Evanescence – Bring Me To Life

“Bring Me to Life” – Single by Evanescence from the album Daredevil: The Album and Fallen.
B-side: “Farther Away”
Released: January 13, 2003
Songwriters: Amy Lee, Ben Moody, David Hodges

The song was written by Amy Lee at age 19 about having been desensitized in an abusive relationship and realizing things she had been missing in life. Guitarist Ben Moody and David Hodges share songwriting credits on the song, which features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones.

“Bring Me to Life” first appeared in a scene of the film Daredevil and was included on the film’s soundtrack, released in February 2003. The song was released as Fallen’s first single on April 7, 2003. Wind-up Entertainment president Ed Vetri revealed that when the label first introduced the song to radio, radio programmers rejected it, saying, “A chick and a piano? Are you kidding? On rock radio?” Some program directors would hear the female voice and piano at the start of the song and turn it off without listening to the rest of the song. A female voice on rock radio was a rarity, and the song was considered for airplay only after there was a male vocal on it. After the song was released on the Daredevil soundtrack, listeners began requesting air play for it, compelling radio stations to reconsider Evanescence.

Music video by Evanescence performing Bring Me To Life. (C) 2004 Wind-Up Records, LLC