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Lonely Day

Not to be confused with Lovely Day.

"Lonely Day" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in 2006 as the second single from their fifth album Hypnotize (2005), and written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals on this track. The song received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] The song seems evidently inspired by the band's Armenian heritage and the Armenian Christian Genocide.

"Lonely Day"
Single cover. Maxi-Single features a red theme.[1]
Single by System of a Down
from the album Hypnotize
B-side
ReleasedApril 17, 2006
Recorded
Length2:47
Label
Songwriter(s)Daron Malakian
Producer(s)
System of a Down singles chronology
"Hypnotize"
(2005) 		"Lonely Day"
(2006) 		"Vicinity of Obscenity"
(2006)
Music video
"Lonely Day" on YouTube

Music video

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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. 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 a train station, a dumpster, a building, and the roof of a gas station.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lonely Day"Daron Malakian2:47
CD extended play
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lonely Day"Daron Malakian2:48
2."Shame" (System of a Down featuring Wu-Tang Clan)
2:41
3."Snowblind" (Black Sabbath cover)
4:40
4."Metro" (Berlin cover)John Crawford2:59
5."Marmalade"
3:01
6."Lonely Day" (Video CD extra) 2:57

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Lonely Day"
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 62
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[5] 17
Czech Republic (Radio Top 100)[6] 55
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 20
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 16
France (SNEP)[9] 84
Germany (GfK)[10] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 72
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] 23
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 10
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 10

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Lonely Day"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Lonely Day Maxi-Single at "discogs.com"". Discogs. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Blabbermouth.net. "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees", December 7, 2006, at Blabbermouth.net Archived September 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; last accessed December 7, 2006.
  3. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ^ "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "IFPI CR Chart CZ RADIO TOP 100". Hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Tracklisten.
  8. ^ "System of a Down: Lonely Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  9. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  11. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  15. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  16. ^ "Spanish single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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