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MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in the USA. The performance, part of the MTV Unplugged series, took place in MTV studios in Times Square, New York City on December 9, 2006 in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people. It marks Korn's second ever televised acoustic performance, with the first being on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 18, 2006. The show was broadcasted online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and was broadcasted on television in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007.

The songs "Thoughtless", "Hollow Life", "Love Song", "Dirty", and "No One's There" were omitted from the broadcast. However, "Hollow Life" and "Love Song" are featured on the album, while "Thoughtless" and "No One's There" are b-side songs and were featured on the MTV multiple national websites for streaming. One song from the original performance, "Dirty", has been cut from the original tracklist because of band's dissatisfaction with its performance according to post that Jonathan Davis has made on the official Korn forum.[1]

The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including The Cure and Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence. Also, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park was a member of the audience.

The first and the album's current single is "Freak on a Leash". The single initially was set to appear on radiostations on January 12, 2007, but its release was postponed to February 5. The video for the single was premiered on January 25, 2007 on three music channels: MTV, MTV2, and MTVU (The latter also put the video on its website for streaming). It received heavy airplay on each of the stations. On January 17, MTV and Virgin Records postponed the album's release from February 20 to March 6.

The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number nine, with about 51,000 copies sold in its first week,[2] and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week. [3] The album also debuted on number twenty on United World Chart with 72,000 units sold worldwide in its first week.[4]

Richard Gibbs comments on the album

On December 24, 2006 Richard Gibbs has made following statement on his message board:

About a month or so ago my pal Jonathan asked me to music direct/arrange Korn's appearance on MTV Unplugged. We videotaped at MTV's studios in Times Square two weeks ago and we are currently mixing that cd as well here at the Woodshed, yours truly at the producing helm again. For this project I added four celli, two basses, two cimbassos, two bass /contrabass trombonists, a saw player, a glass harmonica player, choir bells, and a six person taiko ensemble to Korn. Plus The Cure sat in for a mashup and Amy Lee (from Evanescence) sang along on Freak on a Leash. Fairly awesome.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Blind" (Shuck/Shin/Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:29
  2. "Hollow Life" (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:24
  3. "Freak on a Leash" (feat. Amy Lee from Evanescence) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
  4. "Falling Away from Me" (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
  5. "Creep" (Radiohead cover) (C. Greenwood/J. Greenwood/O'Brien/Selway/Yorke) – 3:51
  6. "Love Song" (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Atticus Ross) – 3:50
  7. "Got the Life" (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:48
  8. "Twisted Transistor" (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:00
  9. "Coming Undone" (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:35
  10. "Make Me Bad / In Between Days" (feat. The Cure) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) / (Smith) – 5:35
  11. "Throw Me Away" (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Ross) – 6:20

B-Sides:

  • "Dirty" (MTV Virtual Hills leak)[7][6]

Additional content:

The album's booklet contains special code which grants owners of the recording an opportunity for exclusive preview of Korn's forthcoming studio album Korn.[8]

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak position
2007 The Billboard 200
9
2007 Australian ARIA Charts
45
2007 New Zealand RIANZ Charts
11

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2007 Freak on a Leash
(ft. Amy Lee of Evanescence) 		Hot 100 89
Pop 100 73
Modern Rock Tracks 29
Mainstream Rock Tracks 22

Credits

  • Fieldy - bass
  • Zac Baird - piano
  • Andy Bove - cimbasso
  • Jeff Carney - upright bass
  • Kalen Chase - backing vocals, miscellaneous instruments
  • Alex Coletti - producer, director for MTV
  • Jonathan Davis - vocals, art direction, arrangement
  • Mike Davis - trombone, bass trombone
  • Erik Friedlander - cello
  • Bill Ellison - upright bass
  • Richard Gibbs - producer, arranger, musical director
  • Jorge Costa - Second Engineer
  • Csaba Petocz - Additional Engineering
  • Vinni Cirilli - Additional Engineering
  • Julie Green - cello
  • Bill Hayes - glass armonica
  • Michael Jochum - percussion
  • Morris Kainuma - cimbasso
  • Evie Koh - cello
  • Amy Lee - additional vocals on "Freak on a Leash"
  • Heather McPherson - taiko drums
  • Jeff Nelson - bass trombone, contrabass trombone
  • Merle Okada - taiko drums
  • Rob Patterson - guitars
  • Munky - guitars
  • Dave Sirulnick - executive producer
  • Dale Struckenbruck - musical saw
  • The Cure - guest appearance performing "In Between Days"
  • Jeremy Turner - cello
  • Wynn Yamami - taiko drums
  • Midori Yasuda - taiko drums
  • Hana Yoshikawa - taiko drums

References

  1. ^ a b c "Official Korn Board". korn.com. 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2007-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Katie Hasty (2007-03-14). "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-03-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Chart Recap: Three Debuts Break the 100,000 Mark". Coolfer.com. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "United World Chart". Mediatraffic.de. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-03-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Richard Gibbs Message Board". December 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c "MTV Unplugged: Korn (stream)". MTV.com. 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "MTV Virtual Hills". korn.com. 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2007-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Exclusive preview of Korn's eighth studio album". korn.com. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-03-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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