System of a Down recently returned with their first new music in 15 years, a pair of singles (“Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”) that have not only achieved chart success, but have simultaneously raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Artsakh and Armenia. Songs by Bon Jovi (“It’s My Life”), Metallica (“Nothing Else Matters”), and AC/DC (“Thunderstruck”) are also approaching the 1 billion threshold. But didn't because everyone would censor it, so they named it Chop Suey(cide) as a play on words.
In some interviews System of a down said that they wanted to put the word 'suicide' in the name. While each of those songs definitely fall in the hard rock category, “Chop Suey!” is perhaps the only one that qualifies as a heavy metal song, which would make the achievement even greater. By definition 'Chop Suey' is a Chinese dish made with a lot of mixed ingredients, similar to how modern society has mixed views on suicide. “Chop Suey!” joins the company of Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, Linkin Park’s “In the End” and “Numb”, and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in the YouTube billion club. As the YouTube numbers prove, the song’s relevance has endured. It immediately made a huge impact on rock radio, and earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. It’s certainly no surprise - “Chop Suey!” has been a System of a Down staple song since it dropped as the first single from the band’s 2001 masterpiece, Toxicity. The music video for System of a Down’s classic song “Chop Suey!” has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube, making it one of few hard rock songs - and arguably the first metal song - to hit that illustrious mark.
2008 Mezmerize: Guitar Hero: Metallica: Toxicity 2009 Toxicity: Rock Band Unplugged: Chop Suey 2009 Toxicity: Madden NFL 10: Sugar 2009 System of a Down: Rock Band 2 (DLC) Serj Tankian - Empty Walls: 2010 Elect the Dead: Serj Tankian - Sky Is Over: 2010 Elect the Dead: Rock Band 3. The post System of a Down’s “Chop Suey!” Video Passes a Billion Views on YouTube appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Chop Suey 2008 Toxicity: Guitar Hero: World Tour: B.Y.O.B.
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