March–July 2001[1]
  • 2002
StudioCello (Hollywood)
Genre
Length43:22
Label
Producer
System of a Down chronology
Toxicity
(2001) 		Steal This Album!
(2002) 		Mezmerize
(2005)
Alternative cover
Alternate European cover

Steal This Album! is the third studio album by the American nu metal band System of a Down, released on November 26, 2002, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, it peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200.[4]

Background

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In early 2002, medium-quality MP3s of the album were released on the internet under the name Toxicity II. The band issued a statement expressing disappointment that fans were hearing material that was unfinished, and they worked to release a completed, better quality version of the album, which became Steal This Album!.[5]

Though often reported in the media as being a collection of B-sides and outtakes, the band insisted that the Steal This Album! material is of the same quality as the tracks which made it onto Toxicity. Vocalist Serj Tankian has said that the songs were left out of Toxicity "because they did not fit the overall continuity of the album". In May 2009, drummer John Dolmayan revealed that the album is his favorite System of a Down release.[6] Similarly, Tankian also called the album his favorite System of a Down album in a 2012 AMA on reddit.[7]

A first version of "Streamline" was used in The Scorpion King soundtrack, which was released in early 2002, and as a B-side on the CD2 edition of "Aerials".

Multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyacıyan sings on the song "Bubbles", making his third appearance with System of a Down (having appeared on two songs on Toxicity).

Commenting on the track "I-E-A-I-A-I-O", drummer John Dolmayan said it was inspired by an encounter he had with actor David Hasselhoff in a liquor store in Los Angeles when he was around 12:[8]

He was getting a drink, not an alcoholic beverage, a soda or something. He was walking out and I couldn't believe it! Here was Knight Rider in front of me! And I said, 'Knight Rider!' I must have been 12. He looked at me and he goes, 'Hey kid,' and he kind of pointed the finger [at me] cowboy style. I told Serj the story, so the lyrics, 'Meeting John at Dale's Jr. / Winked an eye and point a finger.' 'Dale's Jr.' was the liquor store. There's a little insight.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Alternative Press[11]
E! OnlineB+[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[13]
Kludge7/10[14]
NME[15]
Playlouder[16]
Slant Magazine[17]
Spin[18]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[19]

The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics scoring 77 out of 100 on aggregate website Metacritic.[20] Giving the album 4 stars out of 5 in his review for AllMusic Chris True noted "If System proved anything with 2001's Toxicity, it's that they're one of the few breaths of fresh air out there in mainstream metal land. This collection is no different, and with its amazing pacing, it's hard to not be moved by what this band can do".[21] "Steal This Album stands head-and-tattooed shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre" said Entertainment Weekly in a mutually glowing review, awarding the album a B+ rating.[22]

Rolling Stone called Steal This Album "An absurdist blast of political rage, silly theater and shattered math metal."[19] Jeremy Gladstone of Kludge gave the album a score of 7 out of 10 in his review and both praised and criticized the album writing "Love them or hate them, System is here to stay. The writing is consistent and the music is as tight as we have been accustomed to, perhaps a degree more so at times on the album. Steal This Album is guaranteed to satisfy every System of a Down fan listening. However, from song eight to twelve on the album, the material is a little too similar to really stand out compared to the more intense tracks. Unreleased material can sometimes be good, and sometimes it still doesn't work out".[23]

Victoria Segal, writing for NME, gave Steal This Album! 3.5 stars out of 5 in a less flattering review, stating "System Of A Down's concerns may be no laughing matter, but unfortunately, their music often is. Guitarist Daron Malakian describes this record as 'a bridge between Toxicity and our next record,' which only indicates troubled waters ahead". She did however end her review with "Yes, System Of A Down are insane, ridiculous, a brain-pan pizza with extra mushrooms. But how can something this righteous ever be wrong?"[24]

Track listing

[edit]

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Chic 'n' Stu"Tankian, Malakian 2:23
2."Innervision"  2:33
3."Bubbles"  1:56
4."Boom!"Tankian, MalakianMalakian, Shavo Odadjian2:14
5."Nüguns"  2:30
6."A.D.D. (American Dream Denial)"Tankian, Malakian 3:17
7."Mr. Jack"Tankian, MalakianMalakian, Tankian4:09
8."I-E-A-I-A-I-O"Tankian, John DolmayanMalakian, Odadjian3:08
9."36"  0:46
10."Pictures"  2:06
11."Highway Song"  3:13
12."Fuck the System"Tankian, Malakian 2:12
13."Ego Brain" Malakian, Tankian3:21
14."Thetawaves" Malakian, Tankian2:36
15."Roulette"Tankian, Malakian 3:21
16."Streamline" Malakian, Tankian3:37
Total length:43:22

Personnel

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System of a Down

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian
  • Recorded by David Schiffman, Thom Russo
  • Mixed by Andy Wallace
  • "Roulette" mixed by Rick Rubin, Thom Russo and David Schiffman
  • Mastered by Vlado Meller

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47] Gold 35,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[48] Gold 15,886[48]
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 150,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[50]
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[53] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

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  1. ^ "Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. September 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Geschrieben von Deniz (December 24, 2002). "System Of A Down - Steal This Album - Review". burnyourears.de (in German). Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  3. ^ CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 74. CMJ Network, Inc. December 16, 2002. p. 23. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "System of a Down Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ New music report. CMJ. December 16, 2002. p. 23. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Interview: John Dolmayan (System of a Down/Scars on Broadway)". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  7. ^ "R/IAmA - Comment by u/Serjtankianofficial on "I am Serj Tankian. AMA."". July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Hartmann, Graham (July 14, 2014). "System of a Down's John Dolmayan Reveals Lyrical Inspiration for 'I-E-A-I-A-I-O'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "Steal This Album". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "Steal This Album! - System of a Down". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Steal This Album". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  12. ^ "System of a Down - Steal This Album!". E!. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved November 26, 2002.
  13. ^ "Steal This Album Review". Entertainment Weekly. November 29, 2002. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  14. ^ "[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album". August 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 28, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME". NME. September 12, 2005. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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