Lonely Day
2006 single by System of a Down
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"Lonely Day" is a song by American nu 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]
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Single cover. Maxi-Single cover features a red theme. | ||||
| Single by System of a Down | ||||
| from the album Hypnotize | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2006 | |||
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| 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 | ||||
Music video
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 7th Street/Metro Center, a dumpster, another building, and the roof of a gas station.
Track listing
| 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
- Daron Malakian – guitars, lead vocals
- Serj Tankian – keyboards, backing vocals
- Shavo Odadjian – bass
- John Dolmayan – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[16] | Gold | 300,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[18] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||