Wasted on You
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General information
Written by: A. Lee, T. McCord, J. Majura, W. Hunt and T. McLawhorn[1]
Wasted on You is the first single from Evanescence's fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. It was released on April 24, 2020.[2] It's one of the four songs the band worked on with Nick Raskulinecz in early 2020. The song wasn't planned to be released as the first song off the album, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the band decided to release it first, saying "the feeling and meaning [changed] of what we wanted to say right now."[3]
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"We were recording this music right up until we couldn't go into the studio anymore, and finished it remotely through file sharing and phone calls. Tweaking mixes, adding background vocals, creating the video and album art all from home has been like water in the desert for me, my light in a dark time. We are still writing and have a lot more work to do on this album, but this time we wanted to release the songs individually, as we create, to live more in the moment with our fans and our music.
'Wasted On You' wasn't the song we were planning to release first, but when the whole world went into indefinite lockdown and everything changed, so did the feeling and meaning of what we wanted to say right now. I didn't write these lyrics about what we're all now going through, but somehow that's exactly what they are."[3] |
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A teaser containing some of the song's lyrics was uploaded on the band's social media on April 20.[4]
50 people who pre-saved the track were randomly chosen to get a first listen of the song on a Zoom call with Amy on the 23rd.[5]
Amy said the song's bridge was rewritten "like 7 times".[6]
Lindsey Stirling and Amy performed a special rendition of Wasted on You which was published on Lindsey's String Sessions YouTube series on May 5, 2020. Click here to watch the video.
Versions
Studio Versions
Wasted on You
- Recording date: January - February 2020
- Status: Released, Available
- Released On: April 24, 2020 as the first single from The Bitter Truth
- The Bitter Truth (Track TBC)
- Length: 4:22
Live Versions
Wasted on You (feat. Lindsey Stirling)
- Performing dates: May 15, 2020
- Status: Released on YouTube
- Example: Lindsey Stirling's String Sessions with Amy Lee from Evanescence
Lyrics
I don't need drugs
I'm already six feet low
Wasted on you
Waiting for a miracle
I can't move on
Feels like we're frozen in time
I'm wasted on you
Just pass me the bitter truth
Love - don't you remember?
We were the ones
Nothing could ever change, and
Love - it's easier not to believe
We have broken everything
But here we are
Numb my head
'Til I can't think anymore
But I still feel the pain
I don't need drugs
I'm already six feet low
Wasted on you
Waiting for a miracle
I can't move on
Feels like we're frozen in time
I'm wasted on you
Just pass me the bitter truth
Once this was a garden
This was our world
All of the nightmares stayed in the dark
A little too much time by yourself
And you become the enemy
Just look at us now
Drowning slowly just to stay true
I don't need drugs
I'm already six feet low
Wasted on you
Waiting for a miracle
I can't move on
I feel like we're frozen in time
I'm wasted on you
Just pass me the bitter truth
Will I ever be the same?
Am I strong enough to change?
Is it in my blood?
Shield my eyes to face the day
Come too far to slip away
But it's killing me to go on without you
I don't need drugs
(I'm already six feet low)
Wasted on you
(I'm wasted on)
Waiting for a miracle
I can't move on
Like we're frozen in time
I'm wasted on you
(I'm wasted on you)
Just pass me bitter truth
Video
The official music video for Wasted on You premiered on YouTube on April 24, 2020 at 11AM CT. Amy answered fan's questions in the comments when it went live.[7] The video was shot by the band themselves due to the social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and was edited by Paul R. Brown.[3]
- Watch the music video here.
Commercial Release
Main article: Wasted on You Single
The digital single was released on April 24, 2017.
Tracks released with the single include:
- "Wasted on You"
Chart Performance
References
- ↑ Songwriter credits on Spotify.
- ↑ "We promised you a new album in 2020 and we won’t let anything stop us.". Twitter. April 17, 2020. https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1251180922046517248.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Listen To EVANESCENCE's New Single 'Wasted On You'". Blabbermouth. April 24, 2020. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-evanescences-new-single-wasted-on-you/.
- ↑ "We will choose 50 people who PRE-SAVE to get the first listen of “Wasted On You” on a Zoom call with Amy Lee next Thursday!". Twitter. April 17, 2020. https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1251194999519293441.
- ↑ Lee, Amy (April 23, 2020). "That is a GREAT compliment!". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/1253417790419005441.
- ↑ "Come chat with Amy and watch the premiere of the official music video for “Wasted On You” this Friday at 11am CT!". Facebook. April 22, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/photos/a.10150242660001786/10156886098961786.
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