Life Is Peachy

Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on October 15, 1996 through both Immortal Records and Epic Records. After the release of Korn's 1994 self-titled debut album, the band asked Ross Robinson to produce and went back to Indigo Ranch to record. Life Is Peachy has fourteen tracks, excluding the hidden track after "Kill You". Korn released three singles from Life Is Peachy: "No Place to Hide", "A.D.I.D.A.S.", and "Good God". All three singles went on the UK Singles Chart. Life Is Peachy features such themes as drugs, social encounters, sex, and revenge. The album's cover art was designed by Martin Riedl and its name is credited to Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu.

Life Is Peachy
Studio album by Korn
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	April–July 1996
Studio	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California, U.S.
Genre	Nu metal
Length	48:14
Label	Immortal/Epic
Producer	Ross Robinson
Korn chronology
Korn (1994) Life Is Peachy (1996) Follow the Leader (1998)
Singles from Life Is Peachy
"No Place to Hide" Released: September 14, 1996 "A.D.I.D.A.S." Released: March 4, 1997 "Good God" Released: November 7, 1997

Life Is Peachy was certified gold on January 8, 1997 and was later certified platinum on December 9, 1997. Following the success of Korn's 1994 self-titled debut album, Life Is Peachy was certified double platinum in the United States and 6.5 million copies worldwide. Life Is Peachy debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand. In its first week of being released, the album sold 106,000 copies. Critical reception for the album was mainly mixed, but the album's songwriting and sound quality was praised.

Before the release of Life Is Peachy, Korn toured with many bands. Initially, Korn joined the Sick of It All Tour. Following the Sick of It All Tour, Korn joined the Danzig 4 Tour. Korn also toured with Megadeth, Fear Factory, and Flotsam and Jetsam. After the release of Life Is Peachy, Korn toured solo, and headlined and often sold-out shows. Korn also toured in the Lollapalooza summer tour.

Writing and recording

Writing for the band's second album started immediately after touring their self-titled debut. Guitarist Munky described the writing process as, "we didn't write nothin' for two years then we had creativity build up, like blue balls of creativity." Doug Small, author of The Story of Korn (ISBN 0825618045), said that "the band's songwriting method — a sort of collective building process wherein four instrumentalists, with the input of Jonathan [Davis], develop each other's ideas until they've created a monster — is truly a group effort." The album's lyrics — for the most part — were primarily written by lead singer Jonathan Davis. Drummer David Silveria told Modern Drummer, "somebody will start playing something and the rest of us will work around it and see where it goes."

After playing at a few gigs with Deftones in California, United States, Korn went back to the studio to start recording Life Is Peachy in April 1996. Korn asked Ross Robinson to produce, and wanted to begin recording at Indigo Ranch,[1] mostly because their first album had been recorded there and was a success.[2][3] Authors Jason Arnopp and Doug Small, insisted the album was rushed when it was put together. Silveria explained, "We went in really fresh, and we wanted to get it done quickly to capture that moment. So it was probably about sixty percent knowing what I was going to play and forty percent just playing whatever came to mind at that moment, It ended up really good, and it has a kind of energy I probably wouldn't have gotten if I'd worked everything out beforehand." Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu said, "We wanted that same energy and inspiration we found up in the Malibu Hills."[2]

Jonathan Davis said regarding the writing of the album "Right after we got done touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Ross [Robinson] hooked up with us. We went into a rehearsal studio and started writing. It was faster and thrashier. It was us reacting the vibe that we had to hurry up and get this done. We thought, "Let's do something great, but let's not take a year on it." James "Munky" Shaffer elaborated "Some of the songs and riffs from the first record had been lingering around for years. When it was time to write Life Is Peachy, we went back into the rehearsal studio and we wanted to take the elements that the fans liked and we liked about Korn and elaborate on some of those like Jonathan freaking out. "Twist" came to life. There was that dissonant guitar playing. There was more of a punk rock feel and attitude that the band had. I think a lot of that came from touring so much and the energy of the crowds. We wanted to create a really angry album."[4]

Booklet

Card in Life Is Peachy

Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu came up with the title Life Is Peachy. The name came from Fieldy's Pee Chee folder. Fieldy often wrote the words "Life Is" in front of the brand name, which he found amusing.[5] Fieldy said, "I used to doodle all over it [the file folder]. I drew long hair on the character and put guitars in their hands. I used to sketch stuff all the time. I eventually knew my scribbles might someday pay off. I thought that visual would make a really cool album cover."[5] Korn contacted the Pee Chee file folder company and asked for permission to use the file folder's image for an album cover, offering twenty thousand dollars (US$20,000), resulting in the company turning the offer down. The name Life Is Peachy was agreed by band members to be a "great" name for the album, and kept the name but didn't add Fieldy's file folder cover.[5]

The front cover of Life Is Peachy depicts a boy looking in the mirror, seeing a much larger person behind him. The photo was taken by Martin Riedl. The design and concept were by Scott Leberacht. Other pictures in the booklet were taken by Stephen Stickler.[6] Doug Small said that it "continued the threatened child theme as depicted on Korn's artwork." The cover is mostly black and white, with a little boy, hair combed, straightening his tie in a gilt mirror; behind him looms a larger, shadowed presence." Life Is Peachy is, to date, the only album by Korn to feature their name spelled in a different font.

The booklet, along with every other album by Korn, does not feature printed lyrics to the songs. The band has explained that the reason the booklets do not feature this is because Davis believes fans should not rely on printed lyrics because it limits the experience in listening to the music. As Davis told MTV's Serena Altschul, "I think music is something that every individual has their own meaning to the song. They can come up with whatever the hell I'm saying and that's the beauty of it and that's what I wanna keep there."[7]

Touring and promotion

Life Is Peachy Tour Sampler

Korn resumed intensive touring immediately after recording sessions for Life is Peachy ended. The band released a promotional disc in 1997 called Life Is Peachy Tour Sampler, with Incubus and The Urge, as both bands supported Korn on their headlining European tour in early 1997. The album featured 3 tracks, "Chi" (live) by Korn, "All Washed Up" (live) by The Urge, and "Hilikus" (live) by Incubus. The promo was released after Life Is Peachy, and lasts for twelve minutes and seventeen seconds.[8] Korn toured solo in 1997, and headlined at often sold-out shows.[9] Helmet and Limp Bizkit also toured with Korn to promote Life Is Peachy in 1997.[10]

In mid-1997, Korn played in the Lollapalooza summer tour with Tool, Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, The Prodigy, and others.[11] Korn secured the Lollapalooza slot at the beginning of the year.[12] During the prior year's Lollapalooza, there was controversy over the inclusion of marquee, big name artists such as Metallica and Soundgarden, which founder Perry Farrell considered a "bastardization" of Lollapalooza, leading him to walk out on the tour.[12] Davis said "Last year... wasn't like a real Lollapalooza vibe. Because it seems to me that Lollapalooza's been about cutting-edge bands, ones on the underground, and that's what I think he [Perry Farrell] based that whole thing on and last year really just wasn't all about that. And this year, now that he's back on, you can tell, there's so many different, diverse music groups here." [12]

On July 18, not even a month into the tour, the group was forced to cancel the remainder of their Lollapalooza appearances due to guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer recent diagnosis with viral meningitis. Jonathan Davis issued a written statement about Shaffer's illness saying, "We love our fans. This is the last thing we want to do, but it's the only decision to make at this time. It just doesn't feel right without [Shaffer]."[13] The statement also acknowledged fans that "there is no suitable replacement for [Shaffer] during his recuperation."[13]

Aside from touring, Korn also released three singles following the album's release. "No Place to Hide" was the album's first single. The single features "Proud", a song that would later be included on the soundtrack for I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).[14] Other versions include both original and remixed versions of songs featured on Korn.[15] The song "A.D.I.D.A.S." was released as a single on March 4, 1997.[16] The song's music video was directed by Joseph Kahn in Los Angeles during January 1997.[5][17][18] Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu said that "It was one of the hardest videos we ever made because we all had to lie still on cold metal slabs for hours, pretending to be dead. We wore dirty blue contacts in our eyes that made us partially blind while they were in."[5]

Tour dates

Most of these entries came from setlist.fm.[19]

Early Life is Peachy shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
April 18, 1996	Hollywood, California	United States	Hollywood Palladium	Rancid
May 20, 1996	Sacramento, California		Bojangles	Deftones
May 25, 1996	Somerset, Wisconsin		93X Fest	Filter, Garbage, Violent Femmes
May 26, 1996	Tinley Park, Illinois		World Music Theatre (Q101 Jamboree)	Candlebox, Cracker, Cypress Hill, Everclear, Filter, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Girls Against Boys, No Doubt, Stabbing Westward
June 15, 1996	Irvine, California		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre (KROQ Weenie Roast)	311, Everclear, Fugees, Garbage, Goldfinger, KISS, Lush, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Verve Pipe

European Tour 1996

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
August 15, 1996	Munich	Germany	Backstage
August 16, 1996	Avenches	Switzerland	Rock Oz'Arenes Festival	Ice-T, Neneh Cherry, The Wailers, Big Soul,...
August 17, 1996	Donington	England	Monsters of Rock	Kiss, Type O Negative, Ozzy Osbourne, Everclear, Sepultura, 3 Colours Red, Biohazard, Honeycrack, Dog Eat Dog, Cecil, Paradise Lost, Fear Factory
August 18, 1996	Cologne	Germany	Bizarre Festival	Die Toten Hosen, Iggy Pop, Prong, Rammstein, Social Distortion, Such a Surge, The Offspring
August 20, 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	Pumpehuset
August 21, 1996	London	England	Astoria Theatre	Rachel Stamp
August 22, 1996	Glasgow	Scotland	The Garage
August 24, 1996	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sonic Youth, Urban Dance Squad, Downset, Millencolin, Prong, Everclear, Sparklehorse,...
	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival	Fun Lovin' Criminals, Evil Superstars, The Young Gods, Type O Negative, The Gathering, Bad Manners, Madball,...
August 25, 1996	Liverpool	England	Krazy House
August 26, 1996	Dublin	Ireland	SFX Centre	Bullyrag
August 28, 1996	London	England	Astoria Theatre

Life is Peachy Tour '96

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
October 1, 1996	Fullerton, California	United States	Club 369	Limp Bizkit, Delinquent Habits
October 2, 1996	Hollywood, California		The Roxy
October 4, 1996	Las Vegas, Nevada		The Joint
October 5, 1996	Salt Lake City, Utah		Utah State Fairpark
October 6, 1996	Carmichael, California		El Dorado Saloon
October 7, 1996	Palo Alto, California		The Edge
October 9, 1996	San Francisco, California		The Fillmore
October 10, 1996	Ventura, California		The Majestic Ventura Theater
October 11, 1996	San Diego, California		SOMA
October 12, 1996	Fresno, California		Wilson Theatre
October 13, 1996	San Bernardino, California		Orange Show Pavillon
October 15, 1996	Denver, Colorado		Ogden Theatre
October 16, 1996	Lawrence, Kansas		Liberty Hall
October 17, 1996	Chicago		Metro
October 18, 1996	Minneapolis		First Avenue
October 19, 1996	Milwaukee		The Rave
October 20, 1996	Grand Rapids, Michigan		Orbit Room
October 22, 1996	Saint Louis		Mississippi Nights
October 23, 1996	Cincinnati		Bogart's
October 24, 1996	Columbus, Ohio		Newport Music Hall
October 25, 1996	Pittsburgh		Metropol
October 26, 1996	Buffalo, New York		Ogden Street Music Hall
October 28, 1996	Cleveland		Cleveland Agora
October 29, 1996	Detroit		State Theatre
November 1, 1996	Philadelphia		Electric Factory	The Urge, Pharcyde
November 2, 1996	Asbury Park, New Jersey		The Stone Pony
November 4, 1996	Rochester, New York		New York Nights
November 6, 1996	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
November 8, 1996	Worcester, Massachusetts		Worcester Memorial Auditorium
November 9, 1996	Providence, Rhode Island		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
November 10, 1996	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
November 11, 1996	Raleigh, North Carolina		Ritz Theater
November 13, 1996	Nashville, Tennessee		328 Performance Hall
November 14, 1996	Atlanta		International Ballroom
November 15, 1996	Winston-Salem, North Carolina		Millennium Center
November 16, 1996	Norfolk, Virginia		The Boathouse
November 18, 1996	Birmingham, Alabama		Five Points South Music Hall
November 19, 1996	Orange Park, Florida		Shades
November 21, 1996	Austin, Texas		Austin Music Hall
November 22, 1996	Houston		International Ballroom
November 23, 1996	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
November 24, 1996	Tulsa, Oklahoma		Cain's Ballroom
November 26, 1996	Magna, Utah		Saltair
November 27, 1996	Caldwell, Idaho		O'Connor Field House
November 29, 1996	Salem, Oregon		Salem Armory Auditorium
November 30, 1996	Seattle		Mercer Arena
December 1, 1996	Rosemont, Illinois		Q101 Twisted Xmas	Bloodhound Gang, Fiona Apple, Gravity Kills, Sheryl Crow, Stabbing Westward, The Wallflowers, Violent Femmes, Weezer

Metallica's Poor Touring Me

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
December 18, 1996	Anaheim, California	United States	Arrowhead Pond	Metallica
December 19, 1996	Fresno, California		Selland Arena
December 20, 1996	Inglewood, California		The Forum
December 21, 1996
December 29, 1996	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena
December 30, 1996	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
December 31, 1996	San Jose, California		San Jose Arena
January 2, 1997	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
January 4, 1997	Phoenix, Arizona		America West Arena
January 5, 1997
January 6, 1997	Las Cruces, New Mexico		Pan American Center
January 8, 1997	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
January 10, 1997	Las Vegas		Thomas & Mack Center
January 11, 1997	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena

European Tour (Leg I)

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
January 21, 1997	Hamburg	Germany	Markthalle Hamburg	Incubus, The Urge
January 22, 1997	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique[20]
January 24, 1997	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
January 25, 1997	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
January 26, 1997	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
January 27, 1997	Nottingham		Rock City
January 29, 1997	Leeds		Town and Country Club
January 30, 1997	Newcastle		Newcastle University
January 31, 1997	Bristol		Anson Rooms
February 1, 1997	London		Brixton Academy[21]
February 2, 1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
February 4, 1997	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
February 5, 1997	Stockholm	Sweden	Electric Garden
February 6, 1997	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller Music Hall
February 8, 1997	Berlin	Germany	Arena Halle Berlin[22]
February 9, 1997	Munich		Nachtwerk
February 10, 1997	Vienna	Austria	Messepalast
February 13, 1997	Milan	Italy	Palalido
February 14, 1997	Marseille	France	Espace Julien
February 15, 1997	Toulouse		Le Bikini
February 17, 1997	Madrid	Spain	La Riviera[23]
February 18, 1997	Barcelona		Zeleste
February 20, 1997	Frankfurt	Germany	Batschkapp[24]
February 21, 1997	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
February 22, 1997	Paris		Le Zénith[25]
February 23, 1997	Cologne	Germany	Live Music Hall
February 24, 1997	London	England	Brixton Academy

North American Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
March 6, 1997	Mesa, Arizona	United States	Mesa Amphitheatre	Limp Bizkit, Helmet
March 8, 1997	Denver, Colorado		Mammoth Event Center
March 9, 1997	Kansas City, Kansas		Memorial Hall
March 11, 1997	New Orleans, Louisiana		State Palace Theatre
March 12, 1997	Pensacola, Florida		Bayfront Auditorium
March 13, 1997	Tampa, Florida		Entertainment Hall
March 14, 1997	Orlando, Florida		UCF Arena
March 15, 1997	Athens, Georgia		Classic Center
March 17, 1997	Louisville, Kentucky		The Brewery	Helmet
March 18, 1997	Dayton, Ohio		Hara Arena	Limp Bizkit, Helmet
March 20, 1997	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		The Rave
March 21, 1997	Saint Paul, Minnesota		Roy Wilkins Auditorium	Helmet
March 22, 1997	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom	Limp Bizkt, Helmet
March 23, 1997	Akron, Ohio		James A. Rhodes Arena
March 25, 1997	Toronto	Canada	The Warehouse
March 27, 1997	Lewiston, Maine	United States	Central Maine Civic Center
March 28, 1997	Fitchburg, Massachusetts		WAAF Indoor Beach Party	Limp Bizkit, Powerman 5000
March 29, 1997	Poughkeepsie, New York		Mid-Hudson Civic Center	Limp Bizkit, Helmet

Australia/New Zealand Dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
May 1, 1997	Auckland	New Zealand	North Shore Events Centre
May 2, 1997	Wellington		Queens Wharf Events Centre
May 5, 1997	Brisbane	Australia	Festival Hall
May 6, 1997	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
May 7, 1997	Melbourne		Festival Hall

European Tour (Leg II)

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
May 15, 1997	Neu Isenburg	Germany	Hugenottenhalle	Limp Bizkit
May 17, 1997	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Pinkpop Festival	Marilyn Manson, Republica, The Roots, Death in Vegas, Johan, Cooler than Jesus
May 18, 1997	Eindhoven		Dynamo Open Air	Tiamat, Marilyn Manson, Helmet, Testament, Cradle of Filth, Karma to Burn, Laberinto
May 19, 1997	Aston	England	Villa Sports & Leisure Centre	Limp Bizkit, Helmet
May 21, 1997	Manchester		Manchester Apollo
May 22, 1997	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
May 23, 1997	Newport	Wales	Newport Centre
May 25, 1997	Brighton	England	Essential Festival	Body Count, Chumbawamba, Levellers, Limp Bizkit, Pitchshifter, Shed Seven, Stereophonics, Symposium, The Wannadies, You Am I
May 26, 1997	Lille	France	L'Aéronef	Limp Bizkit
May 27, 1997	Besançon		Le Montjoye
May 28, 1997	Fribourg	Switzerland	Fri-Son
May 30, 1997	Florence	Italy	Tenax
May 31, 1997	Modena		Vox Club
June 2, 1997	Rouen	France	Exo 7
June 3, 1997	London	England	Brixton Academy	Limp Bizkit, Pitchshifter
June 7, 1997	Lübeck	Germany	Go Bang! Festival	David Bowie, Helmet, New Model Army, Rage Against the Machine, The Prodigy
June 8, 1997	Offenbach

Lollapalooza

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Performers
June 25, 1997	West Palm Beach, Florida	United States	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	Jane's Addiction, Tool, Snoop Dogg, Tricky, The Prodigy,...
June 27, 1997	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 28, 1997	Charlotte, North Carolina		Blockbuster Pavilion
June 29, 1997	Raleigh, North Carolina		Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 1, 1997	Virginia Beach, Virginia		GTE Amphitheatre
July 2, 1997	Bristow, Virginia		Nissan Pavilion
July 4, 1997	Vaughan, Ontario	Canada	Kingswood Music Theatre
July 5, 1997	Darien Center, New York	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 8, 1997	Mansfield, Massachusetts		Great Woods Amphitheater
July 11, 1997	New York City		Downing Stadium
July 12, 1997	Camden, New Jersey		Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
July 13, 1997	Hartford, Connecticut		Meadows Music Theater
July 15, 1997	Clarkston, Michigan		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 16, 1997
July 18, 1997	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
July 19, 1997	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania		Star Lake Amphitheater
Munky fell ill with viral meningitis and was hospitalized, forcing KoRn to drop out of the tour after July 19.

Music and lyrical themes

The tenth track, a cover of Ice Cube's "Wicked", features Deftones frontman Chino Moreno on vocals, which is the first time Moreno had made a guest appearance.[26]

Life Is Peachy opens with the forty-nine second prelude "Twist", which is made up of improvised scat singing done by Davis. Doug Small described the singing as "spitting out the twisted rantings of a madman", and said that it was fit for the album's introduction.[27] An a cappella version of "Twist" is included as a hidden track after "Kill You".[28] "Chi" is named after former Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. Davis said that the song "Chi" is "about a lot of alcohol and drug abuse". The song was named after Cheng for the sole reason that Cheng liked reggae and had taken it into his head that the song "Chi" was actually a reggae song.[29] "Swallow" is about drug-induced paranoia.[30] "Mr. Rogers" is about Fred Rogers.[29] Davis said: "As a kid, he told me to be polite, and all it did was get me picked on. I fucking hate that man. Thanks for making me polite and trusting everyone, and easy to take advantage of."[29] "K@#Ø%!" is about women who have hurt Davis. The song is noted for its heavy use of vulgarisms throughout all the lyrics, because of this Munky said that band had intended to jokingly submit it to rock radio stations as a joke because they "knew they wouldn't play it, then follow up about a week later with the real thing".[31] "A.D.I.D.A.S." is an Acronym for "All Day I Dream About Sex".[32] Davis explained the background behind "Good God":

"It's about a guy I knew in school who I thought was my friend, but who fucked me. He came into my life with nothing, hung out at my house, lived off me, and made me do shit I didn't really wanna do. I was into new romantic music and he was a mod, and he'd tell me if I didn't dress like a mod he wouldn't be my friend anymore. Whenever I had plans to go on a date with a chick he'd sabotage it, because he didn't have a date or nothing. He was a gutless fucking nothing. I haven't talked to him for years."[32]

"Ass Itch" is about Davis' difficulty with songwriting.[32] "Kill You" is about Davis' ex-stepmother.[33] Davis explained:

"It's about a relative I first met when I was 12. I fucking hate that bitch. She's the most evil, fucked up person I've met in my whole life. She hated my guts. She did everything she could to make my life hell. Like, when I was sick she'd feed me tea with tabasco, which is really hot pepper oil. She'd make me drink it and say, 'You have to burn that cold out, boy'. Fucked up shit like that. So every night when I'd go to sleep, I'd dream of killing that bitch. In some sick way I had a sexual fantasy about her, and I don't know what that stems from or why, but I always dreamt about fucking her and killing her."[34]

Considered nu metal,[35] the album features a more prominent hip hop influence than the band's self-titled debut, with James "Munky" Shaffer recalling "We were listening to a lot of hip hop, I was probably listening to a lot of Mr. Bungle, hip hop like early Outkast and The Pharcyde, Sepultura records, and Rage Against the Machine, just to name a few."[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[36]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[37]
The New York Times	(favorable)[38]
Q	[39]
Chronicles of Chaos	8/10[40]
Robert Christgau	[41]

Life Is Peachy received mainly mixed reviews from critics. Q Magazine said the album is "Harsher and harder than their groundbreaking debut."[1] AllMusic wrote: "Korn add enough elements of alternative rock song structure to make the music accessible to the masses, and their songwriting has continued to improve."[36] iTunes commented that "Regardless of the musical textures, Life Is Peachy is unified in its focus."[42] Entertainment Weekly said that the album left the "impression that frontman Jonathan Davis is turning his well-publicized childhood traumas into a cheap marketing device". They gave it a C- and said that it "may be of interest to mental-health professionals."[37] Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote: "Korn has learned more than a few tricks from Nine Inch Nails, and it's not above using invective for simple shock value. But the chip on its shoulder sounds genuine."[38] Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club panned Life is Peachy, calling the album "nothing but plain old, ham-fisted, butt-stupid heavy metal".[43] Adrian Bromley of Chronicles of Chaos wrote that he was "impressed with the strength and sound quality" Korn "has been able to magnify with 'Life Is Peachy'".[40]

In 2000 it was voted number 869 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[44]

Commercial performance

"No Place to Hide" earned the band a second Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category in 1998. The single peaked at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart.[45] The album's second single, "A.D.I.D.A.S.", peaked at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart,[45] while also making an appearance at number forty-five in Australia.[46] In April 1997, "A.D.I.D.A.S." went to number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[47] "Good God", the album's third and final single, peaked at number twenty-five on UK Singles Chart,[45] and number eighty-one on the ARIA Charts.[46] The album peaked at number one in New Zealand.[48] The album also peaked at number three on the Billboard 200,[49] and number thirty-two on the UK Albums Chart.[45] Life is Peachy sold 106,000 copies in its first week of being released.[50] Released on October 15, 1996, Life is Peachy was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 8, 1997. On December 9, 1997, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. On November 10, 1999, Life is Peachy was certified 2× platinum.[51]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Korn unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Twist"		0:49
2.	"Chi"		3:54
3.	"Lost"		2:55
4.	"Swallow"		3:38
5.	"Porno Creep"		2:01
6.	"Good God"		3:20
7.	"Mr. Rogers"		5:10
8.	"Kunts!" (censored on most releases as "K@#ø%!" also written as "K@#¿%!" on the cover of the disc)		3:02
9.	"No Place to Hide"		3:31
10.	"Wicked" (featuring Chino Moreno; Ice Cube cover)	O'Shea Jackson	3:58
11.	"A.D.I.D.A.S." ("All Day I Dream About Sex")		2:32
12.	"Lowrider" (War cover)	Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickenson, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott; Jerry Goldstein	0:58
13.	"Ass Itch"		3:39
14.	"Kill You" (The song "Kill You" ends at 5:04. After two minutes and 30 seconds of silence [5:04 – 7:34] a brief reprisal of "Twist" in a cappella form called "Twist A Capella", starts.[28])		8:37
Total length:			48:14

Tour sampler

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Chi" (live)	Korn	Life Is Peachy	4:31
2.	"All Washed Up" (live)	The Urge	Receiving the Gift of Flavor	4:31
3.	"Hilikus" (live)	Incubus	Fungus Amongus	3:55
Total length:				12:17

Chart positions

Album Chart (1996) Peak position Billboard 200[49] 3 Australian Albums Chart[46] 26 Austrian Albums Chart[52] 21 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[53] 36 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[54] 25 Canadian Albums Chart[49] 32 Finland Albums Chart[55] 24 German Albums Chart[56] 85 Dutch Albums Chart[57] 87 New Zealand Charts[48] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[58] 24 Swedish Albums Chart[59] 36 UK Albums Chart[45] 32

Singles Year Song AUS [46] UK [45] US[47] 1996 "No Place to Hide" — 26 — 1997 "A.D.I.D.A.S." 45 22 —^[A] "Good God" 81 25 —

Notes

• A ^ "A.D.I.D.A.S." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[47]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60]	Platinum	70,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[61]	Gold	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[63]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[64]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credits taken from the CD liner notes.

Korn

• Jonathan Davis – lead vocals, bagpipes, additional guitars – "Kill You" and "Mr. Rogers"
• Head – guitars, vocals on "Lowrider"
• Munky – guitars
• Fieldy – bass guitar
• David Silveria – drums

Technical

• Ross Robinson – producer, engineer, mixing
• Chuck Johnson – engineer, mixing
• Richard Kaplan – mixing, additional engineering
• Rob Agnello – assistant
• Jamie Leavitt – assistant
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering

See also

Citations

1. Music: Life Is Peachy (CD) by Korn (Artist) Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Tower Records. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
2. Arvizu 2009 p. 78
3. Music: Korn (CD) by Korn (Artist) Archived 2009-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Tower Records. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
4. Retrospective Rewind: Jonathan Davis and James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn talk "Life is Peachy" Archived 2013-01-01 at the Wayback Machine artistdirect.com.
5. Arvizu 2009, p. 79-80
6. Allmusic (((Life Is Peachy > Credits))). Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
7. Small 1998 p. 30
8. Various - Korn: Life Is Peachy Tour Sampler Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Discogs. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
9. Arvizu 2009 p. 92
10. Arvizu 2009 p. 97
11. Arvizu 2009 p. 105
12. Furman 2000.
13. Small 1998 p. 42
14. No Place To Hide. Amazon. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
15. Korn [Audio CD, Explicit Lyrics]. Amazon. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
16. A.D.I.D.A.S.: Korn music. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
17. http://www.mvdbase.com/person.php?id=C120&sortord=2
18. Billboard March 1, 1997
19. https://www.setlist.fm/stats/korn-4bd6d3fe.html
20. This show was initially supposed to take place in Bremen, Germany.
21. Due to a band member falling ill, this show was rescheduled to February 24th. The shows in Netherlands and Scandinavia were scrapped for the same reason.
22. This show was moved from SO36.
23. This show was moved from Sala KTDral.
24. This show was rescheduled from February 24th, then scrapped due to the band choosing to appear on a french TV show that same night.
25. This show was moved from Le Bataclan.
26. "Wicked by Korn". Songfacts.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
27. Small 1998.
28. Davis, Jonathan, James Shaffer, Brian Welch, Reginald Arvizu, and David Silveria, perfs. Kill You. Korn. Ross Robinson, 1996. CD. Hidden track
29. Furman 2000, p. 89.
30. "California Screaming". Spin. Vol. 12 no. 9. SPIN Media LLC. December 1996. p. 40. ISSN 0886-3032.
31. Furman 2000, p. 93.
32. Furman 2000, p. 90.
33. Suehs, Bob (August 30, 1996). "KORN (Jonathan Davis) – Interview". Rock N Roll Experience. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016.
34. Furman 2000, p. 11.
35. "Discographie, filmographie, photographies metal" Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. (In German). Cairn.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
36. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1996-10-15). "Allmusic Review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
37. David Grad (1996-10-25). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
38. Pareles, Jon (1996-11-05). "The New York Times Review". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
39. Q. 03/01/2002. p.137.
40. Bromley, Adrian (November 18, 1996). "Korn – _Life Is Peachy_". Chronicles of Chaos. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
41. Christgau, Robert. "Korn". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
42. Life Is Peachy by Korn. iTunes. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
43. Thompson, Stephen (March 29, 2002). "Korn: Life Is Peachy". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
44. Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
45. "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
46. "Australian albums chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
47. "Chart Search". Billboard. December 1996. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
48. "New Zealand albums chart". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
49. "Life Is Peachy – Korn". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
50. Arvizu 2009, p. 79.
51. "American album certifications – Korn – Life is Peachy". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
52. "Austrian albums chart" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
53. "Belgian (Flanders) albums chart" (in Dutch). ultratop.be.
54. "Belgian (Wallonia) albums chart" (in French). ultratop.be.
55. "Finnish albums chart". finnishcharts.com.
56. "German albums chart" (in German). musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
57. "Dutch albums chart" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
58. "Norwegian albums chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
59. "Swedish albums chart". swedishcharts.com.
60. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
61. "Canadian album certifications – Korn – Life Is Peachy". Music Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
62. "New Zealand album certifications – Korn – Life Is Peachy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
63. "British album certifications – Korn – Life Is Peachy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 10, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Life Is Peachy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
64. "American album certifications – Korn – Life Is Peachy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

Bibliography

• Arvizu, Reginald (2009). Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn. William Marrow. ISBN 978-0-06-166249-2.
• Small, Doug (1998). Korn. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-8256-1688-3.
• Furman, Leah (May 5, 2000). Korn: Life in the Pit. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-25396-6.

External links

• "Vintage Korn: Life Is Peachy At 20". MTV.