Call Me When You're Sober

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General Information

Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo

The official first single off of The Open Door by Evanescence. Amy's sisters, Carrie and Lori, performed background vocals for the song (I've made up your mind). Call Me When You're Sober officially went for radio adds on August 7th, 2006, but the song had been leaked on July 30th, 2006 forcing radio stations to play the song early.

The song has been described as "a bluesy arrangement of strings and organ" that "sounds more Fiona Apple than new metal". According to John Lee, this song wasn't originally intended to be on the album.

In an Italian interview with Rock TV, Amy stated that she chose this song because it seemed very powerful. She also stated that it was one of the last songs recorded for The Open Door.

The song is about the relationship of Amy Lee and Shaun Morgan had. Around when the single was out on the radio, Shaun Morgan announced that he is going into rehab. Amy also said that the song is about other things in her life, "it was also about the people I was working with that were kind of holding me down and manipulating me and betraying me. I had to put my foot down and walk out the door."

Amy's description of the song:

It's very obvious who it's about. I know that people would read between the lines and think it's about my ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan [of Seether], but I wanted to be completely clear. I needed so bad to say exactly what I was feeling for so long. Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.

Rumors said that the song's final melody was modified by Wind-Up Records because the record company wanted it to be the first single and be special. According to the rumors, this was the reason why the album was released some months later than the first release date that became known to the audience. Amy referred to that on EvBoard.com:

Wind up didn't choose this single- I did, and I had to fight for it. I love this song. Also, they didn't change anything about it. This is the way we made it. We fought over the guitar part but eventually just got the mix right.

Call Me When You're Sober was performed at the Legends & Lyrics concert in Nashville in February 23, 2009.

This is what Amy had to say aout the song in an interview with Spin on October 4, 2011:

It's mostly a chick anthem: 'You only want me when you're drunk. You only want me because I'm not there.' I definitely get a lot of girls who are like, 'That's my song. I assigned that ringtone to my ex-boyfriend.'

Versions

Studio versions:

Call Me When You're Sober

• Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
• Status: Released
• Released on:

The Open Door (track #2) – the first single off the album

All Call Me When You're Sober singles

• Length: 3:34

Live versions:

Call Me When You're Sober [2006-2007 Live]

• Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
• Status: Unreleased
• Example: Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006

Call Me When You're Sober [2009 Live]

• Performing Dates: November 4; November 8, 2009
• Performed at: New York City Secret Show (November 4) and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil (November 8)

Call Me When You're Sober [2011-2012 Live]

• Performing Period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
• Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Call Me When You're Sober [Acoustic]

• Performing period: August-September 2006
• Status: Released
• Released on: All Call Me When You're Sober singles
• Recording date: August 13, 2006
• Recording place: New York City
• Length: 3:37

Call Me When You're Sober [Legends & Lyrics]

• Performing period: February 23, 2009
• Status: Unreleased
• Performed at: Legends & Lyrics, Nashville, Tennessee
• Length: Unknown

Lyrics

Don't cry to me
If you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me
Come find me
Make up your mind

Should I let you fall?
Lose it all?
So maybe you can remember yourself
Can't keep believing
We're only deceiving ourselves
And I'm sick of the lie
And you're too late

Don't cry to me
If you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me
Come find me
Make up your mind

Couldn't take the blame
Sick with shame

Must be exhausting to lose your own game
Selfishly hated, no wonder you're jaded
You can't play the victim this time
And you're too late

Don't cry to me
If you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me?
Come find me
Make up your mind

You never call me when you're sober
You only want it cause it's over
It's over!

How could I have burned paradise?
How could I?
You were never mine!

So don't cry to me
If you loved me
You would be here with me
Don't lie to me
Just get your things
I've made up your mind

Video

Call Me When You're Sober

The video for Call Me When You're Sober, produced by Marc Webb, was filmed in Pantages Theater, Hollywood, California, and was officially released on August 7th, 2006 on MTV, MTV2, VH1, and Fuse. It features a theme that is loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood.

The Big Bad Wolf in the video, Oliver Goodwill, is from the UK. He has been playing drums for 17 years. He posts on EvBoard.com under nickname realwolf, though EvBoarders affectonately call him 'Wolfie'. More information about him can be found on his MySpace profile.

Watch the video on YouTube.com.

Commercial Release

Main Article: Call Me When You're Sober Single

The Call Me When You're Sober single was released to most of the world on September 18, 2006, and to the UK on September 25, 2006.

Tracks released with this single include:

1. Call Me When You're Sober [Album Version]
2. Call Me When You're Sober [Acoustic Version]
3. Making Of Call Me When You're Sober [Enhanced CD Feature] (05:23)
4. Call Me When You're Sober Video [Enhanced CD Feature]

• The 'Making Of' clip is a shortened version of the program broadcast by MTV (the whole video was available in parts on YouTube but it was deleted due to a copyright claim).

Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music

• Piano Chords
• Piano sheet music - arranged by PIANOTRANSCRIBER
• Piano sheet music with guitar tabs