Chaos Lives in Everything

"Chaos Lives in Everything"
"Chaos Lives in Everything"
Single by Korn featuring Skrillex
from the album The Path of Totality
Released	March 22, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Dubstep, nu metal
Length	3:47 (album); 3:22 (radio edit)
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Jonathan Davis; James Shaffer; Reginald Arvizu; Ray Luzier;
Producer(s)	Sonny Moore
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"Chaos Lives in Everything" is a song by American nu metal band Korn and dubstep artist Skrillex, released as the final single from their tenth studio album The Path of Totality.

Background

Two music videos were released for the song, the first released alongside the single on March 23. The band is absent for the entire video.^[1] It instead centers around a group of skaters, after one of them collided with a businessman resulting in his coffee being spilled. After an encounter with the rest of the group, a fight scene ensues, concluding with the businessman destroying his phone.^[1]

The "official" video^[2] was released on April 5, featuring live footage from the band's performances during The Path of Totality Tour. This video was announced and released due to negative feedback from fans on the former video.

Themes and composition

The track initiates with a quick hi hat groove,^[3] which proceeds to give way to an intense electronic drop.^[4] The chorus is considerably more guitar-focused than dubstep traditionally is.^[4]

As the title implies, the song lyrically revolves around the prevalence and perceived universality of chaos and interpersonal conflict: "It's just me noticing at the time that chaos does live in everything. There's drama everywhere."^[5]

Promotion

A viral video was created and uploaded to YouTube by Roadrunner Records UK, presented as a jocular news broadcast about an alleged pandemic in which the letter "R" was seen to be reversing for an unknown reason.^[6] Entitled "Global Chaos as Letters Reverse", the video was released with the intent to promote the song.

Reception

The song was described in a Spin album review as "grind[ing] with convincing menace".^[7] As the album's opener, it has been cited as "a nice statement of intent".^[4]

An album review from AVClub was comparatively less favorable, labelling it and Narcissistic Cannibal as "a choppy, crisped-beyond-recognition version of Korn's former gloom".^[8]

Personnel

Jonathan Davis – lead vocals
James "Munky" Shaffer – guitars
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass
Ray Luzier – drums
Sonny Moore - production

References

^ ^a ^b Riddle, Tree (23 March 2012). "Korn Hit the Deck In Music Video for 'Chaos Lives in Everything'". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "JDEVIL on Twitter: "hey just wana clear up the vid we released for chaos isn't the official video its coming out in a few days. that one is so wack hehehe"". 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Raman, Liz (5 December 2011). "Korn, 'The Path of Totality' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Korn, 'The Path Of Totality' - First Listen". Nme.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Korn Talks 'Path of Totality': Video Track-By-Track". Billboard.com. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Roadrunner Records UK". RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Review: Korn, 'The Path of Totality'". Spin.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Korn: The Path Of Totality". Avclub.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[LWMV-1] Riddle, Tree (23 March 2012). "Korn Hit the Deck In Music Video for 'Chaos Lives in Everything'". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[JDtwitter-2] "JDEVIL on Twitter: "hey just wana clear up the vid we released for chaos isn't the official video its coming out in a few days. that one is so wack hehehe"". 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[LWTPOT-3] Raman, Liz (5 December 2011). "Korn, 'The Path of Totality' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[NMEREV-4] "Korn, 'The Path Of Totality' - First Listen". Nme.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[Billbreakdown-5] "Korn Talks 'Path of Totality': Video Track-By-Track". Billboard.com. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[20211112RRPG209-6] "Roadrunner Records UK". RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[SRev-7] "Review: Korn, 'The Path of Totality'". Spin.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[AVREV-8] "Korn: The Path Of Totality". Avclub.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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v t e Korn
Jonathan Davis James "Munky" Shaffer Brian "Head" Welch Ray Luzier Roberto "Ra" Diaz Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu David Silveria
Studio albums	Korn Life Is Peachy Follow the Leader Issues Untouchables Take a Look in the Mirror See You on the Other Side Untitled Korn III: Remember Who You Are The Path of Totality The Paradigm Shift The Serenity of Suffering The Nothing Requiem
Live albums	MTV Unplugged Requiem Mass
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Live & Rare Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued
Video releases	Who Then Now? Deuce Live Live on the Other Side Live at Montreux 2004 Korn Live: The Encounter
Demo albums	Neidermayer's Mind
Singles	"Blind" "Need To" "Shoots and Ladders" "Clown" "No Place to Hide" "A.D.I.D.A.S." "Good God" "All in the Family" "Got the Life" "Freak on a Leash" "Falling Away from Me" "Make Me Bad" "Here to Stay" "Thoughtless" "Alone I Break" "Did My Time" "Right Now" "Y'All Want a Single" "Everything I've Known" "Word Up!" "Twisted Transistor" "Coming Undone" "Politics" "Evolution" "Hold On" "Kiss" "Haze" "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" "Let the Guilt Go" "Get Up!" "Narcissistic Cannibal" "Way Too Far" "Chaos Lives in Everything" "Never Never" "Spike in My Veins" "Hater" "Rotting in Vain" "Take Me" "Black Is the Soul" "You'll Never Find Me" "Can You Hear Me" "Finally Free" "Start the Healing"
Promotional singles	"B.B.K." "Jingle Balls" "Somebody Someone" "Another Brick in the Wall" "Insane" "Cold"
Notable songs	"Faget" "Daddy"
Concert tours	Family Values Tour 1998 2006 Mayhem Festival 2010 Music as a Weapon V Tour The Path of Totality Tour
Signature instruments	Ibanez Apex Ibanez K5 Ibanez K7
Related	Discography List of songs Solo projects List of awards "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery" Fear and the Nervous System Fieldy's Dreams Jonathan Davis and the SFA Killbot KXM L.A.P.D. Love and Death Sexart StillWell Got the Life Save Me from Myself Korn Kovers
Category

v t e Skrillex
Discography
Studio albums	Recess Quest for Fire Don't Get Too Close
Extended plays	My Name Is Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites More Monsters and Sprites Bangarang Leaving
Singles	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" "First of the Year (Equinox)" "Ruffneck (Full Flex)" "Breakn' a Sweat" "Bangarang" "Make It Bun Dem" "Try It Out" "Ragga Bomb" "Recess" "Take Ü There" "Dirty Vibe" "Where Are Ü Now" "Purple Lamborghini" "Would You Ever" "Face My Fears" "Midnight Hour" "Butterflies" "In da Getto" "En Mi Cuarto" "Don't Go" "Rumble"
Featured singles	"Get Up!" "Narcissistic Cannibal" "Chaos Lives in Everything" "Wild for the Night" "El Chapo" "So Am I" "Ego Death"
Other songs	"Kyoto" "Ease My Mind"
Tours	Mothership Tour
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