Freak on a Leash
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| Single by Korn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Follow the Leader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 25, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7", CD5" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4:27 (Full Version) 4:15 (Album version) 3:46 (clean radio edit) |
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| Label | Immortal/Epic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jonathan Davis, James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Brian Welch, David Silveria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Freak on a Leash" is a song by the American nu metal band Korn, featured on the group's 1998 studio album, Follow the Leader. Prior to the album's release, Korn had an instrumental section of the song, described as a "noisy guitar break." The section was taken out of the song after their fans requested it be taken out. After Follow the Leader's release, the song was released as a single on May 25, 1999, and since then, it has been re-released over ten times. The song uses dissonance, distortion, various guitar effects, and a heavy, aggressive style.
The "Freak on a Leash" music video was released on February 5, 1999. Directed by Todd McFarlane in Los Angeles, California, the video explores both animations and live performances mixed together. As a result, the band released a music video that won three awards, and was retired from Total Request Live. The single peaked at number six on the Alternative Songs chart, 10 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and 24 on the UK Singles Chart.
Following the release of Follow the Leader, Korn promoted the studio album by headlining the Family Values Tour in 1998. The tour ran from September 22 until October 31. "Freak on a Leash" was the first song played on their first tour date. The original composition had a "noisy guitar break in the middle," but, after the group found out that radio stations are not fond of "noisy guitar breaks," they asked their fans if they should take out the break. Roughly four out of five of the fans were in favor of taking the break out. The band described the break as "the Biohazard part."
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