Bring Me to Life
| Bring Me to Life | |
|---|---|
| Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy | |
| publication | March 11, 2003 |
| length | 3:56 |
| Genre (s) |
Alternative rock , nu metal , symphonic metal |
| Author (s) |
Ben Moody , Amy Lee , David Hodges |
| music | Dave Fortman |
| Award (s) | Grammy 2004 : Best Hard Rock Performance |
| album | Falling |
Bring Me to Life ( English for " wake me to life ") is a song by the American alternative rock band Evanescence , which they recorded together with singer Paul McCoy from the band 12 Stones . The song is the first single from their debut album Fallen and was released on March 11, 2003.
content
The song is about the desire to make the most of life. The protagonist of the song is torn out of her everyday routine by the emotional encounter with another person and realizes that inside she was actually without feelings. You have fooled yourself about a happy life and now want to start really living.
| Song part | Artist |
| 1st verse | Amy Lee |
| refrain | Amy Lee and Paul McCoy |
| 2nd stanza | Amy Lee |
| 3rd stanza | Paul McCoy and Amy Lee |
"(I can't wake up) Wake me up inside
(Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up) Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up) Before I come undone
(Save me) Save me from the nothing I've become "
production
Bring Me to Life was produced by the American music producer Dave Fortman. The text was written by Evanescence members Ben Moody , Amy Lee and David Hodges .
Music video
The music video for Bring Me to Life was shot by the German director Philipp Stölzl and has more than 730 million views on YouTube (as of April 2020).
It shows the singer Amy Lee , who sleeps at night in her apartment in an urban skyscraper and restlessly dreams of falling out of the window of her apartment and flying towards the ground. When the chorus starts, the other band members and Paul McCoy are shown playing the song with their instruments in another apartment in the house. Amy Lee now opens her eyes, leaves her apartment through the window in her nightgown and climbs the facade of the house to the apartment where the musicians play. There she stands on the windowsill and sings the lyrics while the band plays inside. When Paul McCoy notices Amy Lee and opens the window, she loses her balance and can only hold on to the window ledge with her hands. He now grabs her hand and tries to pull it up again, which ultimately fails and it plunges into the depths. At the end of the video, Amy Lee can be seen sleeping in her bed again.
single
Cover design
The single cover is in black, white and blue and shows the band members of Evanescence, with Amy Lee in the foreground and looking at the viewer. In the upper part of the picture there is the black lettering Evanescence on a white background, while the title Bring Me to Life is in blue at the bottom right.
Track list
- Bring Me to Life - 3:56
- Bring Me to Life (Bliss Mix) - 3:59
- Farther Away - 3:58
Chart successes
Bring Me to Life entered the German charts at number 24 on April 28, 2003, and two weeks later it reached number 2, the highest position it could hold for three weeks. In total, the song was represented in the top 100 for 25 weeks, including twelve weeks in the top 10 . In the German annual charts in 2003, the single was 11th. Bring Me to Life was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy and Mexico, where it topped the charts.
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Sales figures and awards
Bring Me to Life was awarded a platinum record for more than 300,000 sales in Germany in 2018 . In the United States, the single went triple platinum for over three million units sold. Worldwide, the song was awarded five gold and ten platinum records, with which the song was certified for a total of more than 4,445,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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 gold
|
25,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
platinum
|
300,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
gold
|
250,000 |
 Greece (IFPI)
|
gold
|
10,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
platinum
|
50,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
|
15,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
10,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
gold
|
15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
gold
|
20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
3 × platinum
|
3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 10 × platinum |
4,445,000 |
Main article: Evanescence / Music Sales Awards
At the 2004 Grammy Awards , Bring Me to Life was awarded the prize in the Best Hard Rock Performance category, and it was also nominated in the Best Rock Song category.
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video for "Bring Me to Life" on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life Lyrics. genius.com, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ^ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life (Official Music Video). youtube.com, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life single cover. amazon.com, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ^ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2003. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 9, 2019 .
- ^ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life. austriancharts.at, accessed on June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e annual charts 2003: DE AT CH UK US
