"Freak on a Leash" was recorded in May 1998 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. The band described the break as "the Biohazard part." The original composition had a "noisy guitar break in the middle," but, after the group found out that radio stations are not fond of "noisy guitar breaks," they voted 4–1 to remove the break, with Jonathan Davis being the lone holdout. "Freak on a Leash" was the first song played on their first tour date. The tour ran from September 22 until October 31. The single peaked at number six on the Alternative Songs chart, 10 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and 24 on the UK Singles Chart.įollowing the release of Follow the Leader, Korn promoted the studio album by headlining the Family Values Tour in 1998. As a result, the band released a music video that won three awards and was retired from Total Request Live. Directed by Todd McFarlane in Los Angeles, California, the video explores both animations and live performances mixed together. The "Freak on a Leash" music video was released on February 5, 1999. The song uses dissonance, distortion, various guitar effects, and a heavy, aggressive style. After Follow the Leader 's release, the song was released as a single on February 25, 1999, and since then, it has been re-released over ten times. Prior to the album's release, Korn had an instrumental section of the song, described as a "noisy guitar break." The section was taken out of the song after they learned that radio stations disliked it.
" Freak on a Leash" is a song by the American nu metal band Korn, featured on the group's 1998 studio album, Follow the Leader.