System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648): version 2
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# System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969064825
name: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648)
family: family/mezmerize
default_observation: us-cd
summary: US single-CD Digipak edition of System of a Down's fourth studio album (2005), American Recordings / Columbia CK 90648.
brand: brand/american-recordings
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, CA
pack_format: Digipak
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | © and ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the name Sony Music Entertainment traded under during the 2004-2008 Sony BMG joint venture |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Pack reads "Manufactured and distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment"; glass mastered at DADC or Sony Music Pitman depending on pressing (^discogs-pitman) |
| distributed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | prefix 0827969; copyright holder and manufacturer per ^discogs-us; no source names the registrant |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| US | sourced | ^vinyl | US online record shop lists "System of a Down - Mezmerize" CD with UPC 827969064825, described as authentic and factory sealed | 2026-09-13 | new | | USD 15.99 |
| CA | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Canadian reissue carrying the same barcode sticker (8 27969 06482 5), distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. per the pack transcription; no Canadian retailer listing was read | | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mezmerize | name | | | |
| CK 90648 | search | | | |
| System of a Down Mezmerize CD | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: System of a Down
label: brand/american-recordings
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
copyright: © 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: CK 90648
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-05-17
release_country: US
genre: rock, alternative metal
runtime_min: 36.19
edition: Digipak, explicit version
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| 1 | Soldier Side (intro) | System of a Down | 1:04 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian |
| 2 | B.Y.O.B. | System of a Down | 4:15 | ^mb | Won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance (^wiki) | Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian |
| 3 | Revenga | System of a Down | 3:48 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian |
| 4 | Cigaro | System of a Down | 2:12 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian |
| 5 | Radio/Video | System of a Down | 4:09 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian |
| 6 | This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song | System of a Down | 2:08 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian |
| 7 | Violent Pornography | System of a Down | 3:31 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian |
| 8 | Question! | System of a Down | 3:21 | ^mb | Music by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian (^wiki) | Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian |
| 9 | Sad Statue | System of a Down | 3:26 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian |
| 10 | Old School Hollywood | System of a Down | 2:57 | ^mb | | Daron Malakian |
| 11 | Lost in Hollywood | System of a Down | 5:21 | ^mb | Early pressings credit Tankian as co-lyricist in error; later copies correct it (^wiki, ^discogs-repress) | Daron Malakian |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ------------- |
| Packaging | Embossed 4-panel Digipak opening from the left, clear tray on the inside left panel, booklet with lyrics | | ^discogs-us | | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Co-label | Columbia | | ^discogs-us | American Recordings and Columbia both carry catalogue number CK 90648 | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 8 2796-90648-2 5 | | ^discogs-us | On a sticker on the shrink wrap; no barcode is printed on the item itself | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CTDP-119292 | | ^discogs-us | Suffixes and IFPI mould codes vary by pressing; mastering SID IFPI L329 on most variants | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Total running time | 36:12 | | ^mb | Sum of the 11 MusicBrainz track lengths | us-cd | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
| Hype sticker | Transparent hype / parental advisory sticker on wrapping (code K 90648 S1) | | ^discogs-pitman | Sony Music Pitman pressing | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CK90648 19-178-23-3 | | ^discogs-ca | Mastering SID IFPI L027, mould SID IFPI L817 | ca-reissue | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-cd | US CD, American Recordings / Columbia CK 90648 | edition | US | en | 2005-05-17 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Discogs also lists a Sony Music Pitman pressing (^discogs-pitman) and a later US reissue (^discogs-reissue) with the same barcode | | | | Digipak | CK 90648 |
| ca-reissue | Canadian CD reissue, American Recordings / Columbia / Sony BMG CK 90648 | edition | CA | en | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-ca | Embossed Digipak; distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.; same barcode sticker as the US edition; release date not given | | | | Digipak | CK 90648 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-cd | System of a Down | artist | ^mb | Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan |
| us-cd | Rick Rubin | producer | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Daron Malakian | producer | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Andy Wallace | mixing | ^discogs-us | Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, and Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles |
| us-cd | Vlado Meller | mastering | ^discogs-us | Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York |
| us-cd | David Schiffman | engineer | ^discogs-us | Recorded at The Mansion, Laurel Canyon, and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles |
| us-cd | Marc Mann | string arrangement | ^discogs-us | With Serj Tankian |
| us-cd | Vartan Malakian | artwork | ^discogs-us | Daron Malakian's father (^wiki) |
| us-cd | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | publishing administrator | ^discogs-us | Administers Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Malakian Publishing, Mosquito Massage Melody, Allyo Music Publishing and Mayan Publishing (BMI) |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| ca-reissue | relationships | not_researched | Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. is named as Canadian distributor but has no company stub yet | ^discogs-ca |
| | markets | unknown | Books-A-Million, Oldies.com, DeepDiscount and eBay listings indexed with this UPC answered 403 to the server; a search snippet for Books-A-Million names Legacy as label, which may reflect a later Sony catalogue reassignment and was not verified | |
| | identity | not_researched | Discogs lists a Canadian repress with the same catalogue number but no transcribed barcode (^discogs-repress); the Japanese edition with alternate mixes (^wiki) and other regional editions were not matched to barcodes | ^discogs-master |
| | images | unknown | No freely licensed cover photo found; the Wikipedia cover is non-free and Cover Art Archive images carry no stated licence | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: New discover entry built from MusicBrainz, Discogs, Wikipedia and a US retailer listing; no photo of the pack was available.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-bf20dbdb.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af | 29540041298 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af/29540041298.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af/29540041298-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:15:51.996Z | 827969064825 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1070 | 1200 | 1070 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+release-groups | MusicBrainz release: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, US, 2005-05-17, CK 90648) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/458707 | Discogs release 458707: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Digipak, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 458707 | identifiers, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-pitman | https://api.discogs.com/releases/16395894 | Discogs release 16395894: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, US, 2005, Sony Music Pitman) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 16395894 | identifiers, notes | | | |
| discogs-reissue | https://api.discogs.com/releases/16208707 | Discogs release 16208707: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Reissue, US) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 16208707 | identifiers | | | |
| discogs-ca | https://api.discogs.com/releases/25578736 | Discogs release 25578736: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Reissue, Canada) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 25578736 | identifiers, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-repress | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1220471 | Discogs release 1220471: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Repress, Canada, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1220471 | notes | | | |
| discogs-clean | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1920495 | Discogs release 1920495: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Clean, US, 2005, CK 94161) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1920495 | identifiers | | | |
| discogs-lp | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12642703 | Discogs release 12642703: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (LP, Album, Reissue, US, 2018) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12642703 | identifiers | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/35665/versions?format=CD&country=US&per_page=50 | Discogs master 35665: System Of A Down – Mezmerize, US CD versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 35665 | | | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezmerize | Wikipedia: Mezmerize | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-american | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recordings_(record_label) | Wikipedia: American Recordings (record label) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| vinyl | https://vinyl.com/products/system-of-a-down-mezmerize-1 | Vinyl.com: System of a Down – Mezmerize CD, UPC 827969064825 | 2026-09-13 | Vinyl.com | retailer | | | | | | |
| bp2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301034514/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969064825/mezmerize | Barcodepedia.com (archived 2007-03-01): Mezmerize, Audio CD | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine) | other | | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on 17 May 2005 by American Recordings and Columbia Records as the first half of a double album completed by Hypnotize.[^wiki] This barcode is the US single-CD edition, catalogue number CK 90648, in an embossed Digipak whose UPC sits on a shrink-wrap sticker rather than on the pack.[^mb][^discogs-us] It is © and ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment and was manufactured and distributed by Columbia Records, then a division of Sony BMG.[^discogs-us] Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, its 11 tracks run about 36 minutes.[^discogs-us][^mb] The album entered the Billboard 200 at number one with 453,000 copies, and its single "B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award.[^wiki]
The same barcode was used on a later US reissue and on a Canadian reissue, while a clean version was issued separately as CK 94161.[^discogs-reissue][^discogs-ca][^discogs-clean] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia listed this barcode as an audio CD with data taken from Amazon.com.[^bp2007]
<!--/about-->