MTV Unplugged: Korn
| MTV Unplugged | ||||
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| Live album by Korn | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 2006 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 44:32 | |||
| Label | EMI, Virgin | |||
| Producer | Richard Gibbs, Alex Coletti | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| CDNow |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| Metal Hammer |   |
| Newsday | B− |
| New York Daily News | (Very favorable) |
| PopMatters | |
| Revolver | |
MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in the United States.
The performance, part of the MTV Unplugged series, took place in MTV studios in Times Square, New York City on December 9, 2006 in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people.
It marks Korn's second ever televised acoustic performance, with the first being on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 18, 2006.
The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and was broadcast on television in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007.
The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure and Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence.
The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at #9, with about 51,000 copies sold in its first week, and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week.
On December 24, 2006 Richard Gibbs has made following statement on his message board:
The album's booklet contained a special code which granted owners of the recording an opportunity for an exclusive preview of Korn's then forthcoming studio album Untitled.
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