Song · Disturbed
“Stupify” by Disturbed
From the album The Sickness (2000)
“Stupify” by Disturbed appears on 32 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2000 and 2025. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Sickness. Its best result is #1 on the 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 2000, #2,290 alternative song of all time and #191 of the '00s.
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"Stupify" was the first shot fired from The Sickness, Disturbed's debut, released as a single in April 2000, and it's nu metal with a clenched jaw: Dan Donegan's guitar and electronics chop and grind, Fuzz and Mike Wengren lock the rhythm down tight, and David Draiman snarls over the top. Johnny K produced with the band, and Andy Wallace helped mix it into a fist.
Behind the aggression is a personal grievance. Draiman wrote it about dating a Latina girl whose family rejected him for his ethnicity, and he pointed it squarely at racism and discrimination. The video puts the band in a rusted, cellar-like room alongside a boy haunted by ghostly images, whom Draiman described as his own damaged inner child. The song later turned up remixed for Little Nicky.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 258 | WBRU | WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 73 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) | 144 |
| 2002 | 162 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2004 | 58 | Q101 | Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2010 | 92 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2010 | 35 | WJRR | WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade | 101 |
| 2013 | 18 | KBPI | KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time | 200 |
| 2014 | 29 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 44 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 142 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2022 | 463 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2023 | 191 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2024 | 311 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) | 400 |
| 2025 | 155 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
| 2025 | 44 | 94.1 WJJO | WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2025 | 100 |
Also listed as: Stupefy.
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