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In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats including CD, DVD, Cassette, Vinyl, VHS and Digital Downloads, amongst others. Single releases are often made simultaneously in more than one format, as a single track download, and on CD or vinyl. Records with more than two A-sides are usually not considered singles, but EPs.

Although non-album singles are sometimes released, the lead tracks (and sometimes B-sides) of singles usually come from an album (either one already released or one about to be) and the release of the single is partly to promote sales of the album, and to ensure radio playlisting. CD singles often feature "radio edit" or "single edit" versions of the main song, which differ from the original recording in being edited to an attractive length for radio play, having expletives censored (often by re-recording with different lyrics), or both.

A typical number of singles to be released from an album is two to four—more is considered exceptional. However, since an artist's most popular songs are often singles later albums including their earlier works may have many.

Evanescence has commercially released a total of 17 singles. Those being:

*[[Bring Me to Life Single|Bring Me to Life]]
*[[Going Under Single|Going Under]]
*[[My Immortal Single|My Immortal]]
*[[Everybody's Fool Single|Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Imaginary#Spanish_radio_single|Imaginary]]1
*[[Missing Single|Missing]]2
*[[Call Me When You're Sober Single|Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Lithium Single|Lithium]]
*[[Sweet Sacrifice Single|Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Good Enough Single|Good Enough]]
*[[Weight of the World#Colombia_radio_release|Weight of the World]]3
*[[Together Again#Commercial_release|Together Again]]4
*[[What You Want Single|What You Want]]
*[[My Heart is Broken Single|My Heart is Broken]]
*[[Made of Stone#US_radio_promo_single|Made of Stone]]5
*[[The Other Side#US_Radio_Promo|The Other Side]]5
*[[Lost in Paradise Single|Lost in Paradise]]

1this was released as radio-only single in Spain 
2this was released as a radio-only single in Europe and South America 
3this was released as a radio only single in South America 
4this was available for purchase and digital download on iTunes Store without any physical CD 
5these were released as radio-only singles in the United States

It is worth noting that Evanescence received airplay before the release of [[Fallen]] from the songs [[Lies]], [[Understanding]], [[Even in Death]], [[Whisper]], [[Goodnight]] and [[Give Unto Me]]. Singles were probably not produced for these songs.

==Collecting Singles==
It can be a costly hobby to collect Evanescence singles as a complete collection may cost thousands of dollars. Nobody is known to possess a "complete" singles collection, though there are a few who come close. There are roughly 150 known separate releases and countless others unknown.

==Noteworthy Collectibles==
There are obviously many rare singles that were either produced in limited quantities or contain exclusive tracks not found elsewhere (e.g. the Spanish release of Going Under). Items considered especially rare:

*Bring Me to Life Cassette
*Bring Me to Life US Radio Single (Reissued)
*Bring Me to Life + Going Under WUJC DVD
*Going Under Spanish Single
*My Immortal 3-track WUJC US Radio Promo
*My Immortal Dutch Press Kit
*Weight of the World Colombian Promo
*Sweet Sacrifice US Radio Single
*All Good Enough releases
*Korean releases of Bring Me to Life, My Immortal and Going Under
*VHS releases of Going Under, My Immortal and Everybody's Fool
*Dutch and Irish versions of Lithium
*All old medias with pre-Fallen singles such as Whisper, Even in Death, Goodnight and Understanding

===The Imaginary Single===
This single is undoubtedly one of the rarest singles with at most 100 copies produced for distribution among Spanish radio stations.
See: [[Imaginary#Spanish_radio_single|Imaginary Single]]

===Missing===
Released in Europe, Isreal, Brazil and Australia when [[Anywhere But Home]] reached stores. Sightings of the physical singles are rare nowadays. See: [[Missing Single]]

===SAMPCS Radio Promos===
[[Image:SAMPCS2 Complete.jpg‎|thumb|An example of SAMPCS Collection: Inserts+Discs]]
''SAMPCS being the first part of the catalog number'' 
The [[Fallen]] era radio promotional discs released in Europe under the Epic (Sony International) label. One exists for each single released off of Fallen (Bring Me to Life, Going Under, My Immortal, Everybody's Fool & Missing). The Bring Me to Life SAMPCS single notably features a drastically different cover image and [[Daredevil Soundtrack]] information. Everybody's Fool and Going Under are fairly easy to find for sale online, the others, are much harder especially Missing. The Call Me When You're Sober European radio promo is not included in this category because it was released by a different label (Sony BMG). Several fans have managed to collect all the SAMPCS singles.

===WUJC Radio Promos===
[[Image:WUJC_Collection.jpg|thumb|An almost complete WUJC collection except for the Press Test of BMTL]]
''WUJC being the first part of the catalog number'' 
Discs released directly from [[Wind-Up Records]] to United States radio stations. These discs are VERY rare and are often near impossible to find. They span the band's commercial career from [[Bring Me to Life]] to [[The Other Side]].

These discs often include alternate single artwork and are always in full-sized Jewel cases (as opposed to a standard J-card single case). Earlier singles such as Bring Me To Life and My Immortal are especially rare, but more recently, the [[Good Enough]] and [[Sweet Sacrifice]] WUJC singles are known to be quite elusive. Besides the CD singles, there has been so far only one WUJC DVD single containing the videos from Bring Me to Life and Going Under. At least one person is really known to have every WUJC single, while some are close.

There are, so far, 17: 3 for BMTL, 1 for GU, 1 BMTL/GU DVD, 3 for My Immortal and 1 for Everybody's Fool, Call Me When You're Sober, Lithium and SS. Also, there are 2 for GE and 1 for My Heart is Broken, Made of Stone, and The Other Side.

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2014-10-30T11:52:50Z

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* [[Ben Moody]]
* [[William Boyd]]
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* "[[Going Under Single|Going Under]]"
* "[[My Immortal Single|My Immortal]]"
* "[[Everybody's Fool Single|Everybody's Fool]]"

* "[[Call Me When You're Sober Single|Call Me When You're Sober]]"
* "[[Lithium Single|Lithium]]"
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Singles

2014-10-28T05:36:47Z

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2014-09-19T10:47:20Z

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Aftermath
| Type = soundtrack
| Artist = [[Amy Lee]] featuring [[Dave Eggar]]
| Cover = Amy Lee Album Aftermath Artwork.jpeg
| Released = August 25, 2014
| Recorded = 2013–2014
| Genre = Rock
| Length = 29:47
| Label = 110 Records, Inc.
| Producer = Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, [[Chuck Palmer]], Johnny Nice
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Aftermath''''' (2014)
| Next album =
| Misc =
{{Singles
| Name = Aftermath
| Type = soundtrack
| single 1 = [[Lockdown Single|Lockdown]]
| single 1 date = September 2014
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'''''Aftermath''''' is a film soundtrack by [[Amy Lee]] and [[Dave Eggar]] for the 2014 film ''War Story''. It was released on August 25, 2014 to the [[iTunes|iTunes Store]] and Amazon.com.<ref name=itunesstore>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aftermath/id906573703|work=[[iTunes|iTunes Store]]|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=http://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Amy-Lee/dp/B00MGFT9HM|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> A snippet of a song from the album, "[[Between Worlds]]", was uploaded to Amy's YouTube channel and Evanescence's [[Vevo]] channel on August 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Teaser)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZKkKQEhco|work=[[Vevo]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Teases ‘Aftermath’ Disc Featuring Music Inspired by ‘War Story’ Movie|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-aftermath/|work=Loudwire|date=August 6, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Another snippet of the album, from "[[Voice in My Head]]", was later uploaded on the same two channels on August 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee: Second Teaser For 'Aftermath' Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescences-amy-lee-second-teaser-for-aftermath-album/|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Amy Lee – Aftermath (Teaser ll)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQH9BWW_lK4|work=[[Vevo]]|publisher=YouTube|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=August 11, 2014}}</ref>

==Background==
[[File:Amy at War Story panel.jpg|270px|thumb|left|Amy and Dave at the ''War Story'' panel after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.]]
Amy first revealed that she and Dave Eggar scored the film ''War Story'' in December 2013 on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=I'm very excited...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/407322819869949952|work=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|date=December 1, 2013}}</ref> A month later in January 2014, she had an interview with MTV News where she revealed that the new material is going to "suprise" her fans. She explained:

{{quote|It's going to surprise my fans. It's not what you’d expect; the film is very dark, very introspective. There's not even a lot of dialogue, which is great, because to me it makes this beautiful, sad platform for music. There's a lot of blending of sounds, a lot of ominous tones. I play a lot of keyboard, and a lot of Taurus pedal. There's a lot of low drones.<ref name=mtv>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Is Making Music Again … Just Not For Her Band|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1720104/evanescence-amy-lee-making-music/|accessdate=August 7, 2014|newspaper=MTV News|date=January 8, 2014}}</ref>}}
[[File:Amy With Mark Jackson.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Amy with ''War Story'' director Mark Jackson.]]
Before the interview was released, it was revealed that Amy is suing her label [[Wind-up Records]] for withholding $1.5 million in royalties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/|work=Loudwire|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Amy later said that it would be best for her to remain quiet about the issue.<ref name=mtv /> Two months later, she announced that she is free from the record label deal and that she is free to do whatever she wants.<ref name=freefromlabel>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist'|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/|work=Loudwire|date=March 20, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>

== Recording ==
The recording process for the album took a period of about a year and a half, from 2013 to 2014.<ref name=artwork /> Dave Eggar stated in an interview with Games of Evanescence that the process of the recording was "really fun" and that they changed many things during this process. He also said that they decided to add music which was inspired by the film but not included on it, so that the listener could become a "part of [their] journey".<ref name=artwork />

== Artwork ==
The artwork for the album was created by graphic designer Dan Mandell. Dave Eggar said in an interview that the artwork captured the spirit of the album and the "conflict between freedom and confinement" which he says is a strong theme in ''War Story''.<ref name=artwork>{{cite web|title=Nueva entrevista EXCLUSIVA con Dave Eggar|url=https://www.facebook.com/GamesOfEvanescence/photos/a.764757473586618.1073741880.254472491281788/764757580253274/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10483251_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10359550_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_n.jpg%3Foh%3D60fd06c07326991a3b29c1298be8f82a%26oe%3D545D6BCC&size=800%2C1132&fbid=764757580253274|work=Facebook.com|date=August 13, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014|author=Games Of Evanescence}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = [[Push the Button]]
| writer1 = [[Amy Lee]]
| extra1 = Amy Lee
| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = [[White Out]]
| note2 = featuring [[Dave Eggar]]
| writer2 = Dave Eggar, [[Chuck Palmer]]
| extra2 = Chuck Palmer, Dave Eggar
| length2 = 1:29

| title3 = [[Remember to Breathe]]
| note3 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer3 = Dave Eggar
| extra3 = Amy Lee
| length3 = 1:24

| title4 = [[Dark Water]]
| note4 = featuring Malika Zarra
| writer4 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer
| extra4 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer, Johnny Nice
| length4 = 3:29

| title5 = [[Between Worlds]]
| note5 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer5 = Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer
| extra5 = Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer
| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = [[Drifter]]
| note6 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer6 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar
| extra6 = Amy Lee
| length6 = 1:55

| title7 = [[Can't Stop What's Coming]]
| note7 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer7 = Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer, Dave Eggar
| extra7 = Chuck Palmer, Amy Lee
| length7 = 2:04

| title8 = [[Voice in My Head]]
| note8 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer8 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar
| extra8 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer
| length8 = 3:47

| title9 = [[Lockdown]]
| note9 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer9 = Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer
| extra9 = Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer
| length9 = 4:58

| title10 = [[After]]
| note10 = featuring Dave Eggar
| writer10 = Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer
| extra10 = Chuck Palmer
| length10 = 3:53
}}

== Chart performance ==
In the first week after its release, ''Aftermath'' sold about 6,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=ustopfifty>{{cite news|title=Evanescence's Singer Amy Lee's 'Aftermath' Album Lands In U.S. Top 50|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lees-aftermath-album-lands-in-u-s-top-50/|accessdate=September 4, 2014|newspaper=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2014) 
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position 
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Flanders)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|153
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Wallonia)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|132
|-
|align="left"|Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|title=Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 25-08-2014 al 31-08-2014)|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1873|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Fimi.it (FIMI)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|49
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Album)|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Lee&titel=Aftermath&cat=a|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl (MegaCharts)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|92
|-
|align="left"|United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 6th September 2014|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8yXUVT|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=August 31, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com (UK Albums Chart)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee – Artist|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/amy%20lee/|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|67
|-
|align="left"|United Kingdom Indie (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Top 40 Indie Albums Chart|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiealbums|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8hTqrL|date=August 31, 2014|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=BBC.co.uk (UK Indie Albums Chart)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|18
|-
|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' 200]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=2|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SKovTbTv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name=ustopfifty />
| style="text-align:center;"|47
|-
|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Top Rock Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums?page=1|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SL2qcozv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|-
|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Soundtracks]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Soundtracks|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-09-13/soundtracks|date=September 13, 2014|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|}

== Release history ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Store
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
|-
! scope="row"|Worldwide
| [[iTunes|iTunes Store]]
| rowspan="10"|August 25, 2014
| rowspan="9"|Digital download
|-
! scope="row"|Germany
| rowspan="2"|Amazon.de
|-
! scope="row"|Austria
|-
! scope="row"|France
| Amazon.fr
|-
! scope="row"|Italy
| Amazon.it
|-
! scope="row"|Japan
| Amazon.co.jp
|-
! scope="row"|Spain
| Amazon.es
|-
! scope="row"|United Kingdom
| Amazon.co.uk
|-
! scope="row"|United States
| Amazon.com
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
*[http://amyleeofficial.com/ Amy Lee's official website]

{{Amy Lee|collapse=off}}
[[Category:Amy Lee discography]]

2014-08-29T09:52:57Z

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Evanescence
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Evanescence]]
| Cover = Evanescence album.jpg
| Released = October 7, 2011
| Recorded = February 2010–June 2011; Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
| Length = 47:14 (Standard version) 61:42 + 38:36 (Deluxe version)
| Label = [[Wind-up Records]]
| Producer = [[Steve Lillywhite]] (2010) [[Nick Raskulinecz]] (2011)
| Last album = ''[[The Open Door]]'' (2006)
| This album = '''''Evanescence''''' (2011)
| Next album =
| Misc =
{{Singles
| Name = Evanescence
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[What You Want]]
| single 1 date = August 9, 2011
| single 2 = [[My Heart Is Broken]]
| single 2 date = November 11, 2011
| single 3 = [[Lost in Paradise]]
| single 3 date = May 25, 2012
| single 4 = [[The Other Side]]
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'''''Evanescence''''' is Evanescence's third studio self-titled album released by [[Wind-up Records]] on October 7, 2011. It was originally scheduled for a late August or early September 2010 release<ref name="direct10" /> but was delayed due to a number of circumstances which lead to the band spending another year writing and improving new material as well as a change in producers. Amy announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4, 2011, but MTV News confirmed on July 11, 2011 that the album had been pushed a week back by Wind-up Records. The cover of the album was first shown on Amazon.com on August 29, 2011.

"[[What You Want]]", the first single from the album, was released on August 9, 2011 to moderate success, peaking at number 68 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and selling more than 112,000 digital copies in the United States as of November 2011. "[[My Heart Is Broken]]" was released to radio stations on October 31, and was released in digital format to iTunes and Amazon.com on November 11. "[[Lost in Paradise]]" was released digitally on May 25, 2012 as the third commercial single from the album. "[[The Other Side]]" was released to Alternative and Modern Rock radio stations in the United States on June 11, 2012.

The tour in support of the album lasted from August 17, 2011 to November 9, 2012. The album debuted at number 1 on the US [[Billboard|''Billboard'' 200]] chart with first week sales of 127,000 copies.<ref name=billboard2001 /> As of August 2012, the album has sold 421,000 copies in the US.<ref name="oakland" />

== Conception ==
Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with ''Spin''<ref name="spin2008" /> and Gauntlet<ref name="gauntlet2008" /> in 2008 she had begun writing new material, it wasn't until 2009 that she confirmed the band were working on the followup to 2006's ''[[The Open Door]]''.

{{quote|We're currently working on new material that I'm extremely excited about. I believe that to make great music you have to give yourself the freedom to evolve. I don't see the point in making the same record twice, so I always want to challenge myself to make something better, stronger, and more interesting than before. That takes time, but it's worth the wait for me. Hopefully, it will be for the fans too. Look out for new music next year...<ref name="slimshady" />}}

In later posts on EvThreads she gave a vague indication of what new material for Evanescence could sound like and the album process.

{{quote|I don't want to give away too much about what it will sound like, because so much will change before the end, but its... not what you would expect. Its definitely not happy married music, but its not like I'm dying the whole time either. Its dark, sarcastic, fun, strange, familiar and very different at the same time.<ref name="questamy" />}}

{{quote|There's been a lot of writing going on this summer and I'm starting to get really excited. My good friend Will happens to also be a great producer, writer and programmer (lucky for me!) and we've been slaving away at some pretty interesting stuff lately... I'm not giving anything away just yet. Terry and I have been working together this week at my place just like old times and life is pretty good.<ref name="heyamy" />}}

During 2009 Amy co-wrote most of the album with [[Will "Science" Hunt]] in New York and Texas. The pair had crafted and recorded much of the electronic programming that was to be used in the forthcoming record together.<ref name="Leehasfun" /> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]].<ref name="Spin2010" />

In 2010, Evanescence officially entered the studio on February 22nd to begin recording the album with producer Steve Lillywhite who is known for working with bands such as U2 and Rolling Stones. [[Will Hunt]] returned as the band's drummer with [[Will "Science" Hunt]] also joining the band in the studio as programmer and secondary drummer. [[David Campbell]] would also return for string arrangements.<ref name="Leehasfun" />

== The Lillywhite sessions (2010) ==
[[Image:AmySteveChadWillStudio2010.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Amy Lee]], [[Steve Lillywhite]], Chad Copelin and [[Will "Science" Hunt]] in the studio]]In interviews with Spin.com<ref name="Spin2010" /> and Rolling Stone,<ref name="Leehasfun" /> Amy discussed the bands work with Steve Lillywhite and the creative process for the album. She noted that music would be a mix of "sarcastic aggression" and would have a distinct electro influence that was inspired by artists such as Bjork, Massive Attack and Portishead. The album would contain a "rainbow of sounds" with some songs amazingly heavy and others completely stripped down. The band were also aiming "to take synthetic and atmospheric sounds and find a way to blur the line between organic and synthetic."<ref name="Spin2010" />

Amy also disclosed further information about the themes and lyrical content through Twitter.

{{quote|Lot of 'electro' talk regarding our new album. That doesn't sum it up. Influences include: Rock, electronica, pop, classical, hip hop...<ref name="twitrpchp" /> ...Industrial, eastern, dark soul...<ref name="twitieds" />}}[[Image:Warren Riker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Steve Lillywhite]] and [[Warren Riker]] in the studio]]

{{quote|Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?<ref name="twitalbumi" />

Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...<ref name="twituknown" />}}

Although progress on the album appeared to be going well, on May 21st Amy made a post on EvThreads stating the band were taking time out of the studio to write more music. She also suggested that the label was going through uncertain times which would hinder the band's progress on the album.<ref name="whatupet" /> For the rest of the year the band kept relatively quiet on the status of the new record but an interview with drummer [[Will Hunt]] suggested progress on the music was going well, specifically mentioning "Lately, in the last few months, there's been a real band dynamics. It's kind of a band situation right now."<ref name="WillDNDInterview" /> Amy posted later in the year on her birthday in December mentioning that it had been a tough year but she was at the time in Northern California writing music with Terry and Tim.<ref name="ncwttet" />

In February 2011, Amy made a post on EvThreads stating the band was getting together the following week to begin pre-production on the next album again.<ref name="preproductet" /> Finally, the band announced they would be entering the studio on April 11 and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011.<ref name="fall2011et" /> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with Steve Lillywhite and had changed producers to Nick Raskulinecz.<ref name="producerswitet" /> Amy revealed in an interview with ''Spin'' the reasons behind the band taking time out of the studio and the change in producer for the album.

{{quote|It wasn't coming together right. Steve wasn't the right fit. We were on this experimental trip, trying a bunch of new things, seeing what would fit. I did a lot of the writing without the band. And then when we tried to pull the two worlds together, it wasn't working.<ref name="comebacklpSPIN" />}}

Amy further said in an interview with ''[[Billboard]]'' that while some of the material from the sessions with Lillywhite won't be included in the band's third album, they may be released in the future in a different release, saying, "maybe solo, maybe something else".<ref name="billboardscrappedmaterial" />

== Nick Raskulinecz sessions (2011) ==
After leaving the studio and parting ways with Steve Lillywhite, Amy mentioned that the future of the band was unclear. During those uncertain times the band came and reworked the material together. Some songs were taken from the sessions with Lillywhite and were reworked.

{{quote|Then Evanescence, the group of hired guns led by the vision of Lee, became a real working band. Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and programmer Will "Science" Hunt (yes, both guys share the same name) moved in with Lee and began re-working her songs and writing new material together.

"I've never felt so supported by my band members," says Lee. "We've really relied on each other. And everyone being a part of this album, from the ground up, is an entirely new approach for us. There's nobody that's just coming in to play guitar. Everybody's invested. We're more truly a band now than ever before."

She adds, "We took the best songs we had, added more, and reworked them as a group. They're stronger than before… when it was more one-dimensional."<ref name="comebacklpSPIN" />}}

Taking the 19 songs they had created as a band, Evanescence entered the studio with Nick Raskulinecz who has produced albums for bands such as Alice in Chains, Deftones, Foo Fighters and more.<ref name="comebacklpSPIN" />

Amy explained that she trusts Nick's opinion and he helps her at making quick decisions:

{{quote|Nick is an awesome producer. He really helped me get the plan and have confidence in the decisions that we made. For me, I have a lot of ideas and sometimes it just comes down to 'OK, everything that I'm doing I have two options!' He's awesome, because as I'm doing these things I'm asking him from the vocal booth or the piano room or whatever, 'Which one of these should I do?' He's good at helping me make a quick decision. I really trust his opinion because he makes great records.<ref name="toolosngsincelp" />}}

Amy mentioned that working with a heavy rock producer meant the album was more of a rock record now than it was before. She also noted that the band would be incorporating a variety of new sounds including synths, the harp and vintage keyboards with the Moog Tarus pedal specifically mentioned.<ref name="comebacklpSPIN" />

Amy also revealed a number of tracks for the album such as "[[My Heart Is Broken]]", "[[Secret Door]]" and "[[Oceans]]". For lyrical content she also mentioned there would be a variety of themes.

[[Image:the studio crew and musicians for the new album.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Amy Lee]] in the studio with [[Nick Raskulinecz]], the chief conductor [[David Campbell]] and the violinists.]]{{quote|I get inspired by nature. The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution. Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, "Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?"

There was some real struggle trying to figure out what I want this band to be. I want Evanescence to feel passionate. It's about looking for the answers and not always knowing them.<ref name="comebacklpSPIN" />}}

The album was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between February to July 2011.<ref name="mtvselftitled" /><ref name="bandcollab" />

In June 12, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again.<ref name="twittertroy" /> It was also revealed that the album would be released October 4, 2011.<ref name="twittertroy" /> However, it was pushed to October 11 by Wind-up.<ref name="wywpreview" /> On October 7, the album was released four days before the US release date in Germany, Australia and Ireland.<ref name="ausrelease" /><ref name="gerrelease" /><ref name="irerelease" /> It was stated in an MTV interview that 16 songs were at or near completion, but not all of them can be on the album.<ref name="mtvselftitled" /> Later it was revealed that all of the songs would be placed in a deluxe edition of the album and the standard edition would have 12 songs.<ref name="straightrock" />

== Album title and artwork ==
On June 22 2011, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album would be titled ''Evanescence''. Amy revealed the reason for the album being self-titled:

{{quote|It's ''about'' the band; it's more of a band record. But I started thinking about it, and it's also that this whole record and the lyrical content and a lot of the things that it's about to me is about falling back in love with this thing, with Evanescence, with what I've obsessed over for a decade, longer than that. And it took me a minute, I definitely stepped away from it in a big way, and went, 'OK, guys, I don't know what we're going to do. I don't know what's going to happen here. Let's just live our lives for a while and see what happens next.'<ref name="mtvselftitled" />}}

Amy also said she had a lot of album title ideas, but as the album became more about the band, it was the only title that felt right:

{{quote|I had a lot of album title ideas. But as it became more and more about the band...the more collaborative it became, it just felt like this is who we are, it's a band. And to have that feeling in the music where the band is so pumped up, it was just the only title that felt right. It's about falling back in love with this thing in a major way.<ref name="billboardscrappedmaterial" />}}

The cover artwork for the self-titled album is the first one by the band that does not show Amy and ''only'' Amy on it.

{{quote|Well, both of our other records are me on the cover, and I think it's cool to have that photo, you know, that people can look at and go, 'OK, that's who that is.' But I feel like, by now, they know who we are, and I wanted something really different. I didn't feel like we had to put a photo on the cover, I wanted it to be more mysterious and more about Evanescence itself, not just me.<ref name="artworkmtv" />}}

As explained by Amy, this concept extends far beyond the album cover. On the album, she and the band members are exploring every aspect of the band, starting with the name itself. Because, for the first time, Evanescence is more than just Amy.

{{quote|The idea to not have any photos on the outside I thought was really cool. And all the images and the artwork is a play on the meaning of the word 'Evanescence.' It means 'to dissipate like vapor,' so I decided to go with light and vapor ... it's really about Evanescence, not just me.<ref name="artworkmtv" />}}

== Twitter ==
Since Evanescence's emergence on [[Twitter]], various "Tweets" since have indicated the band have been writing and recording demos for the album;

*On November 22, 2009, Tim released a [http://telly.com/C2E40 short jamming session] that contained a sample of one such demo. A fan asked Amy on Twitter what she was singing in this clip and Amy replied, saying that they were "just playing around" and that she wasn't singing any words.<ref name=larainytwitter />
*On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYFN3NHtTg short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording. Amy later revealed on [[EvClub]] that this song's name is "[[Perfect Dream]]".
*On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlMcEmxwnuI snippet] of her recording a piano piece.
*On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://telly.com/L9GE5 video] of Will Hunt recording the last drum part of "[[Erase This]]".
*On May 11, 2011 Amy released a [http://telly.com/C4KFZ video] of her recording the piano middle eight in "[[Made of Stone]]".
*On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://telly.com/XBMI4 video] of the song "[[New Way to Bleed]]" being recorded for the new album.
*On June 5, 2011 Amy released a [http://telly.com/8KTWX section of a song] that she was finishing for the new record. This song turned out to be "[[Disappear]]".
*On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://telly.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the song called "[[Secret Door]]".

== Tour ==
[[File:London November 9 2012.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Evanescence performing in London on November 9, 2012]]
The Evanescence Tour (2011-12) was Evanescence's third worldwide concert tour. It began with a concert at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville on August 17, 2011,<ref name="mtvtourplan" /><ref name="blabberftwo" /> followed by Rock on the Range in Winnipeg, Canada on August 20,<ref name="rockrange" /> and Rock in Rio on October 2.<ref name="rockinrioind" /> The tour kicked off with a concert at Puerto Rico on October 6,<ref name="billboardscrappedmaterial" /> and the North American tour kicked off on October 10. It wrapped on November 1 in New York, later heading to the UK and Europe for the rest of the month.<ref name="billboardscrappedmaterial" /> The set list of the tour had songs from all three Evanescence albums.<ref name="straightrock" /> Their performances were supported by The Pretty Reckless,<ref name="prettyrecksup" /> Fair to Midland<ref name="prettyrecksup" /><ref name="nmesixtour" /> and Rival Sons.<ref name="rivalsup" />

{{quote|We're definitely focusing mainly on the new material. We're really excited about that music the most — obviously it's the newest — but of course we'll be playing some from both of our other albums too. I guess I'd say in general, our show's on the heavy-energy side, so we'll be running around singing a lot of fast songs.<ref name="ustourdm" />}}

The concert tour continued thorugh the United States, Asia and Europe.<ref name="ustourdm" /> The band later performed live at the Rock am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany on June 1, 2012.<ref name="blabrockar" /> The band then started the South American tour, beginning with a concert at Porto Alegre, Brazil on October 4.<ref name="whiplash" /> The band ended the tour with four concerts in the UK, with the last concert being at the London Wembley Arena on November 9.<ref name="extendedbreakn" />

== Singles ==
"What You Want", the first single off the album, was released digitally on August 9, 2011,<ref name="taylorswift" /> and a CD single was later released in Germany on September 9.<ref name="germancd" /> It went on to sell 112,000 digital copies in the US as of November 2011,<ref name="billboard112" /> and it peaked at number 1 on the UK Rock Chart.<ref name="rockchartwyw" /> It debuted and peaked at number 68 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for the week ending of August 14, 2011,<ref name="weekending14" /> with first week sales of 78,000 copies.<ref name="alteredlandscape" /> The song stayed on the chart for only one week. On the UK Singles Chart, "What You Want" debuted at number 72 on August 3, 2011 and it stayed on the chart for one week.<ref name="officialchartsuk" />

The second single, "My Heart Is Broken", was sent to pop, hot adult contemporary and Hot/Mod/AC radio stations in the US on October 31, 2011,<ref name="mhibrelease" /><ref name="mhibhac" /><ref name="allaccess" /> and to mainstream radio on November 1,<ref name="fmqbmstream" /> and it was released commercialy as a digital single on November 11.<ref name="itunesmhib" /> It only charted in three countries: Germany at number 92, Austria at number 36, and the US Adult Pop Songs at number 34. It only charted in three countries: Germany at number 92, Austria at number 36, and the US Adult Pop Songs at number 34. Although Amy said "Made of Stone" would be released as the third single,<ref name="amymos3single" /> it was released only as a promotional single in January 2012 in the US to Active Rock radio, while "My Heart Is Broken" was played on softer formats.<ref name="fusetosmos" />

"Lost in Paradise" was released as the third commercial single off the album on May 25, 2012.<ref name="ituneslip" /> It peaked at #9 on the UK Rock chart after the album was released,<ref name="rockchartlip" /> and it later peaked at #71 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart after the single was released.<ref name="austriachartlip" /> "The Other Side" was released as a promotional rock single in the US;<ref name="fusetosmos" /><ref name="songideasbill" /> it impacted Modern Rock radio on June 11, 2012,<ref name="fmqbsingle" /> and Alternative radio on June 12, 2012.<ref name="altaccess" />

== Track listing ==
#"[[What You Want]]"
#"[[Made of Stone]]"
#"[[The Change]]"
#"[[My Heart Is Broken]]"
#"[[The Other Side]]"
#"[[Erase This]]"
#"[[Lost in Paradise]]"
#"[[Sick]]"
#"[[End of the Dream]]"
#"[[Oceans]]"
#"[[Never Go Back]]"
#"[[Swimming Home]]"

=== Japanese edition bonus track ===
<ol start="13">
<li>"[[The Last Song I'm Wasting on You]]"</li>
</ol>

=== Deluxe edition bonus tracks ===
<ol start="13">
<li>"[[New Way to Bleed]]"</li>
<li>"[[Say You Will]]"</li>
<li>"[[Disappear]]"</li>
<li>"[[Secret Door]]"</li>
</ol>

=== iTunes bonus track ===
<ol start="17">
<li>"[[What You Want]]" (Elder Jepson Remix)</li>
</ol>

=== Deluxe edition DVD ===
*"What You Want" (music video)
*Making the "What You Want" Music Video – Day 1
*Making the "What You Want" Music Video – Day 2
*Behind the Scenes in the Studios
*Behind the Scenes at the Photo shoot
*On the Songs: "Secret Door"
*On the Songs: "The Change"
*On the Songs: "Never Go Back"
*On the Songs: "Made of Stone"
*On the Songs: "Disappear"
*On the Songs: "What You Want"
*On the Songs: "My Heart Is Broken"
*On the Songs: "Oceans"
*On the Songs: "Lost in Paradise"

== Songs from the Lillywhite sessions ==
*"[[Hi-Lo]]"
*"[[Perfect Dream]]"
*"[[You Got a Lot to Learn]]"

== Credits ==
Credits taken from Allmusic<ref name="Allmusic" /> and from the liner notes of the album booklet.
{{tab/it|
=== Lineup ===
*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals, piano, keyboards, harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Rhythm guitar
=== Production team ===
*[[Will "Science" Hunt|William B. Hunt]] - Additional composer (tracks #2, 8, 9, 16), programming
*[[Zach Williams]] - Additional lyrics (track #4)
*[[David Campbell]] - String consultant
*Antoine Silverman - Concert master, contractor
*[[David Eggar|Dave Eggar]] - Cello
*Anja Wood - Cello
*Claire Bryant - Cello
*Jonathan Dinklage - Viola, violin
*Hiroko Taguchi - Viola, violin
*Entcho Todorov - Violin
*Maxim Moston - Violin
*Suzy Perelman - Violin
*Sarah Pratt - Violin
|
*Michael Roth - Violin
*Claire Chan - Violin
*Peter Donovan - Bass
*[[Chris Vrenna]] - Additional keyboards, programming
*Phillis Sparks - Harp technician
*John Nicholson - Drum technician
*Mike Simmons - Bass technician, guitar technician
*Paul Fig - Engineer
*Nathan Yarborough - Assistant engineer
*Ted Jensen - Mastering
*[[Randy Staub]] - Mixing
*Zach Blackstone - Mixing assistant
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer
*Gregg Wattenberg - A&R
*Chris Graham - A&R operations
*Chapman Baehler - Photography
*Michelle Lukianovich - Package design and art direction
*Mike Mongillo - Product manager
*[[Andrew Lurie]] - Management
*Mark Droescher - DVD producer, editor, mastering and design
}}

=== Lillywhite sessions credits ===
*[[Steve Lillywhite]] - Producer
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral arrangements<ref name="Leehasfun" />
*[[Questlove]] - Additional drums<ref name="evvilletrans" /><ref name="youtubeq" />

== See also ==
*[[Evanescence Releases|''Evanescence'' releases]]

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[[Category:Discography]]

What You Want

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== General information ==
''Written by: [[Amy Lee|A. Lee]], [[Terry Balsamo|T. Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord|T. McCord]]''

"'''What You Want'''" is the first track and the first single released from Evanescence's self-titled album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. It features heavy riffs, strong vocals, and has a theme of freedom. Amy Lee explained how the song was created and recorded in an interview:

{{quote|Tim and Terry and I wrote that song at my house in New York. We were just jamming, like, recording demos, and obviously the song has grown a lot since then, with everyone else. For me, it was — and I need to remember this, so I can apply it in the future — it wasn't trying so hard to be some epic, massive chorus. I was just doodling around on the piano and the guys were like, "Do that. Whatever you just did, that's an awesome melody." And I was like, "Really?" Sometimes you just need your friends to be like, "Do that!"<ref name="mtvpreview" />}}

In the same interview, Amy explained what the song is about:

{{quote|It's about freedom — that's definitely a constant theme on the record — but, it's like Evanescence, and me, and my relationship with the music and the fans, and coming to that [realization] of "This is what I'm supposed to do ... I want to do this," and when it says, "Remember who you really are," that's exactly everything you could assume it means.<ref name="mtvpreview" />}}

In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy also said:

{{quote|Okay, "What you Want", what can I say about this one, this was a cool writing experience. We were, it was Tim and Terry and I came down at my place in New-York for about a month. And we were just hanging out in my living room, like I was at the piano, they were working on the riff in the verse. I just started playing along and it kinda came together really fast. Like we all knew we were onto something really cool, we were getting really excited about it.
It's funny, we had two studios going, one on the living room and one up on the top level.So i could be working on lyrics and stuff when they were kinda working on the music and we would come visit each other and play around.
And I remember being a little embarrassed when I wrote the verse, lyrics and melody, just the melody even. That "Dohoo watchu watchu want" part I was like Oh man, they're gonna make fun of me and think that I'm Janet Jackson or something. But screw it, I'm gonna show it to them anyway and they were like 'No, that's really cool, the hook is what's cool about it.' I'm so glad they feel that way because it's really fun to sing.<ref name="nmewyw" />}}

A sample of "What You Want" was released at MTV's website on July 11, 2011.<ref name="mtvpreview" /> The single was released digitally to iTunes on August 9, 2011,<ref name="taylorswift" /> and to other digital retailers on August 16.<ref name="ignnewalbum" /> On August 22, 2011, Amy went to Toronto's Liberty Studios to preview 5 mastered songs from Evanescence to a selected crowd of thirty people. "What You Want" was one of the five previewed songs.<ref name="rollingkaren" /><ref name="billboardkaren" /> The song was well recieved by fans<ref name="fansreception" /> and critics alike.<ref name="aboutcom" /><ref name="artistdirect" /><ref name="allmusic" />

The band premiered "What You Want" live August 8, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.<ref name="premiere" /> They later played it again at the show in Nashville on August 17,<ref name="blabber" /> and at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.<ref name="rockrio" /> The band added the song to the setlist of the Evanescence Tour.<ref name="hollywoodsoph" /><ref name="take40" /><ref name="whiplash" />

== Versions ==
'''Studio versions:'''

'''What You Want'''
*''Recording date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (track #1) – the first single off the album
:All [[What You Want Single|"What You Want" single editions]] (track #1)
*''Length:'' 3:40

'''What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]'''
*''Processing date:'' 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:"What You Want" digital 2-track and German CD single (track #2)
:''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (iTunes deluxe edition) (track #17)
*''Length:'' 3:18

'''Live versions:'''

'''What You Want [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' August 8, 2011 - November 9, 2012
*''Examples:'' War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville (August 17, 2011); Manchester Arena, England (November 6, 2012)

== Lyrics ==
=== Album version ===
Do what you what you want 
If you have a dream for better 
Do what you what you want 
'Til you don’t want it anymore 
''(remember who you really are)'' 
 
Do what you what you want 
Your world’s closing in on you now ''(it isn’t over)'' 
Stand and face the unknown 
''(got to remember who you really are)'' 
 
Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection 
 
Hello, hello, remember me? 
I’m everything you can’t control 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to believe 
We can break through 
 
Do what you what you want 
You don’t have to lay your life down ''(it isn’t over)'' 
Do what you what you want 
'Til you find what you’re looking for 
''(got to remember who you really are)'' 
 
But every hour slipping by screams that I have failed you 
 
Hello, Hello, remember me? 
I’m everything you can’t control 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to believe 
 
Hello, hello, remember me? 
I’m everything you can’t control 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to believe 
 
There’s still time 
Close your eyes 
Only love will guide you home 
Tear down the walls and free your soul 
Till we crash we’re forever spiraling 
Down, down, down, down 
 
Hello, hello, its only me 
Infecting everything you love 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to believe 
 
Hello, Hello, remember me? 
I’m everything you can’t control 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to learn forgiveness 
 
Hello, Hello, remember me? 
I’m everything you can’t control 
Somewhere beyond the pain 
There must be a way to believe 
We can break through 
 
Remember who you really are 
Do what you what you want 

=== Elder Jepson remix ===
(Do what you what you want) 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
(Do what you what you want) 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way 
to believe we can break through 
 
(Do what you what you want) 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
(Do what you what you want) 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way 
to believe we can break through 
 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way 
to believe we can break through 
 
Do what you what you want, you don't have to lay your life down 
(it isn't over) 
Do what you what you want till you find what you're looking for 
(got to remember who you really are) 
Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection 
 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe 
 
Do what you what you want, your world's closing in on you now 
(it isn't over) 
Stand and face the unknown 
(got to remember who you really are) 
 
There's still time 
close your eyes 
only love will guide you home 
Tear down the walls and free your soul 
(spiraling, spiraling...) 
 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to learn forgiveness 
Hello, hello remember me? 
I'm everything you can't control 
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way 
to believe we can break through 
 
Do what you what you want 
Do what you what you want 

== Music video ==
[[Image:WYWvideo.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"What You Want" video]]
On Wednesday July 27th, Amy sent out a tweet saying:

{{quote|Calling all fans in the NY area- We want you to be in our new video!! Go to evanescence.com for details.<ref name="amystweet" />}}

On July 30th, 200 fans were chosen to participate in the first day of the video shoot on a volunteer basis and will appear as the audience of the band's performance in the video. This video shoot took place in Brooklyn, New York. Directed by Meiert Avis. The video editing was concluded on August 23.<ref name="videoediting" />

In an interview with MTV, Amy described the inspiration behind the club in the video:

{{quote|This video is sort of, like, the history of the band. This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock [Arkansas] — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world.<ref name="wywbts" />}}

Amy said in another MTV interview that her sister, [[Carrie Lee]], has the credit for the basic concept of the video:

{{quote|Lee actually invited her sister, Carrie, to the recording studio for a few fresh ideas. "She's a writer, so I was like, 'Would you just sit here with me and listen to the song a couple times and just tell me what you see?' " Lee recalled. "She just started saying things that were right on. She was like, 'This should be in New York. You guys need to do something different, this song feels different.' And she started talking about running across the Brooklyn Bridge, and it being where I live, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is great.'"<ref name="mtvnewscl" />}}

The meaning of the final scene in the video, according to Amy in the same interview:

{{quote|That was my real part, I kind of came up with the ending; I feel like it's a representation of us coming back to the world. We have a pretty large international fanbase, so I always think about us going on tour, and so much of touring for us is going overseas. But it's a little more than that; it's us heading into the unknown, coming into a new world, coming back after a long time; you've seen the past in the rest of the video, and that's the unknown future.<ref name="mtvnewscl" />}}

A teaser for the video was released on Evanescence's YouTube channel on September 8th. The music video was released September 13, 2011.<ref name="pressforw" />

The video can be watched on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWazHTunSI here]. The screenplay for the video can be read [[What You Want Video Treatment Notes|here]].

[[Image:WYW Lyric video.PNG|thumb|250px|right|"What You Want" lyric video]]
=== Lyric video ===
The official lyric video of "What You Want" was uploaded on Evanescence's VEVO Channel on August 18, 2011, about a month before the official music video came out. It can be watched on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZvYEdxXC8 here].

== Commercial release ==
{{Main|What You Want Single}}

The "What You Want" single was digitally released on August 9,<ref name="taylorswift" /> and the CD single was released on September 9, 2011 in Germany.<ref name="germancd" />

Tracks released with the single include:
*What You Want
*What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]
*What You Want [Video] (promotional only)

== Chart performance ==
On the week ending of August 14, 2011, "What You Want" debuted at number 68 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with first week digital sales of 78,000 copies.<ref name="alteredlandscape" /><ref name="weekending14" /> The song also debuted at number 55 on the Canadian Hot 100.<ref name="canadahot100" /> The song stayed on both of the charts for one week. The song reached the Digital Songs chart at number 47, Rock Digital Songs at number 4, Hot Rock Songs at number 11, Mainstream Rock Songs at number 8, and Alternative Songs at number 14. It stayed on the Digital Songs chart for one week,<ref name="digitalsongs" /> Rock Digital Songs for four weeks,<ref name="rockdigitalsongs" /> Mainstream Rock Songs for 22 weeks,<ref name="mainstreamrocksongs" /> Hot Rock Songs for 21 weeks,<ref name="hotrocksongs" /> and Alternative Songs for 20 weeks.<ref name="alternativesong" /> "What You Want" debuted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on it for one week.<ref name="uksingleschart" /> The song also peaked at number 1 on the UK Rock Chart.<ref name="ukrockchart" /> On the German Singles Chart, "What You Want" peaked at number 84 and was on the chart for three weeks.<ref name="germanchart" />

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2011–12) 
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position 
|-
|align="left"|Canada (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="canadahot100">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=793|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Canadian Hot 100 for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|55
|-
|align="left"|Germany (Media Control AG)<ref name="germanchart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EVANESCENCE/?type=single|accessdate=March 15, 2014|language=German|publisher=Media Control Charts (PhonoNet GmbH)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|84
|-
|align="left"|Japan (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="japanchart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=848|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Japan Hot 100 for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
|align="left"|South Korea (Gaon Chart)<ref name="southkorea">{{cite web|title=Gaon Download Chart – 2011년 11월 2주차|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E&current_week=46&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Gaonchart.co.kr (Gaon Music Chart)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|59
|-
|align="left"|UK Rock (Official Charts Company)<ref name="ukrockchart">{{cite web|title=2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive|date=September 3, 2011|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-09-03/|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref name="uksingleschart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence - What You Want|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50526|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Chartstats.com (Official Charts Company)|archiveurl=http://archive.is/CJjr|archivedate=July 22, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|72
|-
|align="left"|US ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="billboardhot100">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=379|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|68
|-
|align="left"|US Digital Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="digitalsongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=395|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|47
|-
|align="left"|US Mainstream Rock Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="mainstreamrocksongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=376|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Mainstream Rock Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|align="left"|US Rock Digital Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="rockdigitalsongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=1085|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Rock Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|align="left"|US Hot Rock Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="hotrocksongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=902|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Hot Rock Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|11
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|align="left"|US Alternative Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="alternativesong">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=377|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Alternative Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
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|align="left"|Venezuela (Record Report)<ref name="venezuela">{{cite web|title=Ascensos de la Semana|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=ascenso|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Record Report (Top 100)|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6C2KKAvO6|archivedate=November 9, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|183
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== References ==
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<ref name="alteredlandscape">{{cite news|last=Titus|first=Christa|title=Evanescence Returns to an Altered Rock Landscape|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466221/evanescence-returns-to-an-altered-rock-landscape|accessdate=March 15, 2014|newspaper=[[Billboard]]|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="weekending14">{{cite news|last=Grein|first=Paul|title=Week Ending Aug. 14, 2011. Songs: Not Bad|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-aug-14-2011-songs-not-bad.html|accessdate=March 15, 2014|work=Yahoo! Music|date=August 17, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="mtvpreview">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=July 11, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667020/evanescence-what-you-want.jhtml|title=Evanescence's 'What You Want': Hear A Preview!|work=MTV News|accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="nmewyw">{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video|work=NME|date=September 28, 2011|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="taylorswift">{{cite news|last=Bylin|first=Kyle|date=August 18, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467853/taylor-swift-rockets-up-social-50-chart-after-sparks-fly-video-debut|title=Taylor Swift Rockets Up Social 50 Chart After 'Sparks Fly' Video Debut|work=[[Billboard]]|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="ignnewalbum">{{cite news|last=Grischow|first=Chad|date=August 10, 2011|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/10/evanescence-readies-new-album|title=Evanescence Readies New Album|work=IGN|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="rollingkaren">{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Bliss|date=August 23, 2011|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/amy-lee-previews-new-evanescence-songs-20110823|title=Amy Lee Previews New Evanescence Songs|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="billboardkaren">{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Bliss|date=August 25, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/community/backbeat/1173093/backbeat-amy-lee-attends-emi-canadas-evanescence-listening|title=Backbeat: Amy Lee Attends EMI Canada's Evanescence Listening Party|work=[[Billboard]]|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="fansreception">{{cite news|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=July 14, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667277/evanescence-amy-lee-what-you-want.jhtml|title=Evanescence Fans Share Their Enthusiasm For New Songs|work=MTV News|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="aboutcom">{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/od/evanescence/gr/Evanescence-What-You-Want.htm|title=Evanescence - "What You Want"|work=About.com|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="artistdirect">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/evanescence-what-you-want-single-review-5-out-5-of-stars/9049073|title=Evanescence "What You Want" Single Review — 5 out 5 of stars|work=Artistdirect|date=August 18, 2011|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/evanescence-mw0002202537|title=Evanescence—Evanescence|work=Allmusic|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="premiere">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=August 4, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/679245/evanescence-premiere-what-you-want.jhtml|title=Evanescence Premiere 'What You Want'|work=MTV News|accessdate=August 10, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="blabber">{{cite news|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162133|title=Evanescence Plays First Show In Almost Two Years; Video Available|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 18, 2011|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="rockrio">{{cite news|last=Ribeiro|first=Guilherme|date=October 2, 2011|url=http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio|title=Evanescence Toca O Bom Básico No Rock In Rio|work=MTV Brasil|language=Portuguese|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="hollywoodsoph">{{cite news|first=Sophie|last=Schillaci|date=October 12, 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487|title=Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="take40">{{cite web|url=http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012|title=Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012|work=Take 40 Australia|date=March 25, 2012|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="whiplash">{{cite web|last=Finatto|first=Paulo, Jr.|date=October 10, 2012|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html|title=Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)|work=Whiplash.net|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="amystweet">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=July 27, 2011|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/96287989117878273|title=Calling all fans in the NY area...|work=Twitter|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="videoediting">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=August 23, 2011|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/106115456196292608|title=Finished editing the What You Want video today! You're gonna see it sooooooon|work=Twitter|accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="wywbts">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=August 1, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668272/evanescence-what-you-want-video.jhtml|title=Evanescence's 'What You Want' Video: Go Behind The Scenes Now!|work=MTV News|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="mtvnewscl">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=September 13, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670690/evanescence-what-you-want-music-video.jhtml|title=Evanescence Avoided 'The Classic Route' With 'What You Want' Video|work=MTV News|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="pressforw">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=September 13, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670632/evanescence-what-you-want-video.jhtml|title=Evanescence Press Forward, Look Back In 'What You Want' Video|work=MTV News|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="germancd">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B005GMSN1K|title=What You Want [Single{{)}}|work=Amazon.de|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref>


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