Untouchables (album)

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Untouchables
Untouchables cover
Studio album by Korn
Released June 11, 2002
Recorded April – November 2001 at various locations
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal
Length 60:47
Label Immortal
Epic
Producer Korn
Michael Beinhorn
Professional reviews
Singles from this album
  1. "Here to Stay"
    Released: June 11, 2002
  2. "Thoughtless"
    Released: October 15, 2002
  3. "Alone I Break"
    Released: 2002
Korn chronology
All Mixed Up
(2001)		 Untouchables
(2002)		 Take a Look in the Mirror
(2003)
Alternate Cover
Limited Edition with bonus DVD
Limited Edition with bonus DVD

Untouchables is the fifth album by Korn. It was officially released on June 11, 2002 and featured the Grammy-winning single "Here to Stay", as well as "Thoughtless" and "Alone I Break". The album marks their second to use alternative metal in place of the hip hop-influenced nu metal of their early albums, although there are some nu metal songs such as "Bottled Up Inside". New techniques were used on this album as well: Untouchables featured elements like undistorted guitars and electronics on some songs, giving the album an overall mellow but spooky feel, with one critic calling it a "purgatorial symphony". Songs of this variety include "Hollow Life" and "Hating". This is the only Korn album that does not feature bagpipes. Untouchables debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 copies.[1] The album received positive reviews from respected music magazines.[2]

The album was leaked onto the Internet five months before its official release date. After the leak, there was much speculation about the authenticity of the album's material, and whether or not songs would be added, removed, or modified on the official release. Upon the album's official release, however, the only differences between what was available on the Internet and the official album were the songs' titles (with the exception of "Here to Stay"), chronological order of tracks and the intro to "Beat It Upright" and outro of "Embrace" removed for unknown reasons. Not available via the Internet before the album's release, however, was a remixed version of "Here to Stay," which was included on the initial pressing of the album for the United States, dubbed as the "limited edition." Untouchables was also released in a "clean" version, which used a form of backmasking to remove profanity and excluded the song "Beat It Upright". The album has been named, by Korn, on many occasions, as their favourite to date.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Explicit version track listing

  1. "Here to Stay" – 4:32
  2. "Make Believe" – 4:37
  3. "Blame" – 3:51
  4. "Hollow Life" – 4:09
  5. "Bottled Up Inside" – 4:00
  6. "Thoughtless" – 4:33
  7. "Hating" – 5:10
  8. "One More Time" – 4:40
  9. "Alone I Break" – 4:17
  10. "Embrace" – 4:27
  11. "Beat It Upright" – 4:15
  12. "Wake Up Hate" – 3:13
  13. "I'm Hiding" – 3:57
  14. "No One's There" – 9:24
    • No One's There ends at 5:06. "Here to Stay (T Ray's Mix)" begins after a few seconds of silence. (only on the limited edition of the album)
  15. "Here to Stay" (Video Version/Multimedia Track) (only on the limited edition of the album)

[edit] Clean version track listing

  1. "Here to Stay" - 4:32
  2. "Make Believe" - 4:37
  3. "Blame" - 3:51
  4. "Hollow Life" - 4:09
  5. "Bottled Up Inside" - 4:00
  6. "Thoughtless" - 4:33
  7. "Hating" - 5:10
  8. "One More Time" - 4:40
  9. "Alone I Break" - 4:17
  10. "Embrace" - 3:27
  11. "Wake Up Hate" - 3:13
  12. "I'm Hiding" - 3:57
  13. "No One's There" - 5:06
  14. "Here to Stay" (T Ray's Mix) - 4:18
  15. "Here to Stay" (Video Version/Multimedia Track)

[edit] Bonus DVD

The bonus DVD was only available with the digipak limited edition.

  1. Here to Stay (live at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC)
  2. Here to Stay (music video; performance version)
  3. Thoughtless (music video; performance version)
  4. Got the Life (live at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC)

[edit] Track listing and working titles on the leaked release

[edit] Version One

The original leak

  1. Jesus Is Mexican ("Make Believe")
  2. When Balls Touch ("One More Time")
  3. Fo Shizzle ("Hollow Life")
  4. Here to Stay
  5. No Horn ("Embrace")
  6. Arizona ("Bottled Up Inside")
  7. In and Out ("Blame")
  8. Donuts and Porno ("Hating")
  9. Inja ("Alone I Break")
  10. Floyd ("Thoughtless")
  11. Crack Her ("Wake Up Hate")
  12. Lord Loves a Hangin' ("I'm Hiding")
  13. Anna Konda ("No One's There")
  14. Quualudes ("Beat It Upright")

[edit] Version 2

A change in titles and track listing

  1. From Your Heart ("Blame")
  2. Chasing Me ("Make Believe")
  3. Full of Sorrow ("Bottled Up Inside")
  4. Tear Me Down ("Thoughtless")
  5. In Place ("Embrace")
  6. I Want to Be Gone ("I'm Hiding")
  7. Here to Stay
  8. Falling Through Time ("Hollow Life")
  9. All My Hate ("Wake Up Hate")
  10. Leave This Place ("No One's There")
  11. Corners of My Mind ("One More Time")
  12. Help Me Stay Alive ("Beat It Upright")
  13. Make it Go Away ("Alone I Break")
  14. Everything That I Could Find ("Hating")

[edit] Demos

In addition to these songs, Korn also wrote several more songs for this album that ended up being scrapped. Excerpts of these songs can be heard in "making of" style footage of this album which can be found on the internet. Another unfinished demo, Did My Time, was later finished and released on this album's follow-up, Take a Look in the Mirror. This is Korn's only studio album which does not include any bagpipes.

[edit] After the official release

Untouchables sold over 400,000 copies in its first week, but was unable to surpass the sales from The Eminem Show, so thus its debut came at #2 on Billboard. The band blamed internet piracy for the drop in sales, but most blamed it for the band's change in songwriting since Follow The Leader. Despite initial cold reception from fans, many well respected music magazines regarded it as Korn's "best work". Eventually, the fan reception started to rise over time.

[edit] Charts

All charts listed below are part of the Billboard Music Charts, North America.

[edit] Album

Year Album Chart Position
2002 Untouchables The Billboard 200 2
2002 Untouchables Top Internet Albums 2
2002 Untouchables Top Canadian Albums 3
2002 Untouchables UK Top 75 Album Chart 4

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2002 Here to Stay Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
2002 Here to Stay Modern Rock Tracks 4
2002 Here to Stay Hot 100 Singles 72
2002 Thoughtless Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
2002 Thoughtless Modern Rock Tracks 11
2002 Alone I Break Mainstream Rock Tracks 19
2002 Alone I Break Modern Rock Tracks 34

[edit] References

  1. ^ Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart. MTV (2002-06-19). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  2. ^ Korn: Untouchables (2002): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
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