Narcissistic Cannibal

"Narcissistic Cannibal"
Single by Korn
from the album The Path of Totality
Released	October 18, 2011
Format	Digital download, CD
Recorded	2011
Genre	Nu metal, alternative metal, dubstep
Length	3:14
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Skrillex, Kill the Noise
Korn singles chronology
"Get Up!" (2011) "Narcissistic Cannibal" (2011)

"Narcissistic Cannibal" is a song and second single from Korn's tenth studio album, The Path of Totality. The single was released to active rock and mainstream rock radio stations on October 18, followed by a digital release on October 24. It will officially impact alternative radio stations on November 8.

The song was made available for free download as a WAV file on Korn's official website from October 13 until October 16.^[1]

Composition

Jonathan Davis says about the song:

“

"It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story."[2]

”

Music video

The band filmed a music video for the track on September 27, 2011 at the legendary Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. The first 125 fans to show up got in for free to attend the shoot. It was directed and produced by ShadowMachine Films, best known for the Adult Swim television programs, Robot Chicken and Moral Orel.^[3] The video was officially released on October 21, 2011.

Track listing

1. Narcissistic Cannibal (album version) - 3:14

Chart performance

"Narcissistic Cannibal" debuted at number 42 on Billboard's Rock Songs chart for the issue date of November 5, 2011.^[4] It debuted at number 34 on Alternative Songs the following week.^[5]

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	97
UK Rock (The Official Charts Company)[7]	17
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	25
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[6]	29
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	16

References

1. ^ http://www.korn.com/news/49041
2. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Korn/
3. ^ http://www.korn.com/news/47321
4. ^ "Chart Highlights: The Fray Flies Up Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 24, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-the-fray-flies-up-adult-1005432482.story. Retrieved October 24, 2011. 
5. ^ "Chart Highlights: Band Perry's 'Young' Tops Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 31, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-band-perry-s-young-tops-1005457832.story. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Korn Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/korn-featuring-skrillex-kill-the-noise/121196. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
7. ^ "TOP 40 ROCK & METAL SINGLES ARCHIVE". theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart. 5th November 2011. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-11-05/.