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| Live album by Korn | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2007 (UK, Europe) March 6, 2007 (US) |
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| Recorded | December 9, 2006 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City | |||
| Genre | Acoustic Alternative Rock |
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| Length | 44:32 | |||
| Label | EMI Virgin |
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| Producer | Richard Gibbs, Alex Coletti | |||
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MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in the USA.
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Album information
The performance, part of the MTV Unplugged series, took place in MTV studios in Times Square, New York City on December 9, 2006 in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people.
It marks Korn's second ever televised acoustic performance, with the first being on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 18, 2006. This televised performance exists as an illegal DVD, which can be bought in some countries/cities, for example in Moscow, Russia,Caracas Venezuela & Lagos, Nigeria.
The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and was broadcast on television in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007.
The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including The Cure and Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence. Also, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park was a member of the audience.
The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at #9, with about 17,000 copies sold in its first week,[1] and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week. [2]
Richard Gibbs comments on the album
On December 24, 2006 Richard Gibbs has made following statement on his message board:
| “ | About a month or so ago my pal Jonathan (Davis) asked me to music direct/arrange Korn's appearance on MTV Unplugged. We videotaped at MTV's studios in Times Square two weeks ago and we are currently mixing that CD as well here at the Woodshed, yours truly at the producing helm again. For this project I added four celli, two basses, two cimbassos, two bass/contrabass trombonists, a saw player, a glass harmonica player, choir bells, and a six person taiko ensemble to Korn. Plus The Cure sat in for a mashup and Amy Lee (from Evanescence) sang along on Freak on a Leash. Fairly awesome.[3] | ” |
Track listing
- "Blind" (from Korn) (Shuck/Shin/Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:29
- "Hollow Life" (from Untouchables) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:24
- "Freak on a Leash" (feat. Amy Lee from Evanescence) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
- "Falling Away from Me" (from Issues) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
- "Creep" (Radiohead cover) (C. Greenwood/J. Greenwood/O'Brien/Selway/Yorke) – 3:51
- "Love Song" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Atticus Ross) – 3:50
- "Got the Life" (from Follow the Leader) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:48
- "Twisted Transistor" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:00
- "Coming Undone" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:35
- "Make Me Bad/In Between Days" (feat. The Cure) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) / (Smith) – 5:35
- "Throw Me Away" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Ross) – 6:20
B-sides
- "No One's There"[4][5]
- "Thoughtless"[6][5]
- "Dirty" (MTV Virtual Hills leak)[7][5] (also on the Japanese edition of the album)
Additional content
The album's booklet contained a special code which granted owners of the recording an opportunity for an exclusive preview of Korn's then forthcoming studio album Untitled.[8]
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2007 | The Billboard 200 |
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| 2007 | Australian ARIA Charts |
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| 2007 | New Zealand RIANZ Charts |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | Freak on a Leash (ft. Amy Lee of Evanescence) |
Hot 100 | 89 |
| Pop 100 | 73 | ||
| Modern Rock Tracks | 29 | ||
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
Credits
- Fieldy - bass
- Zac Baird - piano
- Andy Bove - cimbasso
- Jeff Carney - upright bass
- Kalen Chase - backing vocals, miscellaneous instruments
- Alex Coletti - producer, director for MTV
- Jonathan Davis - vocals, art direction, arrangement
- Mike Davis - trombone, bass trombone
- Erik Friedlander - cello
- Bill Ellison - upright bass
- Richard Gibbs - producer, arranger, musical director
- Jorge Costa - Second Engineer
- Csaba Petocz - Additional Engineering
- Vinni Cirilli - Additional Engineering
- Julie Green - cello
- Bill Hayes - glass harmonica
- Michael Jochum - percussion
- Morris Kainuma - cimbasso
- Evie Koh - cello
- Amy Lee - additional vocals on "Freak on a Leash"
- Heather McPherson - taiko drums
- Jeff Nelson - bass trombone, contrabass trombone
- Merle Okada - taiko drums
- Rob Patterson - guitars
- Munky - guitars
- Dave Sirulnick - executive producer
- Dale Struckenbruck - musical saw
- The Cure (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson and Jason Cooper)- guest appearance performing "In Between Days"
- Jeremy Turner - cello
- Wynn Yamami - taiko drums
- Midori Yasuda - taiko drums
- Hana Yoshikawa - taiko drums
References
- ^ Katie Hasty (2007-03-14). "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557829. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ "Chart Recap: Three Debuts Break the 100,000 Mark". Coolfer.com. 2007-03-21. http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2007/03/chart_recap_thr_2.php. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Richard Gibbs Message Board". December 24, 2006. http://rgmusic.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1117207545&page=1#1167025759. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- ^ "Official Korn Board Dylan Is Gay". korn.com. 2007-01-21. http://www.korn.bhlabs.com/kornboard/index.php?showtopic=102948&st=20#. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- ^ a b c "MTV Unplugged: Korn (stream)". MTV.com. 2007-03-02. http://www.mtv.com/#/music/unplugged/. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ^ "Official Korn Board". korn.com. 2007-01-21. http://www.korn.bhlabs.com/kornboard/index.php?showtopic=102948&st=20#. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- ^ "MTV Virtual Hills". korn.com. 2007-01-21. http://www.mtv.com#. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- ^ "Exclusive preview of Korn's eighth studio album". korn.com. 2007-03-06. http://www.korn.com/news.aspx#. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
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