"Somebody Someone" is a promotional single by American
nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, with a metal umlaut) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, industrial music, industrial, and grunge. Nu ...
band
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
from their fourth album ''
Issues''.
It was the least successful single from the album, and failed to reach the top 20 of ''Billboards Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, although it gained moderate airplay on
MTV
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's ''
Total Request Live
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''.
The song is well known for its live performance and has become a concert staple from 2000 to 2011. It was absent from
The Path of Totality Tour setlist, a first since its release. However, the end section of the song was played directly the performance of "
Shoots and Ladders" at live performances starting in 2013.
Music video
The music video, directed by Martin Weisz, is performance-based and filled with
CGI effects, with a similar look as its predecessor, "
Make Me Bad" (also directed by Weisz).
Weekly charts
Remixes
References
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Korn songs
1999 songs
Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
2000 singles
Songs written by Reginald Arvizu
Songs written by Jonathan Davis
Songs written by James Shaffer
Songs written by David Silveria
Songs written by Brian Welch
Music videos directed by Martin Weisz