Fallen (album)

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Fallen
Fallen cover
Studio album by Evanescence
Released March 4, 2003
Recorded Track Record Inc. & NRG Recording Studios, Ocean Studios, Conway Recording Studios.
Genre Alternative rock
Length 48:55 (latest version)
Label Wind-up
Producer Dave Fortman, Ben Moody
Professional reviews
Evanescence chronology
Mystary EP
(2003)		 Fallen
(2003)		 Anywhere but Home
(2004)
Singles from Fallen
  1. "Bring Me to Life"
    Released: April 22, 2003
  2. "Going Under"
    Released: September 9, 2003
  3. "My Immortal"
    Released: December 8, 2003
  4. "Everybody's Fool"
    Released: June 7, 2004
  5. "Imaginary"
    Released: 2004 as a radio-only single in Spain

Fallen is the first full-length album by American rock band Evanescence on the Wind-up Records label, and their first album to achieve widespread release around the world.

Contents

[edit] Recording

The album was recorded at Track Record Inc. & NRG Recording Studios (both in North Hollywood), Ocean Studios, (Burbank), Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood), all in California. The strings were recorded at The Newman Stage, 20th Century Fox.

[edit] Reception and sales

Fallen spent 58 weeks on the Billboard Top 20, and 100 weeks on the Billboard Top 200. In the UK, the album spent 33 weeks on the Top 20, and 60 weeks on the Top 75 and reached #1. However, Fallen reentered the UK charts at Number 35 during week 41 of 2006, the week that The Open Door opened at #2.[1] Fallen advanced to #34 the following week, before falling back out of the Top 40 two weeks later.[2][3]

Fallen was #1 on the United World Chart for a total of ten weeks, (nine weeks in 2003, and one week in 2004), and spent a total of 82 weeks on the chart.

Since falling out of the Billboard 200, as of April 2008, Fallen has remained on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog chart for over 223 weeks.[4]

In the U.S., the album was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 2003 (having also gone gold earlier in the same month), double platinum in June 2003, and triple platinum in October 2003. It was certified four times platinum in January 2004, five times in April 2004, and six times in November 2004.[5]

Fallen was the eighth best-selling album in the U.S. in 2004, with about 2.61 million copies sold that year.[6] The album is listed at number 95 on the all-time United World Chart. The album has gone on to sell 7 million copies in the U.S. as of April 2008, according to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog,[7] and over fifteen million copies worldwide.[8]

Despite being released in 2003, the album was not available for digital download until the summer of 2006, likely to prepare for digital releases of the band's upcoming album The Open Door.

[edit] Lyrical themes

Amy Lee said in an interview in Australia MTV's The Lair, that she never wrote together with Ben, she always started on her own, then presented her ideas to Ben and made arrangements. However, they were Amy's feelings that inspired many songs on Fallen. "Going Under" is about a previous emotionally and physically damaging relationship. This was the last song written for Fallen and would have been the first single had "Bring Me to Life" not been put onto the Daredevil soundtrack. It became the second single.[9]

"Bring Me to Life", also written by Amy Lee, is inspired by an incident that occurred while she was sitting in a restaurant.[10] Lee has also recently stated that the song was written about her old friend, and now husband, Josh.[11] Amy's sister, Carrie Lee had a fascination with pop stars such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and it was the inspiration for "Everybody's Fool". Amy Lee said that Carrie, 8 at the time, started to dress as those two superstars and that it angered Amy.[12]

"My Immortal" was written by Evanescence's former guitarist, Ben Moody, with Amy Lee adding the bridge. Like all songs written by Moody, the lyrics are based on a short story he wrote. According to Moody, the song is about a spirit staying with you after its death and haunting you until you actually wish that the spirit were gone because it won't leave you alone. Ben also stated in the Fallen booklet that he dedicated the song to Bill Holcomb, his grandfather.[13]

"Haunted" is based on a story written by Ben Moody that served as an inspiration for Amy Lee to write the lyrics. The story is about a little girl that gets trapped in a mansion that turns into a decaying mess. This story was posted by Moody at EvBoard.com.[14]
"Hello" is written in memory of Amy Lee's sister, as is "Like You" on The Open Door. "Tourniquet", written by Rocky Gray for his band Soul Embraced, is a song coming from a Christian standpoint, but it's about suicide. It is from the perspective of someone who has just committed suicide.[15]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Going Under" (Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges) – 3:34
  2. "Bring Me to Life" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) (with Paul McCoy) – 3:58
  3. "Everybody's Fool" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) – 3:16
  4. "My Immortal" (Moody, Lee) – 4:24
  5. "Haunted" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) – 3:06
  6. "Tourniquet" (Moody, Lee, Hodges, Rocky Gray) – 4:39
  7. "Imaginary" (Moody, Lee) – 4:17
  8. "Taking Over Me" (Moody, Lee, Hodges, John LeCompt) – 3:50
  9. "Hello" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) – 3:40
  10. "My Last Breath" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) – 4:08
  11. "Whisper" (Moody, Lee) – 5:27
  12. "My Immortal" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) (Band version; unlisted bonus track on later pressings) – 4:33

[edit] Japanese edition bonus tracks

The Japanese edition was released July 22, 2003.

  1. "Farther Away" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) – 3:58
  2. "My Immortal" (Moody, Lee, Hodges) (Band version, only on later pressings) – 4:33

[edit] Charts

See also: Evanescence discography
Chart Provider(s) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
U.S. Billboard 200[16] Billboard/RIAA 3 6x Platinum[5] 7,000,000+[7]
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[16]
European Albums Chart[17] IFPI 1 3x Platinum[18] 3,000,000+
Australian Albums Chart ARIA 1 6x Platinum[19] 420,000+
Austrian Albums Chart Media Control Europe 1 Platinum[20] 30,000+
Brazilian Albums Chart ABPD 1 2x Platinum[21] 250,000+
Canadian Albums Chart[16] Nielsen SoundScan 1 7x Platinum[22] 700,000+
Danish Albums Chart IFPI/Nielsen 1
Dutch Albums Chart NVPI/Megacharts 2 Platinum[23] 70,000+
Finnish Albums Chart GLF 1 2x Platinum[24] 53,680
French Albums Chart[25] SNEP/IFOP 2 2x Platinum[25] 685,000[25]
German Albums Chart Media Control 2 5x Gold[26] 500,000+
Greek International Album Chart IFPI 1 2x Platinum 40,000+
Italy Album Chart FIMI 3 4x Platinum 350,000+
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON 1 Platinum/Gold[27] 150,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart[28] RIANZ 1 5x Platinum[28] 75,000+
Norwegian Albums Chart VG Nett 3 Platinum[29] 40,000+
Russian Album Chart[30] NFPF 1 Platinum 75.000+
Spanish Albums Chart Promusicae 5 Platinium 100.000+
Swedish Albums Chart GLF 3 Platinum[31] 60,000+
Swiss Albums Chart Media Control 2 2x Platinum[32] 80,000+
UK Albums Chart[33] BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 1 3x Platinum[34] 900,000+

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional musicians

[edit] References

  1. ^ Top 40 Albums Archive :: Week 41 : 08/10/2006 - 14/10/2006. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  2. ^ Top 40 Albums Archive :: Week 42 : 15/10/2006 - 21/10/2006. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  3. ^ Top 40 Albums Archive :: Week 43 : 22/10/2006 - 28/10/2006. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  4. ^ Top Pop Catalog. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  5. ^ a b Gold & Platinum: Search Results. RIAA.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  6. ^ Jenison, David. "Usher No. 1 in 2004? Yeah!", E! Online, 2005-01-05. Retrieved on 2006-12-03. 
  7. ^ a b US Billboard Charts (26/04/2008). UKMix.org (2008-04-17). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  8. ^ "Second Cup Cafe: Amy Lee Of Evanescence", CBS News, 2007-11-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. 
  9. ^ D'Angelo, Joe. "Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies For Upcoming Video", MTV News via MTV.com, 2003-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-02-12. 
  10. ^ Carioli, Carly. Amy Lee on bringing Evanescence's 'Bring Me to Life' to life. BostonPhoenix.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  11. ^ Eelss, Josh. Amy Lee: Back In Black. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  12. ^ Moss, Corey. "Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols", MTV News via VH1.com, 2004-06-10. Retrieved on 2006-11-07. 
  13. ^ (2003) Fallen booklet. Wind-up Records. 
  14. ^ Moody, Ben (2003-02-17). WHAT "HAUNTED" IS ABOUT. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  15. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2003-05-09). Evanescence. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
  16. ^ a b c Fallen: Charts & Awards. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  17. ^ European Albums Chart. Music.AllOfMp3.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  18. ^ European Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  19. ^ Australian Certification (ARIA). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  20. ^ Austrian Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  21. ^ Brazilian Certification (ABPD). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  22. ^ Canadian Certification (CRIA). Canadian Recording Industry Association.
  23. ^ Dutch Certification (IFPI). IFPI. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  24. ^ Finnish Certification (IFPI). IFPI. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  25. ^ a b c French Chart, Sales & Certification. FanOfMusic.Free.fr. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  26. ^ German Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  27. ^ Mexican Certification (AMPROFON). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, A.C.. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  28. ^ a b New Zealand Certification (RIANZ). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  29. ^ Norwegian Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  30. ^ Russia Album Chart. nfpf.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
  31. ^ Swedish Certification (GLF). GLF. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  32. ^ Swiss Certification (IFPI). IFPI. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  33. ^ UK Albums Chart (Search). Everyhit.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  34. ^ UK Certification (BPI). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
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