A.D.I.D.A.S. (Korn song)

For the sports apparel manufacturer, see Adidas.

For the JC Chasez song, see All Day Long I Dream About Sex.

"A.D.I.D.A.S."
Song

"A.D.I.D.A.S." is a song by American rock band Korn, the song is released as the second single from their second album Life Is Peachy. The title is an acronym for the statement “All Day I Dream About Sex” and does not refer to the popular sportswear brand, Adidas.

Concept

The lyrics illustrate a sexually frustrated and narcissistic individual who lives in fantasy as a result of his isolation from actual social encounters.

Chart performance

While the song did not reach the same level of appeal as Follow the Leader, it was less aggressive than the songs released off the band's self-titled debut, reaping it moderate airplay on rock radio stations at the time of its release. Sales of a CD single, which strangely did not contain the original version of the song, gave Korn their first charting single in the US, with "A.D.I.D.A.S." peaking at number 13 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 in April 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	13
Australian Singles Chart	45
UK Singles Chart	22

Live performance

The song was famously played at Woodstock 1999 to a crowd of 275,000. To present day, it is rarely absent from the band's setlist, three recent exceptions being the 2007 edition of the Family Values Tour, the first leg of the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour, and the current "Escape from the Studio" tour.

Music video

"A.D.I.D.A.S." is the only official video from Life Is Peachy. It was directed by director Joseph Kahn. The plot revolves around a car crash which causes the death of all Korn members at the hands of a pimp and his prostitutes. The police and fire fighters secure the crash-site and the corpses are transported to a grotesque morgue where spooky professors oddly examine them. When the band members are undressed, it is revealed that Jonathan Davis, Korn's singer, is wearing ladies' underwear, true to and demonstrative of Korn's sometimes morbid sense of humor.

Tribute

The song's title is also a kind of tribute to German sports apparel manufacturer Adidas, which was a favourite of the band in their early years. In 1998, Korn took up a six-figure endorsement deal with rival Puma.

Track listing

AU release

• CD 6641 77 2

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." <small – 2:37
2. "A Song For Chi" (live) – 4:47
3. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Album Version) – 2:36
4. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (The Wet Dream mix) – 3:37
5. "Wicked" (Tear the Roof Off mix) – 3:46
6. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro dub) – 4:28

US release

• CD 49K 78530

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro dub) – 4:27
2. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Under Pressure mix) – 3:55
3. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (The Wet Dream mix) – 3:35
4. "Wicked" (Tear the Roof Off mix) – 3:47

UK release #1

• CD 664204 2

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (radio mix) – 2:32
2. "Chi" (live) – 4:46
3. "Ball Tongue" (live) – 4:56
4. "Shoots and Ladders" (live) – 6:15

UK release #2

• CD 664204 5

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Life Is Peachy Version) – 2:33
2. "Faget" – 5:51
3. "Porno Creep" – 2:03
4. "Blind" (1994 Radio Mix) – 4:19

DVD

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Video)
2. "Good God" (Video)
3. "Blind" (Video)
4. "Shoots & Ladders" (Video)
5. Photo Gallery

Enhanced VCD DualDisc

CD Side:

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Life Is Peachy Edit) - 2:33
2. "Blind" (1994 Radio Mix) - 4:20
3. "Wicked" (Tear The Roof Of Mix) - 3:48
4. "Porno Creep" - 2:03
5. "Faget" - 5:52
6. "A Song For Chi/Chi" (Live) - 4:46
7. "Ball Tongue" - 4:57
8. "Shoots & Ladders" (Live) 6:15
9. "Chi" (Live) - 4:47
10. "A Song For Chi" (Live) - 4:48
11. "Sean Olsen" (Radio Edit) - 4:46
12. "Twist/Chi" (Live) - 5:17

DVD Side:

1. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Video)
2. "Good God" (Video)
3. Photo Gallery
4. "Blind" (Video)
5. "Shoots & Ladders" (Video)

Put The DVD Side Into Your Computer To Enhance These Videos:

1. . "Good God"
2. . "A.D.I.D.A.S."
3. . Photo Gallery

External links

• Lyrics
• Song Facts
• "A.D.I.D.A.S." Official music video on YouTube