As of 2019, the album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Life Is Peachy was RIAA-certified double platinum in the US in November 1999. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1997 and platinum in December of that same year. The album sold 106,000 copies in the US in its first week of release. Life Is Peachy debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand. During its promotional period, newspapers and magazines defined it sonically as a metal album with hip-hop beats, presenting a unique sound. His vocal performance on " Good God" was viewed as encapsulating the album's essence, becoming one of the decisive elements in the development of what would later be called nu metal, which Korn pioneered. Authors and music journalists deemed Life Is Peachy innovative, and some lauded Jonathan Davis' for his vocal techniques and embodied singing. Life Is Peachy was Korn's first significant breakthrough, which came from constant touring after the debut album's release and building a fan base, thus fueling great expectations.Ĭritical reception for the album was mainly mixed, but its songwriting and sound quality were praised. Martin Riedl photographed its cover art, and its title is credited to Korn's bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. The album has fourteen tracks, excluding the hidden track after "Kill You". Life Is Peachy features such themes as drugs, social encounters, sex, betrayal, and revenge. After the release of Korn's 1994 self-titled debut album, the band reunited with Ross Robinson to produce and went back to Indigo Ranch Studios to record. It was released on October 15, 1996, through both Immortal Records and Epic Records. Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by American nu metal band Korn.
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