- Evolution (Korn song)
Infobox Single
Name = Evolution
Cover size =
Artist =Korn
from Album = noitalic|Untitled album
Released =June 12 ,2007 (Digital download)July 16 ,2007 (CD)
Recorded =
Genre =Alternative metal ,Nu Metal
Length = 3:39
Label =EMI /Virgin
Producer =Atticus Ross , The Matrix
Certification =
Chart position = * #4 (U.S. Mainstream Rock)
* #20 (U.S. Modern Rock)
* #18 (U.S. Dance Club Play)
* #114 (UK Singles)
Last single = "Freak on a Leash (feat. Amy Lee)" (2007)
This single = "Evolution"
(2007)
Next single = "Hold On"
(2007)
Misc ="Evolution" is the first single from
Korn 's untitled album. It is one of the four tracks in whichBrooks Wackerman ofBad Religion performed drumming duties.Fact|date=March 2008The song was featured in Warren Miller's 2007 ski film "Playground".
The music video was directed by
Dave Meyers , who filmed the band's previous videos ("Did My Time " and "Twisted Transistor "). The video features Korn's temporary live drummerJoey Jordison (Slipknot,Murderdolls ), and discusses the topic of devolution in a pseudo-scientific, comical fashion.It is a part of Korn’s fake trailer for a film called Devolution: Nature’s U-Turn, which claims that mankind is quickly devolving back into a more primitive form, and that the government tries to withhold this information from the public. [http://www.evolutiondevolution.com]
Gerald Casale of theNew Wave music groupDevo , which has satirically portrayed the devolution theme since its conception, lashed out atJonathan Davis on the devo.com website writing "We denounce this as imposters playing with fire". [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1565513/20070725/west_kanye.jhtml]The video was first shown to Canadian fans on Much MOD, on
July 23 ,2007 . During that time, Korn was present in the MuchMusic Headquarters in Toronto, a day before their Family Values 2007 Toronto concert. The video depicts the resemblance between humans and chimpanzees, and shows the band performing the song in a dark red environment, which is later shown to be a chimpanzee's brain. On the same day, the video was featured as MTV2's "Unleashed" video, and premiered onMTV 'sTotal Request Live the following day.Track listing
US CD Radio Promo
# "Evolution" (Reverse Clean) – 3:37
# "Evolution" (Super Clean) – 3:38
# "Evolution" (Album Version) – 3:39UK CD Single
# "Evolution" (Album Version) – 3:39
# "Evolution" (Dave Audé Remix) – 3:41UK 7" Vinyl
# "Evolution" (Album Version)
# I Will Protect YouExternal links
* [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Evolution-lyrics-Korn/D39FBEB41AF87D14482572ED000E7F20 Lyrics]
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