AllMusic wrote: "Korn add enough elements of alternative rock song structure to make the music accessible to the masses, and their songwriting has continued to improve." iTunes commented that "Regardless of the musical textures, Life Is Peachy is unified in its focus." "Entertainment Weekly" said that the album left the "impression that frontman Jonathan Davis is turning his well-publicized childhood traumas into a cheap marketing device". They gave it a C- and said that it "may be of interest to mental-health professionals." Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" wrote: "Korn has learned more than a few tricks from Nine Inch Nails, and it's not above using invective for simple shock value. But the chip on its shoulder sounds genuine." Stephen Thompson of "The A.V. Club" panned "Life is Peachy", calling the album "nothing but plain old, ham-fisted, butt-stupid heavy metal". Adrian Bromley of "Chronicles of Chaos" wrote that he was "impressed with the strength and sound quality" Korn "has been able to magnify with 'Life Is Peachy'". In 2000 it was voted number 869 in Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums". "No Place to Hide" earned the band a second Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category in 1998. The single peaked at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart. The album's second single, "A.D.I.D.A.S.", peaked at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart, while also making an appearance at number forty-five in Australia. In April 1997, "A.D.I.D.A.S." went to number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Good God", the album's third and final single, peaked at number twenty-five on UK Singles Chart, and number eighty-one on the ARIA Charts. The album peaked at number one in New Zealand. The album also peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200, and number thirty-two on the UK Albums Chart. "Life is Peachy" sold 106,000 copies in its first week of being released. Released on October 15, 1996, "Life is Peachy" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 8, 1997. On December 9, 1997, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.