Narcissistic Cannibal

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"It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story."

Music video

The band filmed a music video for the track on September 27, 2011 at the legendary Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. The first 125 fans to show up got in for free to attend the shoot. It was directed by Alexander Bulkley and produced by ShadowMachine Films, best known for the Adult Swim television programs, Robot Chicken and Moral Orel . [1] The video was officially released on October 21, 2011.

Track listing

Digital single
  1. "Narcissistic Cannibal" (album version) – 3:14
Remix EP
  1. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Dirty Freqs Dub)"
  2. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Dirty Freqs Mix Show Remix)"
  3. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Adrian Lux & Blende Remix)"
  4. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Andre Giant Remix)"
  5. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Dave Audé Club Mix)"
  6. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Dave Audé Dub)"
  7. "Narcissistic Cannibal (Dave Audé Radio Mix)"
  8. "Narcissistic Cannibal (J. Rabbit Remix)"

Chart performance

"Narcissistic Cannibal" debuted at number forty-two on Billboard's Rock Songs chart for the issue date of November 5, 2011. [2] It debuted at number thirty-four on Alternative Songs the following week. [3]

Charts

"Narcissistic Cannibal"
Korn Narcissistic Cannibal 2.jpg
Single by Korn featuring Skrillex and Kill the Noise
from the album The Path of Totality
ReleasedOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
Genre
Length3:14
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Korn singles chronology
"Get Up!"
(2011)
"Narcissistic Cannibal"
(2011)
"Way Too Far"
(2012)

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