Music release
System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648)
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US single-CD Digipak edition of System of a Down's fourth studio album (2005), American Recordings / Columbia CK 90648.
Versions & editions
US CD, American Recordings / Columbia CK 90648[5]
United States · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Known applicable from
- 2005-05-17
- Pack
- Digipak
- Model
- CK 90648
Discogs also lists a Sony Music Pitman pressing (^discogs-pitman) and a later US reissue (^discogs-reissue) with the same barcode
Specifications
- Packaging
- Embossed 4-panel Digipak opening from the left, clear tray on the inside left panel, booklet with lyrics[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Embossed 4-panel Digipak opening from the left, clear tray on the inside left panel, booklet with lyrics
known · printed
- Co-label
- Columbia[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Columbia
known · printed
American Recordings and Columbia both carry catalogue number CK 90648
- Barcode as printed
- 8 2796-90648-2 5[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 8 2796-90648-2 5
known · printed
On a sticker on the shrink wrap; no barcode is printed on the item itself
- Matrix / runout
- CTDP-119292[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: CTDP-119292
known · printed
Suffixes and IFPI mould codes vary by pressing; mastering SID IFPI L329 on most variants
- Total running time
- ≈36:12[4]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 36:12
known · calculated
Sum of the 11 MusicBrainz track lengths
- Hype sticker
- Transparent hype / parental advisory sticker on wrapping (code K 90648 S1)[9]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Transparent hype / parental advisory sticker on wrapping (code K 90648 S1)
known · printed
Sony Music Pitman pressing
Credits
- System of a Down · artist[4] · Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan
- Rick Rubin · producer[5]
- Daron Malakian · producer[5]
- Andy Wallace · mixing[5] · Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, and Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles
- Vlado Meller · mastering[5] · Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York
- David Schiffman · engineer[5] · Recorded at The Mansion, Laurel Canyon, and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles
- Marc Mann · string arrangement[5] · With Serj Tankian
- Vartan Malakian · artwork[5] · Daron Malakian's father (^wiki)
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing · publishing administrator[5] · Administers Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Malakian Publishing, Mosquito Massage Melody, Allyo Music Publishing and Mayan Publishing (BMI)
Other observations & source differences (3)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- US CD, American Recordings / Columbia CK 90648 supported · selected
Discogs also lists a Sony Music Pitman pressing (^discogs-pitman) and a later US reissue (^discogs-reissue) with the same barcode
- Canadian CD reissue, American Recordings / Columbia / Sony BMG CK 90648 supported · Compare evidence
Embossed Digipak; distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.; same barcode sticker as the US edition; release date not given
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Tracks
| 1 | Soldier Side (intro) Written by Daron Malakian · System of a Down[4] | 1:04 |
| 2 | B.Y.O.B. Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian Won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance (^wiki) · System of a Down[4] | 4:15 |
| 3 | Revenga Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian · System of a Down[4] | 3:48 |
| 4 | Cigaro Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian · System of a Down[4] | 2:12 |
| 5 | Radio/Video Written by Daron Malakian · System of a Down[4] | 4:09 |
| 6 | This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian · System of a Down[4] | 2:08 |
| 7 | Violent Pornography Written by Daron Malakian · System of a Down[4] | 3:31 |
| 8 | Question! Written by Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian Music by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian (^wiki) · System of a Down[4] | 3:21 |
| 9 | Sad Statue Written by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian · System of a Down[4] | 3:26 |
| 10 | Old School Hollywood Written by Daron Malakian · System of a Down[4] | 2:57 |
| 11 | Lost in Hollywood Written by Daron Malakian Early pressings credit Tankian as co-lyricist in error; later copies correct it (^wiki, ^discogs-repress) · System of a Down[4] | 5:21 |
Release facts
Explore the family ↗- Barcode
- 827969064825 check digit OK
- Brand
- American Recordings
- Family
- Mezmerize
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, CD/MD - Pre-recorded
- Pack
- Digipak
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1], 🇨🇦 Canada[2]
- Model
- CK 90648
- GS1 prefix
- 082 · United States and Canada
- Artists
- System of a Down
- Label
- American Recordings
- Record company
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Catalogue number
- CK 90648
- Format
- cd
- Released
- 2005-05-17 · US
- Genre
- rock, alternative metal
- Running time
- 36.19 min
- Edition
- Digipak, explicit version
- Copyright
- © 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Phonographic copyright
- ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
About this product
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.[3] 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.[4][5] It is © and ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment and was manufactured and distributed by Columbia Records, then a division of Sony BMG.[5] Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, its 11 tracks run about 36 minutes.[5][4] The album entered the Billboard 200 at number one with 453,000 copies, and its single "B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award.[3]
Where it's sold
🇺🇸 United States
Vinyl.com[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Recorded price
- USD 15.99
- Condition
- new
US online record shop lists "System of a Down - Mezmerize" CD with UPC 827969064825, described as authentic and factory sealed
🇨🇦 Canada
Discogs release 25578736[2] sourced
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
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Mezmerize
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Vinyl.com
Vinyl.com: System of a Down – Mezmerize CD, UPC 827969064825
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗Discogs
Discogs release 25578736: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Reissue, Canada)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [2] ↗Coverage & research gaps (8)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
- tracks evidence: 11 / 11 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
- Context: 2 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 0 / 7 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- relationships · not_researched: Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. is named as Canadian distributor but has no company stub yet
- 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
- images · unknown: No freely licensed cover photo found; the Wikipedia cover is non-free and Cover Art Archive images carry no stated licence
- evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
- evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ Vinyl.com: System of a Down – Mezmerize CD, UPC 827969064825 Vinyl.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Discogs release 25578736: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Reissue, Canada) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 25578736. identifiers, companies, notes.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Mezmerize Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ MusicBrainz release: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, US, 2005-05-17, CK 90648) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 62c28f7f-e8e2-4a94-b2bb-e0c77b3364af. CC0.
- ↑ Discogs release 458707: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Digipak, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 458707. identifiers, companies, notes.
- ↑ Discogs release 16208707: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Reissue, US) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 16208707. identifiers.
- ↑ Discogs release 1920495: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Clean, US, 2005, CK 94161) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1920495. identifiers.
- ↑ Barcodepedia.com (archived 2007-03-01): Mezmerize, Audio CD Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine). other. Accessed 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Discogs release 16395894: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, US, 2005, Sony Music Pitman) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 16395894. identifiers, notes.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Discogs release 1220471: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Repress, Canada, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1220471. notes.
- Discogs release 12642703: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (LP, Album, Reissue, US, 2018) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 12642703. identifiers.
- Discogs master 35665: System Of A Down – Mezmerize, US CD versions Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 35665.
- Wikipedia: American Recordings (record label) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00827969064825- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0827969064825- UPC-A / GTIN-12
827969064825
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