The album sold over 450,000 copies in its first week (over 200,000 more than Toxicity did), and immediately topped the Billboard 200.

Malakian wrote "Old School Hollywood" after playing in a celebrity baseball game for charity.

The song mentions Tony Danza and Frankie Avalon, who also played in the game.

Malakian commented on the song to Revolver magazine: "My neighbors were Danny and Lisa, who I sing about in "Radio/Video" with System — they had that record [Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album] and it ended up at my apartment.

"[8]The Japanese version of the album contains alternate mixes of "Soldier Side (Intro)" and "Lost in Hollywood", the former with additional strings and the latter containing slightly different background vocals, while "Cigaro" as a bonus track on the single for "B.Y.O.B."

[9] The album debuted at number one in at least 12 countries,[19] including the US Billboard 200, with 453,000 copies,[20] and has since been certified double platinum by the RIAA.