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2011-08-19T01:48:52Z

The open door5: /* General Informations */

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==General Informations==
In an interview with Spin.com<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp</ref> Amy announces the name of three new songs included in the [[Third Album|third album]], among these is "Oceans":

{{quote|[Oceans] starts with a big, low synth and a vocal, then the band kicks in. It's big and lush. We've been having a lot of fun playing that one especially.

I get inspired by nature, the ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution.}}

This song, along with [[The Other Side]] and [[The Change]], was premiered on August 17, 2011 during Evanescence's show in Nashville.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-08-18T17:19:18Z

The open door5: /* Tracks */

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|-
|colspan="2" bgcolor=#92A3B7|'''Evanescence'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:EvPreAlbumSplash.jpg|250px]]
|-
|
|-
|'''Release Date'''
|October 11, 2011
|-
| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2011
|-
|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
|-
| '''Producer'''
|style="text-align:left"|
* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
|-
| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
|-
| '''Singles'''
|style="text-align:left"|
*"[[What You Want]]"
|}
{{lang}}

'''Evanescence''' is the band's upcoming self-titled album. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release 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 recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011, but MTV News confirmed on July 11th, 2011 that the album had been pushed a week back by Wind-Up Records. The album's final release date is October 11th, 2011.

==Conception ==
Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet 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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

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> http://evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{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>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

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="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

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.

==The Lillywhite Sessions (2010)==
In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], 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="Spin 2010"/>

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...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

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> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> 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" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> 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>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

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. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com 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," Lee says. "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." |}}

== 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. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lillywhite]]

{{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." |}}

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. 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.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed 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.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "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." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again. <ref name = "AmyTwitter"/>

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album will be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording a snippet of Drums for the new record.

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of a new song being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record.

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the [[Secret Door]]

==Tracks==
===Confirmed===
*"[[What You Want]]"
*"[[The Other Side]]"
*"[[Lost In Paradise]]"
*"[[My Heart is Broken]]"
*"[[Secret Door]]
*"[[Made Of Stone]]"
*"[[Oceans]]"
*"[[The Change]]"
*"[[Orange|Never Go Back]]"
*"[[Disappear]]"

===Unconfirmed===
These songs remain unconfirmed, might have been renamed, or may have been completely redone during the transition changing producers.

*"[[Hi-Lo]]" <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*"[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]" <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*"[[Vanilla]]"
*"[[Purple]]"

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u799X7BOhxs Will "Science" Hunt] was never actually In the band.

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
Evanescence will play their first show since 2009 In Nashville on Wednesday 17th August 2011.

It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

They will then start their official tour for the promotion of the album at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Puerto Rico on Thursday 6th October 2011.

Evanescence will embark on a tour of the UK from the 4th-13th November 2011.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Discography]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-08-09T03:26:16Z

The open door5: /* Tracks */

{|class="toccolours" align="right" style="text-align:center; margin:10px"
|-
|colspan="2" bgcolor=#92A3B7|'''Evanescence'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:EvPreAlbumSplash.jpg|250px]]
|-
|
|-
|'''Release Date'''
|October 11, 2011
|-
| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2011
|-
|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
|-
| '''Producer'''
|style="text-align:left"|
* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
|-
| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
|-
| '''Singles'''
|style="text-align:left"|
*"[[What You Want]]"
|}
{{lang}}

'''Evanescence''' is the band's upcoming self-titled album. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release 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 recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011, but MTV News confirmed on July 11th, 2011 that the album had been pushed a week back by Wind-Up Records. The album's final release date is October 11th, 2011.

==Conception ==
Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet 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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

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> http://evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{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>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

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="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

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.

==The Lillywhite Sessions (2010)==
In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], 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="Spin 2010"/>

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...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

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> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> 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" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> 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>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

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. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com 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," Lee says. "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." |}}

== 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. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lillywhite]]

{{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." |}}

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. 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.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed 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.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "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." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again. <ref name = "AmyTwitter"/>

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album will be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording a snippet of Drums for the new record.

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of a new song being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record.

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the [[Secret Door]]

==Tracks==
===Confirmed===
*"[[Lost In Paradise]]"
*"[[The Other Side]]"
*"[[What You Want]]"
*"[[My Heart is Broken]]"
*"[[Secret Door]]
*"[[Made Of Stone]]"
*"[[The Change]]"
*"[[Oceans]]"
*"[[Orange|Never Go Back]]"

===Unconfirmed===
*"[[Hi-Lo]]" <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*"[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]" <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*"[[Vanilla]]"
*"Kraken"

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums/Programming

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u799X7BOhxs Will "Science" Hunt] was never actually In the band.

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
Evanescence will play their first show since 2009 In Nashville on Wednesday 17th August 2011.

It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

They will then start their official tour for the promotion of the album at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Puerto Rico on Thursday 6th October 2011.

Evanescence will embark on a tour of the UK from the 4th-13th November 2011.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Discography]]

Never Go Back

2011-08-09T03:20:50Z

The open door5:

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

Previously known as "Orange", Amy revealed that the official title of the song is "Never Go Back".

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Never Go Back'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' ''not available''

== Lyrics ==

''none available''

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Never Go Back

2011-08-09T03:20:24Z

The open door5:

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

Previously known as "Orange", Amy revealed that the official title is "Never Go Back".

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Orange'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' ''not available''

== Lyrics ==

''none available''

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Songs

2011-07-13T12:30:11Z

The open door5: /* By Album */

<center>{{lang}}</center>

{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*Lost in Paradise
*Made of Stone
*[[Missing]]
*My Heart is Broken
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*Oceans
*[[October]]
*Orange
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*Secret Door
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*The Other Side
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|style="background-color:#F1F1F1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F1F1F1"|
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[Made of Stone]]
*[[The Other Side]]
*[[Lost in Paradise]]
*[[My Heart is Broken]]
*[[Oceans]]
*[[Secret Door]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
|
|}

</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Songs

2011-07-13T12:27:20Z

The open door5: /* A-Z */

<center>{{lang}}</center>

{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*Lost in Paradise
*Made of Stone
*[[Missing]]
*My Heart is Broken
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*Oceans
*[[October]]
*Orange
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*Secret Door
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*The Other Side
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|style="background-color:#F1F1F1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F1F1F1"|
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[My Heart is Broken]]
*[[Oceans]]
*[[Secret Door]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
|
|}

</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Songs

2011-07-12T17:29:46Z

The open door5: New songs being recorded for new album. "Orange" may be a working title, according to MTV News

<center>{{lang}}</center>

{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*My Heart is Broken
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*Oceans
*[[October]]
*Orange
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*Secret Door
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|style="background-color:#F1F1F1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F1F1F1"|
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[My Heart is Broken]]
*[[Oceans]]
*[[Secret Door]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
|
|}

</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Songs

2011-07-12T17:26:44Z

The open door5: /* By Album */

<center>{{lang}}</center>

{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*My Heart is Broken
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*Oceans
*[[October]]
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*Secret Door
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|style="background-color:#F1F1F1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F1F1F1"|
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[What You Want]]
*[[My Heart is Broken]]
*[[Oceans]]
*[[Secret Door]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
|
|}

</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-07-11T13:25:17Z

The open door5: Song title posted on a list of songs on a video by MTV News

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{|class="toccolours" align="right" style="text-align:center; margin:10px"
|-
|colspan="2" bgcolor=#92A3B7|'''Evanescence'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:EvPreAlbumSplash.jpg|250px]]
|-
|
|-
|'''Release Date'''
|October 11, 2011
|-
| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2011
|-
|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
|-
| '''Producer'''
|style="text-align:left"|
* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
|-
| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|
|}

"Evanescence", the band's third studio album, is the follow-up to the band's 2006 sophomore album [[The Open Door]]. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release 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 recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011, but MTV News confirmed on July 11th, 2011 that the album had been pushed a week back by Wind-Up Records. The album's final release date is October 11th, 2011.

==Conception ==

Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet 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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

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> http://evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{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>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

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="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

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. [[Dave Campbell]] would also return for string arrangements.

==The Lillywhite Sessions (2010)==

In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], 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="Spin 2010"/>

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...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

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> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> 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" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> 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>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

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. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com 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," Lee says. "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." |}}

== 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. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lillywhite]]

{{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." |}}

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. 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.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed 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.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "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." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again. <ref name = "AmyTwitter"/>

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album will be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording a snippet of Drums for the new record.

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of a new song being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record.

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the [[Secret Door]]

==Supposed Tracks==
*[[Hi-Lo]] <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*[[My Heart is Broken]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Oceans]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Secret Door]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]] <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[What You Want]]
*[[Vanilla]]

==Singles==

*[[What You Want]]

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar
*[[Will "Science" Hunt]] - Drums/Programming

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

Evanescence (album)

2011-07-11T13:20:33Z

The open door5: First Single confirmed by MTV News

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|colspan="2" bgcolor=#92A3B7|'''Evanescence'''
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:EvPreAlbumSplash.jpg|250px]]
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|-
|'''Release Date'''
|October 11, 2011
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| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2011
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|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
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| '''Producer'''
|style="text-align:left"|
* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
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| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
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"Evanescence", the band's third studio album, is the follow-up to the band's 2006 sophomore album [[The Open Door]]. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release 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 recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011.<ref name = "AmyTwitter">www.twitter.com/amyleeev</ref>

==Conception ==

Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet 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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

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> http://evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{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>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

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="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

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. [[Dave Campbell]] would also return for string arrangements.

==The Lillywhite Sessions (2010)==

In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], 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="Spin 2010"/>

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...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

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> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> 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" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> 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>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

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. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com 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," Lee says. "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." |}}

== 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. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lillywhite]]

{{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." |}}

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. 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.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed 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.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "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." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again. <ref name = "AmyTwitter"/>

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album will be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording a snippet of Drums for the new record.

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of a new song being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record.

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the [[Secret Door]]

==Supposed Tracks==
*[[Hi-Lo]] <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*[[My Heart is Broken]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Oceans]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Secret Door]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]] <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[What You Want]]

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar
*[[Will "Science" Hunt]] - Drums/Programming

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

Talk:Third Album

2011-06-24T02:09:35Z

The open door5: moved Talk:Third Album to Talk:Evanescence (album): Amy Lee has confirmed on MTV news that the third album will be self-titled.

#REDIRECT [[Talk:Evanescence (album)]]

Talk:Evanescence (album)

2011-06-24T02:09:35Z

The open door5: moved Talk:Third Album to Talk:Evanescence (album): Amy Lee has confirmed on MTV news that the third album will be self-titled.

== More Information on the Third Album ==

There has been a a few more updates about the Third album from posts on Evthreads and interviews. I was wandering if it was appropriate to update this page a little more with what information such as style and musical direction.

For example this snippet from a post on Evthreads from Amy Lee

"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."

Theres also been some interviews with questions in regards to the bands follow up to The Open Door with more information on what them usic is going to sound like.

- Gunn

Can you add in the L&L is expected January - April 2009. The show is due to air around January according to Facebook Legends and Lyrics, DVD premieres at some point in April according to evthreads.

Thanks Shin

== Album to be released through Virgin ==
This article (http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/03/amy_lee_doesnt_have_an_opinion.html) says that the album will be released through Virgin. I would put it but I don't know how to put the tiny number that links to the source. Can someone else do it?

Thanks!
~ Evanescent.Night

*It's very easy: Put '''<*ref>write the reference/link here</*ref>''' (without *) and it'll show up =). Read here: [http://evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=Help:Editing#Citations_and_Footnotes]

My Immortal [Love 4u] 12:47, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

To be honest I would not trust Karrang. there not listed on the Virgin website and they are still listed in the EMI website and the Wind up records website** [[User:Sparky|Sparky]] 02:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

== Wondering about lots of things ==

I had a odd moment when i read about that the third album would be put through virgin, would that mean they arnt with wind-up, or is it just another record label for international release.
Also there seems to be alot of silence lately with the third album, i know last week terry and tim arrived in Nyc for recording, but theres nothing said for ages.
Lastly i would like to change the format of the "Third Album" page, i think since were getting closer to the relase we should set it out more formally as if it has already been released.Like Fallen/The Open Door have one big description on the album, Then Track Listing and B-Sides (Add more tracks later just have the two that are officially confirmed as an Evanescence Album Project) Line-Up, Guests (Add more later).Just to give it a Album Page Feel.

Thanks - [[User:Mattyb97|Mattyb97]]

Um I think what happened with that was it was a mistake. There not listed under the virgin website (the last time I checked), there listed under the EMI website and wind-ups website

and i think it may be a good idea to arrange the page to an album type page. [[User:Sparky|Sparky]] 02:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

The man (woman?) has a good thought. Virgin could be an international release.

And I agree that we should change the format. I just don't know much about formatting on here... As said before. >.<

~ Evanescent

Thanks, ill start sorting the page out when i can, might take some time but it will be worth it.
Thanks for answering :).
(Im Male :P)

- [[User:Mattyb97|Mattyb97]]

Suprisingly ive done it quite quick :) its all done and dusted, hope yas like it!
Looks abit empty but as i said as we get more information it will look even better then it already is.
Really hope you like it!

- [[User:Mattyb97|Mattyb97]]

um there was a recent press release stating that EMI would be handling the international distrbution. Just thought I would say this. May need to look in evthreads for it [[User:Sparky|Sparky]] 23:14, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

== Random things I've done today ==
Ok, I added Hi-Lo to the track listing. Silly Matty forgot it. :p (I don't know why I'm acting so crazy. I blame the Pepsi.)

And are we sure Your Love is an Ev song and not an Amy song? I don't think it was confirmed...

And I think we should go ahead and add this page to the big box thingy that's at the bottom of all the pages with singles, members, and all that stuff. Xp

Also, I fixed a bunch of grammer and punctuation that were bugging me. Youg guys know how I like to do. ;)

Cheers! <3 [[User:Evanescent.Night|Evanescent]]

Ha! I think you have done good with my grammer and punctual mistakes!
And im not sure with Your Love, Terry did perform it with her,

and also she wrote it with Tim, So thats why i added it.
Very supid of me missing out Hi-Lo!

And im just going to make pages for QuestLove, Steve Lillywhite and Will "Science" Hunt.
Hope you check up on them :P

P.S: Your are really good with the references! Also Sparky!

[[User:Mattyb97]]

Ive done Steve Lillywhite and QuestLove and added more to David Campbell,
But there's not much about Will "s" Hunt to really say, make the page if you can :)

[[User:Mattyb97]]

Cheers for the help! I'v added references for Hi-Lo and You've got alot to learn. It will be useful if somebody could find the references for Your love! I'v also changed track listings to Supposed tracks as we don't know if they are going to be on the album or not... for example your love. [[User:Sparky|Sparky]] 10:56, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

I has another link with more info!!

http://www.billboard.com/news/evanescence-recording-new-album-plots-summer-1004078783.story#/news/evanescence-recording-new-album-plots-summer-1004078783.story

<3 [[User:Evanescent.Night|Evanescent]]

Third Album

2011-06-24T02:09:34Z

The open door5: moved Third Album to Evanescence (album): Amy Lee has confirmed on MTV news that the third album will be self-titled.

#REDIRECT [[Evanescence (album)]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-06-24T02:09:34Z

The open door5: moved Third Album to Evanescence (album): Amy Lee has confirmed on MTV news that the third album will be self-titled.

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|'''Release Date'''
|October 4, 2011
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| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2010-2011
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|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
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| '''Producer'''
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* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
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| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
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|}

The currently untitled follow-up to the band's 2006 sophomore album [[The Open Door]]. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release but was delayed due to a number of circumstances which lead to the band spending another year writing and improving new material as well has a change in producers. Amy recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011.<ref name = "AmyTwitter">www.twitter.com/amyleeev</ref>

==Conception ==

Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet 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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

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> http://evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{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>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

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="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

In 2010, Evanescence officially entered the studio on February 22nd to begin recording the album with producer Steve Lilywhite 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. [[Dave Campbell]] would also return for string arrangements.

==The Lilywhite Sessions (2010)==

In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], Amy discussed the bands work with Steve Lilywhite 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="Spin 2010"/>

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...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

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> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> 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" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> 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>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

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. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lilywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com 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," Lee says. "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." |}}

== Nick Raskulinecz Sessions (2011) ==

After leaving the studio and parting ways with Steve Lilywhite, Amy mentioned that the future of the band was unclear. During those uncertain times the band came and reworked the material together. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lilywhite]]

{{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." |}}

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. 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.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed 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.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "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." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again. <ref name = "AmyTwitter"/>

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee where she told them that the new album would be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording a snippet of Drums for the new record.

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of a new song being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record.

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for the [[Secret Door]]

==Supposed Tracks==
*[[Hi-Lo]] <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*[[My Heart is Broken]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Oceans]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Secret Door]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]] <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar
*[[Will "Science" Hunt]] - Drums/Programming

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>
*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

Songs

2011-04-13T23:31:44Z

The open door5: /* A-Z */ http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773

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|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*My Heart is Broken
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*Oceans
*[[October]]
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*Secret Door
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
</div>

==By Album==
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|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
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#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
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#[[Understanding]]
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*[[October]]
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#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
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:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
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*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
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#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
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|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|style="background-color:#F1F1F1; text-align:center"|'''Third Album'''
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#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
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#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
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#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
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*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
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*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]]
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[[Category:Songs]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-04-13T23:29:44Z

The open door5: /* Supposed Tracks */ - These tracks were revealed by Amy Lee in the 2011 interview with Spin.com. The interview can be retrieved at http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773

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Early official announcements were made in regards to a followup to 2006's [[The Open Door]] where Amy herself had noted that she has begun writing material and the third album was expected sometime in 2010.

"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>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>

In later posts on EvThreads as of 2009 she gave a vague indication of what new material for Evanescence could sound like and the album process.

"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>http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=17657140&blogId=513089122 MySpace blog post of the EvThreads post.</ref>

"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"

On January 8, 2010 Amy Lee made an announcement through [[Twitter]] that the band would officially be entering the studio to record their third album in February 2010. <ref>http://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/9442489000</ref>

"We are officially going into the studio to record our third album next month. I'm beyond excited and will keep you up to date along the way!"

This album is going to be produced by the Grammy award winning producer Steve Lillywhite. <ref>http://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/8611691786</ref>

On December 20, 2010, Amy Lee posted on EvThreads thanking all the birthday wishes she received from fans and saying that she has high hopes for 2011 and that she, Terry and Tim were making music "in the middle of nowhere on the Northern California coast" where there were no cellphones and the nearest town population was 300.

== Twitter ==

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

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

==Supposed Tracks==
*[[Hi-Lo]] <ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Hi-Lo is mentioned in the 3rd question</ref>
*[[My Heart is Broken]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Oceans]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Secret Door]][http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=2773]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[You've Got A Lot To Learn]] <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Mentioned in the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>

==Lineup==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will "Science" Hunt]] - Drums/Programming

==Guest Musicians==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>
*"[[Quest Love]]" - Additional Drums <ref>http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php Read the Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio interview with Amy Lee </ref>

*[[Steve Lillywhite]] - Producer

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

Ben Moody

2010-06-28T17:32:26Z

The open door5: /* We Are The Fallen */

[[Image:BenMoody.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Ben Moody]]
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'''Ben Moody''' (born January 22, 1981, in Little Rock, Arkansas as ''Ben Robert Moody III'') was formerly the lead guitarist for Evanescence from 1996 to 2003. It all started when he saw Amy playing Meatloaf's ''I Would Do Anything For Love'' at a Christian youth summer camp. The two became friends, and the rest is rock music history. Wrote many of the most popular [[Evanescence]] songs including [[My Immortal]]. His father is a prominent photographer in the Little Rock area.

Ben left the band in October 22th, 2003<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/ Evanescence: The Split] - MTV.com</ref>, before a Berlin concert, after creative differences caused a rift between he and Amy. The two are reported to have been in a relationship sometime in the past, and this relationship is actually what inspired most of the songs in Evanescence's pre-2003 repertoire (see [[Going Under]]). In the past, Amy would only say that the songs were about an "abusive relationship" with an un-named person.

== Leaving Evanescence ==
Ben has caught a bad rap from some fans since his departure. In an interview with MTV, he explained his reasons for leaving the band:
:'''MTV:''' Now that you've had more time away and perspective, how do you feel about the Evanescence split?

:'''Moody:''' I have a lot more peace about it, even more than the day I left. ... I still feel it was the right decision because Evanescence has carried on, and they've had great success since me. So I know for a fact I made the right choice. If I stayed, I think Amy and I would have destroyed it because we just weren't heading in the same direction; we were pulling it in two different directions. It was bad.

:'''MTV:''' It seems like you exited for the greater good and still have a lot of love and respect for Evanescence as people.

:'''Moody:''' I do. There was animosity at the time because I was so upset that I had built something for so long and we couldn't make it work. I was pissed off about that. At the same time, I was denying my responsibility for that, you know? Now I can go back and go, "It was what it was." As much as they can't blame me for who I am as a person, I can't blame [Amy], or the rest of them for who they are. I totally love them and have absolute respect for them. If I didn't, instead of jumping ship, I would have taken it down. I would much rather see them succeed, because I have nothing but respect for them.

:'''MTV:''' You said you had peace, but you must have been depressed about losing all those years you invested in the band.

:'''Moody:''' Oh yeah, I was horribly depressed, and I felt like I had failed as a band leader, a professional, as a person. I had become somebody I didn't want to be. Whatever kind of success came along with that, I thought I would have handled it better.

:'''MTV:''' Do you ever think you could have salvaged the band if you didn't have to tour so much?

:'''Moody:''' It's possible, yeah. One of my best friends who was a monitor tech for Evanescence — he'd known Amy and I for a long time — he said, "I wish you guys could have two years where you didn't see each other." We didn't go a day without constantly being in each other's face for the better part of a decade. He was right, and I realized that, but we didn't have that option. One of us had to go, and it's not one of those things where you can take the time off, because then the whole thing would have went to crap. It was all or nothing.

:'''MTV:''' Was part of it you guys moving in different musical directions?

:'''Moody:''' Part of it, absolutely. [Amy] is much more creative than I am, I'll be the first to admit it. I am a bit more commercial minded, I guess. I like structure in songs, and I like making songs people can adhere to. I still like to be creative, but she is more educated musically, and she wanted to explore that. I wanted to do that, but keep in the confines of what I knew people expected from Evanescence. I think in my immaturity at the time, I did that in just a way-too-controlling manner — it was like my way or the highway. We just couldn't meet in the middle, so I was like, "The hell with it."

:'''MTV:''' So you haven't reached out to Amy at all since you left?

:'''Moody:''' I sent her a message letting her know the door was open and that I wished her good luck on the next record. I hope everything is well. [Evanescence co-songwriter David] Hodges and I went to see the final "Star Wars" on opening night, and we had an extra ticket. So we called her and invited her, left a message on her voicemail. I found out later from her manager that she actually considered going down. Who knows — one day we'll all go see a movie together.

== Solo Career ==
He has worked or is working on many different projects post-Evanescence. ''The End Has Come'' on the Punisher Soundtrack, ''Nobody’s Home'' on [[Avril Lavigne]]’s ''Under My Skin'', [[Kelly Clarkson]]’s ''Breakaway (with [[David Hodges]])'', the Blank Theory’s next album (supposedly with [[Dave Fortman]]), and a project with [[David Hodges]] that had been rumored to be on the new Passion of the Christ soundtrack featuring Wind-up artists called [[Only Human, Only God]] but was never released. Ben had plans to release an album on Wind-up Records called ''Can't Regret What You Can't Remember'' with a release date of March 27, 2007, but it was been postponed indefinitely. In 2007 Moody and [[David Hodges]] also worked with Céline Dion on her upcoming album.

Ben and [[Wind-Up Records]] finally parted ways in early 2008.

===Mutiny Bootleg EP===
[[Image:Ben_Moody_-_Mutiny_Bootleg_EP.png‎‎|200px|thumb|right|Cover art for Ben Moody - Mutiny Bootleg EP (2008)]]
On December 16, 2008, [http://www.myspace.com/hanatunes Hana Pestle] played a show at [http://www.juanitas.com/ Juanita’s] in Little Rock, AR, with a supporting band including Ben Moody. Mr. Moody also released a four track EP with a purchase of Hana’s EP that night. Before the show, Moody said, "there’s a duet between hana and i on there that WON’T be on the record and won’t be released anywhere ever again. it’s free because i want this shit spread EVERYWHERE. so be sure that all your friends share the four songs with as many people as possible. WOOT".

'''Track Listing:'''
:1. Never Turn Back (B. Moody / M. Tait)
:2. Everything Burns (2008 feat. Hana Pestle) (B. Moody)
:3. The Way We Are (B. Moody)
:4. Wishing Well (B. Moody)

[http://drop.io/benmoodymutinybootlegep You can download the Mutiny Bootleg EP here.]

===All For This===
[[Image:Ben_Moody_-_All_For_This.jpg‎|200px|thumb|right|Cover art for Ben Moody - All For This (2009)]]
Ben's debut solo album ''All For This'' was digitally released on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002B3E88E/ref=dm_ty_alb Amazon.com] and other outlets on June 9, 2009.

'''Track Listing:'''
:1. Perfect (4:12)
:2. The Way We Are (4:07)
:3. Hold Me Down (3:43)
:4. 10.22 (4:08)
:5. Never Turn Back (4:18)
:6. All For This (4:30)
:7. Wishing Well (4:39)
:8. All Fall Down (5:04)
:9. Too Far Left To Go (3:51)
:10. Nothing Left Of Me (5:21)
:11. In Time (4:35)
:12. Just Like Everybody (6:16)

== We Are The Fallen ==

In 2009 it was announced Ben Moody would be joining ex-Evanescence members [[John LeCompt]] and [[Rocky Gray]] along with former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson (Vocals) and bass player Marty O'Brien to form [[We Are The Fallen]]. The group released their debut album "Tear The World Down" on May 11, 2010.

== Miscellaneous ==
Ben Moody's favorite drink is Dr Pepper.

See also, [[Efanar]] and [[The Priest]].

==External links==
[http://benmoody.com/ benmoody.com]

[http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/moody_ben/qa_080105/ Read the full interview on MTV.com]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Former members]]

John Lee

2010-05-23T00:23:40Z

The open door5:

{{lang}}

[[Image:JohnLee.jpg|thumb|John Lee]]
John Patrick Lee is a thirty-year veteran of radio and television with over a decade of experience in the Little Rock market. In addition to playing music, John is a big listener too, and spends a lot of time hanging out at the local record shops. John's love of music runs deep and with his wife Sara, who was a music major, he had instilled the love of music in his four children each of which play and sing. [http://k1063radio.com/ k1063radio.com]

In his mid twenties, John was a member of The Hard Luck Band - a local cover band popular in Riverside and Orange County California. [http://evboard.com/showthread.php?p=550060 EvBoard.com]

[http://www.nightflying.com/ Nightflying Magazine] (Little Rock) asked John Lee to write a review of [[The Open Door]] from a dad's point of view for an upcoming issue. He was kind enough to post [[John Lee on The Open Door | the text of the article]] he did write (more of a story about the genesis of [[The Open Door]] than a review) on [http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?t=35809 EvBoard.com].

[[Category:Related people]]

Songs

2010-03-25T01:04:02Z

The open door5: Amy confirmed a new song in her radio interview with Steve Lillywhite

<center>{{lang}}</center>

{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[October]]
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[You Got a Lot to Learn]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|
|}
</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Songs

2010-03-06T00:41:31Z

The open door5: Amy confirmed this is a working title for the first song she wrote for the Third Album. She confirmed this in an interview with Spin.com

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{|class="toccolours" style="text-align:center" width="200px" align="center"
|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hi-Lo]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[October]]
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Sally's Song]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Unknown Title]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
</div>

==By Album==
<center>
{|style="background-color:#FAFAFA; margin: 3px; border-bottom: 3px solid #999999; border-right: 2px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-left: 1px solid #999999;"
|-
|style="background-color:#ECEFF1; text-align:center"|'''Evanescence EP'''
|style="background-color:#ECF3F4; text-align:center"|'''Sound Asleep'''
|style="background-color:#F9F8F5; text-align:center"|'''Origin'''
|style="background-color:#F5F9F5; text-align:center"|'''Mystary EP'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECEFF1"|
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[The End]]
:;Outtakes
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#ECF3F4"|
#[[Give Unto Me]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Forgive Me]]
#[[Understanding]]
#[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F8F5"|
:0. [[Anywhere]] (Hidden Outtake)
#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F9F5"|
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
|-
|style="background-color:#F8F5F9; text-align:center"|'''Fallen'''
|style="background-color:#F5F7F9; text-align:center"|'''Anywhere but Home'''
|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F8F5F9"|
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5F7F9"|
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
|style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F9F5F5"|
#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
|
|}
</center>

[[Category:Songs]]

Together Again

2010-02-25T03:15:36Z

The open door5: /* General Information */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
[[Image:Together Again Single.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Digital artwork for the single.]]
== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]]''

Song written for [[The Open Door]] sessions, but missed the cut on the album.

Amy confirmed in an interview with evanescencewebsite.com that Together Again is [[The Narnia Song]] and was inspired by the movie. She says the song it about "leaving home knowing it may not be there when you return, and the attraction to something frightening and wonderful far away from there."<ref>[http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/AmyLeeInterview.php Interview] by EvanescenceWebsite.com</ref> In the same interview, she also claims that the song remains unfinished as of now, but that it will be released someday. But according to EvanescenceVille, this song (along with [[If You Don't Mind]]) has been finished and officially published. It is stated on BMI.com.

''From Metal Edge magazine, Amy says:''
{{quote|I wrote something else that was moody, dark and really cool, and the director wanted something that felt more hopeful. The song was about saying goodbye and moving on, and that’s what they’re doing in [the beginning of] the movie when they’re leaving their parents and going into some scary, unknown place. That’s how I wrote it, from their perspective. I thought the song was perfect. And it wasn’t like I put a bunch of guitars in it. I made stuff that was cool and vibey but was still haunting, and I think that’s the part they didn’t like.}}

There was speculation that the song was going to be released as a B-side on the Good Enough Single (Premium Maxi CD) but this turned out to be false.

[[Image:Together Again.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Amy's original artwork for the song "Together Again".]]This song was not cut up and used as the intro for Good Enough. It remained intact. Amy stated that "It is saved for a rainy day". Amy might have made this statement because according to her, she's happy on rainy days. It also inspires her to write more songs.

On January 22nd, 2010, Amy announced<ref>The [http://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/statuses/8078469218 announcement] on Twitter.</ref> on her Twitter account the release of the song to the public, after the Haiti earthquake events - "Today @Evanescence is releasing a new song, Together Again, and the proceeds are going to help Haiti! Details to follow!".

If you were to donate five dollars or more, you would receive this song.

On EvClub Amy explains the reason of publishing the song:
{{quote|Hey guys. I posted this blog on EvClub last night, and I just thought it should be here too...

Pain is a big part of life. It is the thing that brings us to earth, keeps us tightly connected to each other. I've never felt closer to people than in times of great sorrow or distress, and I guess this is what connects us, people all over the world, to people in Haiti right now. We are the same creatures with the same heart, and as strong as we may feel sometimes, we are completely helpless to the brokenness of this world. Bad things happen. Sometimes its nobody's fault. But the pain that we feel should make us better.... more sensitive to others and more concious of our own impact on their lives. No matter what we give, people around the world will hurt just like we do. But maybe that's the point, and just for us to try to connect to that pain instead of shutting it out, is what makes us human. Thank you, all of you, for donating generously the way that I know alot of you have been. Sometimes it takes something like this to put it all in perspective. The next record- awesome. So excited about it. But really, on a grand scale, who ****ing cares. There are people dying all around us- emotionally as well as literally. That sentiment is exactly what made me begin to write music and poetry in the first place, as a kid. So again, for me that is the point, the reason, the connection. We need each other, plain and simple. So, (deep exhalation of emotional release) about the song- As most of you know, "Together Again" is a song written during the Open Door era. I have always loved it and wanted to find the perfect home for it. It wasn't at home in the Narnia movie, it didn't belong on The Open Door, and of all the other nameless opps that came up in between then and now it didn't fit there either. The recording you are hearing was made in 2005-6 along with the rest of the record. About a week ago (a couple of days after hearing about the recent events in Haiti) Josh woke up (before me as usual) and told me that he thought maybe this was where the song belonged. I was at first skeptical on my ability to put all the pieces together and make it a reality, but I think everyone around me was just wishing for a way to help too. My manager, Andy, immediately jumped on board and started making calls. My label agreed to donate their share, my publishing company did the same, even Ted Jensen (who is a very well known mastering artist) cut the fee down to virtually nothing so it was very quick and easy to get the song finished. I am very proud to say that all of the money that is donated for the download of our song except for the credit card transaction fee is going to Haiti. Its a cool way to think about it- maybe the reason it never fit anywhere else is because it belonged here, all along, for this purpose. I hope and believe that we are making a real difference together. Thank you guys again, for caring, for listening to me, and for just being fans. Thank you... to those who no matter how much pain you've felt, still remain strong enough to feel more.

love, Amy.|}}

According to Amy, the song successfully raised over $31,000 in its first week of availability <ref>The [http://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/8510350781 announcement] on Twitter.</ref>. Together Again was released as a digital download through all digital retailers on the 23rd of February 2010<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Together-Again/dp/B0037BTOPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1265573343&sr=8-1 Amazon.com]</ref>. As of February 24, Together Again has peaked at #10 on iTunes' Top Rock Songs Chart and #37 on the Most Downloaded Songs Chart.

== Versions ==

'''Studio Versions:'''

'''Together Again [UN Haiti Relief Effort]'''
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Length:'' 3:18

'''Together Again [Digital Single]'''
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Length:'' 3:18

==Lyrics==

Never thought that I'd be leaving you today 
So alone and wondering why I feel this way 
So wide the world 
Can love remember how to get me home to you 
Someday 

We'll be together again 
All just a dream in the end 
We'll be together again 

So many fears were swimming around and around in my mind 
Who would have dreamed the secrets we would find 

I've found a world where love and dreams and darkness all collide 
Maybe this time we can leave our broken world behind 

We'll be together again 
All just a dream in the end 

==Guitar Tabs/Sheet Music==

''not available''

== Notes and References ==

{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:The Open Door outtakes]]
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]

Amy Lynn Lee

2009-11-07T15:27:44Z

The open door5: /* Miscellaneous */

[[Image:041-1-.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amy Hartzler]]
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'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Faux Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

It is also quite noticeable that most [[Evanescence]] songs such as [[Bring Me To Life]], [[Tourniquet]], [[Imaginary]], [[Haunted]] and the Sound Asleep version of [[Understanding]] have almost similar chord progressions.

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from Eb3 (“[[Cloud Nine]],” 0:01/0:04) to E6 ("During a Warm Up," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range three octaves and one semitone. She can be classified as a mezzo-soprano.

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

She sang [[Epiphany]] with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].

Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==Twitter==
Amy has a Twitter, created September 22, 2009, with the nickname of ''AmyLeeEV''<ref>[http://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV Visit Amy's Twitter]</ref>. With this profile Amy keeps fans updated about news. She revealed this writing this post on Evthread:

{{quote|Hey guys!

I can't believe I'm saying this but..... 
I've decided to try out the twitter thing. I think it might be a fun way to stay in touch better and I know I need to announce myself on here because there are so many other 'me's.' My name on twitter is AmyLeeEv. I can't guarantee I'll have anything interesting to say but if you're really bored and need a distraction, why not follow me? Actually, I think I haven an idea for my first tweet. How about I spill the first little surprise I've been holding onto? See you there!

Love, 
Amy|}}

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*When asked what her favorite song from The Open Door was, she replied "It's hard to pick," but later replied All That I'm Living For, but was interupted while answering.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD78BHklHh4]
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user, though she used to play Kurzweil keyboards while performing My Immortal live the time when the band was still starting out
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*When she was younger, she wanted to be a vet, until her dad showed her a dog surgery on the Discovery channel.
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 
*Her top 5 horror films are: 
#The Nightmare Before Christmas 
#Halloween 
#Carrie 
#Psycho 
#The Birds 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favorite color is aqua.
*During the annual lunchbox auction, her lunchbox had the highest bid out of all the lunchboxes.
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*As of November 2009, Amy's phone is a Blackberry Tour with AT&T.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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Halloween Concert 2007

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The Halloween Concert is a concert that was held during the Winter Tour (See [[Concerts]]). This concert was held on 10/31/07 at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. The special thing about this concert was that Amy and the whole band dressed up. [[Amy Lynn Lee/it|Amy]] dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, [[Will Hunt/it|Will Hunt]] as Micheal Myers, [[Tim McCord/it|Tim]] as Satan, [[Terry Balsamo/it|Terry]] painted his face white, and [[Troy McLawhorn/it|Troy]] was the Burger King. Some pictures of the concert were taken by fans and are now on the internet.

==The Disguises==
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Bring Me to Life

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== General Information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]], and [[D. Hodges]]''

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." <ref name=phoenix>Carioli, Carly. [http://72.166.46.24//boston/events/state/documents/03148215.asp Ediotr's Pick | The awakening] - The Boston Phoenix</ref>

Amy Lee’s quote about the song from MTV.com:

{{quote|Basically, we go through life every day, kind of doing the same thing, going through the motions, and nothing phases us for the most part, then one day something happens that wakes you up and makes you realize that there's more to life than just feeling nothing, feeling numb. It's as if you've never felt before and just realized there's this whole world of emotion or meaning that you've never seen before. It's just like, 'Wow, I've been asleep all this time.}}

In an interview titled "Amy Lee: Back In Black", she said she wrote "Bring Me To Life" about her long time friend (now husband), Josh. <ref name=blender>Eells, Josh. [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2076 Amy Lee:Back in Black] - Blender</ref>

It was the second single off of the [[Daredevil Soundtrack]] (Fuel’s Wont Back Down was first) and the first single off of [[Fallen]]. Bring Me to Life became the #1 pop song in the country the week of June 13th, 2003, only to be replaced a week later by Kelly Clarkson’s Miss Independent. The song features [[Paul McCoy]], the lead singer of 12 Stones.

The song was originally intended to be without the male vocals when Wind-up felt that it was best to put a male vocalist into the song for the Daredevil soundtrack. The version that featured Paul McCoy stuck.

The beginning of the orchestra intro for the song (Live In Cologne) is the part where Paul starts singing: "All of this time I can't believe..." and Amy sings: "I've been sleeping..." in an instrumental version. After this part follows by Amy singing: "Bring Me To Life". This intro can also be heard in the background of the Fallen version of the song.

In a magazine interview, Chester Bennington of [[Linkin Park]] said that Mike Shinoda was originally asked to be featured on the song. Linkin Park was recording Meteora in the same studio that Evanescence was recording Fallen.

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/DemoCD/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20Alt%20Takes%20-%20Bring%20Me%20To%20Life%20%28Demo%20V.2%29.mp3 Bring Me To Life (Demo #1) - Listen]

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/DemoCD/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20-%2016%20-%20Bring%20Me%20To%20Life%20%28original%29.mp3 Bring Me To Life (Demo #2) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Bring Me To Life [Fallen version]'''
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:[[Fallen]] (track #2) – the first single off the album
:Daredevil: The Album (track #9) – the second single off the album
:All Bring Me To Life singles and numerous compilation CDs
*''Length:'' 3:57

'''Bring Me To Life [Bliss Mix]''' <ref name=bliss>This version is like on Fallen, but without male vocals</ref>
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' most of Bring Me To Life singles
*''Length:'' 3:57

'''Bring Me To Life [demo version #1]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:58

'''Bring Me To Life [demo version #2]''' <ref name=demo>This version has a scintillating solo by [[Ben Moody]].</ref> <ref name=fminterview>In the Capital FM interview Amy mentioned there were a few more demo versions with different choruses, one of them included lyrics "wake me from dreaming, save me from nothing, bring me to life"</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 4:06

'''Live versions:'''

'''Bring Me To Life [Anywhere But Home DVD live]''' <ref name=abh>This live version has a breathtaking intro by Amy Lee.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' 2004
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004
*''Released on:'' [[Anywhere But Home]] (track #10)
*''Length:'' 4:43

'''Bring Me To Life [acoustic]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' Bring Me To Life DVD
*''Length:'' 3:42

'''Bring Me To Life [guitar intro]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Rock am Ring festival

'''Bring Me To Life [orchestra intro]'''
*''Performing period:'' Autumn 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Live in Cologne

'''Bring Me To Life [acoustic with piano & cello]'''
*''Performing period:'' Spring 2009
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Legends & Lyrics

'''Bring Me To Life [original piano intro]''' <ref name=original>No male vocals during the choruses, only during the bridge</ref>
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - ?
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006

'''Bring Me To Life [no male vocals]''' <ref name=nomale>This version doesn't have the 2nd part of the bridge, after "Only you are the life among the dead", it goes straight to the final chorus.</ref>
*'' Performing period:'' May 2007 - December 8, 2007
*'' Status:'' Unreleased
*'' Example:'' Download Festival 2007

== Lyrics ==
=== Fallen Version ===
How can you see into my eyes like open doors 
Leading you down into my core 
Where I've become so numb 
Without a soul 
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold 
Until you find it there and lead it back home 
 
''[Wake me up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[I can't wake up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[Save me]'' Call my name and save me from the dark 
''[Wake me up]'' Bid my blood to run 
''[I can't wake up]'' Before I come undone 
''[Save me]'' Save me from the nothing I've become 
 
Now that I know what I'm without 
You can't just leave me 
Breathe into me and make me real 
Bring me to life 
 
''[Wake me up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[I can't wake up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[Save me]'' Call my name and save me from the dark 
''[Wake me up]'' Bid my blood to run 
''[I can't wake up]'' Before I come undone 
''[Save me]'' Save me from the nothing I've become 
''Bring me to life'' 
''I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside'' 
''Bring me to life'' 
 
Frozen inside without your touch 
Without your love, darling 
Only you are the life among the dead 
 
''All of this time I can't believe I couldn't see'' 
''Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me'' 
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems 
Got to open my eyes to everything 
''Without a thought without a voice without a soul'' 
Don't let me die here 
''There must be something more'' 
Bring me to life 
 
''[Wake me up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[I can't wake up]'' Wake me up inside 
''[Save me]'' Call my name and save me from the dark 
''[Wake me up]'' Bid my blood to run 
''[I can't wake up]'' Before I come undone 
''[Save me]'' Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
''I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside [bring me to life]'' 
Bring me to life 

=== Demo Versions ===
How can you see into my eyes like open doors? 
Leading you down into my core 
Where I've become so numb 
Without a soul 
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold 
Until you find it there and lead it back home 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
 
Now that I know what I'm without 
You can't just leave me 
Breathe into me and make me real 
Bring me to life 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
 
Frozen inside without your touch 
Without your love - darling 
Only you are the life among the dead 
 
Bring me to life 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
Bring me to life 
Bring me to life 
=== Bliss Mix ===
How can you see into my eyes like open doors? 
Leading you down into my core 
Where I've become so numb 
Without a soul 
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold 
Until you find it there and lead it back home 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
 
Now that I know what I'm without 
You can't just leave me 
Breathe into me and make me real 
Bring me to life 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
 
Bring me to life 
 
Frozen inside without your touch 
Without your love, darling 
Only you are the life among the dead 
 
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems 
Got to open my eyes to everything 
''Don't let me die here'' 
Bring me to life 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
''Bring me to life'' 
Bring me to life 

=== Acoustic Version ===
How can you see into my eyes like open doors? 
Leading you down into my core 
Where I've become so numb 
Without a soul 
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold 
Until you find it there and lead it back home 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
 
Now that I know what I'm without 
You can't just leave me 
Breathe into me and make me real 
Bring me to life 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
 
Bring me to life 
Bring me to life 
 
Frozen inside without your touch 
Without your love, darling 
Only you are the life among the dead 
 
Wake me up inside 
Wake me up inside 
Call my name and save me from the dark 
Bid my blood to run 
Before I come undone 
Save me from the nothing I've become 
Bring me to life 
Bring me to life 
 

==Video==
[[Image:Bmtlvideo.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Video Directed by Philip Stolzl]]
The video is a live performance/action video and was directed by Philip Stolzl. The video was filmed in Romania in January 2003. It features Amy in a night gown and barefoot, in her room, inside a tall building in the city at night. The rest of the band, and Paul McCoy, are playing on a higher floor of the building. She climbs out of the window of her room and begins to climb the building, passing many windows while venturing to the window that featured the room with the band and McCoy. Right before the bridge of the song featuring a duet with both McCoy and Lee, Lee ends up falling off the building but managing to hang on to the ledge that she was standing on. McCoy pulls open the window and tries to save her, but can't, and amy falls off the building. At the very end of the video, we see Lee back in bed again: it was all a nightmare. This is symbolic because it features someone trying to find someone that will 'wake her and save her'.

[[Image:Bring Me to Life.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Amy Lee and Paul McCoy]]

The video gained huge popularity in 2003 and clips of it were featured everywhere, including MTV's '''Big Urban Myth Show''' where clips of amy waking up and walking around outside on the ledge were prominently featured on any and all sleep related myths.

*Watch the video on [http://evanescence.com/video.asp Evanescence.com]

== Commercial Release ==
:''Main Article: [[Bring Me To Life Single]]''
The Bring Me To Life single was commercially released worldwide on April 22, 2003.

Tracks released with this single include:
# Bring Me To Life [Album Version]
# Bring Me To Life [Bliss Mix]
# [[Farther Away]] [Album Version]
# Bring Me To Life [Video]
# Bring Me To Life [Live Acoustic Version]
# [[My Immortal]] [Live Acoustic Version]
# Interview footage
# [[Missing]]

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Bring%20Me%20To%20Life%20(Live%20Intro).pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Kyle Marcolini]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Bring%20Me%20To%20Life.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Bring%20Me%20to%20Life%20Live%20Intro%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Live intro piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]

== Notes and References ==
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[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]

Amy Lynn Lee

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[[Image:normal_006.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Hartzler]]

'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Faux Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a mezzo-soprano.

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

She sang [[Epiphany]] with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].

Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*When asked what her favorite song from The Open Door was, she replied "It's hard to pick," but later replied All That I'm Living For, but was interupted while answering.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD78BHklHh4]
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user, though she used to play Korg keyboards while performing My Immortal live the time when the band was still starting out
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*When she was younger, she wanted to be a vet, until her dad showed her a dog surgery on the Discovery channel.
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 
*Her top 5 horror films are: 
1.The Nightmare Before Christmas 
2.Halloween 
3.Carrie 
4.Psycho 
5.The Birds 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favorite color is aqua.
*During the annual lunchbox auction, her lunchbox had the highest bid out of all the lunchboxes.
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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[[Category:Band members]]
[[Category:Mezzo-sopranos]]

Your Love

2009-04-23T01:14:47Z

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== General Information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Tim McCord|T. McCord]]'' <ref name=EvThreads>korrigan [http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=982042 " Lyrics & Legends- Your Love!"], EvThreads.com, February 25, 2009.</ref>

Written and performed by Amy Lee at the NMPA (National Music Publishers Association) meeting in New York after she received the 2008 Songwriter Icon Award by NMPA. It was also performed by Amy and [[Terry Balsamo]] at the 2009 Lyrics and Legends concert in Nashville.

According to EvanescenceVille[http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Interviews.php], the song was described as being about love that cannot work.

However, Amy stated at the performance in Nashville that she has never sang the song before which raises questions whether this new song she performed was called "Your Love" or whether the one she sang at the NMPA was called "Your Love." [needs confirmation]

It was rumored that the song may be called "Wait Forever", but the [http://evanescencewebsite.com Evanescence Website] confirmed that "Your Love" is the correct name '''''from a very reliable source'':'''
{{quote|We have been informed from a very reliable source that Amy '''DID PERFORM A NEW SONG at the Songwriter Icon Award..''' The song is called YOUR LOVE and it's a song Amy recently wrote! What can we say.. WE ARE SO DAMN CURIOUS TO HEAR IT!!! Thanks again, you know who you are!!}}

When asked through e-mail when the season two episodes of Legends and Lyrics will start airing (the season in which Amy Lee was featured), Hallie Mitchell of Legends and Lyrics responded that season two will start airing during the fall. This episode (containing "Your Love") will be featured in the Season Two DVD of Legends and Lyrics. If anyone wishes to e-mail her, her e-mail address is hmitchell[at]legendsandlyrics.com

The song is described by a member of Evanescencewebsite.com who attended the Legend and Lyrics as:

{{quote|For Amy’s final song of the evening, it was a surprise and an honor to be privy to her new song, one that had not yet been performed for a public audience. From the first few notes and syllables uttered, Lee held the crowd, including Gavin DeGraw and Dwight Yoakam, in the palm of her hand. The piece, entitled Your Love, was described as being about love that cannot work. It took a few moments for the spell to wear off once the song was over.
It is reported that "Your Love" is a working title for the song.}}

Amy has yet to comment on this song - whether it will be released in the future is, for now, unknown.

==Versions==

'''Live versions:'''

'''Your Love [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' June 2008 - February 2009
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' NMPA Meeting, New York

'''Your Love [acoustic]'''
*''Performing period:'' 23rd February 2009
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Legends & Lyrics, Nashville, Tennessee

==Lyrics==
''No lyrics known yet''

==Guitar Tabs/Sheet Music==

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]

Where Will You Go?

2009-04-18T01:41:48Z

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{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

[[David Hodges]] sings backup vocals on the [[Origin]] version. The original (EP) version is more of a confessional setting, with organs in the background, whereas the Origin version uses electronic sound effects and has a quicker tempo, almost giving the song a dance-beat. The vocals on the Origin track are also smoother, with changed lyrics.

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/EvanescenceEP/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20-%2001%20-%20Where%20Will%20You%20Go%20%28EP%20Version%29.mp3 Where Will You Go? (Evanescence EP) - Listen]

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/OriginCD/Evanescence%20-%20Origin%20-%2005%20-%20Where%20Will%20You%20Go.mp3 Where Will You Go (Origin) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Where Will You Go [Origin version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Origin (album)|Origin]] (track #5)
*''Length:'' 3:47

'''Where Will You Go? [Evanescence EP version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #1)
*''Length:'' 3:53

'''Live versions:'''
*''Performing period:'' A few times before 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased

'''Where Will You Go [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar

== Lyrics ==
===Origin Version===
You're too important for anyone 
You play the role of all you long to be 
But I ''[I]'' I know who you really are 
You're the one who cries when you're alone 
 
But where will you go 
With no one left to save you from yourself? 
You can't escape 
You can't escape 
 
You think that I can't see right through your eyes 
Scared to death, to face reality 
No one seems to hear your hidden cries 
You're left to face yourself alone 
 
But where will you go ''[where will you go?]'' 
With no one left to save you from yourself 
You can’t escape the truth 
I realize you're afraid ''[I realize]'' 
But you can't abandon everyone 
You can't escape 
You don't want to escape 
 
I am so sick of speaking words that no one understands 
Is it clear enough that you can't live your whole life all alone? 
I can hear you in a whisper 
But you can't even hear me screaming 
 
Where will you go ''[where will you go?]'' 
With no one left to save you from yourself? 
You can't escape the truth 
I realize you're afraid ''[I realize]'' 
But you can't reject the whole world 
You can't escape 
You won't escape 
You can't escape 
You don't want to escape 
 
''[Yeah, yeah, yeah]'' 
Yeah, yeah, yeah ''[ah]'' 
Yeah, yeah... yeah ''[yeah yeah] [ah]'' 
Yeah, yeah... yeah ''[yeah yeah] [ah]'' 
Yeah, yeah... yeah ''[yeah yeah] [ah]'' 
Yeah, yeah... yeah ''[yeah yeah] [ah]''

===Evanescence EP version===
You're too important for anyone 
There's something wrong with everything you see 
But I, I know who you really are 
You're the one who cries when you're alone 
 
Where will you go 
With no one left to save you from yourself? 
You can't escape 
You don't want to escape 
 
However did you manage to push away 
From every living thing you've come across 
So afraid that anyone will hate you 
You pretend you hate them first 
 
But where will you go 
With no one left to save you from yourself? 
You can't escape the truth 
I realize you're afraid 
But you can't refrain from everything 
You can't escape 
You can't escape 
 
I am so sick of speaking words that no one understands 
Is it clear enough that you can't live your whole life all alone? 
I can hear you when you whisper 
But you can't even hear me screaming 
 
And where will you go 
With no one left to save you from yourself? 
You can't escape the truth 
I realize you're afraid 
But you can't reject the whole world 
You can't escape 
You won't escape 
You can't escape 
You don't want to escape 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Evanescence EP songs]]
[[Category:Origin songs]]

Exodus

2009-04-18T01:38:51Z

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{{Songs}}{{lang}}

== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

Exodus is one of Evanescence’s earliest recorded songs. It was released on the [[Evanescence EP]] in December 1998. It should be noted that Amy Lee plays the piano on this track as [[David Hodges]] didn’t join the band until 2000.

The live performance from May 7th, 1999 featured lyrics from [[Missing]] at the end, although the song had yet to come into existence, and the song features a guitar in the beginning.

''Amy from EvThreads:''
<blockquote>...Its just hard because you're your own worst critic and I hear myself say "my black backpack stuffed with broken dreams" and want to shoot myself. I seriously can't listen to the verses to that song without squinting. But I don't deny that there was a magic in those early songs. Each one was so exciting to us, we were just learning that we had the ability to make our favorite music.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=452701&postcount=314</ref></blockquote>

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/EvanescenceEP/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20-%2004%20-%20Exodus.mp3 Exodus - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Exodus'''
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #4)
*''Length:'' 3:03

'''Live Version'''

*''Recording date:'' May 7th, 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased

== Lyrics ==
===Studio Version===
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams 
Twenty bucks should get me through the week 
Never said a word of discontentment 
Thought it a thousand times but now 
I'm leaving home 
 
Here in the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay where I don't belong 
 
Two months passed by and it's getting cold 
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone 
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now 
Waking up is knowing who you really are 
 
Here in the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay where I don't belong 
 
In the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay here 
Oh! Show me the shadow where true meaning lies 
So much more dismay in empty eyes 

===Live Version===
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams 
Twenty bucks should get me through the week 
Never said a word of discontentment 
Thought it a thousand times but now 
I'm leaving home 
 
Here in the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay where I don't belong 
 
Two months passed by and it's getting cold 
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone 
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now 
Waking up is knowing who you really are 
 
Here in the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay where I don't belong 
 
In the shadows 
I'm safe, I'm free 
I've nowhere else to go 
But I cannot stay here 
Oh! Show me the shadow where true meaning lies 
So much more dismay in empty eyes 

Can you stop the fire? 
You can't stand to fight her. 
You can't stop the fire. 
You won't say the words. 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Nolan]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Evanescence EP songs]]

Give Unto Me

2009-04-18T01:35:42Z

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{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

Credited as the 3rd song ever written for Evanescence, Give Unto Me was written by Amy Lee. It was originally a five-and-a-half minute long piano ballad, featuring Amy's vocals and some minor effects, that never made the cut of the [[Evanescence EP]].

The [[Sound Asleep EP]] version is a greatly re-produced instrumental synth arrangement with many musical themes from the original song. The end of this version notably features a similar 'morse-code' effect as can be heard at the end of the [[Fallen]] and [[Origin]] versions of [[My Immortal]].

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/EvanescenceEP/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20Outtake%20-%20Give%20Unto%20Me.mp3 Give Unto Me (Outtake) - Listen]

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/SoundAsleepEP/Evanescence%20-%20Sound%20Asleep%20EP%20-%2001%20-%20Give%20Unto%20Me.mp3 Give Unto Me (Instrumental) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Give Unto Me [Evanescence EP Outtake]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1997-1998
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 5:47

'''Give Unto Me [Instrumental version]''' <ref name=instrumental>This version is completely different and features a synth keyboard arrangement featuring some of the musical ideas from the outtake, but not many.</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 1997-1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Sound Asleep|Whisper/Sound Asleep EP]] (track #1)
*''Length:'' 2:00

'''Live versions:'''

'''Give Unto Me [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar

== Lyrics ==
=== Unreleased Version ===
I've been watching you from a distance 
The distance sees through your disguise 
All I want from you is your hurting 
I want to heal you 
I want to save you from the dark 
 
Give unto me your troubles 
I'll endure your suffering 
Place onto me your burden 
I'll drink your deadly poison 
 
Why should I care if they hurt you 
Somehow it matters more to me 
Than if I were hurting myself 
Save you ''[save you]'' 
I'll save you 
 
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]'' 
Give unto me your troubles 
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]'' 
I'll endure your suffering 
''[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]'' 
Place onto me your burden 
''[Give unto me all that frightens you]'' 
I'll drink your deadly poison 
''[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]'' 
 
Give unto me your troubles 
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]'' 
I'll endure your suffering 
''[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]'' 
Place onto me your burden 
''[Give unto me all that frightens you]'' 
I'll drink your deadly poison 
''[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]'' 
 
Fear not the flame of my love's candle 
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness 
 

=== Sound Asleep/Whisper EP Version ===
''no lyrics''

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Give%20Unto%20Me.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Gabriel]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Give%20Unto%20Me%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Sound Asleep EP songs]]
[[Category:Evanescence EP outtakes]]

Lies

2009-04-18T01:32:24Z

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== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

This song is considered to be one of Evanescence's trademark songs. [[Bruce Fitzhugh]] of Living Sacrifice provided the male vocals on the Origin version and [[Stephanie Pierce]] provided the female backup vocals (soprano) for this version. Later, this song was remade with Amy and [[David Hodges|David]]'s vocals, and different lyrics. This is the [[Evanescence]] song with the shortest title. 

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/OriginCD/Evanescence%20-%20Origin%20-%2009%20-%20Lies.mp3 Lies (Origin) - Listen]

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/DemoCD/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20Alt%20Takes%20-%20Lies%20%28Remixed%29.mp3 Lies (Remake) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Lies [Origin version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Origin (album)|Origin]] (track #9)
*''Length:'' 3:48

'''Lies [Remake]''' <ref>According to the band, it's incorrect to call this version a "remix"</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:06

'''Live versions:'''

'''Lies [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar

== Lyrics ==
===Origin Version===
''Bound at every limb by my shackles of fear'' 
''Sealed with lies through so many tears'' 
''Lost from within, pursuing the end'' 
''I fight for the chance to be lied to again'' 
 
You will never be strong enough 
You will never be good enough 
You were never conceived in love 
You will not rise above 
 
They'll never see 
I'll never be 
I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger 
Burning deep inside of me 
 
''But through my tears breaks a blinding light'' 
''Birthing a dawn to this endless night'' 
''Arms outstretched, awaiting me'' 
''An open embrace upon a bleeding tree'' 
 
Rest in me and I'll comfort you 
I have lived and I died for you 
Abide in me and I vow to you 
I will never forsake you 
 
They'll never see 
I'll never be 
I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger 
Burning deep inside of me 
 
They'll never see 
I'll never be 
I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger 
Burning deep inside of me 
 
''Rest in me, I'll comfort you'' 
''I have lived and died for you'' 
''Abide in me, I vow to you'' 
''I will never forsake you'' 
 
They'll never see 
I'll never be 
I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger 
Burning deep inside of me 

===''Remake'' Version===
Bind ''[Bind]'' my limbs with fear ''[fear]'' 
Choke me with tears ''[tears]'' 
I won't die for you 
 
You've ''[you've]'' been here before ''[before]'' 
And come back for more ''[more]'' 
But not this time 
 
You will never be strong enough 
You will never be good enough 
You were never conceived in love 
You will not rise above 
 
Somebody tell me what made us all believe you 
I should have known all along it was all a lie 
I should have known it was all a lie 
 
Now ''[now]'' I know the truth ''[truth]'' 
I'm through fearing you ''[you]'' 
And I am free 
 
You will never be strong enough 
You will never be good enough 
You were never conceived in love 
You will not rise above 
 
Somebody tell me what made us all believe you 
I should have known all along it was all a lie ''[lie]'' 
I should have known it was all a lie 
 
Somebody tell me what made us all believe you 
I should have known all along it was all a lie ''[lie]'' 
 
Somebody tell me what made us all believe you 
''[I should have known]'' I should have known it was all a lie 
I should have known it was all a lie 
 

==Trivia==
Lies is also, the names of the consumer products (pizza, soda, doll and perfume) in the [[Everybody's Fool#Video|Everybody's Fool]] video.

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Lies.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Chris]
== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Origin songs]]

Solitude

2009-04-18T01:27:05Z

The open door5: /* Versions */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

Credited as the first Evanescence song ever written. Released on the Evanescence EP in 1998. [[Will Boyd]] is credited with bass, backup vocals and guitar on this work. [[Matt Outlaw]] is credited with drums on this work. This is the first in a series of four piano ballads that Amy and Ben created in a friendly writing competition (according to Ben, Amy won with [[Give Unto Me]]).

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/EvanescenceEP/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20-%2002%20-%20Solitude.mp3 Solitude - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Solitude'''
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #2)
*''Length:'' 5:44

'''Live versions:'''

'''Solitude [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar

== Lyrics ==
''Two, three, four'' 
 
How many times have you told me you love her? 
As many times as I wanted to tell you the truth 
How long have I stood here beside you? 
I lived through you, you looked through me 
 
Ooh, solitude 
Still with me is only you 
Ooh, solitude 
I can't stay away from you 
 
How many times have I done this to myself? 
How long will it take before I see? 
When will this hole in my heart be mended? 
Who now is left alone but me? 
 
Ooh, solitude 
Forever me and forever you 
Ooh, solitude 
Only you, only true 
 
Everyone leaves me stranded 
Forgotten, abandoned, left behind 
I can't stay here another night 
 
Your secret admirer 
Who could it be? 
 
Ooh, can't you see all along it was me? 
How can you be so blind as to see right through me? 
 
Solitude 
Still with me is only you 
Ooh, solitude 
I can't stay away from you 
 
Ooh, solitude 
Forever me and forever you 
Ooh, solitude 
Only you, only true 
 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Solitude.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Moniki]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Solitude%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Evanescence EP songs]]

Your Love

2009-03-04T01:31:42Z

The open door5: /* General Information */

Evanescencevideo

2009-01-08T02:36:49Z

The open door5: Evanescence YouTube Updates

'''evanescencevideo''' is the official [[Evanescence]] YouTube channel created by [[Wind-up Records]]. The channel includes all the videos from the [[Fallen]] and [[The Open Door]] era including behinds the scene footage of [[Lithium]], [[Sweet Sacrifice]] and [[Good Enough]]. [[Going Under]] is the only music video not to have been uploaded.

Since the channel was created, in December 2006, there have been over 40,000 subscribers, over 1,015,000 channel views and over 31,500,000 total video views.<ref>January 2009</ref>

In 2008, evanescencevideo was made an official YouTube partner.

[http://www.youtube.com/evanescencevideo Official Evanescence YouTube Channel]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

Amy Lynn Lee

2008-12-30T21:10:09Z

The open door5: /* Miscellaneous */

<center>{{lang}}</center>
[[Image:normal_006.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Hartzler]]

'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

She sang [[Epiphany]] with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].

Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*When asked what her favorite song from The Open Door was, she replied "It's hard to pick," but later replied All That I'm Living For, but was interupted while answering.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD78BHklHh4]
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 
*Her top 5 horror films are: 
1.The Nightmare Before Christmas 
2.Halloween 
3.Carrie 
4.Psycho 
5.The Birds 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favorite color is aqua.
*During the annual lunchbox auction, her lunchbox had the highest bid out of all the lunchboxes.
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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<references/>
</div>

{{Evanescence}}

[[Category:Band members]]
[[Category:Mezzo-sopranos]]

Amy Lynn Lee

2008-12-23T21:43:11Z

The open door5: /* Professional */

<center>{{lang}}</center>
[[Image:normal_006.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Hartzler]]

'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

She sang [[Epiphany]] with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].

Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*When asked what her favorite song from The Open Door was, she replied "It's hard to pick," but later replied All That I'm Living For, but was interupted while answering.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD78BHklHh4]
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 
*Her top 5 horror films are: 
1.The Nightmare Before Christmas 
2.Halloween 
3.Carrie 
4.Psycho 
5.The Birds 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favorite color is aqua
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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[[Category:Band members]]
[[Category:Mezzo-sopranos]]

Evanescencevideo

2008-11-01T00:12:31Z

The open door5: New Videos

'''evanescencevideo''' is the official [[Evanescence]] YouTube channel created by [[Wind-up Records]]. The channel includes all the videos from [[The Open Door]] era including behinds the scene footage of [[Lithium]], [[Sweet Sacrifice]] and [[Good Enough]]. [[My Immortal]] and [[Everybody's Fool]] are the only videos from the [[Fallen]] era to have been uploaded to date. [[Bring Me To Life]] has also been uploaded. However, it is not on the channel, but rather in the playlists.

Since the channel was created, in December 2006, there have been over 17,000 subscribers, over 404,000 channel views and over 19,370,000 total video views.<ref>Tallied July 2008</ref>

In 2008, evanescencevideo was made an official YouTube partner.

[http://www.youtube.com/evanescencevideo Official Evanescence YouTube Channel]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

Amy Lynn Lee

2008-10-31T00:41:17Z

The open door5: /* Movie Likes/Dislikes */

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[[Image:normal_006.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Hartzler]]

'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].

Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 
*Her top 5 horror films are: 
1.The Nightmare Before Christmas 
2.Halloween 
3.Carrie 
4.Psycho 
5.The Birds 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favorite color is aqua
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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{{Evanescence}}

[[Category:Band members]]
[[Category:Mezzo-sopranos]]

Your Love

2008-10-18T03:02:59Z

The open door5: /* General Information */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]]

Performed by Amy at the NMPA (National Music Publishers Association) meeting in New York after she received the 2008 Songwriter Icon Award by NMPA. The song might be on the [[Third Album]].

It was rumored that the song may be called "Wait Forever", but the [http://evanescencewebsite.com Evanescence Website] confirmed that "Your Love" is the correct name ''from a very reliable source'':

{{quote|We have been informed from a very reliable source that Amy '''DID PERFORM A NEW SONG at the Songwriter Icon Award..''' The song is called YOUR LOVE and it's a song Amy recently wrote! What can we say.. WE ARE SO DAMN CURIOUS TO HEAR IT!!! Thanks again, you know who you are!!}}

Amy has yet to comment on this song - whether it will be released in the future is, for now, unknown.

==Versions==

'''Live versions:'''

'''Your Love [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' June 2008
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' NMPA Meeting, New York

==Lyrics==
''No lyrics known yet''

==Guitar Tabs/Sheet Music==

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]

Evanescence (album)

2008-10-18T00:27:19Z

The open door5: Songs For Third Album

There are rumours that [[Amy Lee]] is in the early process of writing new material for the follow up to [[The Open Door]]. Songs that may be included are [[Together Again]] and [[If You Don't Mind]]. [[Your Love]] still has no further news, it is unknown whether it will be released. In the interview with Spin.com (below), [[Amy Lee]] talks about new songs!

Evanescence's Amy Lee: "It's Not All Sad" (Spin.com):

On new songs and a solo album:
"I need to show that I’m more than a one trick pony. I'm writing here at the house by myself and it's been really good. But I'd really like to do something different next. [The new songs] are definitely different. I feel like I'm going back to my really old roots. They have more of my folky and Celtic influence than ever before. And it's not all sad -- it's nothing I would categorize as Evanescence."

Evanescence (album)

2008-10-14T23:40:36Z

The open door5: Songs

Missing

2008-10-13T18:48:16Z

The open door5: /* Lyrics */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

''Written by [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]] and [[D. Hodges]]''

Recorded during the 2001-2002 demos and revamped as a B-side on the Australian [[Bring Me To Life Single|Bring Me To Life Commercial Single]] and later released as a bonus track on the CD portion of [[Anywhere But Home]] (the track can also be heard during the ending credits of the live performance). Has been internationally released as a radio single in Europe and South America in 2004.

According to [http://exodusevanescence.com Exodus Evanescence], here is the explanation behind the layers of vocals in Missing:
{{quote|Throughout the verses there is a looped background vocal of Amy whispering "can you stop the fire? please.. please.. please.." and "you can't stop the fire" on the LEFT audio channel plus "can you stand to fight her" and "you won't say the words" on the RIGHT audio channel. But on the later version of the song there is only "please... please..." on the LEFT audio channel and all the other lines on the RIGHT audio channel.}}

There's has been a supposed ''"Radio version"''. Some people have said that this is an official version, but the only download available is a ''mono'' track with poor sound quality and has lead most to believe that it's a fan edit. The radio version starts normally, but during the 1st chorus ("...im the sacrifice..."), the song fades into the 2nd chorus and skips the entire 2nd verse of the song.

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/DemoCD/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20-%2014%20-%20Missing.mp3 Missing (demo) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Missing [Fallen outtake]'''
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:[[Anywhere But Home]] (track #14) – the first and only single off the album
:Australian edition of [[Bring Me To Life Single]]
:[[Missing#International_Promotional_Single|Missing]] promotional single
*''Length:'' 4:15

'''Missing [demo version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:26

'''Missing [Radio edit]'''
*''Lenght:'' 3:03

'''Live Versions:'''

'''Missing [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 23 October, 2007 - 8 December, 2007
*''Status:'' Unreleased

== Lyrics ==

=== Fallen Outtake ===
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
Maybe someday you'll look up 
And barely conscious you'll say to no one 
Isn't something missing? 
 
You won't cry for my absence, I know 
You forgot me long ago 
Am I that unimportant? 
Am I so insignificant? 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
I know what you do to yourself 
I breathe deep and cry out 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
And if I breathe, I'll bleed 
Knowing you don't care 
And if I sleep just to dream of you 
I'll wake without you there 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't something... 

Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't something missing me? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
''Please'' 

=== Demo Version ===
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? You can't stop the fire'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stand to fight her? You won't say the words'' 
'' '''Both audio channels:''' Please, please, please'' <ref name=whisperings> These parts on the left, right and both channels are sung through the verses, before the verses and at the ending of the song </ref> 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
Maybe someday you'll look up 
And barely conscious you'll say to no one 
Isn't something missing? 
 
You won't cry for my absence, I know 
You forgot me long ago 
Am I that unimportant? 
Am I so insignificant? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You wont try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
I know what you do to yourself 
I breathe deep and cry out 
Isn't something missing? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You wont try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 

=== Radio Edit ===
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
Maybe someday you'll look up 
And barely conscious you'll say to no one 
Isn't something missing? 
 
You won't cry for my absence, I know 
You forgot me long ago 
Am I that unimportant? 
Am I so insignificant? 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
And if I breathe, I'll bleed 
Knowing you don't care 
And if I sleep just to dream of you 
I'll wake without you there 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't something... 

Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't something missing me? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
''Please'' 

== International Promotional Single ==

With the release of [[Anywhere But Home]], the bonus track, Missing, was released internationally to radio stations for airplay and not released for public sale (though it quickly found its way on eBay). The single had elaborate artwork akin to the cover of [[Anywhere But Home]] that made the disc highly collectible.

Internationally, two formal instances of the single exist in addition to known Australian, Spanish and French press releases. Both the European and Brazilian items (below) were scanned using the exact same equipment and are un-edited:
=== European Version ===
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Wind-Up/Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: SAMPCS 14591 1''' 
This version features a photo of the band (By Pamela Littky) in the insert and very little text on the spine.
<gallery>
Image:MissingEuroFront.jpg|Front Cover (HQ)
Image:MissingEuroSpread.jpg|Back Artwork/Disc (HQ)
</gallery>

=== Brazilian Version ===
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Group/Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: 2 900351''' 
This version features abridged lyrics in english and Portuguese track information on the insert. The front cover image is slightly darker and zoomed smaller than on the European version. The words "Música inédita" also appear in the lower right corner.
<gallery>
Image:MissingbrazilCover.jpg|Front Cover (HQ)
Image:Missingbrazspread.jpg|Back Artwork/Disc (HQ)
</gallery>

=== Press Kit Versions ===
==== Australian ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Studios''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
Australian Press Kit produced by Sony Music Studios in Sydney. The cardsleeve is stickered with a band photo and press release about [[Anywhere But Home]].
<gallery>
Image:MissingAusFront.jpg|Front/Disc
Image:MissingAusBack.jpg|Back Artwork/Press Release
Image:evanescence-missing-aus-promo-cds-1tr-f.jpg|Back without Press Release sticker
</gallery>

==== Spanish ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Studios''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
Spanish Press Kit produced by Sony Music Studios. The cardsleeve has a sticker with the band name and the track name. The cdr also has a sticker with the same info.
<gallery>
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-f.jpg|Front
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-cd.jpg|Disc
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-b.jpg|Back
</gallery>

==== French ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
This is the French Press Kit Promo released by Epic. The card sleeve has a sticker on the front. The cdr just has a plain white sticker.
<gallery>
Image:Miss_frpromo.JPG|Front
Image:Miss_frpromo0001.JPG|Disc
</gallery>

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Missing%20%5bABH%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Fallen outtakes]]
[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]

Missing

2008-10-13T18:41:48Z

The open door5: /* General Information */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

''Written by [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]] and [[D. Hodges]]''

Recorded during the 2001-2002 demos and revamped as a B-side on the Australian [[Bring Me To Life Single|Bring Me To Life Commercial Single]] and later released as a bonus track on the CD portion of [[Anywhere But Home]] (the track can also be heard during the ending credits of the live performance). Has been internationally released as a radio single in Europe and South America in 2004.

According to [http://exodusevanescence.com Exodus Evanescence], here is the explanation behind the layers of vocals in Missing:
{{quote|Throughout the verses there is a looped background vocal of Amy whispering "can you stop the fire? please.. please.. please.." and "you can't stop the fire" on the LEFT audio channel plus "can you stand to fight her" and "you won't say the words" on the RIGHT audio channel. But on the later version of the song there is only "please... please..." on the LEFT audio channel and all the other lines on the RIGHT audio channel.}}

There's has been a supposed ''"Radio version"''. Some people have said that this is an official version, but the only download available is a ''mono'' track with poor sound quality and has lead most to believe that it's a fan edit. The radio version starts normally, but during the 1st chorus ("...im the sacrifice..."), the song fades into the 2nd chorus and skips the entire 2nd verse of the song.

* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/DemoCD/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20-%2014%20-%20Missing.mp3 Missing (demo) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Missing [Fallen outtake]'''
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:[[Anywhere But Home]] (track #14) – the first and only single off the album
:Australian edition of [[Bring Me To Life Single]]
:[[Missing#International_Promotional_Single|Missing]] promotional single
*''Length:'' 4:15

'''Missing [demo version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:26

'''Missing [Radio edit]'''
*''Lenght:'' 3:03

'''Live Versions:'''

'''Missing [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 23 October, 2007 - 8 December, 2007
*''Status:'' Unreleased

== Lyrics ==

=== Fallen Outtake ===
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
Maybe someday you'll look up 
And barely conscious you'll say to no one 
Isn't something missing? 
 
You won't cry for my absence, I know 
You forgot me long ago 
Am I that unimportant? 
Am I so insignificant? 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
I know what you do to yourself 
I breathe deep and cry out 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
And if I breathe, I'll bleed 
Knowing you don't care 
And if I sleep just to dream of you 
I'll wake without you there 
Isn't something missing? 
Isn't something... 

Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You won't try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't something missing me? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Please, please, please'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her? You can't stop the fire. You won't say the words'' 
''Please'' 

=== Demo Version ===
'' '''Left audio channel:''' Can you stop the fire? You can't stop the fire'' 
'' '''Right audio channel:''' Can you stand to fight her? You won't say the words'' 
'' '''Both audio channels:''' Please, please, please'' <ref name=whisperings> These parts on the left, right and both channels are sung through the verses, before the verses and at the ending of the song </ref> 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
Maybe someday you'll look up 
And barely conscious you'll say to no one 
Isn't something missing? 
 
You won't cry for my absence, I know 
You forgot me long ago 
Am I that unimportant? 
Am I so insignificant? 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You wont try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 
Please, please forgive me 
But I won't be home again 
I know what you do to yourself 
I breathe deep and cry out 
Isn't something missing? 
 
Even though I'm the sacrifice 
You wont try for me, not now 
Though I'd die to know you love me 
I'm all alone 
Isn't someone missing me? 
 

== International Promotional Single ==

With the release of [[Anywhere But Home]], the bonus track, Missing, was released internationally to radio stations for airplay and not released for public sale (though it quickly found its way on eBay). The single had elaborate artwork akin to the cover of [[Anywhere But Home]] that made the disc highly collectible.

Internationally, two formal instances of the single exist in addition to known Australian, Spanish and French press releases. Both the European and Brazilian items (below) were scanned using the exact same equipment and are un-edited:
=== European Version ===
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Wind-Up/Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: SAMPCS 14591 1''' 
This version features a photo of the band (By Pamela Littky) in the insert and very little text on the spine.
<gallery>
Image:MissingEuroFront.jpg|Front Cover (HQ)
Image:MissingEuroSpread.jpg|Back Artwork/Disc (HQ)
</gallery>

=== Brazilian Version ===
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Group/Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: 2 900351''' 
This version features abridged lyrics in english and Portuguese track information on the insert. The front cover image is slightly darker and zoomed smaller than on the European version. The words "Música inédita" also appear in the lower right corner.
<gallery>
Image:MissingbrazilCover.jpg|Front Cover (HQ)
Image:Missingbrazspread.jpg|Back Artwork/Disc (HQ)
</gallery>

=== Press Kit Versions ===
==== Australian ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Studios''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
Australian Press Kit produced by Sony Music Studios in Sydney. The cardsleeve is stickered with a band photo and press release about [[Anywhere But Home]].
<gallery>
Image:MissingAusFront.jpg|Front/Disc
Image:MissingAusBack.jpg|Back Artwork/Press Release
Image:evanescence-missing-aus-promo-cds-1tr-f.jpg|Back without Press Release sticker
</gallery>

==== Spanish ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Sony Music Studios''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
Spanish Press Kit produced by Sony Music Studios. The cardsleeve has a sticker with the band name and the track name. The cdr also has a sticker with the same info.
<gallery>
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-f.jpg|Front
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-cd.jpg|Disc
Image:evanescence-missing-spa-promo-cds-1tr-b.jpg|Back
</gallery>

==== French ====
'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Epic''' 
'''Cat.no: ''none''''' 
This is the French Press Kit Promo released by Epic. The card sleeve has a sticker on the front. The cdr just has a plain white sticker.
<gallery>
Image:Miss_frpromo.JPG|Front
Image:Miss_frpromo0001.JPG|Disc
</gallery>

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Missing%20%5bABH%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Fallen outtakes]]
[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]

Talk:Now

2008-10-04T15:48:15Z

The open door5:

I don't think this is a real song... Or not Amy's. stlyrics is not a reliable source! And it is not in the Amy's BMI repertoire... My Immortal [Love 4u] 15:32, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I didn't think so either. Amy would have already talked about this song.

Sally's Song

2008-09-23T00:26:35Z

The open door5: Sally's Song Live!

[[Image:NightmareRevisited.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Album cover to "Nightmare Revisited"]]''Written by Danny Elfman''

'''Sally's Song''' is a song featured the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas sung by Catherine O'Hara and already covered by Fiona Apple in a special edition of The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack.

The song is the 14th track off the movies soundtrack released in 1993.

[[Amy Lee]] covers the song on the new collaboration CD, ''"[[Nightmare Revisited]]''", featuring Korn, Plain White T's, Flyleaf, All American Rejects and more. The album will be released September 30 2008.

[[Amy Lee]] stated in [[EvClub]] that she will be performing this song live on The Jay Leno show on October 13. It should be noted during the previews that [[Amy Lee]] used her harp to remake this song, not the piano. Her good friend, Will Hunt (not the [[Evanescence]] drummer) played the drums.

[http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/nightmarerevisited.html Listen to the first preview here] 
[http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/homeenglish.php Listen to the second preview here]

==Lyrics==

I sense there's something in the wind 
That feels like tragedy's at hand 
And though I'd like to stand by him 
Can't shake this feeling that I have 
The worst is just around the bend 

And does he notice my feelings for him? 
And will he see how much he means to me? 
I think it's not to be 

What will become of my dear friend? 
Where will his actions lead us then? 
Although I'd like to join the crowd 
In their enthusiastic cloud 
Try as I may, it doesn't last 

And will we ever end up together? 
No, I think not, it's never to become 
For I am not the one 

==Links==

[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i29faacc3d1f770ee6a48c4fd72748b45 Elfman, Korn, Plain White T's Revisit 'Nightmare' -Billboard.biz]

[http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=13294 Amy Lee's announcement on EvThreads.com]

[[Category: Covers]]

Amy Lynn Lee

2008-09-13T22:49:02Z

The open door5: /* Personal */

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[[Image:normal_006.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Hartzler]]

'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore comming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very priviledged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a submelody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[Evanescence YouTube]].

Will be singing a cover of Sally's Song. The cover will be featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' Soundtrack.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*Will be performing a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favourite color is aqua
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favourite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

==References==
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{{Evanescence}}

[[Category:Band members]]
[[Category:Mezzo-sopranos]]

Songs

2008-09-13T18:34:12Z

The open door5: /* By Album */

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|[[#A-Z|A-Z]] | [[#By Album|By Album]]
|}

==A-Z==
<div style="-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4">
*[[All That I'm Living For]]
*[[Anything For You]]
*[[Anywhere]]
*[[Ascension Of The Spirit]]
*[[Away From Me]]
*[[Before The Dawn]]
*[[Bleed]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Bring Me To Life]]
*[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
*[[Catherine]]
*[[Cloud Nine]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Eternal]]
*[[Even In Death]]
*[[Everybody's Fool]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Faixa Five]]
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Field of Innocence]]
*[[Forever You]]
*[[Forgive Me]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[Going Under]]
*[[Good Enough]]
*[[Goodnight]]
*[[Haunted]]
*[[Hello]]
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[Imaginary]]
*[[Lacrymosa]]
*[[Lies]]
*[[Like You]]
*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Lithium]]
*[[Lose Control]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[My Last Breath]]
*[[My Immortal]]
*[[October]]
*[[Origin (song)|Origin]]
*[[Snow White Queen]]
*[[So Close]]
*[[Solitude]]
*[[Surrender]]
*[[Spanish]]
*[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
*[[Taking Over Me]]
*[[The End]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[The Only One]]
*[[Together Again]]
*[[Tourniquet]]
*[[Understanding]]
*[[Weight of the World]]
*[[Where Will You Go]]
*[[Whisper]]
*[[Your Love]]
*[[Your Star]]
</div>
==By Album==
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#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Solitude]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Exodus]]
#[[So Close]]
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*[[My Immortal]]
*[[Give Unto Me]]
*[[October]]
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#[[Origin (song) |Origin]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Where Will You Go]]
#[[Field of Innocence]]
#[[Even In Death]]
#[[Anywhere]]
#[[Lies]]
#[[Away From Me]]
#[[Eternal]]
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*[[Listen To The Rain]]
*[[Demise]]
*[[Catherine]]
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#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Imaginary|Imaginary [Mystary Edit]]]
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|style="background-color:#F9F5F5; text-align:center"|'''The Open Door'''
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#[[Going Under]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Haunted]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Hello]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Whisper]]
:;Outtakes
*[[Farther Away]]
*[[Missing]]
*[[Breathe No More]]
*[[Forever You]]
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#[[Haunted]]
#[[Going Under]]
#[[Taking Over Me]]
#[[Everybody's Fool]]
#[[Thoughtless]]
#[[My Last Breath]]
#[[Farther Away]]
#[[Breathe No More]]
#[[My Immortal]]
#[[Bring Me To Life]]
#[[Tourniquet]]
#[[Imaginary]]
#[[Whisper]]
#[[Missing]]
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#[[Sweet Sacrifice]]
#[[Call Me When You're Sober]]
#[[Weight of the World]]
#[[Lithium]]
#[[Cloud Nine]]
#[[Snow White Queen]]
#[[Lacrymosa]]
#[[Like You]]
#[[Lose Control]]
#[[The Only One]]
#[[Your Star]]
#[[All That I'm Living For]]
#[[Good Enough]]
:;Outtakes
*[[If You Don't Mind]]
*[[The Last Song I'm Wasting On You]]
*[[Together Again]]
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Sally's Song

2008-09-11T23:14:37Z

The open door5: 2nd Preview of Sally's Song

[[Image:NightmareRevisited.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Album cover to "Nightmare Revisited"]]''Written by Danny Elfman''

'''Sally's Song''' is a song featured the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas sung by Catherine O'Hara and already covered by Fiona Apple in a special edition of The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack.

The song is the 14th track off the movies soundtrack released in 1993.

[[Amy Lee]] covers the song on the new collaboration CD, ''"[[Nightmare Revisited]]''", featuring Korn, Plain White T's, Flyleaf, All American Rejects and more. The album will be released September 30 2008.

[http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/nightmarerevisited.html Listen to the preview here].
Listen to the 2nd preview here:[http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/homeenglish.php]

==Lyrics==

I sense there's something in the wind 
That feels like tragedy's at hand 
And though I'd like to stand by him 
Can't shake this feeling that I have 
The worst is just around the bend 

And does he notice my feelings for him? 
And will he see how much he means to me? 
I think it's not to be 

What will become of my dear friend? 
Where will his actions lead us then? 
Although I'd like to join the crowd 
In their enthusiastic cloud 
Try as I may, it doesn't last 

And will we ever end up together? 
No, I think not, it's never to become 
For I am not the one 

==Links==

[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i29faacc3d1f770ee6a48c4fd72748b45 Elfman, Korn, Plain White T's Revisit 'Nightmare' -Billboard.biz]

[http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=13294 Amy Lee's announcement on EvThreads.com]

[[Category: Covers]]

Amy Lynn Lee

2008-09-11T23:03:11Z

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'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore comming in 2nd.

Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very priviledged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.

== Style ==
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars. Many melodies involve a submelody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others. Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).

=== Range ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[Evanescence YouTube]].

Will be singing a cover of Sally's Song. The cover will be featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' Soundtrack.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*Will be performing a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>

===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 

===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands'' 
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp. 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]

===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 
*Her favourite color is aqua
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favourite drink is Red Wine 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

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2008-09-11T23:01:16Z

The open door5: Amy Lee

Amy Lee