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Follow the Leader (Korn album)
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| Studio album by Korn | |||||
| Released | August 18, 1998 | ||||
| Recorded | March - May 1998 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California | ||||
| Genre | Nu Metal Rapcore |
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| Length | 70:06 | ||||
| Label | Immortal/Epic | ||||
| Producer | Korn, Steve Thompson, Toby Wright |
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Follow the Leader is KoЯn'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. Justin, a boy from Long Beach, New York, made a dying wish to meet Korn, and through the Make a Wish Foundation, was able to do so. The twelve beginning tracks of silence are a minute of silence in remembrance of Justin. The band, surprised at him wanting to meet them and touched by his strength, wrote the song "Justin" as tribute. The first 12 tracks on the CD, which are 5 seconds each, form a minute of silence for Justin[citation needed]. There is also a B-Side from the album, entitled "I Can Remember" which can be found on the Got the Life CD single.
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(Tracks 1-12 are blank, five-second tracks)
- "It's On!" – 4:28
- "Freak on a Leash" – 4:15
- "Got the Life" – 3:45
- "Dead Bodies Everywhere" – 4:44
- "Children of the Korn ft. Ice Cube " – 3:52
- "B.B.K." – 3:56
- "Pretty" – 4:12
- "All in the Family ft. Fred Durst" – 4:49
- "Reclaim My Place" – 4:32
- "Justin" – 4:19
- "Seed" – 5:54
- "Cameltosis ft. Tre Hardson" – 4:38
- "My Gift to You" – 15:40
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- Contains a hidden track "Earache My Eye" - 4:50.
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- "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)
During the recording of the album, the following songs were also written:
- Camel Song - 4:21 (eventually released on the soundtrack to End Of Days)
- I Can Remember - 3:36 (released on the Got the Life single)
- Here Come The Bastards - (unrecorded cover by Primus)
- South Of Heaven - (unrecorded cover by Slayer)
- Surprise! Your Dead - (unrecorded cover by Faith No More)
- Jonathan Davis - Vocals, Bagpipes ("My Gift to You")
- Fred Durst - Vocals ("All in the Family")
- Tré Hardson - Vocals ("Cameltosis")
- Ice Cube - Vocals ("Children of the Korn")
- Cheech Marin - Vocals ("Earache My Eye")
- Todd McFarlane - Artwork
- Greg Capullo - Artwork
- Joseph Cultice - Photography
- Tommy D. - Programming
- John Ewing, Jr. - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Fieldy - Bass
- Korn - Group, Producer
- Thomas Kornacker - Performer
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Munky - Guitar
- Brendan O'Brien - Mixing
- Steve Thompson - Producer
- Don C. Tyler - Digital Editing
- David Silveria - Drums
- Justin Z. Walden - Drums, Programming
- Toby Wright - Producer, Engineer
- Head - Guitar
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.
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1998 | Top Canadian Albums | 1 |
Album - ARIA (Australia)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
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| 1998 | "Got the Life" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 26 |
| 1999 | "Freak on a Leash" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 22 |
- The album cover was drawn by Spawn Artist Greg Capullo.
- It should be known that 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.