Lonely Day

Not to be confused with Lovely Day or Lonely Days.
"Lonely Day"
Single cover. Maxi-Single cover features a red theme.
Single by System of a Down
from the album Hypnotize
B-side
ReleasedApril 17, 2006 (2006-04-17)
Genre
Length2:47
Label
SongwriterDaron Malakian
Producers
System of a Down singles chronology
"Hypnotize"
(2005) 		"Lonely Day"
(2006) 		"Protect the Land / Genocidal Humanoidz"
(2020)
Music video
"Lonely Day" on YouTube

"Lonely Day" is a song by American nu metal band System of a Down. It was released on April 17, 2006, as the second single from their fifth studio album, Hypnotize (2005), making it their last single before their hiatus and their most recent single until 2020 with "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" being released as double A-side singles. Written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals, the song also received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

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 7th Street/​Metro Center, a dumpster, another building, and the roof of a gas station.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lonely Day"Daron Malakian2:47
CD extended play
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lonely Day"Daron Malakian2:48
2."Shame" (System of a Down featuring Wu-Tang Clan)
2:41
3."Snowblind" (Black Sabbath cover)
4:40
4."Metro" (Berlin cover)John Crawford2:59
5."Marmalade"
3:01
6."Lonely Day" (Video CD extra) 2:57

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Lonely Day"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 300,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Spain (Promusicae)[18] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Blabbermouth.net. "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees", December 7, 2006, at Blabbermouth.net Archived September 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; last accessed December 7, 2006.
  2. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "IFPI CR Chart CZ RADIO TOP 100". Hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Tracklisten.
  7. ^ "System of a Down: Lonely Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  9. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  10. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "System of a Down – Lonely Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  14. ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (System of a Down; 'Lonely Day')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  17. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". Radioscope. Retrieved March 18, 2026. Type Lonely Day in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  18. ^ "Spanish single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "British single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 27, 2026. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Lonely Day System of a Down in the "Search:" field.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – System of a Down – Lonely Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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