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| from the album See You on the Other Side | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"Twisted Transistor" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their seventh studio album, See You on the Other Side . It was released as the album's first single in September 2005.
Allmusic critic Johnny Loftus commented positively on the song: "It's Korn all the way, cocky and funky. But it's slick too, concerned more with the shock value of groove than trying to be some poor kid's slap bass confidant, his surrogate therapy session." [1] IGN also praised it as a standout on the See You on the Other Side album: "The track burbles and grinds with turgid glee and warped sensibility." [2] Virgin Media called the song "undoubtedly the strongest" track on the album, for "big hooks and catchy metal choruses". [3]
In contrast, Don Kaye of Blabbermouth.net was more critical, describing the song as having "insipid lyrics about a girl putting a radio between her legs to literally get off on the music". [4]
The song has become Korn's second most successful single to date on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number sixty-four, [5] and became their highest charting single on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, peaking at number three, until it was surpassed by "Never Never," which reached number one in 2013. [5] Its success was continued overseas, where it charted in many countries, including number twenty-seven in the UK, number twenty-four in Australia, and number six in Finland.
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (Monitor Latino) [6] | 66 |
| Australia (ARIA) [7] | 24 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] | 37 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] | 6 |
| Germany (GfK) [10] | 63 |
| German Alternative Singles Chart (Jahrescharts) [11] | 5 |
| Iceland (Fréttablaðið Top 20) [12] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [13] | 24 |
| Italy (FIMI) [14] | 14 |
| Latvian Airplay (LAIPA) [15] | 20 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [16] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] | 27 |
| Scotland (OCC) [18] | 30 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] | 60 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [20] | 27 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [21] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [22] | 64 |
| US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [23] | 9 |
| US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [24] | 24 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [25] | 3 |
| US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [5] | 63 |
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The rappers have jokingly noted in interviews that "It might be a [new] band coming towards you". [27]
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