System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, clean, CK 94161): version 2
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# System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, clean, CK 94161) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969416129
name: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, clean, CK 94161)
family: family/mezmerize
default_observation: us-clean-cd
summary: US clean (edited) single-CD Digipak edition of System of a Down's fourth studio album (2005), American Recordings / Columbia CK 94161.
brand: brand/american-recordings
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: Digipak
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^mb | Released on American Recordings and the Columbia imprint, which MusicBrainz records as owned by Sony Music Entertainment |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-clean | Glass mastered at DADC, matrix CTDP-119293 2, mastering SID IFPI L328, mould SID IFPI 7246 |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | prefix 0827969; the same prefix is on the explicit edition CK 90648, whose pack names Sony BMG Music Entertainment as copyright holder and distributor |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-clean | US release per Discogs and MusicBrainz (release country US, 2005-05-17) | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| US | sourced | ^amazon-us | Amazon US listing B0009A1B7C "Mezmerize [Clean] [Edited] [Digipak]"; a store search for 827969416129 returned only this ASIN. No new offer; one used copy at USD 29.99 and one collectible from USD 19.95. The listing names Legacy Recordings as label and manufacturer. Page read with delivery set to Denmark | 2026-09-26 | used | | USD 29.99 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mezmerize | name | | | |
| CK 94161 | search | | | |
| System of a Down Mezmerize Clean CD | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: System of a Down
label: brand/american-recordings
co_labels: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
catalogue_number: CK 94161
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-05-17
release_country: US
genre: rock, alternative metal
runtime_min: 36.19
edition: Digipak, clean version
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ------- |
| 1 | Soldier Side (intro) | System of a Down | 1:04 | ^mb | | |
| 2 | B.Y.O.B. | System of a Down | 4:15 | ^mb | | |
| 3 | Revenga | System of a Down | 3:48 | ^mb | | |
| 4 | Cigaro | System of a Down | 2:12 | ^mb | | |
| 5 | Radio/Video | System of a Down | 4:09 | ^mb | | |
| 6 | This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song | System of a Down | 2:08 | ^mb | | |
| 7 | Violent Pornography | System of a Down | 3:31 | ^mb | | |
| 8 | Question! | System of a Down | 3:21 | ^mb | | |
| 9 | Sad Statue | System of a Down | 3:26 | ^mb | | |
| 10 | Old School Hollywood | System of a Down | 2:57 | ^mb | | |
| 11 | Lost in Hollywood | System of a Down | 5:21 | ^mb | | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | --------------------- | ---- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ------------- |
| Packaging | Digipak | | ^mb | Discogs also records a Digipak case | us-clean-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Version | Clean (edited lyrics) | | ^discogs-clean | Discogs format text "Clean"; clean version of the explicit CK 90648 | us-clean-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 8 2796-94161-2 9 | | ^discogs-clean | | us-clean-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CTDP-119293 2 | | ^discogs-clean | Mastering SID IFPI L328, mould SID IFPI 7246 | us-clean-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Total running time | 36:12 | | ^mb | Sum of the 11 MusicBrainz track lengths | us-clean-cd | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
<!--/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-clean-cd | US clean CD, American Recordings / Columbia CK 94161 | edition | US | en | 2005-05-17 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-clean | MusicBrainz release 6ff2fcd6 lists the same barcode, catalogue number and date | | | | Digipak | CK 94161 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------------ | -------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-clean-cd | System of a Down | artist | ^mb | | Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan |
| us-clean-cd | Rick Rubin | producer | ^discogs-clean | | |
| us-clean-cd | Daron Malakian | producer | ^discogs-clean | | |
| us-clean-cd | Andy Wallace | mixing | ^discogs-clean | | Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, and Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles |
| us-clean-cd | Vlado Meller | mastering | ^discogs-clean | | Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York |
| us-clean-cd | David Schiffman | engineer | ^discogs-clean | | Recorded at The Mansion, Laurel Canyon, and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles |
| us-clean-cd | Marc Mann | string arrangement | ^discogs-clean | | With Serj Tankian |
| us-clean-cd | Vartan Malakian | artwork | ^discogs-clean | | Design by Brandy Flower and System of a Down |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| us-clean-cd | identity | unknown | Discogs transcribes no copyright or distribution lines for this edition; the Amazon listing names Legacy Recordings, which may reflect a later Sony catalogue reassignment | ^amazon-us |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from MusicBrainz, Discogs, Wikipedia and the Amazon US listing.
<!--/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 | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-25e0bb58.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | 6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e | 3679538201 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e/3679538201.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e/3679538201.jpg | 2026-09-26T13:42:01.474Z | 827969416129 | barcode | 1 | 522 | 500 | 800 | 766 | true | |
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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/6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+release-groups | MusicBrainz release: System of a Down – Mezmerize (clean version, CD, US, 2005-05-17, CK 94161) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 6ff2fcd6-0ffd-3b1a-afe0-40c172f0c45e | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-clean | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1920495 | Discogs release 1920495: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Clean, US, 2005, CK 94161) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1920495 | identifiers, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/458707 | Discogs release 458707: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Digipak, US, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 458707 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezmerize | Wikipedia: Mezmerize | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009A1B7C | System of a Down - Mezmerize [Clean] [Edited] [Digipak] | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B0009A1B7C | product details, offers | | | |
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## 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 clean (edited) single-CD edition, catalogue number CK 94161, issued in a Digipak on the same day as the explicit edition CK 90648.[^mb][^discogs-clean] Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian and glass mastered at DADC, its 11 tracks run about 36 minutes.[^discogs-clean][^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]
Amazon US still catalogues the clean CD under this barcode, offering it only used or as a collectible in September 2026.[^amazon-us]
<!--/about-->