Lost in Paradise: Difference between revisions

From The Evanescence Reference
No edit summary
 
(60 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Songs}}{{lang}}
{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==
== General information ==
Written by: [[Amy Lee|A. Lee]]  
''Written by: [[Amy Lynn Lee|A. Lee]]''


The 7th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]]. The song is a very personal song to Amy; a deeply emotional, but hard hitting ballad.
'''''Lost in Paradise''''' is the seventh track from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. It was released as the third commercial single from the album on May 25, 2012. The song is very personal to Amy.


A sample was released on MTV.com on July 15 2011. In her interview with MTV she gave more insight inside the writing of the song: <ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667299/evanescence-lost-in-paradise.jhtml</ref>
The song was written when Amy was lost in the writing process of the third album and the title is about the band having achieved success.<ref name=siriusxm />
 
A sample was released on MTV on July 15, 2011. In her interview with MTV she gave more insight inside the writing of the song:
{{quote|That's the one that made us cry ... like, literally, just in here, working on it, there have been tears. I love that song. When I was writing it, it wasn't anything; it was just pure, it was just for me. I was literally just writing it for me, to soothe my own feelings by expressing them. And I just thought, 'Piano, vocals, I can record it by myself at my house, and that'll be the track. ... It'll be a B-side somewhere or something.
{{quote|That's the one that made us cry ... like, literally, just in here, working on it, there have been tears. I love that song. When I was writing it, it wasn't anything; it was just pure, it was just for me. I was literally just writing it for me, to soothe my own feelings by expressing them. And I just thought, 'Piano, vocals, I can record it by myself at my house, and that'll be the track. ... It'll be a B-side somewhere or something.


[But] then ... as we were working on other songs — focusing more on rock songs — I kept listening to it for fun, because it was mine, and I sent it to [producer] Nick [Raskulinecz] and I was like, 'I want you to listen to this. ... The more I listen to it, the more I think it means something,' And he, instantly, was like, 'We have to do that song.' And it was his idea to bring the band into it, and at first, I was totally like, 'I don't get that.' But once we did, it just blew the thing wide open, in a way I had never thought about before. It's perfect; it's meant to be the way it is.}}
[But] then ... as we were working on other songs — focusing more on rock songs — I kept listening to it for fun, because it was mine, and I sent it to [producer] Nick [Raskulinecz] and I was like, 'I want you to listen to this. ... The more I listen to it, the more I think it means something,' And he, instantly, was like, 'We have to do that song.' And it was his idea to bring the band into it, and at first, I was totally like, 'I don't get that.' But once we did, it just blew the thing wide open, in a way I had never thought about before. It's perfect; it's meant to be the way it is.<ref name=mtvlostparadise />}}
 
In another interview with MTV after the live premiere of ''[[What You Want]]'', Amy said that she felt most connected to ''Lost in Paradise'':
{{quote|That song is just really raw... that's a song that has no censorship, like I was in a place where I was like, "yeah, I don't know what's going to happen, and I can't save the day and act like everything is perfect"... the lyrics on that one kinda came fast and that's sorta what happens when you're not thinking so hard... I love it because it's vulnerable and sometimes, I guess it's hard to me to just totally get vulnerable, it's like I always want to be strong... sometimes the hardest thing is not trying so hard.<ref name=mostconnect />}}
 
In a track-by-track interview with ''NME'', Amy also said:
{{quote|I'd say this is the most intimate song on the album. Really, it was from that kind of hard time in 2010 where I felt lost and sort of like I lost my vision for a second.
And it's cool because the song is sort of almost an apology to the fans, for being gone. It's like, 'Here's how it went, I needed to run away'. But I miss this, and it's hard and it's painful sometimes and it's this big giant mess of things. But it's me and it's my heart and it's our relationship and... Yeah, I want it back.<ref name=nmeeotd />}}


In another interview with MTV after the live Premiere of [[What You Want]], Amy said that she felt most connected to "Lost In Paradise": <ref>http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/680062/amy-lee-feels-most-connected-to-lost-in-paradise.jhtml#id=1668631</ref>
''Lost in Paradise'' was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, ''[[Synthesis]]'', when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuhzOMClomA here].
{{quote| that song is just really raw... that's a song that has no censorship, like I was in a place where I was like "yeah I don't know whats going to happen, and I can't save the day and act like everything is perfect"... the lyrics on that one kinda came fast and that's sorta what happens when you're not thinking so hard... I love it because its vulnerable and sometimes, i guess its hard to me to just totally get vulnerable, its like I always want to be strong... sometimes the hardest thing is not trying so hard.}}


== Versions ==
==Versions==
===Studio Versions===


'''Studio versions:'''
'''Lost in Paradise [''Evanescence'' version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:''
:''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (track #7) - the third commercial single off the album
:"Lost in Paradise" [[Lost in Paradise Single#Digital single|digital single]] (track #1)
*''Length:'' 4:42


'''Lost In Paradise'''
'''Lost in Paradise [Piano-vocal demo]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording Date:'' 2010-2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' Unknown
*''Length:'' ''4:41''
 
'''Lost in Paradise [Radio edit]'''
*''Recording Date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' "Lost in Paradise" [[Lost in Paradise Single#UK/German Radio Promo|UK promotional single]]
*''Length:'' 3:51
 
'''Lost in Paradise [''Synthesis'' version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' May - August 2017
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On: [[Synthesis]]'' (track #12)
*''Length:'' 4:43
 
 
===Live Versions===
 
'''Lost in Paradise [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 6, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015
*''Example:'' House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
 
'''Lost in Paradise [Acoustic]'''
*''Performing dates:'' December 7, 2011 (SiriusXM Radio); May 30, 2012 (BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany); January 17, 2013 (AMPRock TV)
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' December 7, 2011
*''Released on:'' "Lost in Paradise" [[Lost in Paradise Single#Digital single|digital single]] (track #2)
*''Length:'' 5:01
 
'''Lost in Paradise [With Norwegian Radio Orchestra]'''<ref name=nobel>{{cite web|title=EVANESCENCE Rocks 18th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert In Oslo (Video)|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-rocks-18th-annual-nobel-peace-prize-concert-in-oslo-video/|date=December 12, 2011|work=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>
*''Performing date:'' December 11, 2011
*''Performed at:'' [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011|18th Nobel Peace Prize]] at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
 
'''Lost In Paradise [Synthesis Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #12)
*''Length:'' 4:48
 
'''Lost in Paradise ([[A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio]])'''
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' October 2020
*''Released On:'' ''[[The Bitter Truth]]'' CD2: [[A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio]] (Track #8)
*''Length:'' 5:05


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
 
I've been believing<br>
I’ve been believing<br>
In something so distant<br>
In something so distant<br>
As if I was human<br>
As if I was human<br>
And I’ve been denying<br>
And I've been denying<br>
This feeling of hopelessness<br>
This feeling of hopelessness<br>
In me, in me<br>
In me, in me<br>
 
<br>
All the promises I made<br>
All the promises I made<br>
Just to let you down<br>
Just to let you down<br>
You believed in me but I’m broken<br>
You believed in me but I'm broken<br>
 
<br>
I have nothing left<br>
I have nothing left<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
We’ve been falling for all this time<br>
We've been falling for all this time<br>
And now I’m lost in paradise<br>
And now I'm lost in paradise<br>
 
<br>
As much as I’d like<br>
As much as I'd like<br>
The past not to exist<br>
The past not to exist<br>
It still does<br>
It still does<br>
And as much as I’d like<br>
And as much as I'd like<br>
To feel like I belong here<br>
To feel like I belong here<br>
I’m just as scared as you<br>
I'm just as scared as you<br>
 
<br>
I have nothing left<br>
I have nothing left<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
We’ve been falling for all this time<br>
We've been falling for all this time<br>
And now I’m lost in paradise<br>
And now I’m lost in paradise<br>
<br>
<br>
Run away, run away<br>
Run away, run away<br>
One day we won’t feel this pain anymore<br>
One day we won't feel this pain anymore<br>
Take it all away<br>
Take it all away<br>
Shadows of you<br>
Shadows of you<br>
'Cause they won’t let me go<br>
'Cause they won't let me go<br>
<br>
<br>
‘Til I have nothing left<br>
'Til I have nothing left<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
And all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
We've been falling for all this time<br>
And now I'm lost in paradise<br>
Alone and lost in paradise
== Video ==
[[Image:LIPvideo.png|thumb|250px|right|Lost in Paradise official video]]
The music video is a compilation of live concert footage recorded by fans from around the world. Regarding the creation of the video, on November 10, 2012, Amy sent the following tweets to her followers on Twitter.
{{quote|All right, tour's over, dry your eyes- time for a project and I need your help! We're going to make a video for Lost in Paradise together...<ref name=twitter1 />}}
{{quote|Everybody send your best live footage of Lost in Paradise to me at: evrocks2012@gmail.com<ref name=twitter2 />}}
It was officially released on February 14, 2013 as a Valentine's Day surprise from the band. The video was produced by Evanescence and JuddFilms.
The official video is available on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgGgUkR3mM here].
In an interview published in March 2013, Amy explained they didn't have the budget to make a "big, giant old-school Evanescence video", but making a video for "Lost in Paradise" was important to her, even if it wasn't released:
{{quote|Making that video was really cool because I thought that even if we didn't release it, I just wanted to put it together and document it for myself because I always wanted to make a video for "Lost in Paradise." We didn't have the budget to make a big, giant old-school Evanescence video, but I’m really glad that we did this. It’s so touching, personal and real.<ref name=atlanticcity />}}
[[Image:The Session - AMP Rock TV.png|thumb|250px|right|Lost in Paradise - "The Session" series]]
=== The Session - AMPRock TV ===
On January 15, 2013, it was announced on Evanescence's Facebook page that AmpRock will be featuring a live filmed acoustic performance of "Lost in Paradise" on January 17, 2013. On January 17, 2013, AMPRock TV uploaded the acoustic performance of Lost in Paradise on their YouTube channel. See the video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUzMY2z284 here].
[[Image:TWseries.PNG|thumb|250px|right|Lost in Paradise - "The Words" series]]
=== The Words - AMPRock TV ===
A video for "Lost in Paradise" was produced for a black and white series titled "The Words." The series was of a selection of lyrics of the most influential bands and artists in a "completely new way."
Other songs from the series include: "Under The Water" ([[The Pretty Reckless]]), "Absolute Zero" (Stone Sour), "When We Were Younger" (You Me At Six), "Overneath The Path Of Misery" (Marilyn Manson), "The Kids From Yesterday" (My Chemical Romance), "Chaos Lives In Everything" ([[Korn]]) and "Fallen Angels" (Black Veil Brides). The black-and-white videos were directed by Tim Wilson.
{{quote|
I’ve been believing in something so distant<br>
as if I was human<br>
And I’ve been denying this feeling of hopelessness<br>
in me<br>
<br>
All the promises I've made<br>
just to let you down<br>
You believed in me but I’m broken<br>
<br>
As much as I’d like the past not to exist<br>
it still does<br>
And as much as I’d like to feel like I belong here<br>
I’m just as scared as you<br>
<br>
Run away<br>
One day we won't feel this pain anymore<br>
Take it all away, shadows of you<br>
but they wont let me go<br>
<br>
I have nothing left<br>
and all I feel is this cruel wanting<br>
We’ve been falling for all this time<br>
We’ve been falling for all this time<br>
And now I’m lost in paradise<br>
and now I’m lost in paradise}}
Alone and lost in paradise
 
[[Image:LIP LyricVideo.PNG|thumb|250px|right|Lost in Paradise Lyric Video]]
=== Lyric video ===
On May 10, 2012, an official lyric video for "Lost in Paradise" was uploaded on Evanescence's VEVO channel and [[evanescencevideo]] (from which it was later removed). The video can be watched [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rnxlW5TrBs here].
 
==Commercial release==
{{Main|Lost in Paradise Single}}
The "Lost in Paradise" single was released in May 25, 2012.
 
Tracks released with the single include:
*"Lost in Paradise"
*"Lost in Paradise" (Live)
*"My Immortal" (Live)
*"Lost in Paradise" (Radio Edit) <small>[promotional only]</small>
 
== Chart performance ==
After the release of ''Evanescence'', "Lost in Paradise" debuted at number 39 for the week ending of October 23, 2011 in Switzerland. The next week it fell to number 65, and the next week it dropped off the chart.<ref name="swisschart" /> For the week ending of October 16, 2011, "Lost in Paradise" debuted and peaked at number 99 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="taleofdivas" /> The next week it fell off of the chart.<ref name="billboardhot100" /> It also reached the Canadian Hot 100 at number 89 and the Digital Songs chart at number 53 in the same week. The song stayed on both of these charts for just one week.<ref name="canadahot100" /><ref name="digitalsongs" /> "Lost in Paradise" also peaked on the Rock Digital Songs chart at number 7. The song was on this chart for two weeks.<ref name="rockdigitalsongs" /> On October 22, 2011, the song debuted and peaked at number 9 on the UK Rock Chart.<ref name="ukrockchart" /> It was on this chart for two weeks.<ref name="ukrockchart2" />
 
After ''Lost in Paradise'''s release as a single, it debuted at number 71 in Austria on June 8, 2012. The song stayed on the chart for one week.<ref name="austriachart" />
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart&nbsp;(2011–12)<br />
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position<br />
|-
|align="left"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name="austriachart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Lost in Paradise|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Lost+in+Paradise&cat=s|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=Austriancharts.at (Ö3 Austria Top 40)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|71
|-
|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 14, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Canadian Hot 100 for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|89
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name="swisschart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Lost in Paradise|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/song/Evanescence/Lost-In-Paradise-909884|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=Swisscharts.com (Swiss Singles Chart)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|-
|align="left"|UK Rock (Official Charts Company)<ref name="ukrockchart">{{cite web|title=2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive|date=October 22, 2011|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-10-22/|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref name="uksingleschart">{{cite web|title=Update 22.10.2011|date=October 22, 2011|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/111022cluk.txt|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=Zobbel.de (Official Charts Company)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|174
|-
|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 14, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|99
|-
|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 14, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|-
|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 14, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Rock Digital Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
 
<ref name=mtvlostparadise>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence's 'Lost In Paradise': Hear A Preview Now!|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667299/evanescence-lost-in-paradise.jhtml|accessdate=July 15, 2011|work=MTV News|date=July 15, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718104212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667299/evanescence-lost-in-paradise.jhtml|archivedate=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=mostconnect>{{cite news|title=Amy Lee Feels Most Connected To 'Lost In Paradise'|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/680062/amy-lee-feels-most-connected-to-lost-in-paradise.jhtml#id=1668631|accessdate=August 10, 2011|work=MTV News|date=August 9, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=nmeeotd>{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video|work=NME|date=September 28, 2011|accessdate=September 29, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930114450/http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472|archivedate=Septemebr 30, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=twitter1>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=All right, tour's over, dry your eyes...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/267225714238042112|work=Twitter|date=November 10, 2012|accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=twitter2>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Everybody send your best live footage of...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/267226545771405313|work=Twitter|date=November 10, 2012|accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=atlanticcity>{{cite web|title=Catching up with Amy Lee Of Evanescence At The Tenacious D Show At House Of Blues Atlantic City|url=http://atlanticcityblog.caesars.com/catching-up-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-at-the-tenacious-d-show-at-house-of-blues-atlantic-city/#.UnyyFvnxpDb|work=Atlanticcityblog.caesars.com|date=March 1, 2013|accessdate=May 25, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130305045411/http://atlanticcityblog.caesars.com/catching-up-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-at-the-tenacious-d-show-at-house-of-blues-atlantic-city/|archivedate=March 5, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name="taleofdivas">{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|title=Week Ending Oct. 16, 2011. Songs: Tale of Three Divas|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-16-2011-songs-tale-of-three-divas.html|work=Yahoo! Music|date=October 19, 2011|accessdate=March 15, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201193317/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-16-2011-songs-tale-of-three-divas.html|archivedate=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="ukrockchart2">{{cite web|title=2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive|date=October 29, 2011|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-10-29/|accessdate=May 5, 2014|publisher=UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195415/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20111023/111/|archivedate=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
 
<ref name=siriusxm>{{cite news|title=Evanescence - SiriusXM Radio's Artist Confidential Series (Acoustic Session) - 12/07/2011|url=https://soundcloud.com/amyleebrasil/evanescence-siriusxm-radios-artist-confidential-series-acoustic-session|work=Soundcloud|date=December 7, 2011}}</ref>
 


== Notes and References ==
<!-- Add references above this line -->
{{Ref}}
}}


{{Evanescence}}
{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Songs]]
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]
[[Category: Singles]]
[[Category: Synthesis songs]]

Latest revision as of 05:02, 24 April 2023

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
* Cover songs


Article.png Lost in Paradise está disponible en español. Ver el artículo

Το άρθρο Lost in Paradise είναι διαθέσιμο στα ελληνικά. Δείτε το άρθρο

Lost in Paradise è disponibile in italiano. Vedi l'articolo

Lost in Paradise está disponível em português. Ver o artigo

General information

Written by: A. Lee

Lost in Paradise is the seventh track from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. It was released as the third commercial single from the album on May 25, 2012. The song is very personal to Amy.

The song was written when Amy was lost in the writing process of the third album and the title is about the band having achieved success.[1]

A sample was released on MTV on July 15, 2011. In her interview with MTV she gave more insight inside the writing of the song:

Vin1.jpg That's the one that made us cry ... like, literally, just in here, working on it, there have been tears. I love that song. When I was writing it, it wasn't anything; it was just pure, it was just for me. I was literally just writing it for me, to soothe my own feelings by expressing them. And I just thought, 'Piano, vocals, I can record it by myself at my house, and that'll be the track. ... It'll be a B-side somewhere or something.

[But] then ... as we were working on other songs — focusing more on rock songs — I kept listening to it for fun, because it was mine, and I sent it to [producer] Nick [Raskulinecz] and I was like, 'I want you to listen to this. ... The more I listen to it, the more I think it means something,' And he, instantly, was like, 'We have to do that song.' And it was his idea to bring the band into it, and at first, I was totally like, 'I don't get that.' But once we did, it just blew the thing wide open, in a way I had never thought about before. It's perfect; it's meant to be the way it is.[2]

Vin2.jpg


In another interview with MTV after the live premiere of What You Want, Amy said that she felt most connected to Lost in Paradise:

Vin1.jpg That song is just really raw... that's a song that has no censorship, like I was in a place where I was like, "yeah, I don't know what's going to happen, and I can't save the day and act like everything is perfect"... the lyrics on that one kinda came fast and that's sorta what happens when you're not thinking so hard... I love it because it's vulnerable and sometimes, I guess it's hard to me to just totally get vulnerable, it's like I always want to be strong... sometimes the hardest thing is not trying so hard.[3] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg I'd say this is the most intimate song on the album. Really, it was from that kind of hard time in 2010 where I felt lost and sort of like I lost my vision for a second.

And it's cool because the song is sort of almost an apology to the fans, for being gone. It's like, 'Here's how it went, I needed to run away'. But I miss this, and it's hard and it's painful sometimes and it's this big giant mess of things. But it's me and it's my heart and it's our relationship and... Yeah, I want it back.[4]

Vin2.jpg


Lost in Paradise was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, Synthesis, when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song here.

Versions

Studio Versions

Lost in Paradise [Evanescence version]

  • Recording Date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released On:
Evanescence (track #7) - the third commercial single off the album
"Lost in Paradise" digital single (track #1)
  • Length: 4:42

Lost in Paradise [Piano-vocal demo]

  • Recording Date: 2010-2011
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: Unknown

Lost in Paradise [Radio edit]

  • Recording Date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: "Lost in Paradise" UK promotional single
  • Length: 3:51

Lost in Paradise [Synthesis version]

  • Recording Date: May - August 2017
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: Synthesis (track #12)
  • Length: 4:43


Live Versions

Lost in Paradise [Live]

  • Performing period: October 6, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015
  • Example: House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, USA

Lost in Paradise [Acoustic]

  • Performing dates: December 7, 2011 (SiriusXM Radio); May 30, 2012 (BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany); January 17, 2013 (AMPRock TV)
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: December 7, 2011
  • Released on: "Lost in Paradise" digital single (track #2)
  • Length: 5:01

Lost in Paradise [With Norwegian Radio Orchestra][5]

Lost In Paradise [Synthesis Live]

  • Performing period: October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: November 3, 2017
  • Released on: Synthesis Live (track #12)
  • Length: 4:48

Lost in Paradise (A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio)

Lyrics

I've been believing
In something so distant
As if I was human
And I've been denying
This feeling of hopelessness
In me, in me

All the promises I made
Just to let you down
You believed in me but I'm broken

I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I'm lost in paradise

As much as I'd like
The past not to exist
It still does
And as much as I'd like
To feel like I belong here
I'm just as scared as you

I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I’m lost in paradise

Run away, run away
One day we won't feel this pain anymore
Take it all away
Shadows of you
'Cause they won't let me go

'Til I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I'm lost in paradise
Alone and lost in paradise

Video

Lost in Paradise official video

The music video is a compilation of live concert footage recorded by fans from around the world. Regarding the creation of the video, on November 10, 2012, Amy sent the following tweets to her followers on Twitter.

Vin1.jpg All right, tour's over, dry your eyes- time for a project and I need your help! We're going to make a video for Lost in Paradise together...[6] Vin2.jpg
Vin1.jpg Everybody send your best live footage of Lost in Paradise to me at: evrocks2012@gmail.com[7] Vin2.jpg


It was officially released on February 14, 2013 as a Valentine's Day surprise from the band. The video was produced by Evanescence and JuddFilms.

The official video is available on YouTube here.

In an interview published in March 2013, Amy explained they didn't have the budget to make a "big, giant old-school Evanescence video", but making a video for "Lost in Paradise" was important to her, even if it wasn't released:

Vin1.jpg Making that video was really cool because I thought that even if we didn't release it, I just wanted to put it together and document it for myself because I always wanted to make a video for "Lost in Paradise." We didn't have the budget to make a big, giant old-school Evanescence video, but I’m really glad that we did this. It’s so touching, personal and real.[8] Vin2.jpg


Lost in Paradise - "The Session" series

The Session - AMPRock TV

On January 15, 2013, it was announced on Evanescence's Facebook page that AmpRock will be featuring a live filmed acoustic performance of "Lost in Paradise" on January 17, 2013. On January 17, 2013, AMPRock TV uploaded the acoustic performance of Lost in Paradise on their YouTube channel. See the video here.

Lost in Paradise - "The Words" series

The Words - AMPRock TV

A video for "Lost in Paradise" was produced for a black and white series titled "The Words." The series was of a selection of lyrics of the most influential bands and artists in a "completely new way."

Other songs from the series include: "Under The Water" (The Pretty Reckless), "Absolute Zero" (Stone Sour), "When We Were Younger" (You Me At Six), "Overneath The Path Of Misery" (Marilyn Manson), "The Kids From Yesterday" (My Chemical Romance), "Chaos Lives In Everything" (Korn) and "Fallen Angels" (Black Veil Brides). The black-and-white videos were directed by Tim Wilson.

Vin1.jpg

I’ve been believing in something so distant
as if I was human
And I’ve been denying this feeling of hopelessness
in me

All the promises I've made
just to let you down
You believed in me but I’m broken

As much as I’d like the past not to exist
it still does
And as much as I’d like to feel like I belong here
I’m just as scared as you

Run away
One day we won't feel this pain anymore
Take it all away, shadows of you
but they wont let me go

I have nothing left
and all I feel is this cruel wanting
We’ve been falling for all this time
and now I’m lost in paradise

Vin2.jpg


Lost in Paradise Lyric Video

Lyric video

On May 10, 2012, an official lyric video for "Lost in Paradise" was uploaded on Evanescence's VEVO channel and evanescencevideo (from which it was later removed). The video can be watched here.

Commercial release

Exquisite-kfind.png Main article: Lost in Paradise Single

The "Lost in Paradise" single was released in May 25, 2012.

Tracks released with the single include:

  • "Lost in Paradise"
  • "Lost in Paradise" (Live)
  • "My Immortal" (Live)
  • "Lost in Paradise" (Radio Edit) [promotional only]

Chart performance

After the release of Evanescence, "Lost in Paradise" debuted at number 39 for the week ending of October 23, 2011 in Switzerland. The next week it fell to number 65, and the next week it dropped off the chart.[9] For the week ending of October 16, 2011, "Lost in Paradise" debuted and peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[10] The next week it fell off of the chart.[11] It also reached the Canadian Hot 100 at number 89 and the Digital Songs chart at number 53 in the same week. The song stayed on both of these charts for just one week.[12][13] "Lost in Paradise" also peaked on the Rock Digital Songs chart at number 7. The song was on this chart for two weeks.[14] On October 22, 2011, the song debuted and peaked at number 9 on the UK Rock Chart.[15] It was on this chart for two weeks.[16]

After Lost in Paradise's release as a single, it debuted at number 71 in Austria on June 8, 2012. The song stayed on the chart for one week.[17]

Chart (2011–12)
 Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 71
Canada (Billboard)[12] 89
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 39
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)[15] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 174
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 99
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 53
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 7

References

  1. ↑ "Evanescence - SiriusXM Radio's Artist Confidential Series (Acoustic Session) - 12/07/2011". Soundcloud. December 7, 2011. https://soundcloud.com/amyleebrasil/evanescence-siriusxm-radios-artist-confidential-series-acoustic-session.
  2. ↑ Montgomery, James (July 15, 2011). "Evanescence's 'Lost In Paradise': Hear A Preview Now!". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718104212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667299/evanescence-lost-in-paradise.jhtml. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Amy Lee Feels Most Connected To 'Lost In Paradise'". MTV News. August 9, 2011. http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/680062/amy-lee-feels-most-connected-to-lost-in-paradise.jhtml#id=1668631. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video". NME. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on Septemebr 30, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930114450/http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ "EVANESCENCE Rocks 18th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert In Oslo (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. December 12, 2011. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-rocks-18th-annual-nobel-peace-prize-concert-in-oslo-video/.
  6. ↑ Lee, Amy (November 10, 2012). "All right, tour's over, dry your eyes...". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/267225714238042112. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ Lee, Amy (November 10, 2012). "Everybody send your best live footage of...". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/267226545771405313. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Catching up with Amy Lee Of Evanescence At The Tenacious D Show At House Of Blues Atlantic City". Atlanticcityblog.caesars.com. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. http://web.archive.org/web/20130305045411/http://atlanticcityblog.caesars.com/catching-up-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-at-the-tenacious-d-show-at-house-of-blues-atlantic-city/. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Evanescence – Lost in Paradise". Swisscharts.com (Swiss Singles Chart). http://www.swisscharts.com/song/Evanescence/Lost-In-Paradise-909884. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Grein, Paul (October 19, 2011). "Week Ending Oct. 16, 2011. Songs: Tale of Three Divas". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111201193317/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-16-2011-songs-tale-of-three-divas.html. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Hot 100 for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=379. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=793. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Digital Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=395. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Rock Digital Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=1085. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive". UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company). October 22, 2011. http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-10-22/. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ "2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive". UK Rock Chart (Official Charts Company). October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195415/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20111023/111/. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Evanescence – Lost in Paradise". Austriancharts.at (Ö3 Austria Top 40). http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Lost+in+Paradise&cat=s. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Update 22.10.2011". Zobbel.de (Official Charts Company). October 22, 2011. http://zobbel.de/cluk/111022cluk.txt. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
Albums
EPs
Studio
Demo
Live
Compilation
Singles
Promotional singles
Evanescence stuff
Retrieved from "https://evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=Lost_in_Paradise&oldid=39742"