Take a Look in the Mirror

Take a Look in the Mirror
Studio album by Korn
Released	November 21, 2003
Recorded	April–June 2003 & August 2003 at Jonathan Davis's home studio in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Nu metal, alternative metal
Length	56:43
Label	Epic/Immortal
Producer	Jonathan Davis, Frank Filipetti
Korn chronology
Untouchables (2002) Take a Look in the Mirror (2003) See You on the Other Side (2005) Singles from this album "Did My Time" Released: July 22, 2003 "Right Now" Released: October 7, 2003 "Y'All Want a Single" Released: March 9, 2004 "Everything I've Known" Released: April 13, 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
CDNow
Billboard	(positive)[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(D)[4]
IGN	[5]
Metal Storm	[6]
musicOMH.com	(positive)[7]
The New York Times	(mixed)[8]
NME	[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
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Take a Look in the Mirror is the sixth studio album by Korn, and is the last studio album to feature their full original lineup, with Brian "Head" Welch departing from the band soon afterwards. It was also the last studio album by Korn under Epic/Immortal.

Album information

The album debuted at #19 and peaked at #9 with first-week record sales of about 98,000, due to the release date of the album being pushed up to a Friday, with fewer sales than if it was released on the standard Tuesday. The track "Did My Time" was previously released as a CD single for the movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and the track "Right Now" was accompanied by a provocative cartoon video animated by Spike and Mike. The ending track "When Will This End" is followed by a long silence before a live cover of Metallica's "One" starts playing. The album was also released in a "clean" version which utilized backmasking as well as growling in place of profanity. The band has admitted in interviews to writing this album at somewhat of a rushed pace, due to the sales of Untouchables not reaching the heights they were expecting, and having to write with the time restraint of being on that summer's Ozzfest tour.

Composition

Take a Look in the Mirror marks Korn's attempt to return to a more aggressive sound as featured on their earlier albums, with guitarists Brian "Head" Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer mostly utilizing thick, heavy distortion and the occasional clean tones for contrast.^[12] The album features elements of alternative metal, as well as a reworked and re-recorded version of the track "Alive", which had previously only been released on the band's first demo, Neidermeyer's Mind. Also of note is the song "Play Me" which features rapper Nas,^[13] making Take a Look in the Mirror the first Korn album since Follow the Leader to feature such a collaboration. Furthermore, Davis plays bagpipes on "Let's Do This Now", marking the return of a tradition that has, to date, only been absent on the albums Untouchables (2002) and Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010).

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Right Now"	3:10
2.	"Break Some Off"	2:35
3.	"Counting on Me"	4:49
4.	"Here It Comes Again"	3:33
5.	"Deep Inside"	2:46
6.	"Did My Time"	4:04
7.	"Everything I've Known"	3:34
8.	"Play Me" (featuring Nas)	3:21
9.	"Alive"	4:29
10.	"Let's Do This Now"	3:18
11.	"I'm Done"	3:23
12.	"Y'All Want a Single"	3:17
13.	"When Will This End"	14:24
Total length:		56:43

• "When Will This End" concludes at 3:39; a live cover of Metallica's "One" (performed on MTV Icon: Metallica) starts at 9:52.

Personnel

Korn Jonathan Davis - vocals, bagpipes, production Head - guitars Munky - guitars Fieldy - bass David Silvera - drums

Production and other credits Frank Filipetti - production, engineering, mixing Nasir "Nas" Jones - vocals on "Play Me" Jim "Bud" Monti - production, engineering Tim Harkins - engineering Cailan McCarthy - artist coordination Doug Erb - art direction Brandy Flower - art direction Gayle Boulware - art consultant Darren Frank - assistant Jesse Gorman - assistant

Production continued Peter Katsis - A&R Kaz Utsunomiya - A&R Rob Hill - editing Fred Maher - editing Louie Teran - digital editing Stephen Marcussen - mastering Polarbear - programming on "I'm Done" Mitch Ikeda - photography Marina Chavez - photography

Chart positions

Album Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 37 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 2 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 24 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 26 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 10 France (SNEP)[20] 14 Germany (Media Control AG)[21] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 25 Italy (FIMI)[23] 16 Netherlands (MegaCharts)[24] 21 New Zealand (RIANZ)[25] 19 Norway (VG-lista)[26] 27 Portugal (AFP)[27] 17 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 14 UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[30] 53 US Billboard 200[31] 9 US Internet Albums (Billboard)[32] 9

Singles Year Song US [33] US Alt. [34] US Main. [33] AUS [14] AUT [15] BEL (FLA) [16] BEL (WAL) [17] CAN [33] DNK [18] FIN [19] GER [35] IRL [22] ITA [36] NLD [24] SWE [28] SWI [29] UK [30] 2003 "Did My Time" 38 17 12 29 12 68 52 9 14 13 12 24 19 87 19 17 15 "Right Now" — 13 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 "Y'All Want a Single" — — 23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Everything I've Known" — — 30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Extras

The album contain a scrapbook of photos from the band's personal collection, instead of a front cover booklet, however some copies do not feature a booklet, instead, it was released with a normal front and inside cover. The limited edition version contains a bonus DVD.

See also

References

1. ^ Take a Look in the Mirror at Allmusic
2. ^ Billboard Review
3. ^ Blender Review^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly Review
5. ^ IGN Review
6. ^ Metal Storm Review
7. ^ musicOMH.com review
8. ^ The New York Times Review
9. ^ NME Review
10. ^ (Feb. 2004, p.102)
11. ^ Rolling Stone Review
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