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| "Lonely Day" | ||||
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.jpg) Single cover. Maxi-Single features a red theme. | ||||
| Single by System of a Down | ||||
| from the album Hypnotize | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2006 | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | Daron Malakian | |||
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| System of a Down singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Lonely Day" on YouTube | ||||
"Lonely Day" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on April 17, 2006, as the second single from their fifth studio album, Hypnotize (2005), making it their last single before their hiatus and their most recent single until 2020 with "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" being released as double A-side singles. Written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals, the song also received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]
Music video
[edit]The music video opens with a shot of downtown Los Angeles, with the traffic light at the corner of S Broadway & 6th St on fire. The video continues with shots of the band members sitting in their tour bus. There are other various shots of other items that are on fire. In order of appearance, they are as follows: a padlock, a building, shrubs in front of an office building, a newspaper dispenser, a shopping cart, a pay phone, a train car, a stack of wooden pallets, several trees, a billboard, a single car in traffic among other non-burning cars, an advertisement in Chinese at a bus stop, a bench at a train station, a dumpster, another building, and the roof of a gas station.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lonely Day" | Daron Malakian | 2:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lonely Day" | Daron Malakian | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Shame" (System of a Down featuring Wu-Tang Clan) | 2:41 | |
| 3. | "Snowblind" (Black Sabbath cover) | 4:40 | |
| 4. | "Metro" (Berlin cover) | John Crawford | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Marmalade" |
| 3:01 |
| 6. | "Lonely Day" (Video CD extra) | 2:57 |
Notes
- "Shame" is a cover of "Shame on a Nigga" by Wu-Tang Clan
Personnel
[edit]- Daron Malakian – guitars, lead vocals
- Serj Tankian – keyboards, backing vocals
- Shavo Odadjian – bass
- John Dolmayan – drums
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 37 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 62 |
| Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[4] | 17 |
| Czech Republic (Radio Top 100)[5] | 55 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 20 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 16 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 84 |
| Germany (GfK)[9] | 46 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 17 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 72 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] | 23 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] | 10 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[15] | Gold | 300,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[17] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Blabbermouth.net. "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees", December 7, 2006, at Blabbermouth.net Archived September 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; last accessed December 7, 2006.
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "IFPI CR Chart CZ RADIO TOP 100". Hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved October 15, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Tracklisten.
- ^ "System of a Down: Lonely Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in French). Le classement de singles.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (System of a Down; 'Lonely Day')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". Radioscope. Retrieved December 30, 2024. Type Lonely Day in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "British single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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