"Narcissistic Cannibal" is a song by American

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band

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, released as the second single from their tenth studio album, ''

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''. It was co-produced by DJs

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and

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. The single was released to

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and

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radio stations on October 18, 2011, followed by a digital release on October 24, 2011. It was released to

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radio stations on November 8, 2011. The song was made available for free download as a

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file on Korn's official website from October 13 until October 16.

Composition

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said about the song:

Music video

The band filmed a music video for the track on September 27, 2011, at the legendary Roxy Theatre in

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. The first 125 fans to show up got in for free to attend the shoot. It was directed by Alexander Bulkley and produced by

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, best known for the

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''. The video was officially released on October 21, 2011.

Track listing

;Digital single #"Narcissistic Cannibal" (album version) – 3:14 ;Remix EP #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Dirty Freqs Dub)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Dirty Freqs Mix Show Remix)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Adrian Lux & Blende Remix)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Andre Giant Remix)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (

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Club Mix)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Dave Audé Dub)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (Dave Audé Radio Mix)" #"Narcissistic Cannibal (J. Rabbit Remix)"

Chart performance

"Narcissistic Cannibal" debuted at number forty-two on ''Billboard'''s

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chart for the issue date of November 5, 2011. It debuted at number thirty-four on

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the following week.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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