"Coming Undone" is a song written and recorded by American

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for Korn's seventh studio album, '' See You on the Other Side''. It was released as the album's second single in February 2006.

Chart performance

The song reached number four on ''

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chart and number fourteen on the

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chart. It also peaked at number seventy-nine on the

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, making it Korn's fourth biggest hit on the chart.

Charts

Live performance

The song is frequently played live, most recently as a combination with

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" during the first chorus. It is the only song from ''See You on the Other Side'' that has remained a staple of their live set. It has also been performed several times on television, including ''

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Music video

The video was directed by

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, his second time behind the lens for a rock band. The video begins with Korn performing in a desert in broad daylight. The sky begins to shatter like glass during the chorus to reveal a night sky. Later, the whole background shatters, leaving a plain white background. Lastly, they literally become undone while continuing to perform, and as they do, they resemble slinkies. The band is completely unraveled and gone by the ending of the video.

Appearances in media

Former

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third baseman

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used the song as his walkup song when batting. It was also used as the walkup song for Hunter Pence when he played for the

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. It was also featured in a commercial for the

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'' and in the video games '' Blitz: The League'' and '' The Bigs 2''. An instrumental version is used for the

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, also known as Kaz. It also appeared in

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's "100 Most Shocking Music Moments" in the discussion of the

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; both " Did My Time" and "Coming Undone" are heard in the background.

Track listing

UK release

* 7" VUS323 #"Coming Undone (Dave Bascombe Radio Edit)" – 3:03 #"Eaten Up Inside" – 3:18 *CD5" VUSCD323 #"Coming Undone (Dave Bascombe Radio Edit)" – 3:03 #"Eaten Up Inside" – 3:18

Mash-up

Korn and

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did a mash-up of their respective hit singles at the time, "Coming Undone" and "

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", titled "Coming Undone wit It". It was produced by

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and Scott Spock from The Matrix, and was first released on

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in April 2006. A video for "Coming Undone wit It" was released on the DVD portion of '' Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued''. This is the official remix to both songs. Various elements of the two songs were combined with new parts exclusive to the mashup, produced by Scott Spock of The Matrix.

Track listing

#"Coming Undone wit It" (radio version) – 3:30 #"Coming Undone wit It" (album version) – 3:30 #"Coming Undone wit It" (instrumental) – 3:30 #"Coming Undone wit It" (

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) – 3:30

Certifications

References

External links

* {{authority control 2005 songs 2006 singles Korn songs Music videos directed by Director X Songs written by Lauren Christy Songs written by Graham Edwards (musician) Songs written by Scott Spock Song recordings produced by the Matrix (production team) Songs written by Reginald Arvizu Songs written by Jonathan Davis Songs written by James Shaffer Songs written by David Silveria