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''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt|W. B. Hunt]]'' | ''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt|W. B. Hunt]]'' | ||
'''''Yeah Right''''' is the fourth track and fourth single from [[Evanescence]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[The Bitter Truth]]''. The title was registered on BMI repertoire in late June 2020.<ref name="bmi" /> It was one of the first four songs recorded for the album in early 2020.<ref name=nylon /> It was released on December 4, 2020 as a single, along with the album's pre-order. | '''''Yeah Right''''' is the fourth track and fourth single from [[Evanescence]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[The Bitter Truth]]''. The title was registered on BMI's repertoire in late June 2020.<ref name="bmi" /> It was one of the first four songs recorded for the album in early 2020.<ref name=nylon /> It was released on December 4, 2020 as a single, along with the album's pre-order. | ||
The song was originally recorded on the [[Evanescence (album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] for the band's third album, but was scrapped by their then [[Wind-Up Records|label]], along with much of what they wrote and recorded for what would become their 2011 album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. Amy explained it in an Instagram post and how it was revamped with a new perspective: | The song was originally recorded on the [[Evanescence (album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] for the band's third album, but was scrapped by their then [[Wind-Up Records|label]], along with much of what they wrote and recorded for what would become their 2011 album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. Amy explained it in an Instagram post and how it was revamped with a new perspective: | ||
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{{Quote|So far, I feel like each song that we put out is a very different colour of the spectrum and there are more colours yet to come, for sure. Yeah Right has been a long time coming; I started that song a decade ago. It was mostly there, it had been at the top of the pile for a really, really long time – we’ve always had a cool pile of extra scraps and pieces of unfinished songs. That’s just one that kept on not plugging in, and then something happened this year when we got together and started playing and pulling songs together in pre-production – I was like, ‘I finally know how we can make it work!’ It’s one of those songs that we’re going to have to figure out how to do live because I don’t want to be glued to the moog the whole time. It might be a good time to whip out the keytar!<ref name="kerrangdec20" />}} | {{Quote|So far, I feel like each song that we put out is a very different colour of the spectrum and there are more colours yet to come, for sure. Yeah Right has been a long time coming; I started that song a decade ago. It was mostly there, it had been at the top of the pile for a really, really long time – we’ve always had a cool pile of extra scraps and pieces of unfinished songs. That’s just one that kept on not plugging in, and then something happened this year when we got together and started playing and pulling songs together in pre-production – I was like, ‘I finally know how we can make it work!’ It’s one of those songs that we’re going to have to figure out how to do live because I don’t want to be glued to the moog the whole time. It might be a good time to whip out the keytar!<ref name="kerrangdec20" />}} | ||
According to Amy, this is a difficult song to describe and go into detail about because it touches on some elements of her past that she's moved on from, “but apparently there’s still some things that I needed to get off my chest.”<ref>Garner, George (March 10, 2021). [https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-needed-to-face-the-abyss-head-on-evanescences-bitter-truth-laid-bare/ "“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare"]. ''Kerrang!''.</ref> The original version was very electronic and its lyrics and the way the song sounded was a "joke" and sarcastic.<ref name=":0" /> The original lyrics were self-deprecating rather than empowered.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XyyIiG4vcs "BBC World Service - 'Songwriting Made Me Who I Am' with ICE T, AURORA, AMY LEE and OLI SYKES"]. June 6, 2021. ''YouTube''.</ref> The bulk of it was written before the [[Evanescence (album)#Nick Raskulinecz sessions .282011.29|2011 sessions]] for the self-titled album,<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1294&v=6VgQDMYPhbs&feature=youtu.be "Evanescence - Amy Lee On 'The Bitter Truth', "Better Without You" & More!!!"]. April 21, 2021. ''YouTube''.</ref> being part of a scrapped album referred to as "[[Broken Record|broken record]]" that was originally intended to be the third album.<blockquote>I wrote most of the lyrics back then, 10 years ago. And I definitely was going through a period of time where I didn't know what I wanted to do next. And I was sick of the cartoon version that was being reflected back at myself and also just feeling misunderstood on the outside and part of that has been keeping some of those dragon slaying stories to myself to rise above it and go, "okay, all right, well I'm not gonna let that drive my narrative and we're gonna move on" kind of vibe, but that song came out of a lot of just angst and frustration and a big middle finger to people that have been a part of this and tried to rip it apart.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>In the choruses, Amy talks about getting paid, which alludes to how she has seen money change people in a negative way.<ref name=loudwire2021 /> | According to Amy, this is a difficult song to describe and go into detail about because it touches on some elements of her past that she's moved on from, “but apparently there’s still some things that I needed to get off my chest.”<ref>Garner, George (March 10, 2021). [https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-needed-to-face-the-abyss-head-on-evanescences-bitter-truth-laid-bare/ "“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare"]. ''Kerrang!''.</ref> The original version was very electronic and its lyrics and the way the song sounded was a "joke" and sarcastic.<ref name=":0" /> The original lyrics were self-deprecating rather than empowered.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XyyIiG4vcs "BBC World Service - 'Songwriting Made Me Who I Am' with ICE T, AURORA, AMY LEE and OLI SYKES"]. June 6, 2021. ''YouTube''.</ref> The bulk of it was written before the [[Evanescence (album)#Nick Raskulinecz sessions .282011.29|2011 sessions]] for the self-titled album,<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1294&v=6VgQDMYPhbs&feature=youtu.be "Evanescence - Amy Lee On 'The Bitter Truth', "Better Without You" & More!!!"]. April 21, 2021. ''YouTube''.</ref> being part of a scrapped album referred to as "[[Broken Record|broken record]]" that was originally intended to be the third album.<blockquote>I wrote most of the lyrics back then, 10 years ago. And I definitely was going through a period of time where I didn't know what I wanted to do next. And I was sick of the cartoon version that was being reflected back at myself and also just feeling misunderstood on the outside and part of that has been keeping some of those dragon slaying stories to myself to rise above it and go, "okay, all right, well I'm not gonna let that drive my narrative and we're gonna move on" kind of vibe, but that song came out of a lot of just angst and frustration and a big middle finger to people that have been a part of this and tried to rip it apart.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote> | ||
In the choruses, Amy talks about getting paid, which alludes to how she has seen money change people in a negative way.<ref name=loudwire2021 /> | |||
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*''Performing period:'' November 5, 2021; May 9 - 16, 2024 | *''Performing period:'' November 5, 2021; May 9 - 16, June 14 - October 12, 2024 | ||
*''Example:'' Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (November 5, 2021); Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 9, 2024) | *''Example:'' Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (November 5, 2021); Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 9, 2024) | ||
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The song was released as a promotional single to coincide with the album's pre-order on December 4, 2020.<ref name="preorder" /> On Spotify it was released as a four song EP titled ''Songs From The Bitter Truth'', including the three previously released singles. | The song was released as a promotional single to coincide with the album's pre-order on December 4, 2020.<ref name="preorder" /> On Spotify, it was released as a four-song EP titled ''Songs From The Bitter Truth'', including the three previously released singles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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General Information
Written by: A. Lee and W. B. Hunt
Yeah Right is the fourth track and fourth single from Evanescence's fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. The title was registered on BMI's repertoire in late June 2020.[1] It was one of the first four songs recorded for the album in early 2020.[2] It was released on December 4, 2020 as a single, along with the album's pre-order.
The song was originally recorded on the 2010 Lillywhite sessions for the band's third album, but was scrapped by their then label, along with much of what they wrote and recorded for what would become their 2011 album, Evanescence. Amy explained it in an Instagram post and how it was revamped with a new perspective:
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Yeah Right was a song I started 10 years ago with our good friend Will B. Hunt (the other one! Synthesis/DTM etc). After our self titled album went in a different direction and this song was set aside, I made a promise to myself that I wasn’t going to give up on it. I knew it was worth fighting for. Perspectives shifted, lyrics got a new twist, the stars aligned and it finally clicked into place for us as a band on this record. I couldn’t have imagined it like this back then, and I’m so glad we waited for it to become what it is now. I’m so proud! Thank you Will, thank you to my ferocious band for bringing the fire and to Nick Raskulinecz for pushing us to a whole new level.[3] | 
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Amy was asked on Twitter whether the song was about her former label:
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I wasn’t so much writing about my experience in the industry, but my experience being in a band. And in the spotlight. Part of success is that there’s always somebody who wants to tear you down. Somebody who feels like they deserve more and hates you for what you have. But real life is rarely what it looks like from the outside.[4][5] |
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In an interview with Kerrang! in December 2020, she discussed the song:
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So far, I feel like each song that we put out is a very different colour of the spectrum and there are more colours yet to come, for sure. Yeah Right has been a long time coming; I started that song a decade ago. It was mostly there, it had been at the top of the pile for a really, really long time – we’ve always had a cool pile of extra scraps and pieces of unfinished songs. That’s just one that kept on not plugging in, and then something happened this year when we got together and started playing and pulling songs together in pre-production – I was like, ‘I finally know how we can make it work!’ It’s one of those songs that we’re going to have to figure out how to do live because I don’t want to be glued to the moog the whole time. It might be a good time to whip out the keytar![6] |
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According to Amy, this is a difficult song to describe and go into detail about because it touches on some elements of her past that she's moved on from, “but apparently there’s still some things that I needed to get off my chest.”[7] The original version was very electronic and its lyrics and the way the song sounded was a "joke" and sarcastic.[8] The original lyrics were self-deprecating rather than empowered.[9] The bulk of it was written before the 2011 sessions for the self-titled album,[8] being part of a scrapped album referred to as "broken record" that was originally intended to be the third album.
I wrote most of the lyrics back then, 10 years ago. And I definitely was going through a period of time where I didn't know what I wanted to do next. And I was sick of the cartoon version that was being reflected back at myself and also just feeling misunderstood on the outside and part of that has been keeping some of those dragon slaying stories to myself to rise above it and go, "okay, all right, well I'm not gonna let that drive my narrative and we're gonna move on" kind of vibe, but that song came out of a lot of just angst and frustration and a big middle finger to people that have been a part of this and tried to rip it apart.[8]
In the choruses, Amy talks about getting paid, which alludes to how she has seen money change people in a negative way.[10]
Versions
Studio Version
Yeah Right
- Recording date: January - February 2020
- Status: Released
- Released On: The Bitter Truth (Track #4)
- Length: 3:32
Yeah Right (Radio Edit)[11]
- Recording date: January - February 2020
- Status: Released for radio stations only
- Length: 3:22
Yeah Right [Instrumental]
- Recording date: January - February 2020
- Status: Released
- Released On: The Bitter Truth Evolution cassette (B2)
- Length: 3:33
Yeah Right [The Bitter Truth Evolution][12]
- Recording date: 2020
- Status: Released
- Released On: The Bitter Truth Evolution cassette (A14)
- Length: 1:28
Yeah Right [Lillywhite sessions][13]
- Recording date: February 22 - April 2010
- Status: Unreleased
- Released On: Broken Record (scrapped)
Live Version
Yeah Right [Live]
- Performing period: November 5, 2021; May 9 - 16, June 14 - October 12, 2024
- Example: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (November 5, 2021); Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 9, 2024)
Lyrics
I’m the widow
On the tip tippy toppy of the highest high of low
And I’m the shadow
of the first little flower on the brightest patch of snow
Happiness can be hard to find
I’m so slap silly happy everybody wants to take mine
Yeah right
That sounds nice
Everything we ever wanted and more
Someday we’ll get paid
More than it was worth to sell our souls
Yeah right
Yeah, I’m a rock star
I’m a queen resurrected just as messed up as before
twist the knife hard
just makes it easier to tell you I don’t need you anymore
Life’s a game, till you lose- then what?
I’m reaching a new level of not giving a fuck
Yeah right
That sounds nice
Everything we ever wanted and more
Someday we’ll get paid more than it was worth to sell our souls
Tell me how is the real world treating you?
Is that my fault too?
My one mistake was giving more and more and more
More and more and more, hey yeah
Yeah right
Baby, that sounds nice
Everything we ever wanted and more
Someday we’ll get paid
More than it was worth to sell our souls, sell our souls
Yeah right
That sounds nice
More than it was worth to sell our souls…
Video
The music video was released on December 31, 2023. Directed and edited by Eric Richter, it was shot in their 2023 South American tour in support of The Bitter Truth.
A portion of the video was previewed via an Instagram post on October 18, 2023.[14]
- Watch it here.
Commercial Release
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| Single by Evanescence | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2020 | |||
| Format | Digital single | |||
| Recorded | January - February 2020; Rock Falcon Studio (Nashville, TN) | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Nick Raskulinecz | |||
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The song was released as a promotional single to coincide with the album's pre-order on December 4, 2020.[15] On Spotify, it was released as a four-song EP titled Songs From The Bitter Truth, including the three previously released singles.
References
- ↑ "Yeah Right (Legal Title)". BMI. http://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=43835422&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ↑ McCarthy, Lauren (June 23, 2020). "Evanescence's Amy Lee On New Music And What 'Goth' Really Means". NYLON. https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/evanescence-amy-lee-2020-interview.
- ↑ "Yeah right was a song I started 10 years ago with our good friend Will B. Hunt". Instagram. December 4, 2020. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZAGsxnywH/.
- ↑ Lee, Amy (December 5, 2020). "I wasn’t so much writing about my experience in the industry". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/1335262016941027329.
- ↑ Lee, Amy (December 5, 2020). "2/2 ...But real life is rarely...". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/1335262176144216064.
- ↑ Garner, George (December 22, 2020). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “I have total hope… but it’s important to be ready to fight when it’s time”". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223194916/https://www.kerrang.com/features/evanescence-amy-lee-my-year-2020/.
- ↑ Garner, George (March 10, 2021). "“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare". Kerrang!.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Evanescence - Amy Lee On 'The Bitter Truth', "Better Without You" & More!!!". April 21, 2021. YouTube.
- ↑ "BBC World Service - 'Songwriting Made Me Who I Am' with ICE T, AURORA, AMY LEE and OLI SYKES". June 6, 2021. YouTube.
- ↑ Schaffner, Lauryn (May 10, 2021). "The Tragedies That Inspired Evanescence's 'The Bitter Truth'". Loudwire. https://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-interview-tragedies-inspired-the-bitter-truth-lyrics/.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/thefactionlive/status/1345142824170364930
- ↑ An audio of the band working on the song.
- ↑ This version has different lyrics, is more electronic and fuses both organic and synthetic instruments, as the sound of the Lillywhite sessions was described in early 2010 interviews. It remains unreleased to date.
- ↑ "Ok Buenos Aires. The bar has been RESET". Instagram. October 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Evanescence Debut New Song, Announce Album Release Date". Revolver. December 4, 2020. https://www.revolvermag.com/music/evanescence-debut-new-song-announce-album-release-date.
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