B.Y.O.B. (song)
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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 as a protest against the Iraq War.[1] The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the band's only top 40 hit.
Music video
Directed by Jake Nava, the music video for "B.Y.O.B." depicts an army of soldiers marching through the streets, wearing paintball masks with television screens projecting words like "Die," "Truth," "Obey," and "Buy." The band members perform in the middle of the street. During the chorus, the band is shown playing inside a nightclub. Midway through the video, co-lead vocalist Daron Malakian screams the lyrics as the soldiers storm the nightclub and force everyone to put on the masks, which display images of television shows and war. At the end of the video, the band members are shown wearing the masks, which display static.
Songwriting legal case
Casey Chaos claimed to have helped write the song in 2002, and Malakian offered him a 2% royalties credit. When Chaos asked for more, the offer was rescinded.[2] Chaos subsequently sold a 50% interest in the song to Maxwood Music Ltd.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
- "B.Y.O.B." won the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category at the 2006 Grammy Awards.[4]
Track listing
- CD single
- The live tracks were recorded at the Big Day Out 2005 festival.
- Digital download [First version]
- 7" single • digital download [Second version]
Personnel
System of a Down
- Serj Tankian – vocals, keyboards
- Daron Malakian – vocals, guitars, bass (uncredited)[5][6]
- Shavo Odadjian – bass (credited but does not perform)
- John Dolmayan – drums, percussion
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Chart positions
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| Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[7] | 28 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 26 |
Certifications
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- ↑ Alan Di Perna [1](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man) (September 29, 2008)
- ↑ Fabrizio Pedrotti [2](https://fabriziopedrotti.com/2019/07/18/shavo-odadjian-system-of-a-down-nunca-va-a-morir/) (July 18, 2019)
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- 2005 singles
- 2005 songs
- Anti-war songs
- System of a Down songs
- Songs of the Iraq War
- Music videos directed by Jake Nava
- Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin
- Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
- Songs written by Daron Malakian
- Songs written by Serj Tankian
- Columbia Records singles
- Anti-Iraq War songs
- Songs about George W. Bush