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This article is about the System of a Down song. For the acronym referring to alcohol, see BYOB.

"B.Y.O.B." (Bring Your Own Bombs) is the debut single for System of a Down's fourth album Mezmerize. It is a play on the phrase "Bring Your Own Booze" or "Bring Your Own Beer". It is a highly politically charged song and was written to protest the Iraq War. The song was the band's only Top 30 hit off of Mezmerize, and overall, is the band's sole Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was written by Casey Chaos and Daron Malakian when they first met and formed a side project called Scars On Broadway. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... B.Y.O.B. is an acronym for bring your own bottle, bring your own beer or bring your own booze, usually used to indicate that the host of a party or social gathering will not be providing alcoholic beverages, but that guests are welcome to bring their own if... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... System of a Down (also referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is a four-piece, Grammy-award winning band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... Digipak cover Digipak cover of Mezmerize. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Casey Chaos Amen is a cross-genre band mainly taking influence from heavy metal music and 80s punk music. ... Daron Vartan Malakian (Armenian: ) (born 18 July 1975 in Hollywood, California, USA) is the lead guitarist in the Armenian-American band System of a Down. ... Serj Tankian (Armenian: ) (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-American-Armenian musician and songwriter of Armenian descent. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American record producer. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... System of a Down (also referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is a four-piece, Grammy-award winning band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... I-E-A-I-A-I-O is a song by the band System of a Down. ... Cigaro is a song from the album Mezmerize by System of a Down that was released as an unofficial single onto the internet. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... System of a Down (also referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is a four-piece, Grammy-award winning band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Digipak cover Digipak cover of Mezmerize. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Digipak cover Digipak cover of Mezmerize. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Scars on Broadway is a band that features Daron Malakian, who is best known as the guitarist for System of a Down. ...

The line (written by Casey Chaos of Amen/Scum/Damned Damned Damned) "Why do they always send the poor?" echoes a similar line in Black Sabbath's 1970 anti-Vietnam War song "War Pigs" on the album Paranoid, as well as Public Enemy's 1988 song "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos". Similar insight has been posed by filmmaker Michael Moore in his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 about a significant number of soldiers serving in the Iraq War hailing from poor backgrounds. For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... War Pigs is an anti-war song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid. ... Paranoid is the second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs Iron Man, War Pigs, and the title track Paranoid. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos is a song by the American political rap group Public Enemy from their 1988 sophomore album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Fahrenheit 9/11 is an award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004. ...

Music Video

The music video shows an army of drone soldiers marching through the streets, wearing masks that show 'DIE' and 'GOD' like a television screen, with the members of System of a Down playing in the middle. During the chorus, the band is shown playing inside a night club. Midway through the video, Daron is shown screaming the words "Blast off! It's party time! And we don't live in a fascist nation! Blast off! It's party time! And where the fuck are you?!", when the soldiers attack the night club and force everyone to put on the drone masks that the soldiers have been wearing, except they depict various television shows and cartoons. At the end of the video, the members of System of a Down are wearing the drone masks, which seem to be playing static.

This video was directed by Shavo Odadjian and Jake Nava. Jose Is Gay Shavo Odadjian (Armenian: ) (born April 20, 1977, Yerevan, Armenian SSR as Shavarsh Odadjian) is the bassist for the Armenian American-based alternative metal band System of a Down. ... Jake Nava is a music video director. ...

Track listing

• All songs by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian unless otherwise noted.

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B.Y.O.B. (Single)

1. "B.Y.O.B." (Clean)
2. "B.Y.O.B." (Bring your Own Bombs)

B.Y.O.B. (Enhanced Single)

1. "B.Y.O.B."
2. "Forest" (Live at the Big Day Out 2005)
3. "Prison Song" (Live at the Big Day Out 2005)
4. "Sugar" (Live at the Big Day Out 2005) (Tankian,Shavo Odadjian, Malakian)

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B.Y.O.B. (Australian Import)

1. "B.Y.O.B."
2. "Cigaro"

Trivia

• This song was originally written by Casey Chaos and Daron Malakian when they formed their side band called Scars on Broadway. They recorded an albums worth of songs but was never released. Daron then went on to record this same song with System of a Down.
• The song was performed on May 7, 2005 on Saturday Night Live, 10 days before the release of the album Mezmerize. During this performance, towards the end of the song ("Why do they always send the poor?" [guitar slide downward]) when the guitar "slides" downwards, guitarist Daron Malakian screamed, "Fuck yeah!". This was missed by the censors, and it became a controversial matter for a few days thereafter. However, the rest of the song was able to be censored on time without any trouble.
• The song is performed slightly differently live; guitarist Daron Malakian plays a reggae-styled riff during the "Everybody's going to the party" bit of the song instead of the normal riff on the CD recording.
• Won "Best Hard Rock Performance" in the 2006 Grammy Awards.
• Was voted #76 on Total Guitar's 100 Greatest Riffs.

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External links

• Listen to B.Y.O.B. at the band's official website
• B.Y.O.B. lyrics at the band's official website