Life Is Peachy

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Life Is Peachy
Studio album by Korn
Released	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
Recorded	April–May 1996 at Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California
Genre	Nu metal
Length	48:14
Label	Immortal/Epic
Producer	Ross Robinson
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Billboard (favorable) link Entertainment Weekly (C-) link The New York Times (favorable) link Robert Christgau link Metal Storm link Q (03/01/2002, p.137) Yahoo! Music (favorable) link
Korn chronology
Korn (1994) Life Is Peachy (1996) Follow the Leader (1998)
Singles from Life Is Peachy
"No Place to Hide" Released: 1996 (1996) "A.D.I.D.A.S." Released: March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04) "Good God" Released: November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)

Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by nu metal band Korn. The album was released on October 15, 1996 through Immortal/Epic Records and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States.

Album information

The album features a darker and more experimental sound than the band's self-titled debut album, and contains more unconventional themes. A video was made showing Korn recording Life Is Peachy, entitled Who Then Now? which was included on the follow-up release Deuce.

"No Place to Hide" earned the band a second Grammy nomination in Best Metal Performance category (it was nominated in year 1998).

Reception

Life Is Peachy received mixed reviews from critics.

The album debuted on #3 spot on The Billboard 200, selling 106,000 of copies in its first week despite minimal radio airplay and TV attention. To date, it has sold over two million units in the United States.

Q magazine (3/02, p.137) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Harsher and harder than their groundbreaking debut." ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Twist" – 0:49
2. "Chi" – 3:54
3. "Lost" – 2:55
4. "Swallow" – 3:38
5. "Porno Creep" – 2:01
6. "Good God" – 3:20
7. "Mr. Rogers" – 5:10
8. "K@#Ø%!" – 3:02
9. "No Place to Hide" – 3:31
10. "Wicked" ft. Chino Moreno (Ice Cube cover) – 4:00
11. "A.D.I.D.A.S." – 2:32
12. "Lowrider" (War cover) – 0:58
13. "Ass Itch" – 3:39
14. "Kill You" – 8:37

• "Kill You" ends at 5:05. After 2:37 of silence, the album ends with an a capella version of "Twist".
• The song "Chi" is named for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng.
• "Mr.Rogers" includes some lyrics from the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood theme song.

In some copies there are CD extras which include the A.D.I.D.A.S video and other surprises

Original release bonus disc

1. "Chi" (live) (Korn)
2. "All Washed Up" (live) (The Urge)
3. "Hilikus" (Incubus)

During the recording of this album, the following songs were also written:

• "Proud" – 3:14 (released on the I Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack & the No Place to Hide single, later on the Live & Rare compilation)
• "Kick the P.A." – 3:21 (recorded with the Dust Brothers) (released on the soundtrack to Spawn)

Original promo cassette

Prior to the album's release a promo cassette was made. There are several differences between this and the final release, notably the track listing of Side One. Note that the end of "Good God" and the beginning of "Porno Creep" segue well together. Also note that the "Ø" is missing from "K@#Ø%!" and that "Lowrider" is spelled as two words instead of one. Also, the notation at the end is the only instance of giving an official name to the hidden track, "Twist Acapella."

Side one

1. "Chi" – 3:54
2. "No Place To Hide" – 3:31
3. "Lost" – 2:53
4. "Good God" – 3:22
5. "Porno Creep" – 2:01
6. "K@#%!" – 3:09
7. "Mr. Rogers" – 5:09
8. "Twist" – 0:49

Side two

9. "Swallow" – 3:37
10. "Wicked" – 4:00
11. "A.D.I.D.A.S." – 2:32
12. "Low Rider" – 0:58
13. "Ass Itch" – 3:39
14. "Kill You" – 8:38

• Track 14 contains the hidden track " Twist Acapella", which starts at 48:59:20.

Chart position

Personnel

• Jonathan Davis – vocals, bagpipes, additional guitar on "Kill You" & "Mr. Rogers"
• Brian "Head" Welch – guitar, vocals
• James "Munky" Shaffer – guitar
• Fieldy – bass guitar
• David Silveria – drums
• Chino Moreno – vocals on "Wicked"
• Chuck Johnson – cowbell on "Lowrider", mixing
• Baby Nathan - additional vocals on "A.D.I.D.A.S.
• Sugar & Earl - additional guest appearance on "Swallow"
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Richard Kaplan – mixing
• Rob Agnello – mixing assistant
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Peter Katsis – executive producer
• Jeffrey Evan Kwatnetz – executive producer
• Scott Leberecht – artwork
• Martin Riedl – photography
• Stephen Stickler – photography

References