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


A track from Evanescence's [[Third Album|third studio album]]. Amy Lee describes it as
'''''The Other Side''''' is the fifth track from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. It is described as song that has "thunderous mix of double-bass drums, churning, chunky guitars" and "Lee's ethereal, widescreen vocals" in an MTV article.<ref name="mtvpreview" /> A sample of the track was shared with fans on July 13, 2011 on MTV's website.<ref name="mtvpreview" /> On August 22, 2011, Amy went to Toronto's Liberty Studios to preview five mastered songs from ''Evanescence'' to a selected crowd of thirty people. ''The Other Side'' was one of the five previewed songs.<ref name="rollingkaren" /><ref name="billboardkaren" /> The song was premiered on [[Evanescence.com]] on September 21, 2011.<ref name="evcom" /><ref name="tospage" />


{{quote|...beautiful and epic, but at the same time it's got that rocking vibe}}
During the interview in which the track was previewed, Amy talked about the song saying:


In her interview with MTV Amy Lee talked about the song saying:
{{quote|I wrote it with the guys. It was real collaborative. That was a hard one for me to write the lyrics for, because I had the chorus — it's very epic and dramatic; 'Counting the days to meet you on the other side' — but then, the verses, again, that element of fun is coming back in, you know, the band, it's grooving... so I'm like, 'How do I sing about death in a way that's sort of bitchy?' Like, it's not really possible ... it's hard to explain. But it's harder than it sounds.<ref name="mtvpreview" />}}


{{quote|I wrote it with the guys. It was real collaborative. That was a hard one for me to write the lyrics for, because I had the chorus — it's very epic and dramatic; 'Counting the days to meet you on the other side' — but then, the verses, again, that element of fun is coming back in, you know, the band, it's grooving... so I'm like, 'How do I sing about death in a way that's sort of bitchy?' Like, it's not really possible ... it's hard to explain. But it's harder than it sounds.}}
In a track-by-track with NME.com she added:


A sample of this track was shared with fans on Wednesday July 13th on MTV's website. <ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667172/evanescence-the-other-side-album-preview.jhtml</ref>
{{quote|This is one that evolved over time too. We had the start for it from one session a few month before and it wasn't finished. Then we worked on it with the band and it really grew into something.
This is a cool song that we all really love, I think as a group it's one of our favorites, on the record and to play too, it's a really fun song to play.
It's about loss, but not so much mourning for the dead as much as comitting yourself to being together again in another life.<ref name="nmetos" />}}
 
On August 17, 2011 ''The Other Side'' was premiered live at Evanescence's Nashville show.<ref name="blabber" /> It was also played at the 2011 [[Rock in Rio]] festival on October 2.<ref name="rockrio" /> The song was later added to the set-list to support ''Evanescence'' in 2011 and 2012.<ref name="hollywoodsoph" /><ref name="take40" /><ref name="whiplash" />


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


'''The Other Side'''
'''The Other Side'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording Date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Released On:'' ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (track #5)
*''Length:'' ''not available''
*''Length:'' 4:05
 
'''The Other Side [Radio edit]'''
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' "The Other Side" promotional single
*''Length:'' 3:59
 
'''Live versions:'''
 
'''The Other Side [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - November 2016; April 2017; May 3 - September 26, 2019
*''Example:'' War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville (August 17, 2011)


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
Make me whole again<br>
Open your eyes<br>
Taunted by the shadows of your light<br>
Cold and far away<br>
like you're not even mine<br>
Undo everything and take me higher<br>
Never believing what they say cause I’m<br>
<br>
Counting the days to meet you on the other side<br>
I will always be waiting<br>
until the day that I see you on the other side<br>
Come and take me home<br>
<br>
I’m not giving in<br>
I want you back<br>
holding together by the shards of our past<br>
Stole my heart away<br>
I can’t let you go<br>
Break these chains and let me fly to you<br>
high above the world below<br>
Over and over in my mind<br>
<br>
Counting the days to meet you on the other side<br>
I will always be waiting<br>
until the day that I see you on the other side<br>
Come and take me home<br>
<br>
I am so lost without my place inside your heart<br>
I won't survive I need to know you hear me<br>
Awaken and release my love<br>
<br>
Counting the days to meet you on the other side<br>
I will always be waiting<br>
until the day that I see you on the other side<br>
Come and take me<br>
Counting the days to meet you on the other side<br>
I will always be waiting<br>
until the day that I see you on the other side<br>
Come and take me home
==Lyric video==
[[Image:TOS lyric video.PNG|thumb|250px|right|"The Other Side" lyric video]]
A lyric video of "The Other Side" was released on August 30, 2012 on Evanescence's VEVO channel. The video can be watched on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiIvtRg7-Lc&feature=share here].
== Radio release ==
"The Other Side" was confirmed by Amy to be released to Active Rock radio in an interview with Fuse, also stating that no music video would be made for it.<ref name="fusetosmos" /> It impacted Modern Rock radio on June 11, 2012,<ref name="fmqbsingle" /> and Alternative radio on June 12, 2012.<ref name="altaccess" />
=== US Radio Promo ===
'''Status: Out of Print'''<br>
'''Label: Wind-Up'''<br>
'''Cat.no: WUJC 20280-2 '''
#"The Other Side" [Radio edit] (3:59)
Like the "[[Made of Stone]]" single, it comes in a full sized jewel case with no front insert, and identical artwork. It features a radio edit, which is almost the same as the album version, with the only difference being that the drum intro is cut.
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== Chart performance ==
On the US Mainstream Rock Songs chart, "The Other Side" peaked at number 36. The song was on the chart for nine weeks.<ref name="mainstreamrocksongs" />
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! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position<br />
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|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 16, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Mainstream Rock Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|36
|}
== References ==
{{reflist|2|refs=
<ref name="mtvpreview">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=July 13, 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667172/evanescence-the-other-side-album-preview.jhtml|title=Evanescence's 'The Other Side': Hear A Preview!|work=MTV News|accessdate=July 15, 2011|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110714223646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667172/evanescence-the-other-side-album-preview.jhtml|archivedate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="rollingkaren">{{cite news|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=August 23, 2011|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/amy-lee-previews-new-evanescence-songs-20110823|title=Amy Lee Previews New Evanescence Songs|newspaper=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="billboardkaren">{{cite news|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=August 25, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/community/backbeat/1173093/backbeat-amy-lee-attends-emi-canadas-evanescence-listening|title=Backbeat: Amy Lee Attends EMI Canada's Evanescence Listening Party|magazine=[[Billboard]]|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="nmetos">{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video|newspaper=NME|date=September 28, 2011|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="blabber">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-plays-first-show-in-almost-two-years-video-available/|title=Evanescence Plays First Show In Almost Two Years; Video Available|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 18, 2011|accessdate=June 24, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="rockrio">{{cite news|last=Ribeiro|first=Guilherme|date=October 2, 2011|url=http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio|title=EVANESCENCE TOCA O BOM BÁSICO NO ROCK IN RIO|language=Portuguese|work=MTV Brasil|accessdate=August 1, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120401184739/http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio|archivedate=April 1, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="hollywoodsoph">{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|date=October 12, 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487|title=Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="take40">{{cite web|url=http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012|title=Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012|work=Take 40 Australia|date=March 25, 2012|accessdate=August 2, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121120234724/http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012|archivedate=November 20, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="whiplash">{{cite web|last=Finatto|first=Paulo, Jr.|date=October 10, 2012|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html|title=Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)|work=Whiplash.net|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="fusetosmos">{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=William|date=May 6, 2012|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/evanescence-talk|title=Evanescence Talk No. 1 Debut, Next Album|work=Fuse|accessdate=August 1, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120521093721/http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/evanescence-talk|archivedate=May 21, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="fmqbsingle">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120620161540/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770|title=Available for Airplay: Modern Rock|work=FMQB|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770|archivedate=June 20, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="altaccess">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67l90FRUo|title=Future Releases - Alternative|work=All Access|url=http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|archivedate=May 23, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="evcom">{{cite news|date=September 21, 2011|url=http://www.evanescence.com/|title="The Other Side" Lyrics Page!|work=Evanescence.com|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110923154940/http://www.evanescence.com/|archivedate=September 23, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="tospage">{{cite news|date=September 2011|url=http://www.evanescence.com/audio/theothersidelyrics.html|title=Evanescence <nowiki>|</nowiki> "The Other Side" Lyrics|work=Evanescence.com|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110924043822/http://www.evanescence.com/audio/theothersidelyrics.html|archivedate=September 24, 2011}}</ref>


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== Notes and References ==
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[[Category:Evanescence (album) songs]]
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All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
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Away from Me
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Bleed
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Sick
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The Only One
The Other Side
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Tourniquet
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General Information

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

The Other Side is the fifth track from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. It is described as song that has "thunderous mix of double-bass drums, churning, chunky guitars" and "Lee's ethereal, widescreen vocals" in an MTV article.[1] A sample of the track was shared with fans on July 13, 2011 on MTV's website.[1] On August 22, 2011, Amy went to Toronto's Liberty Studios to preview five mastered songs from Evanescence to a selected crowd of thirty people. The Other Side was one of the five previewed songs.[2][3] The song was premiered on Evanescence.com on September 21, 2011.[4][5]

During the interview in which the track was previewed, Amy talked about the song saying:

Vin1.jpg I wrote it with the guys. It was real collaborative. That was a hard one for me to write the lyrics for, because I had the chorus — it's very epic and dramatic; 'Counting the days to meet you on the other side' — but then, the verses, again, that element of fun is coming back in, you know, the band, it's grooving... so I'm like, 'How do I sing about death in a way that's sort of bitchy?' Like, it's not really possible ... it's hard to explain. But it's harder than it sounds.[1] Vin2.jpg


In a track-by-track with NME.com she added:

Vin1.jpg This is one that evolved over time too. We had the start for it from one session a few month before and it wasn't finished. Then we worked on it with the band and it really grew into something.

This is a cool song that we all really love, I think as a group it's one of our favorites, on the record and to play too, it's a really fun song to play. It's about loss, but not so much mourning for the dead as much as comitting yourself to being together again in another life.[6]

Vin2.jpg


On August 17, 2011 The Other Side was premiered live at Evanescence's Nashville show.[7] It was also played at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.[8] The song was later added to the set-list to support Evanescence in 2011 and 2012.[9][10][11]

Versions

Studio versions:

The Other Side

  • Recording Date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: Evanescence (track #5)
  • Length: 4:05

The Other Side [Radio edit]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "The Other Side" promotional single
  • Length: 3:59

Live versions:

The Other Side [Live]

  • Performing period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - November 2016; April 2017; May 3 - September 26, 2019
  • Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville (August 17, 2011)

Lyrics

Make me whole again
Open your eyes
Taunted by the shadows of your light
Cold and far away
like you're not even mine
Undo everything and take me higher
Never believing what they say cause I’m

Counting the days to meet you on the other side
I will always be waiting
until the day that I see you on the other side
Come and take me home

I’m not giving in
I want you back
holding together by the shards of our past
Stole my heart away
I can’t let you go
Break these chains and let me fly to you
high above the world below
Over and over in my mind

Counting the days to meet you on the other side
I will always be waiting
until the day that I see you on the other side
Come and take me home

I am so lost without my place inside your heart
I won't survive I need to know you hear me
Awaken and release my love

Counting the days to meet you on the other side
I will always be waiting
until the day that I see you on the other side
Come and take me
Counting the days to meet you on the other side
I will always be waiting
until the day that I see you on the other side
Come and take me home

Lyric video

"The Other Side" lyric video

A lyric video of "The Other Side" was released on August 30, 2012 on Evanescence's VEVO channel. The video can be watched on YouTube here.

Radio release

"The Other Side" was confirmed by Amy to be released to Active Rock radio in an interview with Fuse, also stating that no music video would be made for it.[12] It impacted Modern Rock radio on June 11, 2012,[13] and Alternative radio on June 12, 2012.[14]

US Radio Promo

Status: Out of Print
Label: Wind-Up
Cat.no: WUJC 20280-2

  1. "The Other Side" [Radio edit] (3:59)

Like the "Made of Stone" single, it comes in a full sized jewel case with no front insert, and identical artwork. It features a radio edit, which is almost the same as the album version, with the only difference being that the drum intro is cut.

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Chart performance

On the US Mainstream Rock Songs chart, "The Other Side" peaked at number 36. The song was on the chart for nine weeks.[15]

Chart (2012)
 Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] 36

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Montgomery, James (July 13, 2011). "Evanescence's 'The Other Side': Hear A Preview!". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110714223646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667172/evanescence-the-other-side-album-preview.jhtml. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ 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 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bliss, Karen (August 25, 2011). "Backbeat: Amy Lee Attends EMI Canada's Evanescence Listening Party". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/community/backbeat/1173093/backbeat-amy-lee-attends-emi-canadas-evanescence-listening. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ ""The Other Side" Lyrics Page!". Evanescence.com. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110923154940/http://www.evanescence.com/.
  5. ↑ "Evanescence | "The Other Side" Lyrics". Evanescence.com. September 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110924043822/http://www.evanescence.com/audio/theothersidelyrics.html.
  6. ↑ "Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video". NME. September 28, 2011. http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Evanescence Plays First Show In Almost Two Years; Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. August 18, 2011. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-plays-first-show-in-almost-two-years-video-available/. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Ribeiro, Guilherme (October 2, 2011). "EVANESCENCE TOCA O BOM BÁSICO NO ROCK IN RIO" (in Portuguese). MTV Brasil. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120401184739/http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ 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 August 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012". Take 40 Australia. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20121120234724/http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ 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 August 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ Goodman, William (May 6, 2012). "Evanescence Talk No. 1 Debut, Next Album". Fuse. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120521093721/http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/evanescence-talk. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Available for Airplay: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120620161540/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Future Releases - Alternative". All Access. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/67l90FRUo. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=376. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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