Album

Follow the Leader

by Korn

Released18 August 1998

LabelWarner Bros. Music Corp.

Popularity80.3

Also cited12 August 1998

nu metal funk metal heavy metal rap metal rock

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Follow the Leader is Korn's third studio album, released on 18 August 1998. It followed their self-titled debut and Life Is Peachy, and it was the first Korn record made without Ross Robinson in the producer's chair. Steve Thompson and Toby Wright took over, and the band's mix of nu metal, funk metal and rap metal went on to reach a far bigger audience.

It topped four national charts, including the US Billboard 200, where it sold 268,000 units in its first week, and it remains their biggest seller, certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA. "Got the Life" and "Freak on a Leash" became fixtures on MTV, and the latter's video won Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy at the 2000 ceremony. Many see it as the record that carried nu metal into the mainstream, and the Family Values Tour took it on the road.

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Follow the Leader: tracklist, credits and charts

25 tracks · 1:10:07

Tracklist

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13It’s On!Davis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:29
14Freak on a LeashDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:15
15Got the LifeDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria3:45
16Dead Bodies EverywhereDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:45
17Children of the KornDavis, Fieldy, Head, Cube, Munky, Silveria3:52
18B.B.K.Davis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria3:56
19PrettyDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:12
20All in the FamilyDavis, Durst, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:49
21Reclaim My PlaceDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:33
22JustinDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria4:17
23SeedDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria5:55
24CameltosisDavis, Fieldy, Head, Munky, Silveria, SLIMKID34:38
25My Gift to You / Earache My EyeChong, Delorme, Marin, Davis, Fieldy, Head, Munky15:40

Produced by: Korn, Steve Thompson, Toby Wright
Recorded at: NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Recorded: March–May 1998
Mixed by: Brendan O’Brien
Engineered by: John Ewing, Jr., Toby Wright
Label: Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Length: 1:10:07

Line-up

Ice Cube · vocals · guest
Justin Walden · drums (drum set) · guest
Korn · guest
Fred Durst · vocals · guest
SLIMKID3 · vocals · guest
Cheech Marin · lead vocals · guest

Singles

“All in the Family” · 18 July 1998
“Got the Life” · 23 November 1998
“Freak on a Leash” · 25 February 1999

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
US Billboard 200 · 1998	1
UK Albums Chart · 1998	5
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1998	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1998	1
New Zealand Albums · 1998	1
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1998	1
Greek Albums · 2022–2024	2
Finnish Albums · 1998	4
French Albums · 1998	5
Norwegian Albums · 1998	5

All 23 charts

European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) · 1998	6
Austrian Albums · 1998	7
Dutch Albums · 1998	7
Estonia Top CD Albums (Eesti Top 10) · 1998	7
Hungarian Albums · 1998	7
Italian Albums · 1998	10
German Albums · 1998	12
Scottish Albums · 1998	12
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1998	13
US Hard Rock · 2022–2024	22
Swedish Albums · 1998	24
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1998	27
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1998	30

Certifications

Region	Certification
Australia · 1999	3× Platinum
Brazil · 2007	Gold
Canada · 1999	3× Platinum
France · 1999	Gold
Mexico · 2005	Platinum
Netherlands · 1999	Gold
New Zealand · 1998	Platinum
United Kingdom · 2013	Gold
United States · 2002	5× Platinum

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80.3

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

14k

ListenBrainz listeners

167k

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1998-08-12 (musicbrainz)

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	12 August 1998
Wikipedia infobox	18 August 1998
Wikidata	18 August 1998
US release	18 August 1998	earliest US date
UK / Europe release	17 August 1998	earliest UK or European date

20 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
—	XE	Immortal Records	5099749122123	other
1998	XE	Warner Bros. Music Corp.		other
1998	MX	Epic	7509949122123	other
1998	XE	Epic	5099749122192	other
1998	AU	Epic	9399700054170	other
1998	US	Epic	074646900116	other
12 August 1998	JP	Epic	4988010731922	original
17 August 1998	XE	Immortal Records	5099749122123	other
18 August 1998	US	Epic	074646900123	other
18 August 1998	US	Epic	888837145923	other
18 August 1998	US	BMG Direct		other
18 August 1998	XE	Immortal Records	5099749122192	other
20 August 1998	AU	Epic	9399700058086	other
21 October 1998	JP	Epic	4988010737528	other
2010	US	Epic	886976171520	other
15 September 2014	XE	Music on Vinyl	8718469531936	other
15 September 2014	XE	Music on Vinyl	8718469531936	other
2016	XW	Epic		other
21 October 2016	XW	Epic	886446148533	other
21 October 2016	XW	Epic	886446148533	other

Cover art sources

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