Take a Look in the Mirror
Take a Look in the Mirror is the sixth studio album by Korn, and is the last studio album to feature their full original lineup, with Brian "Head" Welch departing from the band soon afterwards. It was also the last studio album by Korn under Epic/Immortal.
Album information
The album debuted at #19 and peaked at #9 with first-week record sales of about 98,000, due to the release date of the album being pushed up to a Friday, with fewer sales than if it was released on the standard Tuesday. The track "Did My Time" was previously released as a CD single for the movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and the track "Right Now" was accompanied by a provocative cartoon video animated by Spike and Mike. The ending track "When Will This End" is followed by a long silence before a live cover of Metallica's "One" starts playing. The album was also released in a "clean" version which utilized backmasking as well as growling in place of profanity. The band has admitted in interviews to writing this album at somewhat of a rushed pace, due to the sales of Untouchables not reaching the heights they were expecting, and having to write with the time restraint of being on that summer's Ozzfest tour.
Composition
Take a Look in the Mirror marks Korn's attempt to return to a more aggressive sound as featured on their earlier albums, with guitarists Brian "Head" Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer mostly utilizing thick, heavy distortion and the occasional clean tones for contrast.[12] The album features elements of alternative metal, as well as a reworked and re-recorded version of the track "Alive", which had previously only been released on the band's first demo, Neidermeyer's Mind. Also of note is the song "Play Me" which features rapper Nas,[13] making Take a Look in the Mirror the first Korn album since Follow the Leader to feature such a collaboration. Furthermore, Davis plays bagpipes on "Let's Do This Now", marking the return of a tradition that has, to date, only been absent on the albums Untouchables (2002) and Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010).
Track listing
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"Right Now" |
3:10 |
| 2. |
"Break Some Off" |
2:35 |
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"Counting on Me" |
4:49 |
| 4. |
"Here It Comes Again" |
3:33 |
| 5. |
"Deep Inside" |
2:46 |
| 6. |
"Did My Time" |
4:04 |
| 7. |
"Everything I've Known" |
3:34 |
| 8. |
"Play Me" (featuring Nas) |
3:21 |
| 9. |
"Alive" |
4:29 |
| 10. |
"Let's Do This Now" |
3:18 |
| 11. |
"I'm Done" |
3:23 |
| 12. |
"Y'All Want a Single" |
3:17 |
| 13. |
"When Will This End" |
14:24 |
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Total length:
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56:43 |
- "When Will This End" concludes at 3:39; a live cover of Metallica's "One" (performed on MTV Icon: Metallica) starts at 9:52.
Personnel
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- Production and other credits
- Frank Filipetti - production, engineering, mixing
- Nasir "Nas" Jones - vocals on "Play Me"
- Jim "Bud" Monti - production, engineering
- Tim Harkins - engineering
- Cailan McCarthy - artist coordination
- Doug Erb - art direction
- Brandy Flower - art direction
- Gayle Boulware - art consultant
- Darren Frank - assistant
- Jesse Gorman - assistant
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- Production continued
- Peter Katsis - A&R
- Kaz Utsunomiya - A&R
- Rob Hill - editing
- Fred Maher - editing
- Louie Teran - digital editing
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Polarbear - programming on "I'm Done"
- Mitch Ikeda - photography
- Marina Chavez - photography
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Chart positions
The album contains a scrapbook of photos from the band's personal collection, entitled "SkЯapbook", instead of a front cover booklet, however some copies do not feature a booklet, instead, it was released with a normal front and inside cover. The limited edition version contains a bonus DVD.
See also
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