Follow the Leader
Studio album by Korn
Released	August 18, 1998
Recorded	March - May 1998 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California
Genre	Nu Metal Rapcore
Length	70:06
Label	Immortal/Epic
Producer	Korn, Steve Thompson, Toby Wright
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link Rolling Stone link
Korn chronology
Life Is Peachy (1996) Follow the Leader (1998) Issues (1999)

Follow the Leader is KoЯn's third album and a departure from their first two albums in sound and production. The album has sold over 9,000,000 copies worldwide. It was released on August 18, 1998. It is generally recognized as their breakthrough album, and the album that ultimately ushered nu metal and re-ushered alternative metal into the mainstream. At over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. and 4 million copies sold out of the U.S., it is their best selling album and is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Cover for the album Follow the Leader by KOЯN This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, gangsta rap, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, hardcore punk and sometimes funk. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Immortal Records is an independent record label out of Los Angeles, California. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the band. ... Steve Thompson is a record producer. ... Toby Wright is a producer, who has co-produced Slayers 1994 album Divine Intervention with Rick Rubin, and fully produced Alice in Chains self-titled 3rd album in 1995. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the band. ... Life Is Peachy is Korns second album. ... Issues is the fourth Studio album by the band Korn and has sold over 5,000,000 copies worldwide. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Alternative metal is an form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery. ...

The album features numerous guest vocalists, including Ice Cube on "Children of the Korn", Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde on "Cameltosis" and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on "All in the Family". Actor Cheech Marin provides vocals on "Earache My Eye", a cover of the song from the Cheech and Chong movie Up in Smoke, with the rest of the band trading instruments for the song. For the American emcee and actor, see Ice Cube. ... ... The Pharcyde is a rap group from the West coast of the United States. ... Limp Bizkit (alternately written as limpbizkit) is a nu metal and rapcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst August 20, 1970, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American nu metal vocalist, best known as the front man of nu- metal pioneers, Limp Bizkit. ... “Richard Marin” redirects here. ... Earache My Eye features Alice Bowie and is featured on The Cheech and Chong Wedding Album 1974 and was also featured on their Greatest Hits album. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their stand-up routines, which were based upon the eras hippie, free love and especially drug culture movements. ... Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chongs first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. ... Instrument-switching is a live practice of (usually heavy metal) bands who like to entertain their audiences in unexpected ways: musicians trade their instruments and perform with an instrument they are usually not associated with. ...

The album begins on track 13, following 12 tracks of silence. Justin, a boy from Long Beach, New York, made a dying wish to meet Korn, and through the Make a Wish Foundation, was able to do so. The twelve beginning tracks of silence are a minute of silence in remembrance of Justin. The band, surprised at him wanting to meet them and touched by his strength, wrote the song "Justin" as tribute. The first 12 tracks on the CD, which are 5 seconds each, form a minute of silence for Justin^{[citation needed]}. There is also a B-Side from the album, entitled "I Can Remember" which can be found on the Got the Life CD single. Make-A-Wish Foundation logo The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Got the Life is a song and the lead single by Alternative Metal/Nu Metal band Korn from their third album, Follow the Leader. ...

Track listing

(Tracks 1-12 are blank, five-second tracks)

13. "It's On!" – 4:28
14. "Freak on a Leash" – 4:15
15. "Got the Life" – 3:45
16. "Dead Bodies Everywhere" – 4:44
17. "Children of the Korn ft. Ice Cube " – 3:52
18. "B.B.K." – 3:56
19. "Pretty" – 4:12
20. "All in the Family ft. Fred Durst" – 4:49
21. "Reclaim My Place" – 4:32
22. "Justin" – 4:19
23. "Seed" – 5:54
24. "Cameltosis ft. Tre Hardson" – 4:38
25. "My Gift to You" – 15:40
26. "Earache My Eye (hidden track on My Gift to You)"

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Limited edition bonus disc

• "All in the Family (Clark World mix)" – 4:47
• "All in the Family (Sowing the Beats mix)" – 4:53
• "All in the Family (Beats in Peace mix)" – 4:16
• "All in the Family (Scary Bird mix)" – 8:39

(The bonus disc also includes assorted clips from Korn TV)

During the recording of the album, the following songs were also written:

• Camel Song - 4:21 (eventually released on the soundtrack to End Of Days)
• I Can Remember - 3:36 (released on the Got the Life single)
• Here Come The Bastards - (unrecorded cover by Primus)
• South Of Heaven - (unrecorded cover by Slayer)
• Surprise! Your Dead - (unrecorded cover by Faith No More)

Credits

• Jonathan Davis - Vocals, Bagpipes ("My Gift to You")
• Fred Durst - Vocals ("All in the Family")
• Tré Hardson - Vocals ("Cameltosis")
• Ice Cube - Vocals ("Children of the Korn")
• Cheech Marin - Vocals ("Earache My Eye")
• Todd McFarlane - Artwork
• Greg Capullo - Artwork
• Joseph Cultice - Photography
• Tommy D. - Programming
• John Ewing, Jr. - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Fieldy - Bass
• Korn - Group, Producer
• Thomas Kornacker - Performer
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Munky - Guitar
• Brendan O'Brien - Mixing
• Steve Thompson - Producer
• Don C. Tyler - Digital Editing
• David Silveria - Drums
• Justin Z. Walden - Drums, Programming
• Toby Wright - Producer, Engineer
• Head - Guitar

This article is about Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn. ... A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst August 20, 1970, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American nu metal vocalist, best known as the front man of nu- metal pioneers, Limp Bizkit. ... For the American emcee and actor, see Ice Cube. ... “Richard Marin” redirects here. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... Capullos cover for Quasar #32 (March, 1992). ... Joseph Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rockn roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. ... Reginald Fieldy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969 in Bakersfield, California) is the bass player for the band Korn. ... This article is about the band. ... James Christian Munky/The Gorilla Shaffer (born June 6, 1970 in Rosedale, California) is the nu metal band Korns guitarist, generally filling rhythm and lead guitar duties since his bandmate Brian Head Welch left the group. ... Brendan OBrien is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with many artists, including Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Our Lady Peace, Aerosmith, The Wallflowers, Matthew Sweet, Limp Bizkit, Velvet Revolver, Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KoЯn, Follow For Now, Trey Anastasio... Steve Thompson is a record producer. ... David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is the drummer for the nu-metal band Korn from 1993-2006, but then Silveria announced he would be taking a break from the band due to an old wrist injury. ... Toby Wright is a producer, who has co-produced Slayers 1994 album Divine Intervention with Rick Rubin, and fully produced Alice in Chains self-titled 3rd album in 1995. ... Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970 in Torrance, California) better known by his nickname Head, is the former guitarist and founding member of Korn, a multi-platinum, Grammy award winning nu metal band and a major influence in the rise of the nu metal movement. ...

The album artwork

The front cover (the girl in the red dress playing with her friends at the end of a cliff) was illustrated by long-time Spawn penciller Todd McFarlane and inspired the beginning sequence to the music video for Freak On a Leash. There are a few differences though. There is no security booth seen, but there is an expanding trail of more children not seen in the video. The disk tray picture is the front cover in black and white but without "Korn" and "Follow the Leader" seen. The picture in the booklet shows the band in a green room. Jonathan Davis is seen tied up with strings and there is a girl behind him. The rest of the band is on the other side of the room sitting down on couches and tables (except Head, who is standing up instead). If seen closely, the pictures on the wall are paintings of naked women. The floor can easily tell that the room is run-down. The rest of the album booklet shows special thanks notes and credits covering black and white clouds. Look up spawn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Charts

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Singles - ARIA (Australia)

Miscellanea

• The album cover was drawn by Spawn Artist Greg Capullo.
• It should be known that on the Deuce(Asylum) DVD, the band stated that all they ever did while recording the album was drink constantly and party every day and night. Munky admits that at one point, the band had spent around or over $27,000 on alcoholic drinks.
• According to the RIAA, Follow The Leader is in the top 100 of best selling albums of all time.