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Untouchables Studio album by Korn Released June 11, 2002 Recorded April–November 2001 at various locations Genre Alternative metal, nu metal Length 65:08 Label Immortal
EpicProducer Korn, Michael Beinhorn Korn chronology All Mixed Up
(2001)Untouchables
(2002)Take a Look in the Mirror
(2003)Alternative cover Limited edition with bonus DVDSingles from this album - "Here to Stay"
Released: June 11, 2002 - "Thoughtless"
Released: October 15, 2002 - "Alone I Break"
Released: November 11, 2002
Untouchables is the fifth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. The album was officially released on June 11, 2002 and featured the Grammy-winning single "Here to Stay". Untouchables debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 copies sold during its first week.[1] The album received positive reviews from music critics.[2] Untouchables has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Contents
Conception
Korn commenced writing Untouchables in early 2001.[3] Tension between band members grew and, in an effort to lessen their tensions, they continued writing in Scottsdale, Arizona, in hope that the new landscape would inspire them in writing songs. They finished writing the album then went back to Los Angeles, California to begin recording. Hostility between band members was still there.[4] During the tour, band members began considering to fire bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu due to his drug abuse problem, but chose not to fire him.[5]
Untouchables was recorded at Conway Studio, in Hollywood, California and The Village, in Los Angeles, California. The album was produced by Michael Beinhorn and recorded by Frank Filipetti.[6] The album featured the same member line-up as their previous four studio albums. It was mixed by Andy Wallace and mastered by Howie Weinberg.[6] On the album's release date, June 11, 2002, a single, "Here to Stay" was released by Sony Music Distribution.[7] The album was re-released on November 12, 2002, as a last-ditch effort to rejuvenate album sales, which had fallen shortly after the album's first week on the Billboard 200. This limited edition features different artwork, and a bonus DVD, containing a live version of "Here to Stay", performance versions of the "Here to Stay" and "Thoughtless" music videos, and a live recording of "Got the Life".[8]
Reception
Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 80/100[2] Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [8]
Billboard Favorable[9] Blender [citation needed]
Amazon.com [10]
Entertainment Weekly C[11] Kerrang! [citation needed]
New York Daily News Favorable[12] The New York Times Favorable[13] NME [14]
Playlouder [15]
Q [16]
Rolling Stone [17]
Untouchables sold over 434,000 copies in its first week, but did not surpass the sales from The Eminem Show by Eminem and came at number two on Billboard. The band blamed Internet piracy for the drop in sales compared to previous albums, since an unmastered version of the album had leaked onto file-sharing websites a full three months prior to its official release date. Despite the lackluster sales, Untouchables received positive reviews from critics and is often regarded as one of Korn's best works.
Track listing
Full version track listing No. Title Length 1. "Here to Stay" 4:32 2. "Make Believe" 4:37 3. "Blame" 3:51 4. "Hollow Life" 4:09 5. "Bottled Up Inside" 4:00 6. "Thoughtless" 4:33 7. "Hating" 5:10 8. "One More Time" 4:40 9. "Alone I Break" 4:17 10. "Embrace" 4:27 11. "Beat It Upright" 4:17 12. "Wake Up Hate" 3:13 13. "I'm Hiding" 3:57 14. "No One's There" 5:00 15. "Here to Stay" (T Ray's Mix) 4:18 16. "Here to Stay" (Multimedia track) Edited version track listing No. Title Length 1. "Here to Stay" 4:32 2. "Make Believe" 4:37 3. "Blame" 3:51 4. "Hollow Life" 4:09 5. "Bottled Up Inside" 4:00 6. "Thoughtless" 4:33 7. "Hating" 5:10 8. "One More Time" 4:40 9. "Alone I Break" 4:17 10. "Embrace" 4:27 11. "Wake Up Hate" 3:13 12. "I'm Hiding" 3:57 13. "No One's There" 9:24 14. "Here to Stay (T Ray's Mix)" 4:20 - "Here to Stay" (T Ray's Mix) is a hidden track on the limited edition, beginning at 5:06 after "No One's There". On some non-limited edition pressings, it is a full track.
- "Beat It Upright" was not included on the edited version of the album.
Bonus DVD
- "Here to Stay" (live at Hammerstein)
- "Here to Stay" (performance version)
- "Thoughtless" (performance version)
- "Got the Life" (live at Hammerstein)
Chart positions
- Album
Chart (2002) Peak
positionAustralia (ARIA)[18] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 2 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 3 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 5 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[22] 3 Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 11 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 3 France (SNEP)[25] 6 Germany (Media Control AG)[26] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[27] 2 Italy (FIMI)[28] 3 Netherlands (MegaCharts)[29] 13 New Zealand (RIANZ)[30] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[31] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 5 UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[34] 4 US Billboard 200[22] 2 US Internet Albums (Billboard)[35] 2 - Singles
Year Song US
[36]US
Alt.
[37]US
Main.
[36]AUS
[18]AUT
[19]CAN
[36]FIN
[24]GER
[38]IRL
[27]ITA
[39]NLD
[29]NOR
[31]SWI
[33]UK
[34]2002 "Here to Stay" 72 4 4 12 44 21 7 35 15 12 58 18 34 12 "Thoughtless" — 11 6 — — 10 — 74 39 — — — 82 37 "Alone I Break" — 34 19 — — — — — — — — — — — Personnel
- Korn
- Jonathan Davis - vocals
- Munky - guitar
- Head - guitar
- Fieldy - bass
- David Silveria - drums
- Production and other credits
- Michael Beinhorn - producer
- Andy Wallace - mixing
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
See also
Notes
- Arvizu, Reginald (2009), Got The Life, William Marrow, ISBN 0061662496
References
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- ^ Arvizu 2009, p. 160
- ^ Arvizu 2009, p. 169
- ^ Arvizu 2009, p. 171
- ^ a b Untouchables credit page, June 11, 2002. Immortal/Epic, 614-88
- ^ ""Here to Stay" Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r596752. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Untouchables [Bonus DVD Overview"]. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r590483. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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- ^ Serpick, Evan (28 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,264496,00.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Farber, Jim (23 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/06/23/2002-06-23__heavy_on_the_touchy-feely__.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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- ^ "Untouchables Review", Q: 126, Aug. 2002
- ^ "Untouchables Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/untouchables-20020702.
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- ^ a b "Austrian chart positions" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Korn.
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Korn Studio albums Korn · Life Is Peachy · Follow the Leader · Issues · Untouchables · Take a Look in the Mirror · See You on the Other Side · Untitled album · Korn III: Remember Who You Are · The Path of TotalityLive albums Live & Rare · MTV Unplugged: KornCompilation albums Extended plays Singles "Christmas Song" · "Blind" · "Need To" · "Shoots and Ladders" · "Clown" · "No Place to Hide" · "A.D.I.D.A.S." · "Good God" · "All in the Family" · "Got the Life" · "Children of the Korn" · "B.B.K." · "Freak on a Leash" · "Falling Away from Me" · "Make Me Bad" · "Somebody Someone" · "Here to Stay" · "Thoughtless" · "Alone I Break" · "Did My Time" · "Right Now" · "Y'All Want a Single" · "Everything I've Known" · "Word Up!" · "Another Brick in the Wall" · "Twisted Transistor" · "Coming Undone" · "Coming Undone wit It" · "Politics" · "Freak on a Leash (MTV Unplugged version)" · "Evolution" · "Hold On" · "Kiss" · "Haze" · "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" · "Let the Guilt Go" · "Get Up!" · "Narcissistic Cannibal"Notable songs Video albums Who Then Now? · Deuce · Live · Live on the Other Side · Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued · Live at Montreux 2004 · Korn Live: The EncounterConcert tours Family Values Tour · Sick and Twisted Tour · Untouchables Tour · See You On the Other Side World Tour · Bitch We Have a Problem Tour · Escape from the Studio Tour · Ballroom Blitz Tour · Mayhem Festival 2010 · Music as a Weapon V Tour · The Path of Totality TourSignature instruments Related ArticlesBandsBooksAlbumsCategories:- 2002 albums
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