Korn Stylized As KoЯn Or Occasionally KoRn Is An American Nu Metal Band From Bakersfield California Formed In 1993. The Band Is Notable For Pioneering The Nu Metal Genre And Bringing It Into The Mainstream. Originally Formed In 1993 By Three Members Of The Band L.A.P.D. Korn's Current Lineup Features Founding Members James "Munky" Shaffer Guitar Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu Bass Brian "Head" Welch Guitar Backing Vocals And Jonathan Davis Lead Vocals Bagpipes With The Addition Of Ray Luzier Drums In 2007 Replacing The Band's First Drummer David Silveria. Korn Made A Demo Tape Neidermayer's Mind In 1993 Which Was Distributed Free To Record Companies And On Request To Members Of The Public. Their Debut Album Korn Was Released In 1994 Followed By Life Is Peachy In 1996. The Band First Experienced Mainstream Success With Follow The Leader 1998 And Issues 1999 Both Of Which Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200. The Band's Mainstream Success Continued With Untouchables 2002 Take A Look In The Mirror 2003 And See You On The Other Side 2005 . A Compilation Album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Was Released In 2004 Spanning A Decade Of Singles And Concluding The Band's Recording Contract With Immortal Records And Epic Records. They Signed To Virgin Records Releasing See You On The Other Side In 2005 And An Untitled Album In 2007. The Band's Other Recent Albums Korn III Remember Who You Are 2010 And The Path Of Totality 2011 Were Released Via Roadrunner Records With The Paradigm Shift 2013 Being Released Via Prospect Park And Caroline Records. The Serenity Of Suffering Saw Their Return To Roadrunner Records Through Which The Nothing Was Released On September 13 2019. Their Latest Album Requiem Was Released Via Loma Vista Recordings On February 4 2022. As Of 2021 Korn Had Sold More Than 40 Million Records Worldwide. Twelve Of The Band's Official Releases Have Peaked In The Top Ten Of The Billboard 200 Eight Of Which Have Peaked In The Top Five. Seven Official Releases Are Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA Two Are Certified Double Platinum One Is Certified Triple Platinum One Is Certified Five Times Platinum And Two Are Certified Gold. Korn Has Released Seven Video Albums And 50 Music Videos. The Band Has Released 48 Singles The Most Notable Of Which Include "Blind" "Got The Life" "Freak On A Leash" "Falling Away From Me" "Here To Stay" "Did My Time" "Twisted Transistor" "Coming Undone" And "Get Up!" Korn Has Earned Two Grammy Awards Out Of Eight Nominations And Two MTV Video Music Awards Out Of 11 Nominations. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Korn Studio Albums Korn 1994 Life Is Peachy 1996 Follow The Leader 1998 Issues 1999 Untouchables 2002 Take A Look In The Mirror 2003 See You On The Other Side 2005 Untitled 2007 Korn III Remember Who You Are 2010 The Path Of Totality 2011 The Paradigm Shift 2013 The Serenity Of Suffering 2016 The Nothing 2019 Requiem 2022
"A.D.I.D.A.S." Is A Song Written And Recorded By American Nu Metal Band Korn For Their Second Studio Album Life Is Peachy. It Was Released As The Album's Second Single In March 1997. The Title Is An Acronym For The Statement "All Day I Dream About Sex" And Does Not Refer Directly To The Popular Sportswear Brand Adidas Although Korn Was Known For Frequently Wearing The Sport Brand Back In Their Early Years. The Whimsical Backronym From The Brand Name Dates To The 1970s. In 1998 Korn Took Up A Six-Figure Endorsement Deal With Puma A Rival Of Adidas. The Song Was Played At Woodstock 1999 To A Crowd Of 275 000. The Song Was A Staple Of The Band's Live Setlist Up Until About 2007 When It Started To Be Played Far Less Frequently. As Of 2020 The Song Has Not Been Performed Live In Over A Decade With Its Last Performance Being In 2009. When Guitarist Brian "Head" Welch Rejoined Korn In 2013 It Was One Of The Songs He Requested The Band Never Play Again. In 2003 There Was An Incident Where Welch Saw His Daughter Jennea Then Aged 5 Reciting The Explicit Lyrics To The Song Which Was A Contributing Factor To Him Leaving The Band And Finding Christianity. He Later Recalled "She Was Five Years Old And I'm Sitting There Watching Her Sing "All Day I Dream About Sex". That's Not Right. I Don't Care If She Didn't Know What She Was Singing. It Still Freaked Me Out. It's Just Not Right For Her To See Her Dad Strung Out On Drugs And It's Not Right For Her To Sing That Song. It's Like I Was Stealing Her Childhood Or Something." "A.D.I.D.A.S." Is The Only Official Video From Life Is Peachy. It Was Filmed In Los Angeles With Director Joseph Kahn During January 1997 And Released Two Months Later In March 1997. The Plot Revolves Around A Car Accident Which Causes The Death Of All Korn Members At The Hands Of A Pimp And His Prostitutes. The Police Officers Fire Fighters And Paramedics Secure The Crash Site. The Corpses Are Placed In Black Body Bags Where They Appear To Come Alive And Move Violently. After That They Are Transported To A Grotesque Morgue Where A Pathologist Examines Their Corpses. When The Band Members Are Undressed It's Revealed That Singer Jonathan Davis Is Wearing Girls' Underwear. This Is The Only Video Where Singer Jonathan Davis Can Be Seen Wearing One Of His Customized Sequined Adidas Tracksuits. The Radio Mix Of "A.D.I.D.A.S." Is Used For The Video. When Asked About The Video In A May 1997 Interview With Australia's The Buzz Fieldy Remarked "The Director....It Was His Idea. He Just Did The Shaq Video With The Helicopter And He Did The Westside Connection Video. He Has Had Pretty Much All Hip Hop Crap. Then He Came To Us With His Idea He Knew That Jon Used To Work For The Morgue In The Coroners Office And All That Crap So...We Liked His Idea And We're Like - Lets Do It." It Was Featured In A Season 1 Episode Of Daria Titled "Road Worrier" Which Originally Aired On July 7 1997. That Same Year The Video For The Song Also Appeared In An MTV Program Titled 12 Angry Mothers Which Featured A Group Of Mothers Who Judged Different Music Videos By Giving Them A "yes" Or "no". The "A.D.I.D.A.S." Music Video Received A "no" From All The Mothers. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Praised The Song. He Writes ""A.D.I.D.A.S." -- A Kinetic Funk-Metal Track Allegedly Built Around The Schoolyard Acronym "All Day I Dream About Sex" -- Was Korn's Breakthrough Single And Deservedly So -- It Was Arguably The Best Moment On Life Is Peachy . "A.D.I.D.A.S." Ranked 24th On Australian Radio Station Triple J's Annual "Hottest 100" List For The Year Of 1997. 91X Also Ranked It 18th On Their "Top 91 Of 1997" List. Noisecreep Ranked "A.D.I.D.A.S." As The 4th Best Korn Video In 2013. They State "Pimps Hookers And Korn Perishing In A Car Accident? That's Not Why 'A.D.I.D.A.S.' Is One Of The Best Korn Videos. It's The Deft Way That The Band Explored The Seedy Underbelly Of A City And Pushed Shock Value To The Limit That Makes It So." "Direct A Korn Video Contest" Winner Sean Dack Took Inspiration From The "A.D.I.D.A.S." Video When Directing Korn's "Alone I Break" In 2002.