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	:''This article is about the new album by ]. For other meanings, see ].''
			{{Infobox album
	----
			\| name = Hypnotize
	{{Future album}}{{Album infobox \|
	~~Name~~ = ~~Hypnotize \|~~		\| type = studio
	~~Type~~ = ] \|		\| artist = ]
	~~Artist~~ = ~~] \|~~		\| cover = System Of A Down-Hypnotize.jpg
	~~Cover~~ = ~~Nocover.gif~~ \|		\| alt =
			\| released = {{start date\|2005\|11\|22}}
	Background = orange \|
			\| recorded = <!-- Recording date needs reliable reference -->
	Released = due out ] ] \|
			\| studio = ] and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles)
	Recorded = ] - ] \|
			\| genre = * ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/system-of-a-down-hypnotize\|title=System Of A Down – Hypnotize\|last=Ingold\|first=Chris\|website=]\|date=November 21, 2005\|access-date=March 31, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331192640/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/system-of-a-down-hypnotize\|archive-date=March 31, 2014\|url-status=live\|quote=I'll go even further – this is perhaps the finest, and most important heavy metal album of the twenty-first century so far.}}</ref>
	Genre = ] \|
			* ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.burnyourears.de/reviews/genres/alternative-metal/8642-system-of-a-down-hypnotize.html\|title=System Of A Down - Hypnotize - Review\|author=Deniz\|website=BurnYourEars\|date=November 26, 2005\|access-date=February 3, 2024\|language=de}}</ref>
	Length = ?? ] ?? ] \|
			* ]<ref name="pop"/><ref name="rs"/><ref name="usa-today"/>
	Label = ] <small>(UK)</small><br />], Columbia <small>(US)</small> \|
			* ]<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Legends of the Fall \|journal=Spin \|date=September 2005 \|volume=21 \|issue=9 \|page=24 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-6u53go_Q1oC&dq=the+police+%22art+rock%22&pg=PA24 \|access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
	Producer = ] \|
	~~Reviews~~ = ~~<nowiki></nowiki>~~		\| length = 39:40
			\| label = * ]
	''none'' \|
			* ]
	Last album = '']''<br />(]) \|
			\| producer = * ]
	This album = '''''Hypnotize'''''<br />(]) \|
			* ]
	Next album = ''N/A''<br /> \|}}
			\| prev_title = ]
			\| prev_year = 2005
			\| next_title = ] / ]
			\| next_year = 2020
			\| misc = {{Singles
			\| name = Hypnotize
			\| type = studio
			\| single1 = ]
			\| single1date = October 11, 2005
			\| single2 = ]
			\| single2date = April 17, 2006
			\| single3 = Vicinity of Obscenity
			\| single3date = May 29, 2006
			}}
			}}

	'''''Hypnotize''''' is the fifth ] by ] ~~and~~ ~~the second half~~ of ~~the~~ ~~'']/]'' ]. It ~~will be~~ released on ], ], six months after the release of companion album '']''.~~		'''''Hypnotize''''' is the fifth studio album by the American ] band ]. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of its companion album '']''. ''Mezmerize'' and ''Hypnotize'' both debuted at number one on the ] chart.

			==Reception==
	]
			{{Music ratings
			\| MC = 78/100<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hypnotize\|title=Hypnotize by System Of A Down Reviews and Tracks\|website=]\|access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref>
			\| rev1 = ]
			\| rev1score = {{rating\|4.5\|5}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hypnotize-mw0000348196\|title=Hypnotize – System of a Down\|last=Loftus\|first=Johnny\|website=]\|access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>
			\| rev2 = '']''
			\| rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131697,00.html\|title=Hypnotize Review\|last=Sinclair\|first=Tom\|magazine=]\|date=November 21, 2005\|access-date=June 22, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018221908/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131697,00.html\|archive-date=October 18, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\| rev3 = '']''
			\| rev3Score = {{rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/18/popandrock.shopping\|title=System of a Down, Hypnotize\|last=Lynskey\|first=Dorian\|newspaper=]\|date=November 18, 2005\|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>
			\| rev4 = '']''
			\| rev4score = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11839-mezmerize-hypnotize/\|title=System of a Down: Mezmerize / Hypnotize Album Review\|last=Byrom\|first=Cory D.\|website=]\|date=November 21, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>
			\| rev5 = ]
			\| rev5Score = {{rating\|4.5\|5}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+hypnotize/\|title=review - Hypnotize\|last=Allen\|first=Jeremy\|website=]\|date=November 18, 2005\|access-date=August 15, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128051056/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+hypnotize/\|archive-date=November 28, 2005\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\| rev6 = '']''
			\| rev6score = 6/10<ref name="pop">{{cite web\|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/systemofadown-hypnotize/\|title=System of a Down: Hypnotize\|last=Begrand\|first=Adrien\|website=]\|date=November 21, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>
			\| rev7 = '']''
			\| rev7score = {{rating\|3.5\|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/systemofadown/albums/album/7690031/review/8796404/hypnotize\|title=System of a Down: Hypnotize : Music Reviews\|last=Fricke\|first=David\|magazine=]\|date=November 17, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110014602/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/systemofadown/albums/album/7690031/review/8796404/hypnotize\|archive-date=November 10, 2007\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\| rev8 = '']''
			\| rev8score = C<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/system-of-a-down/hypnotize.htm\|title=System of a Down - Hypnotize - Review\|last=Shipley\|first=Al\|website=]\|date=December 14, 2005\|access-date=April 1, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106202445/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/system-of-a-down/hypnotize.htm\|archive-date=November 6, 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\| rev9 = '']''
			\| rev9score = {{rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/4350/System-of-a-Down-Hypnotize/\|title=System of a Down – Hypnotize\|last=de Sylvia\|first=Dave\|website=]\|date=November 19, 2005\|access-date=February 2, 2024}}</ref>
			\| rev10 = '']''
			\| rev10score = {{rating\|3\|4}}<ref name="usa-today">{{cite news\|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-11-21-listen-up_x.htm\|title=System of a Down zooms way up with 'Hypnotize'\|last=Gundersen\|first=Edna\|newspaper=]\|date=November 21, 2005\|access-date=September 22, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017190609/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-11-21-listen-up_x.htm\|archive-date=October 17, 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			}}

			''Hypnotize'' received generally positive reviews. It opened at number one on the ], with 320,000 copies sold in its first week. The album also debuted at number one on the ], selling 47,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified gold and platinum by the ] on December 13, 2005.<ref name="RIAA"/> Since its release, ''Hypnotize'' has sold 8 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://beneaththesurfacemusicdotcom.wordpress.com/2020/11/22/what-you-didnt-know-about-system-of-a-downs-mezmerize-and-hypnotize/\|title=What You Didn't Know About System OF A Down's 'Mezmerize' and 'Hypnotize'\|website=Beneath the Surface\|date=November 22, 2020\|access-date=February 2, 2024}}</ref>
	==Release Date==
	According to , the album thought to be released on these dates for ]: ]; ] or ] and ] when the album was rumoured to be first and '']'' rumoured to be last. Later in early spring, these reports were not likely to prove true and then the albums switched by opposite: '']'' on first and ''Hypnotize'' on last.

			'']'' (No. 851, p. 100) - "hey're flaunting a heretofore underexplored sensitive side, offsetting their trademark stampeding riffology with flashes of delicate lyricism." - Grade: B+
	The release date, which was previously thought to be ], has now been confirmed to be somewhere around November according to a recent interview with Serj Tankian :

			'']'' (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."
	''musicOMH.com: Are you still planning to release the follow-up disc, Hypnotize, in the next couple months? Hopefully all the SOAD fans have had enough time to process Mezmerize by then, right?''

	''Serj: Yes, sometime in November.''

			'']'' (p. 62) - Ranked #20 in ''Spin''{{'}}s "40 Best Albums of 2005".
	Also, in the band's Summer-Autumn tour 2005, flyers advertising Hypnotize's release date as November were given out to the crowds.

			'']'' (p. 109) - 3 stars out of 5 - "System succeed through their skill at wielding complex, progressive heaviness in a pop context."
	Launch Radio Networks reported that System of a Down are considering November 15 as the release date for Hypnotize.

			==Track listing==
	On September 20, 2005, Billboard.com published an article saying Hypnotize will be released on November 22, 2005. It also gave the complete track list (see below).
			All lyrics written by ] and ], except where noted. All music written by Malakian, except where noted.

			{{Track listing
	==Songlist==
			\| title1 = Attack
	The tracks from Hypnotize, according to Billboard.com, are:
			\| length1 = 3:06
	#"Attack"
	#"Dreaming"		\| title2 = Dreaming
			\| music2 = Malakian, ]
	#"Kill Rock 'n' Roll"
			\| length2 = 3:59
	#"Hypnotize"
			\| title3 = Kill Rock 'n Roll
	#"Stealing Society"
			\| lyrics3 = Malakian
	#"Tentative"
			\| length3 = 2:27
	#"U-Fig"
			\| title4 = ]
	#"Holy Mountains"
			\| length4 = 3:09
	#"Vicinity of Obscenity"
			\| title5 = Stealing Society
	#"She's Like Heroin"
			\| length5 = 2:58
	#"Lonely Day"
			\| title6 = Tentative
	#"Soldier Side"
			\| length6 = 3:36
			\| title7 = U-Fig
			\| music7 = Malakian, Odadjian
			\| length7 = 2:55
			\| title8 = Holy Mountains
			\| length8 = 5:28
			\| title9 = Vicinity of Obscenity
			\| lyrics9 = Tankian
			\| music9 = Tankian, Malakian
			\| length9 = 2:51
			\| title10 = She's Like Heroin
			\| lyrics10 = Malakian
			\| length10 = 2:44
			\| title11 = ]
			\| lyrics11 = Malakian
			\| length11 = 2:47
			\| title12 = Soldier Side
			\| lyrics12 = Malakian
			\| length12 = 3:40
			\| total_length = 39:40
			}}

			===DualDisc edition – DVD side===
			* Entire album in enhanced stereo
			* The Recording of ''] / Hypnotize''
			* "]" and "]" videos

			==Personnel==
	There have already been two live ] of the songs "Kill Rock 'N' Roll" and "Holy Mountain" leaked on to the internet. "Kill Rock 'N' Roll" is a song much like "Cigaro" from '']'' and "Holy Mountain" is much like "Aerials" from '']''. In addition to this, a video showing snippets of the band playing unreleased songs (pre-]) at a ] ] concert in ] has been made. The video features a snippet of "Tentative", an unknown interlude to "War?" (possibly a new song) and other songs. The clip can be viewed
			<!-- All personnel credits are listed in the official album booklet, unless otherwise cited. Please do not change any of them. -->

			'''System of a Down'''
			* ] – vocals, keyboards
			* ] – vocals, guitars, bass (uncredited),<ref name="guitarworld.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man\|title=Daron Malakian: 21st Century Schizoid Man\|last=di Perna\|first=Alan\|website=]\|date=September 29, 2008\|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://fabriziopedrotti.com/2019/07/18/shavo-odadjian-system-of-a-down-nunca-va-a-morir/\|title=Shavo Odadjian: "System of a Down nunca va a morir"\|last=Pedrotti\|first=Fabrizio\|website=Fabrizio Pedrotti\|date=July 18, 2019\|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> keyboards (uncredited)<ref name="guitarworld.com"/>
			* ] – bass
			* ] – drums

			'''Vocal duties'''
			* "Attack": Serj Tankian (main), Daron Malakian (second voice)
			* "Dreaming": Tankian (main - verses) Malakian (main - bridge)
			* "Kill Rock 'n Roll": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
			* "Hypnotize": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
			* "Stealing Society": Tankian (main - verses) Malakian (main - bridge)
			* "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 ] and Daron Malakian
			* Mixed by ]
			* Engineered by David Schiffman
			* Editing by ] and ]
			* Assistant engineer: Phillip Broussard
			* All artwork by Vartan Malakian{{Citation needed \|date=May 2024}}
			* Design: System of a Down and Brandy Flower
			* String arrangement: Serj Tankian and ]
			* Mix Pro Tools engineer: John O'Mahony
			* Mix assistant engineers: Steve Sisco (Soundtrack) and Joe Peluso (Enterprise)
			* Album production coordination: Lindsay Chase and Braden Asher
			* Recording location: ] in ], Los Angeles and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles
			* Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York City and ], Los Angeles
			* Mastered by ] at ], New York City

			==Charts==
			{{col-start}}
			{{col-2}}

			===Weekly charts===
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			\|-
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			\|-
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			\|-
			{{album chart\|Austria\|3\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Flanders\|17\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Wallonia\|13\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|BillboardCanada\|1\|artist=System of a Down\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Denmark\|11\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Netherlands\|15\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Finland\|1\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|France\|4\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Germany4\|4\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|id=24635\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Hungary\|35\|year=2005\|week=47\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Ireland2\|10\|artist=System of a Down\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Italy\|10\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Italian Albums ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php\|title=M&D: Classifiche\|magazine=]\|language=it\|access-date=June 18, 2022}} ''Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Hypnotize".''</ref>
			\|align="center"\|11
			\|-
			{{album chart\|New Zealand\|1\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Norway\|4\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Poland\|16\|id=287\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Portugal\|15\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Scotland\|12\|date=20051127\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Spain\|26\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Sweden\|3\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Switzerland\|4\|artist=System of a Down\|album=Hypnotize\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|UK2\|11\|date=20051127\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 2, 2024}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Billboard200\|1\|artist=System of a Down\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}
			\|}
			{{col-2}}

			===Year-end charts===
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
			\|-
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			!scope="col"\|Position
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm\|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|89
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2005\|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2005\|publisher=Austrian Charts\|language=de\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|58
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2005\|title=Tops de l'Année – Top Albums 2005\|publisher=]\|language=fr\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|124
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2005/0\|title=Classifica annuale 2005 (dal 03.01.2005 al 01.01.2006) – Album & Compilation\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|100
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2005-12-31\|title=Top Selling Albums of 2005\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|38
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.pdf\|title=The Top 200 Artist Albums of 2005\|work=Chartwatch: 2005 Chart Booklet\|publisher=Zobbel.de\|pages=39–40\|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|172
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Worldwide Albums (])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf\|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005\|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry\|access-date=June 21, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf\|archive-date=November 17, 2008\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|42
			\|}
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
			\|-
			!scope="col"\|Chart (2006)
			!scope="col"\|Position
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2006\|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2006\|publisher=Austrian Charts\|language=de\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|64
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2006\|title=Tops de l'Année – Top Albums 2006\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|156
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
			\|align="center"\|41
			\|}
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			==Certifications==
			{{Certification Table Top}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Australia\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2005\|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Austria\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2005\|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Finland\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2007\|salesamount=31,990\|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Germany\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2023\|access-date=February 17, 2023}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Ireland\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2005\|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2021\|id=8800\|access-date=August 2, 2021\|note=sales since 2009}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=New Zealand\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|id=2006-01-27\|source=newchart\|access-date=2024-11-20\|relyear=2005}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Russia\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2005\|access-date=November 15, 2020}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Switzerland\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2006\|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2013\|id=12469-2057-2\|access-date=May 31, 2021}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|title=Hypnotize\|artist=System of a Down\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|relyear=2005\|certyear=2005\|access-date=May 22, 2013\|refname="RIAA"}}
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			==References==
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2005 studio album by System of a Down

Hypnotize

Studio album by System of a Down

Released

November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)

Studio

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

Genre

Length

39:40

Label

Producer

System of a Down chronology

Mezmerize
(2005)

Hypnotize
(2005)

Protect The Land / Genocidal Humanoidz
(2020)

Singles from Hypnotize

"Hypnotize"
Released: October 11, 2005
"Lonely Day"
Released: April 17, 2006
"Vicinity of Obscenity"
Released: May 29, 2006

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
Pitchfork	7.9/10
Playlouder
PopMatters	6/10
Rolling Stone
Stylus Magazine	C
Sputnikmusic
USA Today

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. Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.

Entertainment Weekly (No. 851, p. 100) - "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."

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

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), keyboards (uncredited)
Shavo Odadjian – bass
John Dolmayan – drums

Vocal duties

"Attack": Serj Tankian (main), Daron Malakian (second voice)
"Dreaming": Tankian (main - verses) Malakian (main - bridge)
"Kill Rock 'n Roll": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"Hypnotize": Tankian and Malakian (both main)
"Stealing Society": Tankian (main - verses) Malakian (main - bridge)
"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 Nielsen
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 coordination: Lindsay Chase and 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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	15
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
French Albums (SNEP)	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)	35
Irish Albums (IRMA)	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)	10
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	15
Scottish Albums (OCC)	12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	4
UK Albums (OCC)	11
US Billboard 200	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	89
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	58
French Albums (SNEP)	124
Italian Albums (FIMI)	100
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	38
UK Albums (OCC)	172
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)	42

Chart (2006)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	64
French Albums (SNEP)	156
US Billboard 200	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Gold	15,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)	Platinum	31,990
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	200,000
Ireland (IRMA)	Platinum	15,000
Italy (FIMI) sales since 2009	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	15,000
Russia (NFPF)	Gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	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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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" "Innervision" "Boom!" "B.Y.O.B." "Question!" "Hypnotize" "Lonely Day" "Protect the Land" / "Genocidal Humanoidz"
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