Twisted Transistor

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title: "Twisted Transistor" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2005-singles", "korn-songs", "2005-songs", "music-videos-directed-by-dave-meyers-(director)", "songs-written-by-reginald-arvizu", "songs-written-by-lauren-christy", "songs-written-by-jonathan-davis", "songs-written-by-graham-edwards-(musician)", "songs-written-by-james-shaffer", "songs-written-by-david-silveria", "songs-written-by-scott-spock", "virgin-records-singles", "song-recordings-produced-by-the-matrix-(production-team)"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Transistor" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameTwisted Transistor
coverTwisted_Transistor.jpg
typesingle
artistKorn
albumSee You on the Other Side
released
recorded2005
genreIndustrial metal
length4:12
labelVirgin
writer
producer
prev_titleWord Up!
prev_year2004
next_titleComing Undone
next_year2006
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| name = Twisted Transistor | cover = Twisted_Transistor.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Korn | album = See You on the Other Side | released = | recorded = 2005 | genre = Industrial metal | studio = | venue = | length = 4:12 | label = Virgin | writer = | producer = | prev_title = Word Up! | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Coming Undone | next_year = 2006 "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.

Release

The song has become Korn's second most successful single to date on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number sixty-four, 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. 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.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Dave Meyers and features a Spinal Tap-esque mockumentary produced by "documentary filmmaker Rob Piner" (a reference to This Is Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner) where four rappers play the parts of Korn: Lil Jon as Jonathan Davis, Xzibit as Fieldy, David Banner as David Silveria, and Snoop Dogg as James Shaffer. The real Korn appears at the end of the video as representatives of "Fony Music", complaining about how the music video isn't going to sell because it lacks "bling-bling" and "booty shakin'". There is also a section in the video featuring 'Jonathan' recording vocals in "Big Rick's Studio", a reference to metal and hip-hop producer Rick Rubin, as Big Rick himself as he appears in the video bears a resemblance to Rick Rubin.

The rappers have jokingly noted in interviews that "It might be a [new] band coming towards you".

Critical reception

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." 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." Virgin Media called the song "undoubtedly the strongest" track on the album, for "big hooks and catchy metal choruses".

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".

Track listing

UK release

  • 7" VUS316, CD VUSCD316
  1. "Twisted Transistor" (radio edit)
  2. "Too Late I'm Dead"

Australian release

  • CD 3474592
  1. "Twisted Transistor" (radio edit)
  2. "Appears"
  3. "Twisted Transistor" (Kupper's Elektro-tek radio edit)

US promotional release

  • 12" VUSTDJ316
  1. "Twisted Transistor" (Dummies Club Mix)
  2. "Twisted Transistor" (album version)
  3. "Twisted Transistor" (Kupper's Elektro-tek Klub Mix)
  4. "Twisted Transistor" (Josh Harris Fuck the Club Mix)

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position | |---|---| | German Alternative Singles Chart (Jahrescharts) | 5 | | Iceland (Fréttablaðið Top 20) | 9 | | Italy (Hit Parade) | 20 | | Latvian Airplay (LAIPA) | 20 | | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 2 | | Quebec Airplay (ADISQ) | 42 | | US Pop 100 (Billboard) | 63 | ::

References

References

  1. Pattenden, Mike. (December 3, 2005). "Korn".
  2. "Korn > See You on the Other Side > Charts & Awards > ''Billboard'' Singles". [[Rovi Corporation]].
  3. (November 2, 2005). "NEW RELEASE: Korn "Twisted Transistor"". VideoStatic.
  4. [http://ionmagazine.ca/music/interviews/nardwuar-pop-cultures-historian Nardwuar -- Pop Culture's Historian], at Ion Magazine; by Bryce Dunn; published August 30, 2013; retrieved October 27, 2013; "Snoop Dogg put me in a Korn video for the song “Twisted Transistor”. Even though I’m not actually in the video, Snoop and some other hip-hop stars (like T-Pain and Xzibit) play members of Korn, and in one part of the video they are being interviewed by a guy in a tartan hat and he gets punched! When I asked Snoop about that he said, “We were thinking about you when we put that guy in the video”. Thank you Snoop Dogg!"
  5. Moss, Corey. (October 6, 2005). "Lil Jon, Snoop, Xzibit, David Banner Star In New Korn Video". [[MTV News]].
  6. Loftus, Johnny. "See You on the Other Side". Allmusic.
  7. Spence D.. (December 14, 2005). "Korn - See You On The Other Side". IGN.
  8. "Korn - See You On The Other Side review". Virgin Media.
  9. Kaye, Don. (December 20, 2005). "Korn: See You On The Other Side". Blabbermouth.net.
  10. "Deutsche Alternative Charts - Week 42 / Year 2005 / Category: Single". Deutsche Alternative Charts.
  11. (October 31, 2005). "Íslenski Listinn (31.10. 2005)". [[DV (newspaper).
  12. "Indice per Interprete: K: Korn". Hit Parade Italia.
  13. "Latavian Airplay Top 50". [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  14. "Tipparade-lijst van week 2, 2006". [[Dutch Top 40]].
  15. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec". [[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

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