Jingle Balls

Infobox Single
Name = Jingle Balls” / “Wake Up
Artist = Korn
from Album = Issues
Released = 1999
Promo only
Format = CD5"
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Alternative metal
Extreme metal
Label = Immortal/Epic
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Last single = "Falling Away from Me"
(1999)
This single = "Jingle Balls" / "Wake Up"
(1999)
Next single = "Make Me Bad"
(2000)|"Jingle Balls" and "Wake Up" are songs written and recorded by American rock band Korn for their fourth studio album, "Issues". They were released in Australia as a double A-sided single in 1999.

Music and structure

"Jingle Balls" is a death metal-flavored rendition of the Christmas classic, "Jingle Bells", featured on a bonus EP included with "Issues". A slightly different version with bagpipes was debuted at Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas in December 1998. [Cite web|url=http://www.moonwashedrose.com/concertography/kroqroxyreview2.htm|title=KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas & Roxy Theatre Review|accessdate=2008-03-22]

Concept

"Wake Up" was written during Korn's Family Values Tour in 1998, based around the interpersonal conflicts that nearly broke up the band. [Cite web|url=http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/lyricsmeaning.shtml|title=Meaning of Lyrics From Songs of the 90s|accessdate=2008-03-22] This can be noted in the lyrics: "No more fighting; I swear I'm gonna leave."

Track listing

*CD5" SAMP 2164
#"Jingle Balls" – 3:27
#"Wake Up" – 4:07
#"Lift" (performed by Sunk Loto) – 3:46
#"Sick" (performed by dope) – 3:09

Notes