"Haze" is a song by American

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, written and recorded for the

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''. It was released as a digital single on April 22, 2008. The game itself was released in May 2008 for the

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. Korn posted a

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entry on April 23, 2008, stating that those who purchased their untitled album would be able to download "Haze" as a free VBR-quality

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by visiting a certain website. "Haze" was featured as a bonus track on the Enhanced Edition and the Australian re-release of their untitled album.

Live performance

The song had its live premiere during the encore of the first European Avoid the Noid Pizza Party concert in

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on January 13, 2008, to a positive reception from the audience.

Music video

The video is a live performance of "Haze" spliced with gameplay footage. There is no word regarding whether or not the video will debut on television; so far it has only been released via

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and the PSN store at HD

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as a free download.

Mashup contest

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and Korn created a video mashup contest on April 28, 2008. The fans of ''Haze'' and the fans of Korn were given the opportunity to design the official video for "Haze". The winners were chosen on June 13, 2008, and the user "bootsrfun" on

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was the first-place winner, which meant his entry was the official "Haze" video. There were also second-place, third-place, fourth-place and fifth-place winners.

References

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