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== General Information ==
== General information ==
 
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]''
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]''


Described as a song about Amy's  "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by [http://evanescence.com Evanescence.com].
'''''Weight of the World''''' is the third track from the band's second studio album, ''[[The Open Door]]''. The working title for this song was ''Fuckallyall''.<ref name=spotify />


{{quote|"Weight of the World" is a song about feeling the pressure of that and I love our fans and I don't mean, get off my back, I don't want this pressure. It's interesting, playing shows and meeting fans after the show and going to the different Web sites, the fan sites and seeing all these personal experiences that people are sharing and all the advice and answers to questions that they are trying to get from me. I do answer sometimes and I do want to go on. I do want to be there for people and tell them what I think but at the same time, I'm not a therapist and I'm not a doctor and I don't have all the answers for the meaning of life. That's the thing about our music is that it's deep and I'm trying to find the answers and I guess in that song I was really expressing that this is kind of a lot of pressure sometimes and I wanted to definitely say to all those fans, I'm not a prophet and I don't have all the answers, so you really need to look within yourself and start that journey on your own.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100206113917/http://www.staticmultimedia.com/music/features/feature_1160962681 "The Open Door" Purifies Evanescence's Amy Lee</ref>}}
It is described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by [[Evanescence.com]].<ref name=evcomdesc />


The guitars take off whilst Amy’s voice gets lost between sampled mumbling and a guitar riff by Balsamo. The vocals get more and more synthetic whilst the guitars get mixed with an electronic supplement. A track that is very easily distinguished from Evanescence’s repertoire.
A music box and a toy piano, which Amy kept since she was a child, were played during the song's verses.<ref name=kerrang06 />


Amy's description of the song:
Amy's description of the song:
{{quote|"Weight of the World" is a song about feeling the pressure of that and I love our fans and I don't mean, get off my back, I don't want this pressure. It's interesting, playing shows and meeting fans after the show and going to the different Web sites, the fan sites and seeing all these personal experiences that people are sharing and all the advice and answers to questions that they are trying to get from me. I do answer sometimes and I do want to go on. I do want to be there for people and tell them what I think but at the same time, I'm not a therapist and I'm not a doctor and I don't have all the answers for the meaning of life. That's the thing about our music is that it's deep and I'm trying to find the answers and I guess in that song I was really expressing that this is kind of a lot of pressure sometimes and I wanted to definitely say to all those fans, I'm not a prophet and I don't have all the answers, so you really need to look within yourself and start that journey on your own.<ref name=multimedia />}}
{{quote|Songs like "Weight of the World" and "[[Sweet Sacrifice]]" and "[[All That I'm Living For]]" are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.<ref name=vh1 />}}
She told ''Spin'' magazine:
{{Quote|I was expressing that it feels like so much responsibility that God in heaven gave me a turn. I felt all this pressure from fans who feel I can solve their problems. That song was about rejecting that pressure, like, "Don't make me a role model! I don't have the answers!" But I'm all about making people feel like they're not alone. One fan told me they were seriously contemplating suicide, but that night they were playing our album, something pulled them back from the edge. I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is "It's going to be okay." The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.<ref name=spin />}}


{{quote|I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.<ref>C. Bottomley. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com</ref>}}
''Weight of the World'' was released as a radio single in Colombia in October 2007, the fourth overall single off of ''The Open Door''.<ref name=radio /> The song was added to the setlist of the album's tour during 2006-07.<ref name=hammerstein /><ref name=dunkin /><ref name=pegasuslose /> The song has also been performed at the [[New York Secret Show 2009|NYC Secret Show]] on November 4, 2009,<ref name=blabbersecret /> and at the [[Maquinaria Festival 2009|Maquinaria Festival]] in Brazil on November 8, 2009. It was later added to the setlist to support ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' in 2011-12.<ref name=nashville2011 /><ref name=take40 />


The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced in an article of October 18, 2007.<ref name="radio">http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563 (dead article)</ref>
Even though ''Weight of the World'' wasn't included on the re-imagined album, ''[[Synthesis]]'', they played a reworked version during the [[Synthesis Live]] tour at the Chicago Theatre in Illinois on November 30, 2017<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5tYmRVptU</ref>. This version received a huge positive reaction from fans. Amy confirmed that a studio version of this does not exist, and that there are no plans to record more ''Synthesis''-style songs.


There is a ''radio version'' for this song. Some say that there is an alternative version with the acoustic section of the song taken out. It might be fan-made. This remains unknown.
In an interview, [[Jen Majura]] explained why the band decided to play ''Weight of the World'' in the ''Synthesis'' tour:<ref>https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/02/02/im-looking-forward-coming-meeting-australian-fans-interview-jen-majura-evanescence/</ref>
{{quote|So we did two U.S. tours and in between there was a little break where we were like ‘okay, let’s see, what can we improve, what can we add and what can we change for the second tour to make the show more powerful, or maybe add another song’ and so we all came up with ''Weight Of The World''. I was intrigued because it’s got that oriental kind of, I don’t know why, but it’s got a different flavour. So we added that song and everybody at home prepared some sounds and thoughts about how to do that, and so we met up before the second tour and we tried it in rehearsals and worked on it for like two hours and it turned out to be this rad version. Play-wise, on guitar, it’s one of my favourite songs in the Synthesis set, because it’s really fun to play.}}


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


'''Weight of the World'''
'''Weight of the World'''
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*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''  
*''Released on:''  
:[[The Open Door]] (track #3)
:''[[The Open Door]]'' (track #3)
:[[Weight of the World#South America Radio Promo Single|Weight of the World promotional single]] (track #5)
:"Weight of the World" promotional single (track #5)
*''Length:'' 3:38
*''Length:'' 3:38
'''Weight of the World [Radio Edit]'''{{fact}}
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006 <small>''[unknown when edited]''</small>
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' <small>''[unknown]''</small>
*''Length:'' 3:15




'''Live versions:'''
===Live Versions:===


'''Weight of the World [Live]'''
'''Weight of the World [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007, November 4 - November 8, 2009, August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007; November 4 - November 8, 2009; August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012; April - November 2016
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Sweet_Sacrifice_Single|Sweet Sacrifice Single]]
*''Released on:'' [[Sweet Sacrifice Single|"Sweet Sacrifice" Single]]
*''Length:'' 3:42
*''Length:'' 3:42


'''Weight of the World [Acoustic]'''{{fact}}
'''Weight of the World [Acoustic]'''<ref>A recording of this does not exist. Fans claimed it had a Middle Eastern vibe.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' September 2006
*''Performing period:'' September 2006
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length: Unknown''
*''Length:'' Unknown
*''Examples:'' The World Premiere of [[The Open Door]] in London, UK and at "La Maroquinerie" in Paris, France.
*''Example:'' Kerrang ''[[The Open Door]]'' preview in London, UK (September 6)


== Lyrics ==
'''Weight of the World [ [[Synthesis Live Tour|Synthesis Live]] ]'''
*''Performing period:'' November 30 - December 19, 2017
*''Length:'' approximately 4:02
*''Example:'' Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (November 30, 2017)
 
'''Weight of the World [Live 2019 Medley]'''<ref>This version was played as a medley along with [[Haunted]], [[My Last Breath]], [[Cloud Nine]], [[Everybody's Fool]] and [[Snow White Queen]] at the encore.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' May - September 26, 2019
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL (May 5)


=== The Open Door Version ===
'''Weight of the World [Live 2023 Big Medley]'''<ref>This version was played as a medley along with ''[[Haunted]]'', ''[[My Last Breath]]'', ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', ''[[Everybody's Fool]]'' and ''[[Whisper]]''.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' June 2 - June 9, August 24 - October 28, 2023
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' [[Rock im Park]] 2023, Nuremberg, Germany (June 2, 2023)


== Lyrics ==
Feels like the weight of the world<BR>
Feels like the weight of the world<BR>
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn<BR>
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn<BR>
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Freefall, freefall, all through life<BR>
Freefall, freefall, all through life<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
If you love me, then let go of me<BR>
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
If you love me, then let go of me<BR>
I won't be held down by who I was<BR>
I won't be held down by who I was<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
If you love me, then let go of me<BR>
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>


=== Radio Edit Version ===
== Colombia radio release ==
Feels like the weight of the world<BR>
{{Infobox single
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn<BR>
| Name        = Weight of the World
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you<BR>
| Cover      = Wotwcover.jpg
Still in the dark, can you fix me?<BR>
| Artist      = [[Evanescence]]
<BR>
| Album      = [[The Open Door]]
Freefall, freefall, all through life<BR>
| Released    = October 2007
<BR>
| Format      = CD single
If you love me, then let go of me<BR>
| Producer = [[Dave Fortman]]
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
| Last single = "[[Sweet Sacrifice Single|Sweet Sacrifice]]"<br />(2007)
She's nothing to me<BR>
| This single = "'''Weight of the World'''"<br />(2007)
<BR>
| Next single = "[[Good Enough Single|Good Enough]]"<br />(2007)
Feels like the weight of the world<BR>
| Misc        =
And oh, I know you don't believe in me<BR>
}}
Safe in the dark, how can you see?<BR>
"Weight of the World" was released as a promo radio single in the singles compilation '''The Ones International Vol.11''', under Sony label. The "Weight of the World" version featured on this compilation is the same of the one in ''The Open Door'', 3:38 minutes long, with no edits.
<BR>
 
Freefall, freefall, all through life<BR>
'''Status: Out of print'''<br>
<BR>
'''Label: Sony/BMG'''<br>
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
'''Cat.no: none'''<br>
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
 
<BR>
#"Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
#"Over My Head (cable car)" - The Fray
I won't be held down by who I was<BR>
#"The Story" - Brandi Carlile
<BR>
#"Hot" - Avril Lavigne
If you love me then let go of me<BR>
#'''"Weight of the World" - Evanescence'''
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR>
#"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
#"Into the Night" - Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
#"No One" - Alicia Keys
#"Taking Chances" - Celine Dion
#"Gimme More" - Britney Spears
#"Do it well" - Jennifer Lopez
#"Lovestoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake
#"Inconsolable" - Backstreet Boys
#"Nessun Dorma" (bonus track) - Paul Potts
 
<gallery>
Image:Wotw1bi5.jpg|Front and Back cover
Image:Wotw2ph5.jpg|Insert and disc
</gallery>
 
== References ==
{{reflist|2|refs=
 
<ref name=spotify>{{cite web|url=http://evanescenceturkey.com/us/spotify-chat-with-amy-lee/|title=Spotify Chat with Amy Lee|work=Evanescenceturkey.com|date=July 18, 2012|accessdate=June 1, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130617194227/http://evanescenceturkey.com/us/spotify-chat-with-amy-lee/|archivedate=June 17, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=evcomdesc>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061116191801/http://www.evanescence.com/bio.asp|title=Evanescence - Bio|work=Evanescence.com|url=http://www.evanescence.com/bio.asp|archivedate=November 16, 2006|accessdate=July 19, 2006}}</ref>
 
<ref name=multimedia>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100206113917/http://www.staticmultimedia.com/music/features/feature_1160962681|title='The Open Door' Purifies Evanescence's Amy Lee|work=Static Multimedia|date=October 15, 2006|url=http://www.staticmultimedia.com/music/features/feature_1160962681|archivedate=February 6, 2010|accessdate=October 10, 2008}}</ref>
 
<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|last=Bottomley|first=C.|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016104811/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|title=Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs|work=VH1|date=September 18, 2006|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|archivedate=October 16, 2006|accessdate=December 3, 2006}}</ref>
 
<ref name=radio>{{cite news|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070515075614/http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563|title=Escuche: ‘Weight of the world’ lo nuevo de Evanescence|work=La FM|language=Spanish|url=http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563|archivedate=May 15, 2007|accessdate=October 24, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=hammerstein>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=October 10, 2006|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542773/evanescence-live-amy-lee-rocks-new-hometown.jhtml|title=Evanescence Live In NYC: Amy Lee Headbangs, Serenades Her 'New Hometown'|work=MTV News|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref>


==South America Radio Promo Single==
<ref name=dunkin>{{cite news|last=Massimo|first=Rick|date=April 5, 2007|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080514012353/http://www.projo.com/music/content/QEVANREV_04-05-07_64548TM.3846ec9.html|title=Amy Lee cements her status as the core of Evanescence|newspaper=The Providence Journal|accessdate=September 12, 2013|url=http://www.projo.com/music/content/QEVANREV_04-05-07_64548TM.3846ec9.html|archivedate=May 14, 2008}}</ref>
:''Main Article: [[Weight of the World Single]]''


Weight of the World was released as a promo radio single in the singles compilation '''The Ones International Vol.11''', under Sony label. The aim of the CD was the promotion of these songs through the South American radio frequences. The track reached #1 in the Venezuelan radio (92.9 FM) for 8 weeks time, and 12 weeks in the firsts positions.
<ref name=pegasuslose>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kenneth|title=Concert review: Evanescence at Nokia Theater|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/oct/31/evanescence-nokia-theater/|accessdate=September 12, 2013|work=Pegasus News|date=October 31, 2007}}</ref>


#Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
<ref name=blabbersecret>{{cite news|date=November 5, 2009|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-returns-to-live-stage-taps-finger-eleven-guitarist|title=Evanescence Returns To Live Stage, Taps Finger Eleven Guitarist|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref>
#Over My Head (cable car) - The Fray
#The Story - Brandi Carlile
#Hot - Avril Lavigne
#'''Weight of the World - Evanescence'''
#The Pretender - Foo Fifhters
#Into the Night - Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
#No One - Alicia Keys
#Taking Chances - Celine Dion
#Gimme More - Britney Spears
#Do it well - Jennifer Lopez
#Lovestoned/I Think She Knows - Jiustin Timberlake
#Inconsolable - Backstreet Boys
#Nessun Dorma (bonus track) - Paul Potts


== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
<ref name=nashville2011>{{cite news|date=August 18, 2011|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|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref>


''not available''
<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=September 12, 2013}}</ref>


== Notes and References ==
<ref name=spin>{{cite journal|last=Maerz|first=Melissa|date=October 2006|url=http://books.google.mk/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA67&dq=evanescence+the+open+door&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CUB_T-TVEo7KtAbxuN2nBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=evanescence%20the%20open%20door&f=false|title=She sold more than 15 million albums with Evanescence, only to find herself in abusive relationships|journal=Spin|page=68|issn=0886-3032|accessdate=}}</ref>


{{Ref}}
<ref name=kerrang06>{{cite journal|last=Chelin|first=Pamela|title=Amy Lee, toda la verdad|journal=Kerrang! España|year=2006|month=September|issue=155|pages=24|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155259991660739&set=a.10155259918600739‎}}</ref>


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[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]
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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


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General information

Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo

Weight of the World is the third track from the band's second studio album, The Open Door. The working title for this song was Fuckallyall.[1]

It is described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by Evanescence.com.[2]

A music box and a toy piano, which Amy kept since she was a child, were played during the song's verses.[3]

Amy's description of the song:

Vin1.jpg "Weight of the World" is a song about feeling the pressure of that and I love our fans and I don't mean, get off my back, I don't want this pressure. It's interesting, playing shows and meeting fans after the show and going to the different Web sites, the fan sites and seeing all these personal experiences that people are sharing and all the advice and answers to questions that they are trying to get from me. I do answer sometimes and I do want to go on. I do want to be there for people and tell them what I think but at the same time, I'm not a therapist and I'm not a doctor and I don't have all the answers for the meaning of life. That's the thing about our music is that it's deep and I'm trying to find the answers and I guess in that song I was really expressing that this is kind of a lot of pressure sometimes and I wanted to definitely say to all those fans, I'm not a prophet and I don't have all the answers, so you really need to look within yourself and start that journey on your own.[4] Vin2.jpg


Vin1.jpg Songs like "Weight of the World" and "Sweet Sacrifice" and "All That I'm Living For" are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.[5] Vin2.jpg


She told Spin magazine:

Vin1.jpg I was expressing that it feels like so much responsibility that God in heaven gave me a turn. I felt all this pressure from fans who feel I can solve their problems. That song was about rejecting that pressure, like, "Don't make me a role model! I don't have the answers!" But I'm all about making people feel like they're not alone. One fan told me they were seriously contemplating suicide, but that night they were playing our album, something pulled them back from the edge. I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is "It's going to be okay." The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.[6] Vin2.jpg


Weight of the World was released as a radio single in Colombia in October 2007, the fourth overall single off of The Open Door.[7] The song was added to the setlist of the album's tour during 2006-07.[8][9][10] The song has also been performed at the NYC Secret Show on November 4, 2009,[11] and at the Maquinaria Festival in Brazil on November 8, 2009. It was later added to the setlist to support Evanescence in 2011-12.[12][13]

Even though Weight of the World wasn't included on the re-imagined album, Synthesis, they played a reworked version during the Synthesis Live tour at the Chicago Theatre in Illinois on November 30, 2017[14]. This version received a huge positive reaction from fans. Amy confirmed that a studio version of this does not exist, and that there are no plans to record more Synthesis-style songs.

In an interview, Jen Majura explained why the band decided to play Weight of the World in the Synthesis tour:[15]

Vin1.jpg So we did two U.S. tours and in between there was a little break where we were like ‘okay, let’s see, what can we improve, what can we add and what can we change for the second tour to make the show more powerful, or maybe add another song’ and so we all came up with Weight Of The World. I was intrigued because it’s got that oriental kind of, I don’t know why, but it’s got a different flavour. So we added that song and everybody at home prepared some sounds and thoughts about how to do that, and so we met up before the second tour and we tried it in rehearsals and worked on it for like two hours and it turned out to be this rad version. Play-wise, on guitar, it’s one of my favourite songs in the Synthesis set, because it’s really fun to play. Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio Versions:

Weight of the World

  • Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
The Open Door (track #3)
"Weight of the World" promotional single (track #5)
  • Length: 3:38


Live Versions:

Weight of the World [Live]

  • Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007; November 4 - November 8, 2009; August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012; April - November 2016
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "Sweet Sacrifice" Single
  • Length: 3:42

Weight of the World [Acoustic][16]

  • Performing period: September 2006
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: Unknown
  • Example: Kerrang The Open Door preview in London, UK (September 6)

Weight of the World [ Synthesis Live ]

  • Performing period: November 30 - December 19, 2017
  • Length: approximately 4:02
  • Example: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (November 30, 2017)

Weight of the World [Live 2019 Medley][17]

  • Performing period: May - September 26, 2019
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL (May 5)

Weight of the World [Live 2023 Big Medley][18]

  • Performing period: June 2 - June 9, August 24 - October 28, 2023
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Rock im Park 2023, Nuremberg, Germany (June 2, 2023)

Lyrics

Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?

Freefall, freefall, all through life

If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
She's nothing to me

Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh, I know you don't believe in me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?

Freefall, freefall, all through life

If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be

If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I was

If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be

Colombia radio release

"Weight of the World"
Single by Evanescence
from the album The Open Door
Released October 2007
Format CD single
Producer Dave Fortman
Evanescence singles chronology
"Sweet Sacrifice"
(2007)
"Weight of the World"
(2007)
"Good Enough"
(2007)

"Weight of the World" was released as a promo radio single in the singles compilation The Ones International Vol.11, under Sony label. The "Weight of the World" version featured on this compilation is the same of the one in The Open Door, 3:38 minutes long, with no edits.

Status: Out of print
Label: Sony/BMG
Cat.no: none

  1. "Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston
  2. "Over My Head (cable car)" - The Fray
  3. "The Story" - Brandi Carlile
  4. "Hot" - Avril Lavigne
  5. "Weight of the World" - Evanescence
  6. "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
  7. "Into the Night" - Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
  8. "No One" - Alicia Keys
  9. "Taking Chances" - Celine Dion
  10. "Gimme More" - Britney Spears
  11. "Do it well" - Jennifer Lopez
  12. "Lovestoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake
  13. "Inconsolable" - Backstreet Boys
  14. "Nessun Dorma" (bonus track) - Paul Potts

References

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  4. "'The Open Door' Purifies Evanescence's Amy Lee". Static Multimedia. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100206113917/http://www.staticmultimedia.com/music/features/feature_1160962681. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
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  7. "Escuche: ‘Weight of the world’ lo nuevo de Evanescence" (in Spanish). La FM. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070515075614/http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
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  10. Smith, Kenneth (October 31, 2007). "Concert review: Evanescence at Nokia Theater". Pegasus News. http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/oct/31/evanescence-nokia-theater/. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  11. "Evanescence Returns To Live Stage, Taps Finger Eleven Guitarist". Blabbermouth.net. November 5, 2009. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-returns-to-live-stage-taps-finger-eleven-guitarist. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
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  13. "Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012". Take 40 Australia. March 25, 2012. http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5tYmRVptU
  15. https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/02/02/im-looking-forward-coming-meeting-australian-fans-interview-jen-majura-evanescence/
  16. A recording of this does not exist. Fans claimed it had a Middle Eastern vibe.
  17. This version was played as a medley along with Haunted, My Last Breath, Cloud Nine, Everybody's Fool and Snow White Queen at the encore.
  18. This version was played as a medley along with Haunted, My Last Breath, Cloud Nine, Everybody's Fool and Whisper.