You'll Never Find Me (song) explained

Type:single
Artist:Korn
Album:The Nothing
Recorded:2019
Genre:Nu metal
Label:Roadrunner
Producer:Nick Raskulinecz
Prev Title:Black Is the Soul
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Cold
Next Year:2019

"You'll Never Find Me" is a song by American nu metal band Korn, released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album The Nothing.

Background

The initial working title of the song, Smog Check, was due to the day of its recording coinciding with a car mechanic appointment with guitarist Brian Welch.[1]

The official visualizer, released on YouTube the day after its release,[2] features a hanging, pulsating anthropomorphic structure composed of black wires,[3] which also features on the album's artwork. The visualizer was produced by Chris Schoenman.[4]

A music video, described by NME as "chilling" and "bleak",[5] was later released on July 17. This video, directed by Andzej Gavriss, features the band performing in a desert landscape[6] interspersed with an "intriguing narrative" of a form of experimentation.[6]

Along with the single was revealed the release date of The Nothing, its track listing, and commentary from Davis regarding the title of the album.

Composition

You'll Never Find Me has been described by Revolver as containing "a bulky, staccato riff" characteristic of Korn's other songs, and a "vertically leaping repeating groove".[7] It has also been described as reminiscent form songs from their prior albums Untouchables and Take a Look in the Mirror,[8] with the songs Break Some Off and Bottled Up Inside highlighted specifically due to the similarity in pre-chorus buildup between the three.[8] The ending of the song has been compared to that of their iconic 1994 song Daddy.[8]

Reception

You'll Never Find Me was ranked 16th in Kerrangs ranking of The 20 greatest Korn songs.[9]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[10] 18
German Alternative Singles (Deutsche Alternative Charts)[11] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korn's Exclusive Fan Q&A: 7 Things We Learned. 15 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Korn unveil single 'You'll Never Find Me' and announce new album 'The Nothing'. NME. June 26, 2019.
  3. Web site: Korn Debut 'You'll Never Find Me' Music Video. Loudwire.
  4. Web site: Korn drops new single, 'You'll Never Find Me'. Global News.
  5. Web site: Watch Korn's chilling new video for 'You'll Never Find Me'. NME. July 18, 2019.
  6. Web site: Korn unleash video for new single "You'll Never Find Me": Watch. July 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Hear Korn's Sleek, Stirring New Song "You'll Never Find Me". June 26, 2019. Revolver.
  8. Web site: Korn You'll Never Find Me, Metal Band Refines Its Roots. July 3, 2019. Soundigest.
  9. Web site: The 20 greatest Korn songs – ranked. Kerrang!.
  10. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock. hitparada.ifpicr.cz. December 14, 2022. select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "201933".
  11. Web site: Deutsche Alternative Charts - Week: 33 Year: 2019 Category: Single . Deutsche Alternative Charts . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529171719/http://wp1091379.server-he.de/dac/dac/index.php . May 29, 2015 . live.