Issues (Korn album)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Issues
KoRnIssues.jpg
Studio album by KoЯn
Released November 16, 1999
Recorded July–September 1999 at A&M Studios in West Hollywood, California & Atlanta, Georgia
Genre
Length 53:16
Label Immortal, Epic
Producer Brendan O'Brien
KoЯn chronology
Follow the Leader
(1998)Follow the Leader1998		 Issues
(1999)		 Untouchables
(2002)Untouchables2002
Singles from Issues
  1. "Falling Away from Me"
    Released: December 6, 1999
  2. "Make Me Bad"
    Released: February 2000
  3. "Somebody Someone"
    Released: July 3, 2000
2nd Place Cover Design
3rd Place Cover Design
4th Place Cover Design

Issues is the fourth studio album by American nu metal band Korn, released on November 16, 1999 through Immortal Records. Since its release, the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. The album was promoted throughout 2000 by the band's highly successful Sick and Twisted Tour.

Recording and production

During one of the band's recording sessions, journalist Chris Connelly asked about how the recording was coming along, to which drummer David Silveria responded that it "Sounds like the music is a little more simplified and heavier. Kind of heavier grooves, more than the last couple. So kind of more similar to the beginning, except Jon is a much better singer now, so it's all coming together."[3]

In October 1999, Korn posted "Falling Away from Me" on their website as a free MP3 download, although it was against the advice of its attorneys. A statement on the band's site relates: "We're so psyched about [the new album] that we wanted to give all you guys, the true Korn fans — a gift from us." Also at this time, the band attempted to start an online chain email, by posting the letter online and asking fans to email the letter to 10 other people and to then sign the "I Downloaded the Korn Single For Free" guestbook on the band's site. For each person who signed, Korn donated 25 cents to the charities Childhelp USA and Children Of The Night. It raised over $250,000.[4]

On November 15, 1999, Korn played at the Apollo Theater in New York City where they played Issues in its entirety. They performed with a choir as well as the pipes and drums of the New York City Police Department. The crowd was mainly radio contest winners. The band claimed that there was a limited number of tickets sold for the concert.[5]

The album featured four different covers each designed by Korn fans as part of an MTV contest (the winning cover was designed by Alfredo Carlos; another album cover for special limited edition of the album features a cartoonish half-caricature for the band). There was also a fifth cover selected for the limited tour edition of the album.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Billboard (positive)[7]
CDNOW 4/5 stars[8]
Entertainment Weekly (C)[9]
Robert Christgau (dud)[10]
Kerrang! 4/5 stars
New York Daily News (positive)[11]
The New York Times (mixed)[12]
NME 6/10 stars[13]
PopMatters 3/10 stars[14]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[15]
Yahoo! Music (favorable)[16]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. According to the band in the booklet that comes with Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 album, they did not want to be part of a popular trend and wanted to do their own thing. The band admits that with Brendan O'Brien working alongside them, he kept them more focused during recording so far as to not letting them just fool around and party, and that there was a lot less drinking this time around.

Commercial performance

Issues was a commercial success, debuting at the top spot on the Billboard 200, with 575,000 units sold in its first week of release.[17] On December 22, 1999 Issues was certified 3x Platinum in the U.S. with 3,450,000 copies sold.[18] The album has sold over 5,500,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan as of January 4, 2013 and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, making it Korn's second-best selling album to date.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dead"   1:12
2. "Falling Away from Me"   4:29
3. "Trash"   3:27
4. "4 U"   1:42
5. "Beg for Me"   3:53
6. "Make Me Bad"   3:55
7. "It's Gonna Go Away"   1:29
8. "Wake Up"   4:07
9. "Am I Going Crazy"   1:00
10. "Hey Daddy"   3:44
11. "Somebody Someone"   3:47
12. "No Way"   4:07
13. "Let's Get This Party Started"   3:41
14. "Wish You Could Be Me"   1:07
15. "Counting"   3:37
16. "Dirty"   7:50
Total length:
 53:16
  • The song "Dirty" ends at 3:43 and is followed up by 4 minutes and 7 seconds of static.
    • In the advance version, this song ends at 3:46 without the static, followed by an alternative version of Am I Going Crazy, this version does not contain the reversed channel and has a different mix in the drums and the bass.[verification needed]

All Mixed Up (EP)

All Mixed Up
All mixed up.png
EP by Korn
Released November 6, 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Nu metal, alternative metal
Length 21:38
Label Immortal/Epic
Korn chronology
Issues
(1999)Issues1999		 All Mixed Up
(2001)		 Untouchables
(2002)Untouchables2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 1.5/5 stars[19]

All Mixed Up is a Korn EP released as a bonus disc alongside the album Issues featuring previously unreleased mixes and a previously unreleased song. This EP was made available for purchase separately in 2001.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Radio Mix) 2:34
2. "Good God" (Dub Pistols Mix) 6:20
3. "Got the Life" (Josh Abraham Mix) 4:01
4. "Twist"/"Chi" (Live at Woodstock 1999) 5:16
5. "Jingle Balls"   3:27
Total length:
 21:38
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[20] 99

Personnel

Production and other credits

Chart positions

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
December 4–10, 1999		 Succeeded by
All The Way... a Decade of Song
by Celine Dion
Preceded by Australian Albums Chart number-one album
November 22–28, 1999		 Succeeded by
S&M by Metallica

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Connelly, Chris. "MTV Bands - Archive - K". MTV. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Tina (1999-10-29). "Korn Offers Free MP3 Of New Single". MTV.
  5. ↑ Mancini, Robert. (1999-11-05). "Korn Headed To The Apollo To Unveil 'Issues'". MTV.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Billboard Review[dead link]
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ New York Daily News Review 28, 1999/https://web.archive.org/web/20101115143041/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/11/28/1999-11-28_korn_popping_rocker-rappers_.html Archived November 28, 1999 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Yahoo! Music Review Archived June 9, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart
  18. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Issues_(Korn_album)&oldid=161670"