Lonely Day
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{{Infobox song
| name = Lonely Day
| cover = System of a Down - Lonley Day (single).jpg
| caption = Single cover. Maxi-Single features a red theme.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/742881-System-Of-A-Down-Lonely-Day|title=Lonely Day Maxi-Single at "discogs.com"|website=Discogs |access-date=18 July 2023}}
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = System of a Down
| album = Hypnotize
| B-side =
| released = {{start date|2006|4|17}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:47
| label =
| writer = Daron Malakian
| producer =
- Rick Rubin
- Daron Malakian
| prev_title = Hypnotize
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Vicinity of Obscenity
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DnGdoEa1tPg|"Lonely 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.Blabbermouth.net. "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees", December 7, 2006, at [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63432 Blabbermouth.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916162618/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63432 |date=September 16, 2007 }}; last accessed December 7, 2006.
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 a train station, a dumpster, another building, and the roof of a gas station.
As of May 2025, the music video for "Lonely Day" has over 408 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnGdoEa1tPg|title=System Of A Down - Lonely Day (Official HD Video)|author=System Of A Down|website=YouTube|date=October 3, 2009|access-date=May 9, 2025}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = Digital download
|title1 = Lonely Day
|writer1 = Daron Malakian
|length1 = 2:47
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = CD extended play
|title1 = Lonely Day
|writer1 = Daron Malakian
|length1 = 2:48
|title2 = Shame
|note2 = System of a Down featuring Wu-Tang Clan
|writer2 = {{flatlist|
}}
|length2 = 2:41
|title3 = Snowblind
|note3 = Black Sabbath cover
|writer3 = {{flatlist|
}}
|length3 = 4:40
|title4 = Metro
|note4 = Berlin cover
|writer4 = John Crawford
|length4 = 2:59
|title5 = Marmalade
|writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Serj Tankian {{small|(lyrics)}}
- Daron Malakian {{small|(music)}}
}}
|length5 = 3:01
|title6 = Lonely Day
|note6 = Video CD extra
|length6 = 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
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Lonely Day" ! scope="col"|Chart (2006) ! scope="col"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Australia|37|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Austria|62|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-05-26.pdf|title=RR Canada Rock Top 30|page=62|accessdate=October 14, 2019}}
|17 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Czech Republic (Radio Top 100){{Cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=R|title=IFPI CR Chart CZ RADIO TOP 100|publisher=Hitparada.ifpicr.cz|access-date=15 October 2021}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025}}
|55 |
| {{singlechart|Denmark|20|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Finland|16|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|France|84|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|46|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|songid=164577|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|New Zealand|17|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|72|artist=System of a Down|song=Lonely Day|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|23|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 30, 2021}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|10|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|10|artist=System of a Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 3, 2015}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Lonely Day"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=System of a Down|title=Lonely Day|type=single|access-date=December 30, 2024|certyear=2023|award=Platinum|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|title=Lonely Day|artist=System of a Down|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|certyear=2023|title=Lonely Day|artist=System of a Down|type=single|access-date=November 17, 2023|relyear=2005|id=19455-2057-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|certyear=2022|title=Lonely Day|artist=System of a Down|type=single|access-date=December 4, 2022|relyear=2006}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{System of a Down}}
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Category:System of a Down songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin