Issues (Korn album)

Issues
Studio album by KoЯn
Released November 16, 1999
Recorded July–September 1999
Studio A&M Studios, West Hollywood, California and Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre Alternative metal,[1] nu metal[2]
Length 53:16
Label Immortal, Epic
Producer Brendan O'Brien
KoЯn chronology
Follow the Leader
(1998)		 Issues
(1999)		 Untouchables
(2002)
Singles from Issues
  1. "Falling Away from Me"
    Released: December 6, 1999
  2. "Make Me Bad"
    Released: February 2000
  3. "Somebody Someone"
    Released: July 3, 2000
2nd place cover design
3rd place cover design
4th place cover design

Issues is the fourth studio album by American nu metal band Korn, released on November 16, 1999 through Immortal Records. Since its release, the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. The album was promoted throughout 2000 by the band's highly successful Sick and Twisted Tour.

Recording and production

During one of the band's recording sessions, journalist Chris Connelly asked about how the recording was coming along, to which drummer David Silveria responded that it "Sounds like the music is a little more simplified and heavier. Kind of heavier grooves, more than the last couple. So kind of more similar to the beginning, except Jon is a much better singer now, so it's all coming together."[3]

In October 1999, Korn posted "Falling Away from Me" on their website as a free MP3 download, although it was against the advice of its attorneys. A statement on the band's site relates: "We're so psyched about [the new album] that we wanted to give all you guys, the true Korn fans — a gift from us." Also at this time, the band attempted to start an online chain email, by posting the letter online and asking fans to email the letter to 10 other people and to then sign the "I Downloaded the Korn Single For Free" guestbook on the band's site. For each person who signed, Korn donated 25 cents to the charities Childhelp USA and Children Of The Night. It raised over $250,000.[4]

On November 15, 1999, Korn played at the Apollo Theater in New York City where they played Issues in its entirety. They performed with a choir as well as the pipes and drums of the New York City Police Department. The crowd was mainly radio contest winners. The band claimed that there was a limited number of tickets sold for the concert.[5]

The album featured four different covers each designed by Korn fans as part of an MTV contest (the winning cover was designed by Alfredo Carlos; another album cover for special limited edition of the album features a cartoonish half-caricature for the band). There was also a fifth cover selected for the limited tour edition of the album.[6]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Billboardfavorable[8]
Robert Christgau[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC[10]
Kerrang!
New York Daily Newsfavorable[11]
The New York Timesmixed[12]
NME[13]
PopMatters[14]
Rolling Stone[15]

Issues was a commercial success, debuting at the top spot on the Billboard 200, with 575,000 units sold in its first week of release.[16] On December 22, 1999 Issues was certified 3x Platinum in the U.S. with 3,450,000 copies sold.[17]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. According to the band in the booklet that comes with Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 album, they did not want to be part of a popular trend and wanted to do their own thing. The band admits that with Brendan O'Brien working alongside them, he kept them more focused during recording so far as to not letting them just fool around and party, and that there was a lot less drinking this time around.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dead"   1:12
2. "Falling Away from Me"   4:29
3. "Trash"   3:27
4. "4 U"   1:42
5. "Beg for Me"   3:53
6. "Make Me Bad"   3:55
7. "It's Gonna Go Away"   1:29
8. "Wake Up"   4:07
9. "Am I Going Crazy"   1:00
10. "Hey Daddy"   3:44
11. "Somebody Someone"   3:47
12. "No Way"   4:07
13. "Let's Get This Party Started"   3:41
14. "Wish You Could Be Me"   1:07
15. "Counting"   3:37
16. "Dirty"   7:50
Total length:
 53:16

All Mixed Up (EP)

All Mixed Up
EP by Korn
Released November 6, 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Nu metal, alternative metal
Length 21:38
Label Immortal/Epic
Korn chronology
Issues
(1999)		 All Mixed Up
(2001)		 Untouchables
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[18]

All Mixed Up is a Korn EP released as a bonus disc alongside the album Issues featuring previously unreleased mixes and a previously unreleased song. This EP was made available for purchase separately in 2001.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Radio Mix) 2:34
2. "Good God" (Dub Pistols Mix) 6:20
3. "Got the Life" (Josh Abraham Mix) 4:01
4. "Twist"/"Chi" (Live at Woodstock 1999) 5:16
5. "Jingle Balls"   3:27
Total length:
 21:38
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[19] 99

Personnel

Production and other credits

Chart positions

Preceded by
Breathe by Faith Hill		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 4–10, 1999 		Succeeded by
All The Way... a Decade of Song
by Celine Dion
Preceded by
Affirmation by Savage Garden		 Australian Albums Chart number-one album
November 22–28, 1999 		Succeeded by
S&M by Metallica

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Korn > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Macrovision.
  2. ↑ "They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal". Decibel. August 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Connelly, Chris. "MTV Bands - Archive - K". MTV. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Tina (1999-10-29). "Korn Offers Free MP3 Of New Single". MTV.
  5. ↑ Mancini, Robert. (1999-11-05). "Korn Headed To The Apollo To Unveil 'Issues'". MTV.
  6. ↑ "Korn Issues - 5th Image Tour Edition USA CD ALBUM (515800)". Eil.com. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  7. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Issues - Korn". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ Billboard Review
  9. ↑ "Rober Christgau Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  10. ↑ Tom Sinclair (1999-12-03). "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  11. ↑ New York Daily News Review Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "NY Times Review". The New York Times. 1999-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  13. ↑ "NME Review". NME. 1999-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  14. ↑ Pace, Mike. "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  15. ↑ Pareles, Jon (2000-01-20). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  16. ↑ Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart
  17. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  18. ↑ "All Mixed Up - Korn". AllMusic.
  19. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss". Zobbel.
  20. 1 2 "Issues - Korn". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com.
  22. ↑ "Austrian chart positions" (in German). austriancharts.at.
  23. 1 2 "Belgian (Flanders) chart positions" (in Dutch). ultratop.be.
  24. ↑ "Belgian (Wallonia) chart positions" (in French). ultratop.be.
  25. 1 2 "Dutch chart positions" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl.
  26. ↑ "Finnish chart positions". finnishcharts.com.
  27. ↑ "French chart positions" (in French). lescharts.com.
  28. ↑ "German chart positions" (in German). musicline.de.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz.
  30. ↑ "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com.
  31. ↑ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com.
  32. ↑ "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch.
  33. 1 2 "Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss". zobbel.de.
  34. ↑ "Korn Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.
  35. ↑ "German chart positions" (in German). musicline.de.
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