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Wikipedia article




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| name = Question!

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| type = single

| artist = System of a Down

| album = Mezmerize

| released = July 12, 2005

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| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:20

| label =

| writer = Serj Tankian

| producer =

| prev_title = B.Y.O.B.

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Hypnotize

| next_year = 2005

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"'Question!'" is a song by Armenian American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in July 2005 as the second single of their fourth album 'Mezmerize'.

Music video



Shavo Odadjian produced the video (and co-directed it alongside Howard Greenhalgh) after allegedly having an image of the video in a nightmare. It is claimed that before the dream he had no intentions of producing the video and did not want any special treatment over other possible producers for being in the band, thus submitting the idea anonymously.

The video was shot in the now-closed Los Angeles Theater, which opened in 1931. "It's an amazing old theater that is due for renovation," Tankian said of the place. "I'm glad they haven't renovated it yet, because it has the right character for what we were looking for. It has a fairy tale vibe."[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/system-of-a-down-pose-question-20050718 System of a Down Pose "Question!"] Rolling Stone

The opening scene is of a boy with gray hair, clothes, and skin shooting a red bird with a slingshot, which coincides with the start of the song. At this point the video switches to a scene of the band members on a theater stage, performing music for a play; similar to an orchestra playing under the pit. The play is based on a theme of life, death, and reincarnation, revolving around two lovers, a man in a dark suit and a woman in a red dress, who are shown both as children and adults. As the music reaches its climax, the woman collapses after eating a red berry and the man screams in grief. The video closes with an intense scene of a woman giving birth followed by a shot of a newborn baby wrapped in red cloth. The color red is central to the video, tying together the bird, the girl, the woman, and the baby in a cycle of rebirth.

Track listing



Personnel



* Serj Tankian lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards

* Daron Malakian vocals, electric guitar

* Shavo Odadjian bass guitar

* John Dolmayan drums, percussion

Chart positions



References



Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin

Category:System of a Down songs

Category:Songs about death

Category:2005 singles

Category:2004 songs

Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh

Category:Songs written by Serj Tankian

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