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"Chop Suey!" is a song by the American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on August 13, 2001, as the first single from their second album, Toxicity (2001). The single earned the band its first Grammy nomination in 2002 for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards .
Similar to a scene in the "Chop Suey" video where Serj Tankian is seen eating chop suey, the band is shown eating seeds, corresponding with the lyrics "Eating seeds as a pastime activity". The video ends with a shot of the Milky Way. As of January 2025, the song has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. [8]
Added to the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum, [53] "Chop Suey!" was temporarily pulled from playlists of most radio stations after the September 11 attacks in 2001, as it featured some lyrics that Clear Channel deemed inappropriate following the attacks. The song returned to the airwaves when things settled down. [54]
Linda advises Mei-li to put on one of her old stripper dresses to attract Ta, but the stratagem backfires, since Ta is attracted to Mei-li because of her wholesomeness. Ta and Mei-li quarrel; she takes her flower drum and leaves Club Chop Suey. Act II: Several months pass, and Club Chop Suey has become even flashier ("Chop Suey"). Ta can not ...
Toxicity produced singles for the title track, "Chop Suey!", and "Aerials". The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts. [1] Steal This Album! (2002) failed to repeat the same success as its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in only the US and Australia.
A track titled “iAAM” strains for that stadium-ready sound, but, in its melodious, slightly syncopated chorus, makes chop suey of its metaphors: “Stood on a sea of pain/ Let it rain, let it ...
Lyrical themes throughout the album vary, with many songs following a theme of being anti-war, but also has topics of genocide, religion, and brainwashing. "Suite-Pee" is a criticism of pedophilia within the Catholic Church and religious extremism. [6] "
Alternating lyrics, misspelled songwriting credits, and uncrediting of the song's publishers. [53] 2006 "Mbube" (1920) Solomon Linda "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961) Disney's usage of the Tokens' song on the movie The Lion King: Back royalties and songwriting credits [54] 2007 "If We Could Start All Over" (1993) Eddy and Danny van Passel