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Going Under (song)

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"Going Under" was the second single from rock band Evanescence's first commercial album, Fallen. It was meant to be the first single, but the success from Bring Me to Life eclipsed the initial decision.

"Going Under"
Song

The song is about Amy Lee's relationship with an abusive boyfriend. (Fans speculate that 'Anything For You' an unreleased demo, is also about him) But it can be used to describe any type of abusive relationship. A very rare and hard to find demo version is also available over the internet and Pier-to-Pier file shairing programs. With only a few minor -yet still noticable- differences setting it apart from its Fallen counterpart. These differences can mainly be found in the way Lee's voice was mixed, as well as the sound of the instruments, the beat, and the main aspects of the song's sound, however, are the same (It should be noted that the vocals are also the same).

The music could be heard in the credits of the video game Enter The Matrix.

The music also features in the movie Tristan & Isolde (2006), and is played in the trailer.

Video

The video for Going Under (directed by Philip Stolzl) featured the band at a gig in a place full of zombies. Normal people attending the gig transform into said zombies throughout the course of the video. Lee stated that the zombies symbolized the media trying to get a piece of them, the queries about their religion and such. There are also segments featuring Lee singing in a pool of water, apparently (as the lyrics state) "drowning in you".

Track listing

  1. "Going Under (Album Version)" (Lee, Amy /Hodges, David/Moody, Ben) — 3:34
  2. "Going Under" (Live Acoustic Version) (Lee, Amy /Hodges, David/Moody, Ben — 3:12
  3. "Heart Shaped Box" (Live Acoustic Version) (Cobain, Kurt) — 2:47
  4. "Going Under" (Video Version) (Lee, Amy /Hodges, David/Moody, Ben) — 4:00

Sample

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Charts

Chart (2003)[1] [2] [3] Peak
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 26
Argentina Top 40 Singles 1 (2)
Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles 14
Austria Top 75 Singles 14
Belgium Top 50 Singles 28
Brazil Top 100 Singles 10
Canada Top 50 Singles 11
Chile Top 20 Singles 1 (3)
France Top 100 Singles 16
Finland Top 20 Singles 19
Germany Top 100 Singles 15
Greece IFPI Top 50 Singles 7
Ireland Top 50 Singles 18
Chart (2003) Peak
Italy Top 50 Singles 9
Netherlands Top 40 Singles 26
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles 4
Norway Top 20 Singles 12
Portugal Top 20 Singles 2
Spain Top 40 Singles 17
Sweden Top 40 Singles 11
Switzerland Top 100 Singles 13
Taiwan Top 10 Singles 9
U.K. Top 75 Singles 12
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 6
United World Chart 11
Airplay World Official Top 100 Singles 2
MuchMusic Top 30 Videos 1 (1)

Chart trajectories

Canada Top 50 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Position
15
16
19
14
18
16
13
19
19
17
16
15
17
12
16
14
14
14
14
11
17
17
18
16
Week 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Position
23
23
32
26
25
18
30
24
23
20
28
21
23
32
24
34
23
36
25
25
30
40
32
46


Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position
14
18
15
16
20
20
26
29
24
26
36
43
45
40


U.K. Top 75 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06
Position
8
14
26
32
41
53
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