Vicinity of Obscenity
| "Vicinity of Obscenity" | |
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| Promotional single by System of a Down | |
| from the album Hypnotize | |
| Released | May 2006 |
| Format | CD |
| Recorded |
The Mansion Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Los Angeles, California |
| Genre | Alternative metal, avant-garde metal |
| Length | 2:51 |
| Label | American/Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Serj Tankian |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian |
"Vicinity of Obscenity" is a song and a promotional single by Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down, released on May 2006 to promote the release of the digital version of "Lonely Day", released in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2006. It is the ninth track on the album Hypnotize.
Serj Tankian has stated that "Vicinity of Obscenity" was inspired by dadaism.
CMJ New Music Monthly stated that the song "erupts with multiple personalities, bridging Zappa-like nonsense ('terracotta pie-hey!') and Prince-like soul about every three seconds".
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