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My Immortal
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| Single by Evanescence | ||
| from the album Fallen | ||
| Released | December 8, 2003 (U.S.) | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 2003 (single version) | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 4:24 | |
| Label | Wind-Up | |
| Writer(s) | Amy Lee Ben Moody |
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| Producer(s) | Dave Fortman | |
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| Evanescence singles chronology | ||
| "Going Under" (2003) |
"My Immortal" (2003) |
"Everybody's Fool" (2004) |
| Fallen track listing | ||
| Everybody's Fool (3) |
My Immortal (4) |
Haunted (5) |
| from the album Anywhere but Home | ||
| Length | 4:38 | |
| Label | Wind-Up Records | |
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| Breathe No More (8) |
My Immortal (9) |
Bring Me To Life (10) |
| from the album Origin | ||
| Length | 4:26 | |
| Label | Big-Wig Enterprises | |
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| Imaginary (3) |
My Immortal (4) |
Where Will You Go (5) |
"My Immortal" is the third single from rock band Evanescence's major label debut album, Fallen. Due to popularity at concerts, a new version of the song was recorded and released to radio. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards the song was nominated in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group category.
The song reached number seven in the United States and the United Kingdom and number one in Portugal; in Canada it debuted at number one and spent over twenty weeks in the top five.
In Latin America the song was at #10 the week when the chart was created, it's presumed that the song reached #1[1]
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The song was written by Evanescence's former guitarist, Ben Moody, with Amy Lee adding the bridge. Like all songs written by Moody, the lyrics are based on a short story he wrote.
Several versions of the song exist: one demo version the band made from 1997-1998 (Evanescence EP outtakes), which includes some different lyrics (it's entirely written and composed by Moody); one featured on the band's demo album, Origin (lead singer Amy Lee recomposed the song and changed the lyrics); the one featured on Fallen (similar to the one on Origin, except with added strings); their Mystary EP version (similar to the band version, minus the band); and "My Immortal (Band Version)", the radio version mentioned above in which the final phrase of the music is filled with heavy guitars and drums (where it is filled with strings in the radio version) which was the version used in the music video and was also included as an additional track in newer editions of their album Fallen.
The video for "My Immortal" was shot in Barcelona (the fountain in the video is a tourist stop for many fans) and played in black-and-white. Throughout the video, Lee is never seen touching the ground. When asked about this by an observant fan, she replied that it is because she is a ghost.[citation needed]
In an interview with Rock Sound Magazine, Lee commented on the video's concept:
| “ | You know what? When you see the video it's really amazing. Obviously we filmed it before this [Ben Moody's departure] happened and it's amazing irony, how much it makes sense. We're all separated and wandering the streets looking like it's the day after a funeral, with Ben in a suit and bare feet, and I'm never touching the ground. I'm sitting on a phone booth or lying on a car, to hint that I'm dead, that I'm singing from the dead. It's all about separation. It's almost like the director knew what was going to happen, but he can't have known. It's just one of those fate things." | ” |
"My Immortal" was used in 2003 by the WWE in a tribute video to 'Classy' Freddie Blassie as well as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero. Also, it was used in the charity event "Children in Need" in a video plea for funds to aid children who need special help.
The song also featured in the movie Daredevil along with the bigger hit "Bring Me to Life"; the song was track 17 on Daredevil: The Album, but had some differences from the version that was later released as a single.
A twenty-second clip from the song was used for the promo commercial of the hit TV sitcom Friends season finale.
The song was used in an episode of Smallville.
- Canadian CD single (Released December 30, 2003)
- "My Immortal" (Band Version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 4:33
- "My Immortal" (Album Version) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 4:24
- "Haunted" (Live from Sessions @ Aol) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 3:08
- "My Immortal" (Live from Cologne) (Lee, A./Hodges, D./Moody, B.) — 4:15
- My Immortal (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "My Immortal" from Fallen
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| Amy Lee • Terry Balsamo • Rocky Gray • John LeCompt • Tim McCord |
| Former members: Will Boyd • David Hodges • Ben Moody |
| Discography |
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| 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
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