Jingle Balls
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| "Jingle Balls" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Korn | ||||
| from the album All Mixed Up | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Immortal/Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Reginald Arvizu, Jonathan Davis, James Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian Welch | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Thompson, Toby Wright, and Korn | |||
| Korn singles chronology | ||||
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"Jingle Balls" is a song recorded by the American nu metal band Korn during sessions of their third studio album, Follow the Leader. It was released in Australia as an exclusive sampler, along with the track "Wake Up", in 1999.
Music and structure
[edit]"Jingle Balls" is a death metal[1] rendition of the famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells", featured on a bonus EP included with Issues. It has been widely circulated as the "Jingle Bells death metal version" on the Internet. A slightly different and shorter version with bagpipes was played live on Los Angeles KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in December 11, 1998.[2]
Reception
[edit]In his review for All Mixed Up, Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called the song "a one-time novelty, not one with lasting appeal".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- CD SAMP 2164
- "Jingle Balls" – 3:27
- "Wake Up" – 4:07
References
[edit]- ^ "13 Totally Rocking Christmas Songs". Kerrang! Radio. December 5, 2012.
- ^ "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas & Roxy Theatre Review". Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "All Mixed Up - Korn". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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