''MTV Unplugged: Korn'' is an acoustic live album by American

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band

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, released worldwide on March 5, 2007, and on the following day in the United States.

Album information

The performance, part of the ''

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'' series, took place in

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studios in

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on December 9, 2006, in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people. It was the band's first and only live album recorded as a three piece band since drummer David Silveria departed the group earlier that month. The MTV concert was Korn's second televised acoustic performance, after appearing on ''

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'' on July 18, 2006. The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007, and was broadcast on television networks in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007. The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including

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and Amy Lee. Additionally, Korn were joined by an array of instrumentalists and touring musicians, including guitarist Rob Patterson, backup vocalist Kalen Chase, keyboardist Zac Baird, and percussionist Michael Jochum. 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.

Richard Gibbs comments on the album

On December 24, 2006,

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made the following statement on his message board:

Track listing

B-sides

* "No One's There" * " Thoughtless" * "Dirty" (MTV Virtual Hills leak) (also bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album)

Additional content

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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Korn *

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– lead vocals * Fieldy – bass * Munky – guitar Additional musicians * Rob Patterson – additional guitars * Kalen Musmecci – backing vocals, percussion * Michael Jochum – percussion * Zac Baird – keys * Jeremy Turner, Evie Koh, Julie Green,

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

– cello * Bill Ellison, Jeff Carney – upright bass * Mike Davis, Jeff Nelson – trombone * Dale Struckenbruck – musical saw * Bill Hayes – glass harmonica * Morris Kainuma, Andy Bove – cimbasso * Hana Yoshikawa, Heather McPherson, Wynn Yamami, Midori Yasuda, Alan Okada, Merle Okada – taiko drums Production * Produced by

and

* Produced and Directed for MTV by Alex Coletti * Musical direction and arrangements by Richard Gibbs * Recorded by John Harris ** Assisted by Peter Gary, Max Feldman, AJ Maynard * Additional Engineers – Vini Cirilli and Csaba Petcocz * Second Engineer – Jorge Costa ** Assisted by Nick O'Toole * Mixed by Terry Date * Mastered by Stephen Marcussen * Audio Post Production – Christopher Koch

Chart positions

;Album ;Singles

References

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