Untouchables (album)

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Untouchables
Studio album by Korn
Released June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded April–November 2001 at various locations
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal
Length 65:00
Label Immortal
Epic
Producer Korn, Michael Beinhorn
Korn chronology

Issues
(1999)		 Untouchables
(2002)		 Take a Look in the Mirror
(2003)
Alternative cover
Limited edition with bonus DVD
Singles from this album
  1. "Here to Stay"
    Released: June 11, 2002
  2. "Thoughtless"
    Released: October 15, 2002
  3. "Alone I Break"
    Released: November 11, 2002

Untouchables is the fifth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. The album was officially released on June 11, 2002 and featured the Grammy-winning single "Here to Stay". Untouchables debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 copies sold during its first week.[1] The album received positive reviews from music critics.[2] Untouchables was certified platinum on July 11, 2002.[3] Untouchables has sold over 2,400,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan as of January 4, 2013 and around 5 million copies worldwide.

Conception

Korn commenced writing Untouchables in early 2001.[4] Tension between band members grew and, in an effort to lessen their tensions and distractions, they continued writing in Scottsdale, Arizona, in hope that the new landscape would inspire them in writing songs. They finished writing the album then went back to Los Angeles, California to begin recording. Hostility between band members was still there.[5] During the tour, band members began to consider firing bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu due to his drug abuse problem, but decided against it.[6]

Untouchables was recorded at Conway Studio, in Hollywood, California and The Village, in Los Angeles, California. The album was produced by Michael Beinhorn and recorded by Frank Filipetti.[7] The album featured the same member line-up as their previous four studio albums. It was mixed by Andy Wallace and mastered by Howie Weinberg.[7] On the album's release date, June 11, 2002, a single, "Here to Stay" was released by Sony Music Distribution.[8] The album was re-released on November 12, 2002, as a last-ditch effort to rejuvenate album sales, which had fallen shortly after the album's first week on the Billboard 200. This limited edition features different artwork, and a bonus DVD, containing a live version of "Here to Stay", performance versions of the "Here to Stay" and "Thoughtless" music videos, and a live recording of "Got the Life".[9]

In a 2013 interview with Scuzz, the band revealed that the total recording costs of Untouchables were estimated at $750,000 due to living expenses and keeping their 15-person crew on retainer for the nearly two years it took to finish the album.[10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 80/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [9]
Amazon.com [11]
Billboard Favorable[12]
Entertainment Weekly C[13]
New York Daily News Favorable[14]
The New York Times Favorable[15]
NME (8/10)[16]
Playlouder [17]
Q [18]
Rolling Stone [19]

Untouchables sold over 434,000 copies in its first week, but did not surpass the sales from The Eminem Show by Eminem and came at number two on Billboard. The band blamed Internet piracy for the drop in sales compared to previous albums, since an unmastered version of the album had leaked onto file-sharing websites a full three months prior to its official release date. Untouchables received positive reviews from critics and is often regarded as one of Korn's best works.

Track listing

Full version track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Here to Stay"   4:31
2. "Make Believe"   4:37
3. "Blame"   3:51
4. "Hollow Life"   4:09
5. "Bottled Up Inside"   4:00
6. "Thoughtless"   4:32
7. "Hating"   5:10
8. "One More Time"   4:39
9. "Alone I Break"   4:16
10. "Embrace"   4:27
11. "Beat It Upright"   4:15
12. "Wake Up Hate"   3:12
13. "I'm Hiding"   3:57
14. "No One's There" (includes hidden track "Here to Stay (T-Ray mix)", starts at 5:06, after 6 seconds of silence) 9:24
Total length:
 65:00
Edited version track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Here to Stay"   4:31
2. "Make Believe"   4:37
3. "Blame"   3:51
4. "Hollow Life"   4:09
5. "Bottled Up Inside"   4:00
6. "Thoughtless"   4:32
7. "Hating"   5:10
8. "One More Time"   4:39
9. "Alone I Break"   4:16
10. "Embrace"   4:27
11. "Wake Up Hate"   3:12
12. "I'm Hiding"   3:57
13. "No One's There" (includes hidden track "Here to Stay (T-Ray mix)", starts at 5:06, after 6 seconds of silence) 9:24
Total length:
 60:45
  • "Here to Stay" (T Ray's Mix) is a hidden track on the limited edition, beginning at 5:06 after "No One's There". On some non-limited edition pressings, it is a full track.
  • "Beat It Upright" was not included on the edited version of the album.

Bonus DVD

  1. "Here to Stay" (live at Hammerstein)
  2. "Here to Stay" (performance version)
  3. "Thoughtless" (performance version)
  4. "Got the Life" (live at Hammerstein)

Chart positions

Album
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 3
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 5
Canada (Jam! CANOE)[24] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 3
France (SNEP)[27] 6
Germany (Media Control AG)[28] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 2
Italy (FIMI)[30] 3
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[31] 13
New Zealand (RIANZ)[32] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[33] 8
Polish Albums Chart[34] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 5
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[37] 4
US Billboard 200[24] 2
US Internet Albums (Billboard)[38] 2
Singles
Year Song US
[39]		 US
Alt.
[40]		 US
Main.
[39]		 AUS
[20]		 AUT
[21]		 CAN
[39]		 FIN
[26]		 GER
[41]		 IRL
[29]		 ITA
[42]		 NLD
[31]		 NOR
[33]		 SWI
[36]		 UK
[37]
2002 "Here to Stay" 72 4 4 12 44 21 7 35 15 12 58 18 34 12
"Thoughtless" — 11 6 — — 10 — 74 39 — — — 82 37
"Alone I Break" — 34 19 — — — — — — — — — — —

Personnel

Production and other credits

See also

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Notes

  • Arvizu, Reginald (2009). Got The Life. William Marrow. ISBN 0-06-166249-6 

References

  1. ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (2002-06-19). "Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart". MTV. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Untouchables Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  3. ↑ cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title=RIAA Gold and Platinum Data|accessdate=22 January 2013|publisher=RIAA
  4. ↑ Arvizu 2009, p. 160
  5. ↑ Arvizu 2009, p. 169
  6. ↑ Arvizu 2009, p. 171
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Untouchables credit page, June 11, 2002. Immortal/Epic, 614-88
  8. ↑ ""Here to Stay" Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Untouchables [Bonus DVD] Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Korn Interviewe by U.K.'s Scuzz". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2013-12-29. 
  11. ↑ "Untouchables Review". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Untouchables Review". Billboard. 
  13. ↑ Serpick, Evan (28 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  14. ↑ Farber, Jim (23 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". New York Daily News. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  15. ↑ Pareles, Jon (9 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  16. ↑ Watson, Ian (4 June 2002). "Untouchables Review". NME. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Untouchables Review". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 12 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Untouchables Review". Q. Aug 2002. p. 126 
  19. ↑ Walters, Barry (2 July 2002). "Untouchables". Rolling Stone. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Austrian chart positions" (in German). austriancharts.at. 
  22. ↑ "Belgian (Flanders) chart positions" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. 
  23. ↑ "Belgian (Wallonia) chart positions" (in French). ultratop.be. 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Untouchables - Korn". Billboard. 
  25. ↑ "Danish chart positions". danishcharts.com. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Finnish chart positions". finnishcharts.com. 
  27. ↑ "French chart positions" (in French). lescharts.com. 
  28. ↑ "German chart positions" (in German). musicline.de. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Irish chart positions". irish-charts.com. 
  30. ↑ "Italian chart positions". italiancharts.com. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Dutch chart positions" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. 
  32. ↑ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. 
  34. ↑ "OLiS: sales for the period 17.06.2002 - 23.06.2002". OLiS. 
  35. ↑ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss". Zobbel. 
  38. ↑ "Korn > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. 
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 "Korn > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision. 
  40. ↑ "Korn Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. 
  41. ↑ "German chart positions" (in German). musicline.de. 
  42. ↑ "Italian chart positions". italiancharts.com. 
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