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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 long time drummer David Silveria. The working title was Souvenir of Sadness. The album was first certified gold on January 12, 2006 and subsequent platinum record certification was awarded on March 16, 2006.

Production

The album was recorded in Jonathan Davis' home studio which was used for the Take a Look in the Mirror album and Queen of the Damned soundtrack and score.

Promotion

The first single, "Twisted Transistor", was premiered on 102.1 The Edge, and was released on November 212005. Brent Decker e-mailed the disc jockey of the night, Ayo, with a request to play the rumored single.

Musical and lyrical themes

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

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

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[1]. 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.[2] Commercially, the album was successful, proving that Korn can still remain on the top of the charts, staying in Billboard Top 100 pop albums chart for 34 straight weeks.[3]

Sales and impact

See You On the Other Side was ranked second in Ultimate Guitar Archive Top 10 albums of 2005 poll.[4] The album has shipped 1.8 million units worldwide.[5].

Track listing

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  • The album contains 14 to 16 tracks depending on the version purchased, and a special edition of the album contains 20 to 22 tracks plus 2 live performance videos.
  1. "Twisted Transistor" – 4:12
  2. "Politics" – 3:17
  3. "Hypocrites" – 3:50
  4. "Souvenir" – 3:50
  5. "10 Or A 2-Way" – 4:41
  6. "Throw Me Away" – 4:41
  7. "Love Song" – 4:19
  8. "Open Up" – 6:15
  9. "Coming Undone" – 3:20
  10. "Getting Off" – 3:25
  11. "Liar" – 4:14
  12. "For No One" – 3:37
  13. "Seen It All" – 6:20
  14. "Tearjerker" - 5:05

*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.

Bonus disc

  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

B-sides

  1. "Too Late I'm Dead" - 3:27
  2. "Inside Out" - 3:25
  3. "Appears" - 3:00

*Three more bonus tracks, that are not featured on the regular release of the album, "Too Late I'm Dead," "Inside Out," and "Appears" are available on some international releases of the album, or on the CD singles.

Personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200 3

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2005 Twisted Transistor Modern Rock Tracks 9
2005 Twisted Transistor Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
2005 Twisted Transistor Hot 100 Singles 46
2005 Twisted Transistor Pop 100 5
2005 Twisted Transistor (E. Kupper/J. Harris/Dummies Mixes) Hot Dance Club Play 24
2006 Coming Undone Modern Rock Tracks 14
2006 Coming Undone Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
2006 Coming Undone Hot 100 Singles 74
2006 Coming Undone Pop 100 4
2006 Coming Undone (RVH Club Mix) Hot Dance Club Play 29
2006 Politics Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
2006 Politics Hot Dance Club Play 20

Notes

  1. ^ Metacritic Review: See You on the Other Side
  2. ^ IGN Review: See You on the Other Side
  3. ^ Billboard: Top 100 albums chart
  4. ^ "Ultimate Guitar Top 10 Albums of 2005". Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  5. ^ Undercover Music Magazine


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