Falling (Evanescence album)
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March 4, 2003 |
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Alternative metal , nu metal |
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12 |
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48:55 |
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Dave Fortman, Ben Moody |
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Fallen (English for: " crashed " / " fallen " in the sense of fallen or died) is the debut album by the US metal band Evanescence . Three songs ("Whisper", "Imaginary" and "My Immortal") were taken from the demo album Origin , which was only released in limited edition in Little Rock . The follow-up album Anywhere but Home is a concert recording of the album Fallen .
The album was awarded platinum in Austria, and double platinum in Germany and Switzerland. In the USA it reached number 3 on the album charts, was represented in this for over 100 weeks and reached seven times platinum status. It has been sold over 15 million times worldwide, making it number 11 of the best-selling albums from 2000 to 2009.
Title and texts
Amy Lee said in an interview with Australia MTV 's The Lair that she never wrote a song with Ben Moody. She always started on her own, presented her designs to Moody and then made adjustments. Most of the songs from Traps reflect Amy's feelings and thoughts.
“Going Under” was the last song written for Fallen . It reflects the physically and emotionally destructive relationship Lee has just gone through. The song should be the first single. However, since " Bring Me to Life " was part of the Daredevil soundtrack , this title was preferred as a single.
The idea of “Bring Me to Life” is based on Lee meeting a friend of a friend in a restaurant. She felt unhappy and abused in their relationship but tried to hide it. After a few words he suddenly asked: “Are you happy?”. She felt her heart beat and said yes, believing that he was a clairvoyant. However, she later stated that she wrote the song about her old friend and now husband Josh Hartzler.
Lee's sister was fascinated by pop stars like Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears , which was the inspiration for the song "Everybody's Fool". As an eight-year-old, she dressed like those superstars, which annoyed Amy.
"My Immortal" was written by Ben Moody and is based on one of his short stories. It's about a mind that won't let go. In the booklet he dedicated the song to his grandfather.
"Haunted" is also based on a story by Moody, but the lyrics were written by Amy Lee. The title is about a little girl who follows her red ball into a dilapidated villa from which there is suddenly no exit.
"Hello", like "Like You" from The Open Door album , was written in memory of Lee's late sister.
"Tourniquet" was originally written by Rocky Gray for the band Soul Embraced and is about suicide .
Track list
| # | title | Authors | length |
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| 1. | Going under | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 3:34 |
| 2. | Bring Me to Life | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 3:58 |
| 3. | Everybody's Fool | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 3:16 |
| 4th | My Immortal | Ben Moody, Amy Lee | 4:24 |
| 5. | Haunted | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 3:06 |
| 6th | Tourniquet | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges, Rocky Gray | 4:39 |
| 7th | Imaginary | Ben Moody, Amy Lee | 4:17 |
| 8th. | Taking Over Me | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges, John LeCompt | 3:50 |
| 9. | Hello | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 3:40 |
| 10. | My Last Breath | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 4:08 |
| 11. | Whisper | Ben Moody, Amy Lee | 5:30 |
| 12. | My Immortal (Band Version) | Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges | 4:33 |
Singles
- 2003: Bring Me to Life
- 2003: Going Under
- 2003: My Immortal
- 2004: Everybody's Fool
- 2004: Imaginary (only in Spain)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ Carly Carioli in The Boston Phoenix ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?p=43068
