Got the Life

"Got the Life"
Single by Korn
from the album Follow the Leader
B-side"I Can Remember"
ReleasedAugust 1998
RecordedApril 1998
StudioNRG (North Hollywood)
Genre
Length3:45
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Korn singles chronology
"All in the Family"
(1998)
"Got the Life"
(1998)
"Children of the Korn"
(1998)

"Got the Life" is a song by American nu metal band Korn. It was released in 1998, as the second single from their third album, Follow the Leader (1998). The song was recorded in April 1998 at NRG Recording Studios. The band decided they would release the song as a promotional single after each member found that there was something "special" about the song. The single had "phenomenal success", and its music video was requested more than any other video on MTV's TRL, making it the first officially "retired" music video.

"Got the Life" did not receive much attention in the music press; however, the song was rewarded a gold certification in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association. It peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative Chart chart, as well as number fifteen on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number seventeen on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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