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General information
Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody, and D. Hodges
Going Under is the first track and second single from Evanescence's debut album, Fallen. It was the last song written for album.[1][2] It's about Amy Lee's relationship with an abusive boyfriend, but it can be used to describe any type of abusive relationship. Lee said the song is about emerging from a "bad" relationship, explaining, "And when you're at the end of your rope, when you're at the point where you realize something has to change, that you can't go on living in the situation that you're in. It's cool. It's a very strong song."[3]
Amy noted that the line "Don’t want your hand this time/I’ll save myself" can be perceived as her own personal declaration of independence:
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“I was just getting to that point where I was starting to change when I wrote that,” she says, “and I remember loving that line. From then on, for months, that was my favorite song. It’s the one song that isn’t desperate and asking for help from somebody else. I hear the rest of those songs now, and I almost get angry. I’m like, I don’t want to be saved. I want to save myself.”[1] | 
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In an interview with Spin in October 2006, Amy said:[4]
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You’ve said that much of Fallen, which you cowrote with Moody, is about being in an abusive relationship for three years.
Just listen to that statement: I went through an abusive relationship for three years. It’s weird to stay in an abusive relationship for so long. I guess sometimes music makes me hang on longer because it makes me feel like I’m getting [my feelings] out somehow, so I don’t actually have to move on. After I recorded those songs, I was listening to my own words on “Going Under.” When it goes to the chorus, what I would have loved to hear myself sing is “I’m leaving and I’m not going to put up with this anymore.” But instead the line is “I’m going under, drowing in you.” I was thinking to myself, “You know what you need to do, and you’re not doing it.” |
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Going Under is Amy's favorite song from Fallen.[5] The song was performed throughout Evanescence's Fallen Tour (2003-04),[6] The Open Door Tour (2006-07)[7][8] and Evanescence Tour (2011-12).[9][10][11]
Versions
Studio versions:
Going Under [Fallen version]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released on:
- Fallen (track #1) – the second single off the album
- All "Going Under" singles and numerous compilation CDs
- Length: 3:35
Going Under [Fallen version (guitars down)][note 1]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Released on: Unknown
- Length: 3:35
Going Under [Demo #1]
- Recording date: 2001-2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:56
Going Under [Demo #2][12]
- Recording date: 2001-2002
- Status: Unreleased (partially played in Amy's Instagram stories)
Going Under [Instrumental version]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released on: "Going Under" UK DVD single (track #3)
- Length: 3:35
Live versions:
Going Under [Live]
- Performing period: 2002 - August 14, 2004; October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007; November 4 - November 8, 2009; August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - November 2016; April 2017
- Status: Released
- Recording date: May 25, 2004
- Released on: Anywhere but Home (track #2)
- Length: 3:57
Going Under [Acoustic]
- Performing period: 2003
- Status: Released
- Recording date: April 14, 2003
- Released on: "Going Under" commercial single
- Length: 3:11
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Lyrics
Fallen version
Now I will tell you what I've done for you
Fifty thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
[going under]
Don't want your hand
This time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm going under
Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
[So I don't know what's real and what's not]
So I don't know what's real and what's not
[So I don't know what's real and what's not]
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm
So go on and scream
Scream at me I'm so far away [so far away]
I won't be broken again [again]
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm going under [going under]
Going under [drowning in you]
I'm going under
Demo version
Now I will tell you what I've done for you
Fifty thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
[going under]
Don't want your hand
This time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again [I'm dying again]
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm [I'm]going under
Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
[So I don't know what's real and what's not]
So I don't know what's real and what's not
[So I don't know what's real and what's not]
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again [I'm dying again]
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm [I'm]
So go on and scream
Scream at me I'm so far away [so far away]
I won't be broken again [again]
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under
I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm [I'm] I'm going under [going under]
Drowning in you [drowning in you]
I'm falling forever [falling forever]
I've got to break through
I'm [I'm] going under [going under]
I'm going under [drowning in you]
I'm going under [falling forever]
Video
The video is a live-performance/action video and was directed by Philip Stölzl. The video was filmed in Berlin, Germany, but most of it was filmed in Los Angeles, California in May of 2003.[3] It follows the band performing at what can be assumed is a concert in which they’re the headliners, Amy swimming and singing underwater, and Ben being questioned relentlessly by the media (the media’s constant questions about the band’s religious affiliation inspired that part in the video). Evil Dead, one of Ben’s favorite movies inspires the use of the zombies in the video[citation needed]; normal people attending the gig transform into said zombies throughout the course of the video. The underwater scene was Amy's idea. She also designed two of the costumes she's wearing in the video. The crimson corset cost her $2,500, the biggest amount of money she’d ever spent on a piece of clothing. The other outfit had been stitched by Amy herself. "It's white and has a lot of shreds. It reminds me of something someone who died would wear." The idea of them came to her while she was nursing an illness in a hotel in Los Angeles.[3]
- Watch the video on YouTube.com
Commercial release
Main article: Going Under Single
The "Going Under" single was commercially released in the UK on September 9, 2003, and to the rest of the world on September 15, 2003.
Tracks released with the single include:
- "Going Under" [Album version]
- "Going Under" [Live acoustic (recorded live at FM99 WNOR in Norfolk, Virginia, April 14, 2003)]
- "Heart Shaped Box" [Live acoustic] (Nirvana cover)
- "Going Under" [Video]
- "Going Under" [Instrumental version (the video with lyric subtitles)]
- The making of the video [With some interview footage of Amy]
- "Going Under" [Live acoustic (courtesy of 40 Principales Radio, Spain)]
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) |
Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 14 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] | 28 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] | 37 |
| Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[17] | 14 |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[18] | 6 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 19 |
| France (SNEP)[20] | 16 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[21] | 15 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[22] | 18 |
| Italy (FIMI)[23] | 9 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[25] | 16 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] | 26 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[27] | 99 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 11 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] | 13 |
| UK Rock (Official Charts Company)[30] | 2 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] | 8 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[32] | 4 |
| US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[33] | 26 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[34] | 5 |
| US Radio Songs (Billboard)[35] | 85 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2003) |
Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Rock (ARIA)[36] | 6 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[37] | 186 |
| Italy (FIMI)[38] | 56 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] | 58 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] | 79 |
Certifications
| Region (provider) | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[41] | Gold | 35,000 |
Guitar tabs & sheet music
Notes
- ↑ This version was sent to pop radio stations.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Getlen, Larry (July 21, 2004). "Fallen woman". City Link. Archived from the original on July 24, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040724213408/http://www.citylinkmagazine.com:80/musicd.html.
- ↑ "We had written the whole album. They [Wind-Up] had a whole record's worth of material except for a song called Going Under, which was one of my favorite songs on the record. 11 out of the 12 songs were already written and done, and we wrote Going Under when we were in Little Rock those six weeks." - David Hodges on May 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 D'Angelo, Joe (June 4, 2003). "Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies For Upcoming Video". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (October 2006). "She sold more than 15 million albums with Evanescence, only to find herself in abusive relationships". Spin: 67, 68, 70. ISSN 0886-3032. http://books.google.mk/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA67&dq=evanescence+the+open+door&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CUB_T-TVEo7KtAbxuN2nBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=evanescence%20the%20open%20door&f=false.
- ↑ "ArkLaTexMusic.com - Evanescence". ArkLaTexMusic.com. 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030305093652/http:/www.arklatexmusic.com/artists/evanescence.html.
- ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (July 23, 2004). "Evanescence Show No Signs Of Slowing Down At New York Show". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489662/evanescence-energetic-live.jhtml. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Harris, Chris (October 10, 2006). "Evanescence Live In NYC: Amy Lee Headbangs, Serenades Her 'New Hometown'". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542773/evanescence-live-amy-lee-rocks-new-hometown.jhtml. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Kenneth (October 31, 2007). "Concert review: Evanescence at Nokia Theater". Pegasus News. http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/oct/31/evanescence-nokia-theater/. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Schillaci, Sophie (October 12, 2011). "Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012". Take 40 Australia. March 25, 2012. http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Finatto, Paulo, Jr. (October 10, 2012). "Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)". Whiplash.net. http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Listen here. It was partially played in Amy's Instagram stories and features alternate vocals.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Australian-charts.com (ARIA Charts). http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Austriancharts.at (Ö3 Austria Top 40). http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Ultratop.be (Ultratop 50 Flanders). http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/168f/Evanescence-Going-Under. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Ultratop.be (Ultratip Wallonia). http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/168f/Evanescence-Going-Under. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Fallen – Awards". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/fallen-mw0000020727/awards. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Europe Official Top 100". Top40-charts.com (archived from Billboard). http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=31&date=2003-10-11. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Musiikkituottajat (IFPI Finland). http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/Evanescence/Going+Under. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under" (in French). Lescharts.com (Les classement single). http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence" (in German). Musicline.de (Media Control Charts). http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EVANESCENCE/?type=single. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Irish Music Charts Archive". Chart-track.co.uk (Irish Singles Chart). September 25, 2003. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2003&year=2003&week=39. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Italiancharts.com (FIMI). http://www.italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Charts.org.nz (Recorded Music NZ). http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Dutchcharts.nl (Mega Single Top 100). http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Top40.nl (Dutch Top 40). http://www.top40.nl/evanescence/evanescence-going-under_2856. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Editia 37, saptamina 29.09-05-10, 2003". Rt100.ro (Romanian Top 100). Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050514165819/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10088.html. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Swedishcharts.com (Sverigetopplistan). http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Going Under". Swisscharts.com (Swiss Singles Chart). http://www.swisscharts.com/song/Evanescence/Going-Under-5775. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Top 40 Rock Singles". BBC.co.uk (Official Charts Company). September 28, 2003. Archived from the original on October 1, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20031001190113/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/rock.shtml. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "2003 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive". UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company). October 4, 2003. http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2003-10-04/. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=344. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=376. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Alternative Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=377. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Radio Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=350. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "ARIA Highest Selling Heavy Rock & Metal Singles 2003". Pandora.nla.gov.au (ARIA Charts). http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040107-0000/EndOfYear2003.pdf. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Jaargang 39, 2003". Top40web.nl (Dutch Top 40). http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2003.html. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Annuali Single: 2003". Hitparadeitalia.it (FIMI). http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe2003.htm. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 2003". Hitlistan.se (Sverigetopplistan). http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Swiss Year End Charts 2003". Swisscharts.com (Schweizer Hitparade). http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2003. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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