Stupify

{{Infobox song

| name = Stupify

| cover = disturbed_stupify.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Disturbed

| album = The Sickness

| released = April 12, 2000

| recorded = November–December 1999

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Nu metal

| length = {{ubl|4:34 {{small|(album version)}}|4:07 {{small|(single version)}}}}

| label = Giant

| writer = {{hlist|Steve Kmak|Dan Donegan|Mike Wengren|David Draiman}}

| producer = Johnny K

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Down with the Sickness

| next_year = 2000

}}

"Stupify" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on April 12, 2000, as the first single from their debut album, The Sickness. It peaked at No. 12 on the United States Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was used in an English adaptation of the Dragon Ball Z movie, Lord Slug, in the trailer for the film Swimfan, and remixed for the movie Little Nicky as "Stupify (Fu's Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)", and even Little Scarlet. Unlike many other Disturbed songs, "Stupify" features mostly synthesizers throughout the song.

Meaning

The song is against racism and discrimination. The song is about a relationship Disturbed's vocalist David Draiman had with a Latina girl. He said her family didn't approve of him because of his different ethnicity.{{cite magazine |title=THE MODERN AGE |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |magazine=Billboard |last=Pesselnick |first=Jill |date=October 14, 2000 |volume=112 |number=42 |page=99 |issn=0006-2510}}

Music video

The video for the song features the band performing the song in a rusted cellar-like room, intercut with footage of a young boy sitting in the same room. As the song progresses, the boy is revealed to be haunted by ghost-like images. David Draiman said that the boy represents his inner child and also said, "This inner child has been damaged in such a way that the world he sees around him is dark and frightening and marred by life experience. It's haunted by specters and ghosts from the past."

Track listing

=Version one=

"Stupify" – 4:34
"Stupify" {{small|(Live)}} – 4:34
"The Game" {{small|(Live)}} – 3:47
"Stupify" {{small|(Restrained Edit)}} – 5:08

=Version two=

"Stupify" – 4:34
"The Game" {{small|(Live Restrained)}} – 3:47
"Voices" {{small|(Live Restrained)}} – 3:11
"Down with the Sickness" – 4:38

=European version=

"Stupify" {{small|(Restrained)}} – 4:05
"Stupify" {{small|(Album Version)}} – 4:05

Chart positions

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!Year

!Chart

!Position

rowspan="2"|2000

| Mainstream Rock Tracks

|align="center"|12{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p415878/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic Single Charts|accessdate=January 25, 2009}}

Modern Rock Tracks

|align="center"|10

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Distubed|title=Stupify|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|access-date=September 9, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Disturbed|title=Stricken|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|access-date=December 24, 2024|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Distubed|title=Stupify|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2000|certyear=2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}}

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