Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Bring Me to Life
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Bring Me to Life" | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Single by Evanescence | ||
| from the album Fallen | ||
| A-side(s) | "Bring Me to Life" | |
| B-side(s) | "Farther Away", "Missing" | |
| Released | April 22, 2003 | |
| Format | CD single DVD single Digital download |
|
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 3:57 | |
| Label | Wind-Up Records | |
| Writer(s) | Amy Lee Ben Moody David Hodges |
|
| Producer(s) | Dave Fortman | |
| Certification | Silver (BPI) 2x Platinum (ARIA) |
|
| Chart positions | ||
|
||
| Evanescence singles chronology | ||
| "Bring Me to Life" (2003) |
"Going Under" (2003) |
|
| Fallen track listing | ||
| Going Under (1) |
Bring Me To Life (2) |
Everybody's Fool (3) |
| from the album Anywhere but Home | ||
| Length | 4:43 | |
| Label | Wind-Up Records | |
| Chronology | ||
| My Immortal (9) |
Bring Me To Life (10) |
Tourniquet (11) |
| Bring Me To Life UK DVD | ||
 |
||
"Bring Me to Life" is the first single from Evanescence's multi-platinum debut album Fallen.
When the single was released, the track order of Fallen had not yet been finalized; although the single states that the B-side "Farther Away" is the Album Version, it was eventually dropped from Fallen. The Bliss Mix of "Bring Me to Life", another B-side on the single, is the original version of the song before Paul McCoy's vocals were written for the Daredevil soundtrack.
Different versions of the "Bring Me to Life" single have been released, such as promos, DVDs and versions with altered track orders. A well known version, considered to be a collector's item, is the first pressing of the Australian single. On this version, the fourth track was not the video version of "Bring Me to Life", but another B-side titled "Missing". This track was removed in subsequent pressings, and was eventually released with Anywhere but Home.
There are two other demo versions of "Bring Me to Life" known to exist, both having been leaked onto the Internet. Both are often referred to as an Acoustic Version, however, neither are available on any album; instead they can occasionally be found through websites or peer-to-peer networks. Both versions are similar in composition, with only a few differences — such as Amy Lee's voice being warped in the intro to one — setting them apart. The song itself is mainly comprised of electric guitar and assorted digital sound effects. Neither of the demos feature the vocals of Paul McCoy like their Fallen counterpart.
For live performances of "Bring Me to Life", McCoy's lines are sung by guitarist John LeCompt.
Contents |
Amy Lee became inspired to write the song after an incident that occurred while she was sitting in a restaurant.
| “ | I was inspired to write it when someone said something to me — I didn’t know him, and I thought he might be clairvoyant," says Lee from a tour stop in Tulsa. "I was in a relationship and I was completely unhappy. But I was hiding it. I was being completely abused and I was trying to cover it up; I wouldn’t even admit it to myself. So then I had spoken maybe 10 or 15 words to this guy, who was a friend of a friend. We were waiting for everyone else to show up, and we went into a restaurant and got a table. And he looked at me and said, ‘Are you happy?’ And I felt my heart leap, and I was like, he totally knows what I’m thinking. And I lied, I said I was fine. Anyway, he’s not really clairvoyant. But he is a sociology major." | ” |
Lee has also stated the previous in an VH1 interview:
| “ |
VH1: What's the song about ("Bring Me to Life")? |
” |
In an interview titled "Amy Lee: Back In Black", she said she wrote "Bring Me To Life" about her long time friend Josh, to whom she is now engaged. [3]
The song was first released on Daredevil: The Album as track #9. Evanescence was the only band on the soundtrack to have two songs featured, the second being the album version of "My Immortal" (track #17), not to be confused with the band version that was later released as a single.
When "Bring Me to Life" was released, it immediately found use in a wide variety of media, such as the theme song for WWE's No Way Out 2003 and in television commercials for shows like Without a Trace. It has also been used as music on television programs, such as the UK soap Emmerdale.
A 2005 episode of MTV2's Video Mods presented "Bring Me to Life" as sung by video game characters Dusk and Dawn.
The 2006 series Rock Star: Supernova featured contestants Zayra Alvarez, Jill Gioia and Storm Large singing their own renditions of the song.
A Season 2 episode of Pimp My Ride saw Kiearah's Ford Escort (1991) being "Pimped". At the beginning of the show Xzibit, examining the internal state of the car, reads from a tattered piece of paper the lyrics to Bring Me To Life. However, he only reads the first two sentences from the song and misreads the first sentence from the chrous: "How can you see into my eyes like open doors? Leading you down into my core. Wake up inside of me".
The single for "Bring Me to Life" was released shortly before Evanescence's debut album Fallen. These are two international versions of the single, with others being released worldwide.
- "Bring Me to Life" (Album version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:56
- "Bring Me to Life" (Bliss Mix) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:59
- "Farther Away" (Album version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:58
- "Missing" (Album version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 4:15
- "Bring Me to Life" (Album version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:56
- "Bring Me to Life" (Bliss Mix) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:59
- "Farther Away" (Album version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:58
- "Bring Me to Life" (Video version) — 3:56
- Bring Me to Life (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Bring Me to Life" from Fallen
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
|
|
- ^ Carioli, Carly. Amy Lee on bringing Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me to Life’ to life. BostonPhoenix.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (2003-05-09). Evanescence. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Eelss, Josh. Amy Lee: Back In Black. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ Evanescence and Paul Mccoy - Bring Me To Life. MusicSquare. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Evanescence Billboard Single. All Music. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Evanescence Bring Me To Life @ Top40-Charts. Top40-Charts. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Top 40 Argentina. Top 40 Argentina. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
| Preceded by "Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single May 18, 2003 - June 22, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Innocent Eyes" by Delta Goodrem |
| Preceded by "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single March 29, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park |
| Preceded by "Ignition (remix)" by R. Kelly |
UK Singles Chart number-one single June 8, 2003 - June 29, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z |
| Preceded by "American Life" by Madonna |
United World Chart number one single June 21, 2003 - August 2, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z |
|
|
| Amy Lee • Terry Balsamo • Rocky Gray • John LeCompt • Tim McCord |
| Former members: Will Boyd • David Hodges • Ben Moody |
| Discography |
|---|
| Commercial albums: Fallen • Anywhere but Home • The Open Door |
| Private releases: Evanescence EP • Sound Asleep EP • Origin • Mystary EP |
| Singles: "Bring Me to Life" • "Going Under" • "My Immortal" • "Everybody's Fool" • "Call Me When You're Sober" • "Lithium" • "Sweet Sacrifice" |
| Related content |
| Evanescence songs • Evanescence albums
|