Chaos Lives in Everything
| "Chaos Lives in Everything" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Korn featuring Skrillex | |
| from the album The Path of Totality | |
| Released | March 22, 2012 (2012年03月22日) |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Dubstep, nu metal |
| Length | 3:47 (album) 3:22 (radio edit) |
| Label | Roadrunner |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Sonny Moore |
| Korn featuring Skrillex singles chronology | |
| Skrillex singles chronology | |
"Chaos Lives in Everything" is a song by American nu metal band Korn and dubstep artist Skrillex, released as the final single from their tenth studio album The Path of Totality .
Background
[edit ]Two music videos were released for the song, the first released alongside the single on March 23. The band is absent for the entire video.[1] It instead centers around a group of skaters, after one of them collided with a businessman resulting in his coffee being spilled. After an encounter with the rest of the group, a fight scene ensues, concluding with the businessman destroying his phone.[1]
The "official" video[2] was released on April 5, featuring live footage from the band's performances during The Path of Totality Tour . This video was announced and released due to negative feedback from fans on the former video.
Themes and composition
[edit ]The track initiates with a quick hi hat groove,[3] which proceeds to give way to an intense electronic drop.[4] The chorus is considerably more guitar-focused than dubstep traditionally is.[4]
As the title implies, the song lyrically revolves around the prevalence and perceived universality of chaos and interpersonal conflict: "It's just me noticing at the time that chaos does live in everything. There's drama everywhere."[5]
Promotion
[edit ]A viral video was created and uploaded to YouTube by Roadrunner Records UK, presented as a jocular news broadcast about an alleged pandemic in which the letter "R" was seen to be reversing for an unknown reason.[6] Entitled "Global Chaos as Letters Reverse", the video was released with the intent to promote the song.
Reception
[edit ]The song was described in a Spin album review as "grind[ing] with convincing menace".[7] As the album's opener, it has been cited as "a nice statement of intent".[4]
An album review from AVClub was comparatively less favorable, labelling it and Narcissistic Cannibal as "a choppy, crisped-beyond-recognition version of Korn's former gloom".[8]
Personnel
[edit ]- Jonathan Davis – lead vocals
- James "Munky" Shaffer – guitars
- Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass
- Ray Luzier – drums
- Sonny Moore - production
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Riddle, Tree (23 March 2012). "Korn Hit the Deck In Music Video for 'Chaos Lives in Everything'". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "JDEVIL on Twitter: "hey just wana clear up the vid we released for chaos isn't the official video its coming out in a few days. that one is so wack hehehe"". 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016年04月04日. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Raman, Liz (5 December 2011). "Korn, 'The Path of Totality' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Korn, 'The Path Of Totality' - First Listen". Nme.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Korn Talks 'Path of Totality': Video Track-By-Track". Billboard.com. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Roadrunner Records UK". RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Review: Korn, 'The Path of Totality'". Spin.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Korn: The Path Of Totality". Avclub.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.