"Cold"
Promotional single by Korn
from the album The Nothing
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:45
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nick Raskulinecz
Korn singles chronology
"You'll Never Find Me"
(2019) 		"Cold"
(2019) 		"Can You Hear Me"
(2019)

"Cold" is a song by American nu metal band Korn. It was released as a promotional single from their thirteenth studio album The Nothing.

Background

The song was released on August 2, 2019, coupled with a dedicated visualizer designed by Nicolas Fong,[4] featuring confusing architecture coupled with depictions of lions and ghosts.[5]

A live video was released in November.[6]

Composition

Labelled as a "punishing anthem",[7] the song has been considered "a more mainstream and hard rock style" than the previously released single You'll Never Find Me,[1] and as "one of the band's more experimental offerings".[3]

Reception

Cold was ranked 18th in Consequence of Sound's Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Songs of 2019.[8] It was also ranked 11th in Kerrang's ranking of The 20 greatest Korn songs.[9]

A negative review of the song came from Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks, who otherwise praised the visualizer, recommending readers "[put] the video on mute and [listen] to something else while you watch it".[10]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 39

References

  1. ^ a b "STOP EVERYTHING: A NEW KORN SONG HAS SURFACED CALLED 'COLD'". Wall Of Sound. August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Review: 'The Nothing' Is Korn's Best Album in Over 10 Years". Revolver. September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Korn Get Brutal on New Song 'Cold'". Loudwire.
  4. ^ "Korn Release New Song Cold". Kerrang!.
  5. ^ "Korn unleash new track 'Cold' as their 13th album edges closer". August 2, 2019.
  6. ^ November 2019, Scott Munro25. "Watch Korn deliver blistering live version of Cold". Metal Hammer Magazine.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Korn - "Cold": Listen". Spin. August 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Songs of 2019". December 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "The 20 greatest Korn songs – ranked". Kerrang!.
  10. ^ "Korn Debut New Song "Cold"". MetalSucks. August 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Korn Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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