Boom! (System of a Down song)

"Boom" is a song by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down, released as a promotional single from their third studio album, Steal This Album!

"Boom!"
Single by System of a Down
from the album Steal This Album!
ReleasedMarch 18, 2003
Recorded
  • 2000–2001
  • 2002
Studio
GenreNu metal[1]
Length2:14
LabelAmerican/Columbia
Songwriter(s)Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian
Producer(s)Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian
System of a Down singles chronology
"Innervision"
(2002)		 "Boom!"
(2003)		 "B.Y.O.B."
(2005)

Overview

This single is the second single released from Steal This Album!. As in the case with most songs from Steal This Album!, it has only been played live on very few occasions, with only once confirmed performance. In a Reddit AMA, drummer John Dolmayan stated, "We have played Boom! a few times but because it's a spoken word song, it doesn't have the same impact live."[2]

The song was leaked on the Toxicity II bootleg under the name "Everytime".[3]

Music video

For the music video, the band worked with filmmaker Michael Moore.[4] The video uses footage from the February 15, 2003 anti-war protests. The video also shows a cartoon of George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, and Osama Bin Laden riding rockets over a city, referencing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Shortly after its release, the video was banned from MTV Europe.[5]

Track listing
Australian single[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Boom! (Clean Version)"
  • Serj Tankian
  • Daron Malakian, Shavo Odajian
2:17
2."Boom! (Album Version)"Serj Tankian
  • Daron Malakian, Shavo Odajian
2:14
Canadian Promo Single [7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Boom! (Video Version)"
  • Serj Tankian
  • Daron Malakian, Shavo Odajian
2:51
2."Boom! (Clean Version)"Serj Tankian
  • Daron Malakian, Shavo Odajian
2:15

References
  1. CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 74. CMJ Network, Inc. December 16, 2002. p. 23.
  2. Dolmayan, John; Tankian, Serj. "We are Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan from System of a Down. Ask us anything". Reddit.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. Wiederhorn, John (May 10, 2002). "SYSTEM OF A DOWN FRAZZLED OVER LEAKED OUTTAKES". MTV News. MTV.
  4. "Boom!". MTV. MTV Networks. March 17, 2003. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  5. Strauss, Neil. "The Pop Life; MTV Is Wary Of Videos On War". New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  6. "System Of A Down - Boom!". Discogs. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. "System Of A Down - Boom!". Discogs. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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