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


"What You Want" is the first track and the first single released from [[Evanescence]]'s [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]]. It features heavy riffs, strong vocals, and has a theme of freedom. It is the only [[Evanescence]] song that got officially remixed. The remixed version was done by Elder Jepson and it was officially released along with the studio version in the Digital 2-Track and German Commercial Single.
'''''What You Want''''' is the first track and the first commercial single from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. It features heavy riffs, strong vocals, and has a theme of freedom. Amy Lee explained how the song was created and recorded in an interview:


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


{{quote|Tim and Terry and I wrote that song at my house in New York. We were just jamming, like, recording demos, and obviously the song has grown a lot since then, with everyone else. For me, it was — and I need to remember this, so I can apply it in the future — it wasn't trying so hard to be some epic, massive chorus. I was just doodling around on the piano and the guys were like, "Do that. Whatever you just did, that's an awesome melody." And I was like, "Really?" Sometimes you just need your friends to be like, "Do that!"<ref name=mtv>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667020/evanescence-what-you-want.jhtml MTV interview]</ref>}}
In the same interview, Amy explained what the song is about:


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


{{quote|It's about freedom — that's definitely a constant theme on the record — but, it's like Evanescence, and me, and my relationship with the music and the fans, and coming to that [realization] of "This is what I'm supposed to do ... I want to do this," and when it says, "Remember who you really are," that's exactly everything you could assume it means.}}
In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy also said:


A sample of "What You Want" was released on MTV's website on Monday 11th July.<ref name=mtv/> The single was released in August 9, 2011.
{{quote|Okay, "What You Want", what can I say about this one? This was a cool writing experience. We were, it was Tim and Terry and I came down at my place in New York for about a month. And we were just hanging out in my living room, like I was at the piano, they were working on the riff in the verse. I just started playing along and it kinda came together really fast. Like we all knew we were onto something really cool, we were getting really excited about it.
It's funny, we had two studios going, one on the living room and one up on the top level. So I could be working on lyrics and stuff when they were kinda working on the music and we would come visit each other and play around.
And I remember being a little embarrassed when I wrote the verse, lyrics and melody, just the melody even. That "Dohoo watchu watchu want" part I was like 'Oh man, they're gonna make fun of me and think that I'm Janet Jackson or something. But screw it, I'm gonna show it to them anyway and they were like 'No, that's really cool, the hook is what's cool about it.' I'm so glad they feel that way because it's really fun to sing.<ref name="nmewyw" />}}


Evanescence premiered What You Want live on MTV, Monday 8th August at 7:54pm. ET/PT.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/679245/evanescence-premiere-what-you-want.jhtml Watch the premiere]</ref>
A sample of ''What You Want'' was released at MTV's website on July 11, 2011.<ref name="mtvpreview" /> The single was released digitally to iTunes on August 9, 2011,<ref name="taylorswift" /> and to other digital retailers on August 16.<ref name="ignnewalbum" /> On August 22, 2011, Amy went to Toronto's Liberty Studios to preview 5 mastered songs from ''Evanescence'' to a selected crowd of thirty people. ''What You Want'' was one of the five previewed songs.<ref name="rollingkaren" /><ref name="billboardkaren" /> The song was well received by fans<ref name="fansreception" /> and critics alike.<ref name="aboutcom" /><ref name="artistdirect" /><ref name="allmusic" />


In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy also said:
The "80s drums effect" on the intro was an idea of the album's programmer, [[Chris Vrenna]].<ref>Metal Hammer (2011)</ref> Amy said, "He came out with that effect - which inevitably reminds me Nine Inch Nails themselves and Depeche Mode in the 80s - and we soon thought it was perfect!"
{{quote|Okay, What you Want, what can I say about this one, this was a cool writing experience. We were, it was Tim and Terry and I came down at my place in New-York for about a month. And we were just hanging out in my living room, like I was at the piano, they were working on the riff in the verse. I just started playing along and it kinda came together really fast. Like we all knew we were onto something really cool, we were getting really excited about it.
 
It's funny, we had two studios going, one on the living room and one up on the top level.So i could be working on lyrics and stuff when they were kinda working on the music and we would come visit each other and play around.
The band premiered ''What You Want'' live August 8, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.<ref name="premiere" /> They later played it again at the show in Nashville on August 17,<ref name="blabber" /> and at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.<ref name="rockrio" /> The band added the song to the setlist of the [[Evanescence Tour]].<ref name="hollywoodsoph" /><ref name="take40" /><ref name="whiplash" />
And I remember being a little embarrassed when I wrote the verse, lyrics and melody, just the melody even. That "Dohoo watchu watchu want" part I was like Oh man, they're gonna make fun of me and think that I'm Janet Jackson or something. But screw it, I'm gonna show it to them anyway and they were like 'No, that's really cool, the hook is what's cool about it.' I'm so glad they feel that way because it's really fun to sing.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472 NME.com]</ref>}}


==Versions==
Evanescence performed an acoustic version of ''What You Want'' for the first time at their show in Voronezh, Russia on September 23, 2019.


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


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


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*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
*''Released on:''
:What You Want [[What You Want Single#digital 2-track single|Digital 2-Track Single]] (Track #2)
:"What You Want" digital 2-track and German CD single (track #2)
:What You Want [[What You Want Single#German Cardsleeve Single|German CD single]] (Track #2)
:''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (iTunes deluxe edition) (track #17)
:[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence (iTunes Deluxe Edition)]] (track #17)<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/evanescence-deluxe-edition/id525237722 Evanescence (Deluxe Edition) on iTunes]</ref>
*''Length:'' 3:18
*''Length:'' 3:18


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'''What You Want [Live]'''
'''What You Want [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' August 8 2011 - November 9 2012
*''Performing period:'' August 8, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - May 2016; October - November 2016; April 2017; May - September 2019; February 25 - April 20, 2023
*''Example:'' Live @ War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville 2011
*''Examples:'' War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville (August 17, 2011); Manchester Arena, England (November 6, 2012)


'''What You Want [Electro Intro]'''
'''What You Want (Acoustic) [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 19 October 2011 - November 9 2012
*''Performing period:'' September 23, 2019
*''Example:'' Live @ Palladium Ballroom, Dallas
*''Examples:'' Grad Event Hall, Voronezh, Russia (September 23, 2019)


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


===Elder Jepson Remix===
=== Elder Jepson remix ===
(Do what you what you want)<br>
(Do what you what you want)<br>
Hello, hello remember me?<br>
Hello, hello remember me?<br>
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Do what you what you want<br>
Do what you what you want<br>


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


{{quote|Calling all fans in the NY area- We want you to be in our new video!! Go to http://t.co/hdPaDv9 for details.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/96287989117878273 Amy's Tweet]</ref>}}
{{quote|Calling all fans in the NY area- We want you to be in our new video!! Go to evanescence.com for details.<ref name="amystweet" />}}


On Saturday, July 30th, 200 fans were chosen to participate in the first day of the video shoot on a volunteer basis and will appear as the audience of the band’s performance in the video. This video shoot took place in Brooklyn, New York. Directed by Meiert Avis. The video editing was concluded on August 23.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/106115456196292608 Amy's Tweet]</ref>
On July 30th, 200 fans were chosen to participate in the first day of the video shoot on a volunteer basis and will appear as the audience of the band's performance in the video. This video shoot took place in Brooklyn, New York. Directed by Meiert Avis. The video editing was concluded on August 23.<ref name="videoediting" />


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


{{quote|'This video is sort of, like, the history of the band,' she told MTV News. 'This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock [Arkansas] — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world.'<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668272/evanescence-what-you-want-video.jhtml MTV News]</ref>}}
{{quote|This video is sort of, like, the history of the band. This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock [Arkansas] — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world.<ref name="wywbts" />}}


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


{{quote|Lee actually invited her sister, Carrie, to the recording studio for a few fresh ideas. "She's a writer, so I was like, 'Would you just sit here with me and listen to the song a couple times and just tell me what you see?' " Lee recalled. "She just started saying things that were right on. She was like, 'This should be in New York. You guys need to do something different, this song feels different.' And she started talking about running across the Brooklyn Bridge, and it being where I live, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is great.' "<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670690/evanescence-what-you-want-music-video.jhtml MTV article]</ref>}}
{{quote|Lee actually invited her sister, Carrie, to the recording studio for a few fresh ideas. "She's a writer, so I was like, 'Would you just sit here with me and listen to the song a couple times and just tell me what you see?' " Lee recalled. "She just started saying things that were right on. She was like, 'This should be in New York. You guys need to do something different, this song feels different.' And she started talking about running across the Brooklyn Bridge, and it being where I live, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is great.'"<ref name="mtvnewscl" />}}


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


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


A teaser for the video was released on Evanescence's YouTube channel on September 8th.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stnw5L5dQwo See the video on YouTube]</ref>
A teaser for the video was released on Evanescence's YouTube channel on September 8th. The music video was released September 13, 2011.<ref name="pressforw" />


The Music Video was released Tuesday, September 13, 2011.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWazHTunSI Watch the video]</ref>
The video can be watched on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWazHTunSI here]. The screenplay for the video can be read [[What You Want Video Treatment Notes|here]].
[[Image:WYW Lyric video.PNG|thumb|250px|right|What You Want Lyric Video]]
===Lyric Video===


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


==Commercial Release==
== Commercial release ==
{{See also|[[What You Want Single]]}}
{{Main|What You Want Single}}


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


Tracks released with the single include:
Tracks released with the single include:
*What You Want
*What You Want
*What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]
*What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]
*What You Want [Video] <small>(radio only)</small>
*What You Want [Video] <small>(promotional only)</small>
 
== Chart performance ==
On the week ending of August 14, 2011, "What You Want" debuted at number 68 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with first week digital sales of 78,000 copies.<ref name="alteredlandscape" /><ref name="weekending14" /> The song also debuted at number 55 on the Canadian Hot 100.<ref name="canadahot100" /> The song stayed on both of the charts for one week. The song reached the Digital Songs chart at number 47, Rock Digital Songs at number 4, Hot Rock Songs at number 11, Mainstream Rock Songs at number 8, and Alternative Songs at number 14. It stayed on the Digital Songs chart for one week,<ref name="digitalsongs" /> Rock Digital Songs for four weeks,<ref name="rockdigitalsongs" /> Mainstream Rock Songs for 22 weeks,<ref name="mainstreamrocksongs" /> Hot Rock Songs for 21 weeks,<ref name="hotrocksongs" /> and Alternative Songs for 20 weeks.<ref name="alternativesong" /> "What You Want" debuted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on it for one week.<ref name="uksingleschart" /> The song also peaked at number 1 on the UK Rock Chart.<ref name="ukrockchart" /> On the German Singles Chart, "What You Want" peaked at number 84 and was on the chart for three weeks.<ref name="germanchart" />
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart&nbsp;(2011–12)<br />
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position<br />
|-
|align="left"|Canada (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="canadahot100">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=793|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Canadian Hot 100 for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|55
|-
|align="left"|Germany (Media Control AG)<ref name="germanchart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EVANESCENCE/?type=single|accessdate=March 15, 2014|language=German|publisher=Media Control Charts (PhonoNet GmbH)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|84
|-
|align="left"|Japan (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="japanchart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=848|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Japan Hot 100 for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
|align="left"|South Korea (Gaon Chart)<ref name="southkorea">{{cite web|title=Gaon Download Chart – 2011년 11월 2주차|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E&current_week=46&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Gaonchart.co.kr (Gaon Music Chart)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|59
|-
|align="left"|UK Rock (Official Charts Company)<ref name="ukrockchart">{{cite web|title=2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive|date=September 3, 2011|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-09-03/|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref name="uksingleschart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence - What You Want|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50526|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Chartstats.com (Official Charts Company)|archiveurl=http://archive.is/CJjr|archivedate=July 22, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|72
|-
|align="left"|US ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="billboardhot100">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=379|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|68
|-
|align="left"|US Digital Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="digitalsongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=395|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|47
|-
|align="left"|US Mainstream Rock Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="mainstreamrocksongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=376|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Mainstream Rock Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|align="left"|US Rock Digital Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="rockdigitalsongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=1085|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Rock Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|align="left"|US Hot Rock Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="hotrocksongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=902|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Hot Rock Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
|align="left"|US Alternative Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="alternativesong">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=377|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Alternative Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|align="left"|Venezuela (Record Report)<ref name="venezuela">{{cite web|title=Ascensos de la Semana|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=ascenso|accessdate=March 15, 2014|publisher=Record Report (Top 100)|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6C2KKAvO6|archivedate=November 9, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|183
|}
 
== References ==
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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
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General information

Written by: A. Lee, T. Balsamo and T. McCord

What You Want is the first track and the first commercial single from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. It features heavy riffs, strong vocals, and has a theme of freedom. Amy Lee explained how the song was created and recorded in an interview:

Vin1.jpg Tim and Terry and I wrote that song at my house in New York. We were just jamming, like, recording demos, and obviously the song has grown a lot since then, with everyone else. For me, it was — and I need to remember this, so I can apply it in the future — it wasn't trying so hard to be some epic, massive chorus. I was just doodling around on the piano and the guys were like, "Do that. Whatever you just did, that's an awesome melody." And I was like, "Really?" Sometimes you just need your friends to be like, "Do that!"[1] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg It's about freedom — that's definitely a constant theme on the record — but, it's like Evanescence, and me, and my relationship with the music and the fans, and coming to that [realization] of "This is what I'm supposed to do ... I want to do this," and when it says, "Remember who you really are," that's exactly everything you could assume it means.[1] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg Okay, "What You Want", what can I say about this one? This was a cool writing experience. We were, it was Tim and Terry and I came down at my place in New York for about a month. And we were just hanging out in my living room, like I was at the piano, they were working on the riff in the verse. I just started playing along and it kinda came together really fast. Like we all knew we were onto something really cool, we were getting really excited about it.

It's funny, we had two studios going, one on the living room and one up on the top level. So I could be working on lyrics and stuff when they were kinda working on the music and we would come visit each other and play around. And I remember being a little embarrassed when I wrote the verse, lyrics and melody, just the melody even. That "Dohoo watchu watchu want" part I was like 'Oh man, they're gonna make fun of me and think that I'm Janet Jackson or something. But screw it, I'm gonna show it to them anyway and they were like 'No, that's really cool, the hook is what's cool about it.' I'm so glad they feel that way because it's really fun to sing.[2]

Vin2.jpg


A sample of What You Want was released at MTV's website on July 11, 2011.[1] The single was released digitally to iTunes on August 9, 2011,[3] and to other digital retailers on August 16.[4] On August 22, 2011, Amy went to Toronto's Liberty Studios to preview 5 mastered songs from Evanescence to a selected crowd of thirty people. What You Want was one of the five previewed songs.[5][6] The song was well received by fans[7] and critics alike.[8][9][10]

The "80s drums effect" on the intro was an idea of the album's programmer, Chris Vrenna.[11] Amy said, "He came out with that effect - which inevitably reminds me Nine Inch Nails themselves and Depeche Mode in the 80s - and we soon thought it was perfect!"

The band premiered What You Want live August 8, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.[12] They later played it again at the show in Nashville on August 17,[13] and at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.[14] The band added the song to the setlist of the Evanescence Tour.[15][16][17]

Evanescence performed an acoustic version of What You Want for the first time at their show in Voronezh, Russia on September 23, 2019.

Versions

Studio versions:

What You Want

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
Evanescence (track #1) – the first single off the album
All "What You Want" single editions (track #1)
  • Length: 3:40

What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]

  • Processing date: 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
"What You Want" digital 2-track and German CD single (track #2)
Evanescence (iTunes deluxe edition) (track #17)
  • Length: 3:18


Live versions:

What You Want [Live]

  • Performing period: August 8, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - May 2016; October - November 2016; April 2017; May - September 2019; February 25 - April 20, 2023
  • Examples: War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville (August 17, 2011); Manchester Arena, England (November 6, 2012)

What You Want (Acoustic) [Live]

  • Performing period: September 23, 2019
  • Examples: Grad Event Hall, Voronezh, Russia (September 23, 2019)

Lyrics

Album version

Do what you what you want
If you have a dream for better
Do what you what you want
'Til you don’t want it anymore
(remember who you really are)

Do what you what you want
Your world’s closing in on you now (it isn’t over)
Stand and face the unknown
(got to remember who you really are)

Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection

Hello, hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe
We can break through

Do what you what you want
You don’t have to lay your life down (it isn’t over)
Do what you what you want
'Til you find what you’re looking for
(got to remember who you really are)

But every hour slipping by screams that I have failed you

Hello, Hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe

Hello, hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe

There’s still time
Close your eyes
Only love will guide you home
Tear down the walls and free your soul
Till we crash we’re forever spiraling
Down, down, down, down

Hello, hello, it's only me
Infecting everything you love
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe

Hello, Hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to learn forgiveness

Hello, Hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe
We can break through

Remember who you really are
Do what you, what you want

Elder Jepson remix

(Do what you what you want)
Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
(Do what you what you want)
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way
to believe we can break through

(Do what you what you want)
Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
(Do what you what you want)
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way
to believe we can break through

Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way
to believe we can break through

Do what you what you want, you don't have to lay your life down
(it isn't over)
Do what you what you want till you find what you're looking for
(got to remember who you really are)
Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection

Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe
Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe

Do what you what you want, your world's closing in on you now
(it isn't over)
Stand and face the unknown
(got to remember who you really are)

There's still time
close your eyes
only love will guide you home
Tear down the walls and free your soul
(spiraling, spiraling...)

Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to learn forgiveness
Hello, hello remember me?
I'm everything you can't control
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way
to believe we can break through

Do what you what you want
Do what you what you want

Music video

"What You Want" video

On Wednesday July 27th, Amy sent out a tweet saying:

Vin1.jpg Calling all fans in the NY area- We want you to be in our new video!! Go to evanescence.com for details.[18] Vin2.jpg


On July 30th, 200 fans were chosen to participate in the first day of the video shoot on a volunteer basis and will appear as the audience of the band's performance in the video. This video shoot took place in Brooklyn, New York. Directed by Meiert Avis. The video editing was concluded on August 23.[19]

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

Vin1.jpg This video is sort of, like, the history of the band. This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock [Arkansas] — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world.[20] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg Lee actually invited her sister, Carrie, to the recording studio for a few fresh ideas. "She's a writer, so I was like, 'Would you just sit here with me and listen to the song a couple times and just tell me what you see?' " Lee recalled. "She just started saying things that were right on. She was like, 'This should be in New York. You guys need to do something different, this song feels different.' And she started talking about running across the Brooklyn Bridge, and it being where I live, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is great.'"[21] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg That was my real part, I kind of came up with the ending; I feel like it's a representation of us coming back to the world. We have a pretty large international fanbase, so I always think about us going on tour, and so much of touring for us is going overseas. But it's a little more than that; it's us heading into the unknown, coming into a new world, coming back after a long time; you've seen the past in the rest of the video, and that's the unknown future.[21] Vin2.jpg


A teaser for the video was released on Evanescence's YouTube channel on September 8th. The music video was released September 13, 2011.[22]

The video can be watched on YouTube here. The screenplay for the video can be read here.

"What You Want" lyric video

Lyric video

The official lyric video of "What You Want" was uploaded on Evanescence's VEVO Channel on August 18, 2011, about a month before the official music video came out. It can be watched on YouTube here.

Commercial release

Exquisite-kfind.png Main article: What You Want Single

The "What You Want" single was digitally released on August 9,[3] and the CD single was released on September 9, 2011 in Germany.[23]

Tracks released with the single include:

  • What You Want
  • What You Want [Elder Jepson Remix]
  • What You Want [Video] (promotional only)

Chart performance

On the week ending of August 14, 2011, "What You Want" debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with first week digital sales of 78,000 copies.[24][25] The song also debuted at number 55 on the Canadian Hot 100.[26] The song stayed on both of the charts for one week. The song reached the Digital Songs chart at number 47, Rock Digital Songs at number 4, Hot Rock Songs at number 11, Mainstream Rock Songs at number 8, and Alternative Songs at number 14. It stayed on the Digital Songs chart for one week,[27] Rock Digital Songs for four weeks,[28] Mainstream Rock Songs for 22 weeks,[29] Hot Rock Songs for 21 weeks,[30] and Alternative Songs for 20 weeks.[31] "What You Want" debuted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on it for one week.[32] The song also peaked at number 1 on the UK Rock Chart.[33] On the German Singles Chart, "What You Want" peaked at number 84 and was on the chart for three weeks.[34]

Chart (2011–12)
 Peak
position
Canada (Billboard)[26] 55
Germany (Media Control AG)[34] 84
Japan (Billboard)[35] 52
South Korea (Gaon Chart)[36] 59
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)[33] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32] 72
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 68
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[27] 47
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[29] 8
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 4
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[30] 11
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[31] 14
Venezuela (Record Report)[38] 183

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Montgomery, James (July 11, 2011). "Evanescence's 'What You Want': Hear A Preview!". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110714001422/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667020/evanescence-what-you-want.jhtml. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video". NME. September 28, 2011. http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bylin, Kyle (August 18, 2011). "Taylor Swift Rockets Up Social 50 Chart After 'Sparks Fly' Video Debut". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467853/taylor-swift-rockets-up-social-50-chart-after-sparks-fly-video-debut. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Grischow, Chad (August 10, 2011). "Evanescence Readies New Album". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/10/evanescence-readies-new-album. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bliss, Karen (August 23, 2011). "Amy Lee Previews New Evanescence Songs". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/amy-lee-previews-new-evanescence-songs-20110823. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bliss, Karen (August 25, 2011). "Backbeat: Amy Lee Attends EMI Canada's Evanescence Listening Party". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/community/backbeat/1173093/backbeat-amy-lee-attends-emi-canadas-evanescence-listening. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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