See You on the Other Side (Korn album)

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See You on the Other Side
Korn - See You on the Other Side.jpg
Studio album by KoЯn
Released December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)
Recorded June 2005–November 2005 at Jonathan Davis' Home Studio in Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length 61:01
Label EMI, Virgin
Producer Jonathan Davis, Atticus Ross, The Matrix
KoЯn chronology
Take a Look in the Mirror
(2003)Take a Look in the Mirror2003		 See You on the Other Side
(2005)		 Untitled Korn album
(2007)Untitled Korn album2007
Singles from See You on the Other Side
  1. "Twisted Transistor"
    Released: September 27, 2005
  2. "Coming Undone"
    Released: February 21, 2006
  3. "Politics"
    Released: August 29, 2006

See You on the Other Side is the seventh studio album by Korn. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Virgin Records. It is their first album without long-time guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and the last album with original drummer David Silveria. The album was first certified gold in the US on January 12, 2006; a subsequent platinum record certification was awarded on March 16, 2006.[3] The album is best known for the involvement of renowned production team 'The Matrix', best known for coproduction on works by Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, and Shakira, who managed to give Korn's sound more mainstream acceptability.[4]

Production

After completing their record deal with Sony in 2004, Korn partnered with EMI and signed to Virgin Records. As part of this innovative arrangement, Virgin paid Korn $25 million upfront in exchange for a share in the profits of See You on the Other Side and the band's next album, including tours and merchandising. Virgin also received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources.[5][6] The album was recorded in Jonathan Davis' home studio which was used for the previous album, Take a Look in the Mirror, as well as the Queen of the Damned soundtrack and score.

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Promotion

The lead single, "Twisted Transistor", premiered on KDGE 102.1 FM The Edge in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, and was officially released to radio on September 27, 2005. Brent Decker e-mailed the disc jockey of the night, Ayo, with a request to play the rumored single. The band also did a See You on the Other Side world tour to heavily promote the album, which included a special performance of "Here to Stay" on a plane from London to New York City.

A screenshot of the music video for Korn's song "Liar", which has computer animation.

Music

The album incorporates industrial rock,[2] pop rock[7] and gothic elements.[2] It has been labeled as a "significant departure" from Korn's earlier sound.[2]

With regards to the album's musical direction, Jonathan Davis commented,

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It's funky, it's heavy, it's dark, and sometimes, industrial-tinged. Working with so many different people and everything, it's made it out to be a really well-rounded album of a lot of different things. It's definitely Korn, it's definitely groove-oriented. But it's our most experimental album to date. We're very excited. We're all sitting around, when we listen to it, looking at each other going, 'I can't believe that's us.' I think people are really going to dig it.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 64/100[8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[9]
Blender 3/5 stars[10]
Entertainment Weekly B+[11]
The Gauntlet 5/5 stars[12]
IGN (7.7/10)[13]
New York Daily News Favorable[14]
The New York Times 7/10 stars[15]
NME 5/10 stars[16]
Q 3.5/5 stars[17]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[18]

On average, See You on the Other Side generally received much warmer critical reception than the previous studio album, Take a Look in the Mirror, scoring a Metacritic average of 64.[8] Reviewers appreciated the band's desire to experiment and noted that the album combined well their signature sound with the freshness that producers The Matrix and Atticus Ross added to the band's sound.[13]

Commercial performance

See You on the Other Side sold more than 220,000 copies in its first week, debuting and peaking at number three on the Billboard 200.[19] The album managed to stay in the top half of the chart for thirty-four consecutive weeks.[20] It has accumulated 1,451,458 copies sold in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21] The album was ranked second in Ultimate Guitar Archive's Top 10 albums of 2005 poll.[22]

Track listing

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

  • The album contains 14 to 16 tracks depending on the version purchased; a special edition of the album contains 20 or 22 total tracks plus two live performance videos.
No. Title Length
1. "Twisted Transistor"   4:12
2. "Politics"   3:16
3. "Hypocrites"   3:49
4. "Souvenir"   3:50
5. "10 or a 2-Way"   4:41
6. "Throw Me Away"   4:41
7. "Love Song"   4:18
8. "Open Up"   6:15
9. "Coming Undone"   3:19
10. "Getting Off"   3:25
11. "Liar"   4:14
12. "For No One"   3:37
13. "Seen It All"   6:19
14. "Tearjerker"   5:05
15. "Inside Out" (iTunes Bonus Track) 3:26
Total length:
 64:27
  • Later prints of the album had the song "Twisted Transistor" at a length of 3:08; the 1:04 that was removed was in the pre-gap.
Special edition
No. Title Length
1. "It's Me Again"   3:35
2. "Eaten Up Inside"   3:18
3. "Last Legal Drug (Le Petit Mort)"   5:15
4. "Twisted Transistor" (Dante Ross Mix) 3:29
5. "Twisted Transistor" (Dummies Club Mix) 7:53
Total length:
 84:33
  • Multimedia tracks: "Twisted Transistor" and "Hypocrites" (Live, recorded in Luzhniki Arena in Moscow, Russia on September 22, 2005)
B-sides
No. Title Length
1. "Too Late I'm Dead"   3:27
2. "Appears"   3:00
3. "I'm The One"   2:52
  • "Too Late I'm Dead" and "Appears" are available on some international releases of the British and Austrian editions of the "Twisted Transistor" single. "Inside Out" is an iTunes bonus track.

Personnel

Production and other credits

Chart positions

Notes

See also

References

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  4. ↑ http://www.salon.com/2005/12/06/reviewed_13/
  5. ↑ "Korn Signs with Virgin". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
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