Iowa (album)

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All lyrics are written by Corey Taylor, except where noted; all music is composed by Shawn Crahan, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Chris Fehn, Mick Thomson, Sid Wilson, Craig Jones and Jim Root except where noted. [66]

Iowa
Slipknot Iowa.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
RecordedJanuary 22, 2001 – March 16, 2001
Studio Sound City and Sound Image (Van Nuys, California)
Genre
Length66:17
Label Roadrunner
Producer
Slipknot chronology
Slipknot
(1999)
Iowa
(2001)
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
(2004)
Singles from Iowa
  1. "Left Behind"
    Released: October 29, 2001
  2. "My Plague"
    Released: July 8, 2002
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."(515)"WilsonWilson0:59
2."People = Shit" Jordison3:35
3."Disasterpiece"  5:08
4."My Plague"  3:40
5."Everything Ends"
  • Taylor
  • Fehn
 4:14
6."The Heretic Anthem" 
  • Taylor
  • Gray
  • Jordison
4:13
7."Gently"Crahan
  • Gray
4:54
8."Left Behind"  4:01
9."The Shape"  3:37
10."I Am Hated"  2:37
11."Skin Ticket" 
  • Crahan
  • Gray
  • Jordison
  • Root
  • Taylor
  • Thomson
  • Wilson
6:41
12."New Abortion"  3:36
13."Metabolic"  3:59
14."Iowa"  15:03
Total length:66:17
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Liberate" (Live)4:25
Total length:70:42
Japanese edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."My Plague" (music video) 
2."Left Behind" (music video) 
10th Anniversary edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
15."My Plague (New Abuse mix)"2:59
Total length:69:16
10th Anniversary edition (disc two) – Disasterpieces (live at London Arena, 2002)
No.TitleLength
1."(515)"4:04
2."People = Shit"3:36
3."Liberate"3:38
4."Left Behind"3:39
5."Eeyore"2:38
6."Disasterpiece"5:22
7."Purity"5:26
8."Gently"4:36
9."Eyeless"4:57
10."Drum Solo"3:59
11."My Plague"3:47
12."New Abortion"4:22
13."The Heretic Anthem"4:59
14."Spit It Out"7:44
15."Wait and Bleed"3:27
16."742617000027"1:44
17."(sic)"4:22
18."Surfacing"5:34
Total length:77:54
10th Anniversary edition (disc three) – Goat
No.TitleLength
1."My Plague (music video)" 
2."Left Behind (music video)" 
3."The Heretic Anthem (live) (music video)" 
4."People = Shit (live) (music video)" 
5."Goat: An hour-long collection of rare footage and interviews" 

Personnel

Aside from their real names, members of the band are referred to by numbers zero through eight. [67]

Slipknot

Production

Artwork

Management

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [98] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [99] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [59] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [100] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [101] Gold150,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [102] Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [103] Gold40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [104] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [105] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [58] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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