Follow the Leader (Korn album)

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Follow the Leader 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 alternative 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.

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 band, surprised at him wanting to meet them and touched by his strength, wrote the song "Justin" as tribute. The other theory is that the album consists of 13 songs, an unlucky number, so they had the 13 tracks start on what would be the final track excluding the silence. It should also 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.

There is also a B-Side from the album, entitled "I Can Remember" which can be found on the Got the Life CD single.

Track listing

(Tracks 1-12 are blank, five second tracks) 13. "It's On!" – 4:28 14. "Freak on a Leash" – 4:15 15. "Got the Life" – 3:45 16. "Dead Bodies Everywhere" – 4:44 17. "Children of the Korn" (feat. Ice Cube) – 3:52 18. "B.B.K." – 3:56 19. "Pretty" – 4:12 20. "All in the Family" (feat. Fred Durst) – 4:49 21. "Reclaim My Place" – 4:32 22. "Justin" – 4:19 23. "Seed" – 5:54 24. "Cameltosis" (feat. Tre Hardson) – 4:38 25. "My Gift to You" – 7:17 26. "Earache My Eye" (hidden track) – 6:26

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)

    Credits

    Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

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

    Miscellanea

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