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“Lonely Day” by System of a Down
From the album Hypnotize (2005)
“Lonely Day” by System of a Down appears on 13 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 2005 on the album Hypnotize. Its best result is #14 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 2006.
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"Lonely Day" came out in April 2006 as the second single from Hypnotize, System of a Down's 2005 album, and it shows the band at its most unguarded. Daron Malakian wrote it alone and takes the lead vocal himself, swapping the usual whiplash for a slow, heavy-hearted lament, with Serj Tankian on keyboards and adding his voice, and John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian holding it steady. Rick Rubin produced it with Malakian, and Andy Wallace mixed.
It picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance, and it turned out to be their last single before the hiatus: nothing new arrived until 2020, when "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" came out together. The video sets downtown Los Angeles alight, starting with a traffic light burning at the corner of Broadway and 6th.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 | 107 |
| 2006 | 27 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 52 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 58 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 45 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 31 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 49 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 72 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 90 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 14 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 51 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 43 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 43 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
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