Follow the Leader (Korn album)

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Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader cover
Studio album by Korn
Released August 18, 1998
Recorded March - May 1998 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California
Genre nu metal, rapcore
Length 70:08
Label Immortal/Epic
Producer Korn,
Steve Thompson,
Toby Wright
Professional reviews
Korn chronology
Life Is Peachy
(1996)		 Follow the Leader
(1998)		 Issues
(1999)
Singles from Follow the Leader
  1. "All in the Family"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Got the Life"
    Released: November 23, 1998
  3. "Freak on a Leash"
    Released: May 25, 1999
  4. "Children of the Korn"
    Released: 1999
  5. "B.B.K."
    Released: 1999

Follow the Leader (FoLLoW The LEADEЯ as type-set on album cover) is Korn's third album and a departure from their first two albums in sound and production. The album has sold over 9,000,000 copies worldwide. It was released on August 18, 1998. It is generally recognized as their breakthrough album, and the album that ultimately ushered nu metal and re-ushered Heavy metal into the mainstream. At over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. and 4 million copies sold out of the U.S., it is their best selling album and is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

The album features numerous guest vocalists, including Ice Cube on "Children of the Korn", Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde on "Cameltosis" and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on "All in the Family". Actor Cheech Marin provides vocals on "Earache My Eye", a cover of the song from the Cheech and Chong movie Up in Smoke, with the rest of the band trading instruments for the song.

The album begins on track 13, following 12 tracks of silence. No official explanation for this has been given. One idea thrown around is that it forms a minute of silence for Justin, a child with intestinal cancer whose dying wish was to meet the members of Korn, and was able to do so via the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The song "Justin" from the album is also about him.

The B-Sides "Camel Song" (released on the "End Of Days" soundtrack) and "I Can Remember" (on the "Got The Life" single) were both recorded during the album sessions.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

(Tracks 1-12 are silent, five-second tracks)

  1. "It's On!" – 4:29
  2. "Freak on a Leash" – 4:15
  3. "Got the Life" – 3:45
  4. "Dead Bodies Everywhere" – 4:45
  5. "Children of the Korn ft. Ice Cube " – 3:52
  6. "B.B.K." – 3:56
  7. "Pretty" – 4:12
  8. "All in the Family ft. Fred Durst" – 4:49
  9. "Reclaim My Place" – 4:33
  10. "Justin" – 4:17
  11. "Seed" – 5:55
  12. "Cameltosis ft. Tre Hardson" – 4:38
  13. "My Gift to You" – 15:40
    • My Gift to You ends at 7:12. After 2 mins. of silence, dialog begins at 9:14, which leads into a hidden track "Earache My Eye" (4:50), a cover of a Cheech & Chong song.
    • The exact breakdown of My Gift to You is as follows:
    • My Gift To You - 0:00 - 7:12 | Silence - 7:13 - 9:13 | Dialogue - 9:14 - 10:50 | Ear-ache My Eye - 10:51 - 15:40

[edit] Limited edition bonus disc

  • "All in the Family (Clark World mix)" – 4:47
  • "All in the Family (Sowing the Beats mix)" – 4:53
  • "All in the Family (Beats in Peace mix)" – 4:16
  • "All in the Family (Scary Bird mix)" – 8:39

(The bonus disc also includes assorted clips from Korn TV)

[edit] Credits


[edit] The album artwork

The front cover (the girl in the red dress playing with her friends at the end of a cliff) was illustrated by long-time Spawn penciller Todd McFarlane and inspired the beginning sequence to the music video for Freak On a Leash. There are a few differences though. There is no security booth seen, but there is an expanding trail of more children not seen in the video. The disk tray picture is the front cover in black and white but without "Korn" and "Follow the Leader" seen. The picture in the booklet shows the band in a green room. Jonathan Davis is seen tied up with strings and there is a girl behind him. The rest of the band is on the other side of the room sitting down on couches and tables (except Head, who is standing up instead). If seen closely, the pictures on the wall are paintings of naked women. The floor can easily tell that the room is run-down. The rest of the album booklet shows special thanks notes and credits covering black and white clouds.

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1998 Billboard 200 1
1998 Top Canadian Albums 1

Album - ARIA (Australia)

Year Chart Position
1998 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "Got the Life" Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
1998 "Got the Life" Modern Rock Tracks 17
1999 "Freak on a Leash" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
1999 "Freak on a Leash" Modern Rock Tracks 6

Singles - ARIA (Australia)

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "Got the Life" Australian ARIA Singles Chart 26
1999 "Freak on a Leash" Australian ARIA Singles Chart 22

[edit] Miscellanea

  • The album cover was drawn by Spawn Artist Todd McFarlane .
  • On the Deuce(Asylum) DVD, the band stated that all they ever did while recording the album was drink constantly and party every day and night. Munky admits that at one point, the band had spent around or over $27,000 on alcoholic drinks.
  • According to the RIAA, Follow The Leader is in the top 100 of best selling albums of all time.
  • This is the last KoRn album where Head is credited with providing backing vocals.
Preceded by
Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told by Snoop Dogg		 Billboard 200 number-one album
September 5 - September 11, 1998		 Succeeded by
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Preceded by
Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
August 30 - September 5, 1998		 Succeeded by
Internationalist by Powderfinger
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