Follow the Leader
(stylized as FOLLOW the LEADEЯ)
is the third
studio album
by American
nu metal band
It was released on
August 18, 1998,
through both
Immortal and Epic Records.
This was their first album
not produced by
Ross Robinson.
Instead,
it was produced by
Steve Thompson
and Toby Wright.
The album peaked at
number one
on four national charts,
including the
US Billboard 200
with
268,000 units
sold
in its first week
of release.
Follow the Leader
is the band's
most
commercially–successful
album,
being certified
five-times
Platinum
by the RIAA.
Its singles,
"Got the Life"
and
"Freak on a Leash",
both charted on
more than three charts,
and their music videos
are considered to be
the first music videos
retired from MTV,
most notably
the MTV show
Total Request Live.
The album generally
received positive reviews
by critics;
AllMusic saying
the album is
"an effective follow-up to
[Korn's]
first two
alt-metal landmarks."
The Family Values Tour
promoted the album,
along with its
five singles.
The song
"Freak on a Leash"
was nominated for nine
MTV
Video Music Awards,
and won
for the
Best Rock Video award,
as well as
Best Editing.
The music video for
"Freak on a Leash"
won Best Short Form
Music Video
at the
2000
Grammy Awards.
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