"Toxicity" is the twelfth track on the Toxicity album by System of a Down. It was also released in 2002 as a single.
The writing credit for the song is Malakian/Odadjian/Tankian.
Although it never achieved the mainstream success of "Chop Suey!" and "B.Y.O.B", Toxicity remains one of System of a Down's most popular songs among fans. The song was ranked #14 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs [1].
The song is in C minor key, and it is played on dropped C tuned guitar.
Toxicity is a downloadable song for the music video game Rock Band, and is a featured track in Guitar Hero: Metallica.
During a performance at the 2005 Download Festival, Daron Malakian stated that the song was about attention deficit disorder.
Music Video[]
The video was directed by Shavo Odadjian.
The beginning of the video shows the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then cuts to the band. Daron Malakian can be seen wearing a Los Angeles Kings jersey with his last name on the back most of the time in the video. During the verses, a projector shows homeless people lined against the streets. The end of the video is a reference to a Pantera music video.
Track listing[]
Toxicity (Maxi-Single)[]
All lyrics written by Serj Tankian.
# | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:39 |
2. | "X" (Live) | Malakian | |
3. | "Suggestions" (Live) | Malakian | |
4. | "Marmalade" | Malakian | 3:00 |
5. | "Toxicity" (Video) | Odadjian, Malakian |
Toxicity (Australian Tour)[]
All lyrics written by Serj Tankian.
# | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:39 |
2. | "X" (Live) | Malakian | |
3. | "Suggestions" (Live) | Malakian | 2:44 |
4. | "Sugar" (Video) | Odadjian, Malakian |
Toxicity (UK Release)[]
CD1[]
All lyrics written by Serj Tankian.
# | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:42 |
2. | "X" (Live) | Malakian | 3:05 |
3. | "Suggestions" (Live) | Malakian | 2:44 |
CD2[]
# | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Tankian | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:41 |
2. | "Marmalade" | Tankian | Malakian | 3:02 |
3. | "Metro" | John Crawford | Crawford | 3:00 |
Toxicity (7" Limited Edition Single)[]
All lyrics written by Serj Tankian.
# | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:39 |
2. | "Störagéd" | Malakian | 1:19 |
Toxicity (Promo Single)[]
# | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Toxicity" | Tankian | Odadjian, Malakian | 3:39 |
2. | "Prison Song" | Tankian, Malakian | Malakian | 1:58 |
3. | "X" | Tankian | Malakian |
Notes[]
External links[]
- Lyrics on LyricsWiki
- Chords of this Song at tabfan.com