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"Chic 'n' Stu" Single by System of a Down from the album Steal This Album! Released November 26, 2002 Format CD Recorded 2002 Genre Alternative metal Length 2:23 Label American/Columbia
CK 87062Writer(s) Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian Producer Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian "Chic 'n' Stu" is the opening track from the record titled Steal This Album! by System of a Down. It is a reference to sports broadcasters Chick Hearn and Stu Lantz, and the album version opens with a famous quote often uttered by Hearn when a game's outcome was no longer in doubt. The concept for the song was conceived while the group was watching a Los Angeles Lakers game. The group noticed that the broadcast was inundated with enticing advertisements, particularly a pizza commercial which left them hungry for pizza. They of course, being rock stars, sent one of their devoted fans off to get a pizza with pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, olives, and chives.
Live version
The first time the song was played was during a live show called "The French Revolution" in Paris, France on May 24, 1999. It had a few minor lyric changes and Serj Tankian sang the song by himself as opposed to later versions, in which Daron Malakian also sings a few verses. The song was only played until the end of the breakdown. The name of the song was unknown, so the fans named it "Pizza Pie". Malakian introduced the name of the song during a show in London, England on December 20, 1999. Bootleggers named it "Chicken Stew", because the pronunciation was the same as "Chic 'n' Stu". The song also featured vocals from Malakian during the performance at that concert.
Leaked version
The song also leaked to the Internet on the unofficial Toxicity II bootleg in early 2002[1], containing songs stolen from the recording studio of the band during the recording of their second album, Toxicity. The song was named "Therapy", "Meat Therapy", and "Chick 'n' Stew"[2] by the bootleggers who leaked the songs. This version had no vocals from Malakian.
References
System of a Down Studio albums Singles "Sugar" • "Spiders" • "Chop Suey!" • "Toxicity" • "Aerials" • "Innervision" • "B.Y.O.B." • "Question!" • "Hypnotize" • "Lonely Day" • "Kill Rock 'n Roll" • "Vicinity of Obscenity"Other songs "War?" • "Peephole" • "P.L.U.C.K." • "Prison Song" • "Needles" • "Chic 'n' Stu" • "Boom!" • "I-E-A-I-A-I-O" • "Revenga" • "Cigaro • "Radio/Video" • "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm on This Song" • "Violent Pornography" • "Lost in Hollywood" • "Attack"Tours System of a Down Reunion TourRelated Articles Discography • Awards and Nominations • Axis of Justice • Rick Rubin • Cool Gardens • Elect the Dead • Screamers • SerartArtists Scars on Broadway • Achozen • Buckethead & Friends • The F.C.C. • Mt. Helium • VoKee • Indicator • Chameleon ConductorLabels American Recordings • Columbia Records • Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group • Serjical Strike RecordsCategories Categories:- System of a Down songs
- 2002 songs
- Songs produced by Rick Rubin
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