It has accumulated 1,451,458 copies sold in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album managed to stay in the top half of the chart for thirty-four consecutive weeks. See You on the Other Side sold more than 220,000 copies in its first week, debuting and peaking at number three on the Billboard 200. Reviewers appreciated the band's desire to experiment and noted that the album combined well their signature sound with the freshness that producers The Matrix and Atticus Ross added to the band's sound. On average, See You on the Other Side generally received much warmer critical reception than the previous studio album, Take a Look in the Mirror, scoring a Metacritic average of 64.
We're all sitting around, when we listen to it, looking at each other going, 'I can't believe that's us.' I think people are really going to dig it. But it's our most experimental album to date. It's definitely Korn, it's definitely groove-oriented. Working with so many different people and everything, it's made it out to be a really well-rounded album of a lot of different things. It's funky, it's heavy, it's dark, and sometimes, industrial-tinged. With regards to the album's musical direction, Jonathan Davis commented, “ It has been labeled as a "significant departure" from Korn's nu metal sound. The album incorporates industrial rock, pop rock and gothic elements. The album was recorded in Jonathan Davis' home studio which was used for the previous album, Take a Look in the Mirror, as well as the Queen of the Damned soundtrack and score.Ī screenshot of the music video for Korn's song "Liar", which has computer animation. Virgin also received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources. As part of this innovative arrangement, Virgin paid Korn $25 million upfront in exchange for a share in the profits of See You on the Other Side and the band's next album, including tours and merchandising.
ProductionĪfter completing their record deal with Sony in 2004, Korn partnered with EMI and signed to Virgin Records. The album is best known for the involvement of renowned production team ' The Matrix', best known for coproduction on works by Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, and Shakira, who managed to give Korn's music a different sound. The album was first certified gold in the United States on Janua subsequent platinum record certification was awarded on March 16, 2006. It is their first album without long-time guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and the last album with original drummer David Silveria. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Virgin Records. See You on the Other Side is the seventh studio album by Korn. June 2005–November 2005 at Jonathan Davis' Home Studio in Los Angeles, California