B.Y.O.B. (song)

"B.Y.O.B." ("Bring Your Own Bombs") is a song by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Mezmerize. Like their earlier song "Boom!", it was written as a protest against the Iraq War. The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the band's highest-charting and 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 When Chaos asked for more, the offer was rescinded. 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.

Accolades "B.Y.O.B." won the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

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)Alan Di Perna (https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man) (September 29, 2008)Fabrizio Pedrotti (https://fabriziopedrotti.com/2019/07/18/shavo-odadjian-system-of-a-down-nunca-va-a-morir/) (July 18, 2019) Shavo Odadjian – bass (credited but does not perform) John Dolmayan – drums, percussion

Production

Rick Rubin – production Andy Wallace – mixing David Schiffman – engineering Jason Lader – editing Dana Neilsen – editing Phillip Broussard – engineering assistance John O'Mahony – Pro Tools engineering Steve Sisco – mixing assistance Joe Peluso – mixing assistance

Additional personnel Marc Mann – string arrangements Vartan Malakian – artwork Brandy Flower – graphic design

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "B.Y.O.B." Chart (2005) PeakpositionCanada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)28

Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "B.Y.O.B."Chart (2005)PositionUS Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) 9US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 10

Certifications

B.Y.O.B. (song)

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