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Untouchables (album)
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| Studio album by Korn | |||||
| Released | June 11, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | April – November 2001 at various locations | ||||
| Genre | Nu Metal Alternative Metal |
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| Length | 60:47 | ||||
| Label | Immortal Epic |
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| Producer | Korn Michael Beinhorn |
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Untouchables is the fifth album by Korn. It was officially released on June 11, 2002 and featured the Grammy-winning single "Here to Stay", as well as "Thoughtless" and "Alone I Break". The album marks their second to use alternative metal in place of the hip hop-influenced nu metal of their early albums, although there are some nu metal songs such as "Bottled Up Inside". New techniques were used on this album as well: Untouchables featured elements like undistorted guitars and electronics on some songs, giving the album an overall mellow but spooky feel, with one critic calling it a "purgatorial symphony". Songs of this variety include "Hollow Life" and "Hating". This is the only Korn album that does not feature bagpipes. Untouchables debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 copies.[1] The album received positive reviews from respected music magazines.[2]
The album was leaked onto the Internet five months before its official release date. After the leak, there was much speculation about the authenticity of the album's material, and whether or not songs would be added, removed, or modified on the official release. Upon the album's official release, however, the only differences between what was available on the Internet and the official album were the songs' titles (with the exception of "Here to Stay"), chronological order of tracks and the intro to "Beat It Upright" and outro of "Embrace" removed for unknown reasons. Not available via the Internet before the album's release, however, was a remixed version of "Here to Stay," which was included on the initial pressing of the album for the United States, dubbed as the "limited edition." Untouchables was also released in a "clean" version, which used a form of backmasking to remove profanity and excluded the song "Beat It Upright".
Contents |
- "Here to Stay" – 4:32
- "Make Believe" – 4:37
- "Blame" – 3:51
- "Hollow Life" – 4:09
- "Bottled Up Inside" – 4:00
- "Thoughtless" – 4:33
- "Hating" – 5:10
- "One More Time" – 4:40
- "Alone I Break" – 4:17
- "Embrace" – 4:27
- "Beat It Upright" – 4:15
- "Wake Up Hate" – 3:13
- "I'm Hiding" – 3:57
- "No One's There" – 5:06
- "Here to Stay (T Ray's Mix)" - 4:18 (only on the limited edition of the album)
- "Here to Stay" - 4:32
- "Make Believe" - 4:37
- "Blame" - 3:51
- "Hollow Life" - 4:09
- "Bottled Up Inside" - 4:00
- "Thoughtless" - 4:33
- "Hating" - 5:10
- "One More Time" - 4:40
- "Alone I Break" - 4:17
- "Embrace" - 3:27
- "Wake Up Hate" - 3:13
- "I'm Hiding" - 3:57
- "No One's There" - 5:06
- "Here to Stay (T Ray's Mix) - 4:18 (only on the limited release of the album)
The bonus DVD was only available with the digipak.
- Here to Stay (live at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC)
- Here to Stay (music video; performance version)
- Thoughtless (music video; performance version)
- Got the Life (live at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC)
- Jesus Is Mexican ("Make Me Believe")
- When Balls Touch ("One More Time")
- Fo Shizzle ("Hollow Life")
- Here to Stay
- No Horn ("Embrace")
- Arizona ("Bottled Up Inside")
- In and Out ("Blame")
- Donuts and Porno ("Hating")
- Inja ("Alone I Break")
- Floyd ("Thoughtless")
- Crack Her ("Wake Up Hate")
- Lord Loves a Hangin' ("I'm Hiding")
- Anna Konda ("No One's There")
- Quualudes ("Beat It Upright")
Untouchables sold over 400,000 copies in its first week, but was unable to surpass the sales from The Eminem Show, so thus its debut came at #2 on Billboard. The band blamed internet piracy for the drop in sales, but most blamed it for the band's change in songwriting since Follow The Leader. Despite intial cold reception from fans, many well respected music magazines regarded it as Korn's "best work".
All charts listed below are part of the Billboard Music Charts, North America.
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Untouchables | The Billboard 200 | 2 |
| 2002 | Untouchables | Top Internet Albums | 2 |
| 2002 | Untouchables | Top Canadian Albums | 3 |
| 2002 | Untouchables | UK Top 75 Album Chart | 4 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Here to Stay | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 2002 | Here to Stay | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 2002 | Here to Stay | Hot 100 Singles | 72 |
| 2002 | Thoughtless | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 2002 | Thoughtless | Modern Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 2002 | Alone I Break | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 2002 | Alone I Break | Modern Rock Tracks | 34 |
- ^ Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart. MTV (2002-06-19). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ Korn: Untouchables (2002): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.