B.B.K. (song)

"B.B.K." is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their third studio album, Follow the Leader. It was released as a promotional single in 1998.

"B.B.K."
Single by Korn
from the album Follow the Leader
Released1998
Promo only
GenreNu metal
Length3:56
LabelImmortal/Epic
Songwriter(s)Reginald Arvizu, Jonathan Davis, James Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian Welch
Producer(s)Korn, Steven Thompson, and Toby Wright
Korn singles chronology
"Children of the Korn"
(1998)		 "B.B.K."
(1998)		 "Freak on a Leash"
(1999)

Music and structure

The song prominently features harsh guitar sounds with somewhat of an influence of industrial music coming through, and features scat vocals in the spots of the song where most traditional metal bands would have opted to implement a guitar solo.

Concept

"Big black cock! That's what I call a Jack and Coke. Those little glasses they serve in Europe and everything. That's what I named it, big black cock. And that's another song about me dealing with the pressures of this album and how I, you know, I'm trying to kill myself, but you know? Do I really want to kill myself? Things I'm just questioning myself. Most of this is self-structured." – Jonathan Davis

Live performance

The song was frequently performed live during Korn's Family Values tour in 1998. They performed the song during their limited Follow the Leader 20th anniversary (FTL20) tour, with one night each in San Francisco, Hollywood, and Las Vegas in September of 2018. https://www.setlist.fm/news/09-18/korn-20th-anniversary-of-follow-the-leader-at-the-palladium-concert-review-5bd6bb48

Track listing

Mexican release
  1. "B.B.K." – 3:56
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