Hater (Korn song)

"Hater"
Single by Korn
from the album The Paradigm Shift
B-side "Ogling Assumably" & "Spaghetti"
Released June 19, 2014
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2014
Length 3:56
Label Prospect Park, Caroline
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Don Gilmore
Korn singles chronology
"Spike in My Veins"
(2014)		 "Hater"
(2014)		 "Rotting in Vain"
(2016)

"Spike in My Veins"
(2014)		 "Hater"
(2014)		 "Rotting in Vain"
(2016)

"Hater" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn. It was released as a single for the band's eleventh studio album The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition[2] Bonus disc.

Background

The song was written in 2014 to serve as a new single to promote a special release of The Paradigm Shift, titled The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition. It was officially released to radio stations on June 19, 2014 and was made available for digital download on July 1, 2014.[3]

Composition

Regarding the song, lead vocalist Jonathan Davis says; "Everyone has someone who hates on you 'cause you have something they want. It's really, like, the first empowering song I've ever written. The lyrics are: 'You can’t bring me down/I've already had my life turned upside down/I ride a downward spiral round and round/But I keep flying, I keep fighting/You won’t ever bring me down.' That's like the most positive shit I've ever written. And everyone who's heard it loves it, and I think it's going to give people who get down on people picking on them and hating them, like, 'Fuck this! I don't give a fuck what you think. I don't give a fuck what you say. You just fuckin' are a hater.' I think people will relate with that."[4]

Music video

The video, directed by David "Yarvo" Yarovesky, premiered on August 21 and features videos, submitted by fans, about their bullying experiences, alongside Davis trying to push through a grey veil, and pale men and women harming themselves and/or getting drenched in blood, most of the vignettes have a red and grey color scheme.[5][6]

The video ends with the message "Self harm or suicide is never the answer. Don't let the haters win. - KoRn".

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Hater" - 3:56

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[7] 45
US Hard Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 10
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 5
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 35

References

  1. ↑ "Hater - Korn - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Korn Unleash New Song 'Hater'". Loudwire. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Graff, Gary (June 17, 2014). "Korn Announces New Tracks, Live Material on Expanded 'Paradigm Shift' Release". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bands For Hire & Entertainment Agency - Band Hire UK". www.rockadia.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "koRn - Hater - YouTube". August 21, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Be A Part of the "Hater" Music Video : Korn". July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Korn – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hard Rock Digital Songs – July 19, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 10, 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
  9. ↑ "Korn – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Korn Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
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