Evanescence discography explained

Artist:	Evanescence
Studio:	5
Live:	2
Compilation:	1
Video:	2
Music Videos:	18
Ep:	3
Singles:	18
1Option:	2
1Option Name:	Demo albums
2Option:	9
2Option Name:	Promotional singles

American rock band Evanescence has released five studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, two demo albums, three extended plays, eighteen singles, nine promotional singles, two video albums, and eighteen music videos. Evanescence was founded in 1994 by Amy Lee and Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas. The band's lineup comprises Lee, guitarist Troy McLawhorn, guitarist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and bassist Emma Anzai. As of 2022, the band has sold over 31.9 million albums.^[1]

As a duo, Evanescence self-released the EPs Evanescence (1998) and Sound Asleep (1999), which were followed by the demo album Origin (2000). Their debut studio album, Fallen, was released in 2003, and sold 141,000 copies in its first week in the US,^[2] peaking at number three on the Billboard 200. It spawned the singles "Bring Me to Life", "Going Under", "My Immortal", and "Everybody's Fool". "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" respectively were certified triple platinum and platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, Evanescence won two Grammy Awards (Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance).^[3] Fallen has sold over 17 million units worldwide,^[4] and was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2022. Their 2004 live album and concert DVD Anywhere but Home was certified platinum in the US and sold over one million units worldwide.

Their second album, The Open Door (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 447,000 copies in its first week in the US.^[5] Its lead single "Call Me When You're Sober" was certified platinum by the RIAA, and was followed by the singles "Lithium", "Sweet Sacrifice", and "Good Enough". "Sweet Sacrifice" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.^[6] The Open Door was certified double platinum by the RIAA, selling 2.1 million units in the US. It has sold six million units worldwide.^[7] Evanescence (2011), their third studio album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with US sales of 127,000 copies in its first week.^[8] Three singles were released, "What You Want", "My Heart Is Broken", and "Lost in Paradise". By 2012, Evanescence had sold over 421,000 copies in the US. In 2020, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for earning over 500,000 units in the country. The band left their record label in 2014,^{[9] [10]} and released the orchestral-electronica album Synthesis in 2017. In 2021, they released their fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. Postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic,^[11] the album tracks "Wasted On You", "The Game Is Over", "Use My Voice", and "Better Without You" were released through 2020 and 2021. The Bitter Truth peaked at number 11 in the US.^[12]

Albums

Studio albums

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Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
US	AUS	AUT	CAN	FRA	GER	ITA	NLD	SWI	UK
Fallen	Released: March 4, 2003 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1
The Open Door	Released: October 3, 2006 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Evanescence	Released: October 11, 2011 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	5	4	2	8	5	5	14	4	4
Synthesis	Released: November 10, 2017 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download	8	6	11	16	58	5	25	23	9	23
The Bitter Truth	Released: March 26, 2021 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download	11	3	5	14	34	2	20	15	1	4

Live albums

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Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
US	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	GRE	ITA	NLD	NZ	SWI
Anywhere but Home^[13]	Released: November 23, 2004 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, digital download	39	33	10	22	19	1	33	18	40	10
Synthesis Live	Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demo albums

Title	Details
Origin	Released: November 4, 2000 Distributor: Bigwig Enterprises Formats: CD, LP
Evolution	Released: March 26, 2021 Label: BMG Formats: Cassette

Box sets

Extended plays

Title	Details
Evanescence	Released: 1998 Distributor: Bigwig Enterprises Format: CD
Sound Asleep	Released: 1999 Distributor: Bigwig Enterprises Format: CD
Mystary<	--This is an intentional misspelling by the band.-->	Released: January 14, 2003 Label: Wind-up Format: CD

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
US	AUS	AUT	CAN	FRA	GER	ITA	NLD	SWI	UK
"Bring Me to Life"	2003	5	1	3	3	5	2	1	10	6	1	RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold	Fallen
"Going Under"		—	14	14	14	16	15	9	16	13	8	ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold
"My Immortal"		7	4	11	1	11	5	3	7	7	7	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum
"Everybody's Fool"	2004	—	23	—	—	—	—	16	35	35	24
"Call Me When You're Sober"	2006	10	5	7	5	20	13	3	27	6	4	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver	The Open Door
"Lithium"	2007	—	26	41	—	—	44	2	55	40	32
"Sweet Sacrifice"		—	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	—
"Good Enough"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"What You Want"^[15]	2011	68	86	—	55	—	84	86	—	—	72		Evanescence
"My Heart Is Broken"^[16]		—	—	36	—	—	92	—	—	—	—
"Lost in Paradise"^[17]	2012	99	—	71	89	—	—	31	—	39	174
"Imperfection"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Synthesis
"Hi-Lo" ^[18]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Chain"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wasted on You"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Bitter Truth
"The Game Is Over"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Use My Voice"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Better Without You"^[19]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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Year	Peak chart positions					Album
US	US Alt.	US Main.	US Rock	CAN
"Imaginary"^[20]	2004	—	—	—	—	—	Fallen
"Missing"^[21]		—	—	—	—	—	Anywhere but Home
"Weight of the World"^[22]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	The Open Door
"Made of Stone"	2012	—	—	39	—	—	Evanescence
"The Other Side"^[23]		—	—	36	—	—
"Yeah Right"^[24]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	The Bitter Truth

Other charting songs

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Year	Peak chart positions				Album
US	US Alt.	US Rock	CAN
"Together Again"	2010	—	—	—	86	^[25]
"My Immortal (Synthesis)"	2017	—	—	—	—	Synthesis
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

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Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
US	AUS	AUT	BEL (FL)	BEL (WA)	GER	NLD	SWE	SWI	UK
Anywhere but Home	Released: November 23, 2004 Label: Wind-up Formats: DVD	3	4	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	4
Synthesis Live	Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	—	4	2	1	7	3	2	1	1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

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Year	Director(s)
"Bring Me to Life"	2003		^[26]
"Going Under"			^[27]
"My Immortal"		David Mouldy	^[28]
"Everybody's Fool"	2004	Philipp Stölzl^[29]	^[30]
"Call Me When You're Sober"	2006	Marc Webb	^[31]
"Lithium"		Paul Fedor	^[32]
"Sweet Sacrifice"	2007	P. R. Brown	^[33]
"Good Enough"		Marc Webb and Rich Lee	^[34]
"What You Want"	2011	Meiert Avis	^[35]
"My Heart Is Broken"	2012	Dean Karr	^[36]
"Lost in Paradise"	2013	Blake Judd	^[37]
"Imperfection"	2017	P. R. Brown	^[38]
"Hi-Lo"	2018		^[39]
"The Chain"	2020		^[40]
"Wasted on You"			^[41]
"The Game Is Over"			^[42]
"Use My Voice"		Eric D. Howell	^[43]
"Better Without You"	2021		^[44]
"Yeah Right"	2023	Eric Ritcher	^[45]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Top 25 Best Selling Hard Rock + Metal Artists of All Time. . August 19, 2022. January 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20221014070352/https://loudwire.com/top-25-best-selling-rock-metal-artists/. October 14, 2022. live.
2. News: 50 Cent Returns To #1 As Fabolous, Evanescence Debut High . MTV News . Jon . Wiederhorn . March 12, 2003 . October 25, 2011 . October 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023031828/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470492/50-cent-returns-1.jhtml . dead .
3. Beyonce, OutKast Top Grammys . . February 9, 2004 . James . Sullivan . October 5, 2011 . November 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131119192653/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-outkast-top-grammys-20040209 . live .
4. Web site: Amy Lee, Co-Founder Of Evanescence, Is Ready To Tell Her 'Bitter Truth'. NPR. March 28, 2021. November 4, 2022. November 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104220033/https://www.npr.org/2021/03/28/981907757/amy-lee-co-founder-of-evanescence-is-ready-to-tell-her-bitter-truth. live.
5. Evanescence Zooms By Killers To Take No. 1 . Billboard . Katie . Hasty . October 11, 2006 . October 15, 2006 . July 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130729123342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56996/evanescence-zooms-by-killers-to-take-no-1 . live .
6. Web site: Grammy 2008 Winners List . February 10, 2008 . . August 31, 2011 . June 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622121558/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/grammy-2008-winners.jhtml . dead .
7. Web site: Evanescence's queen of young rockers spellbinding at Palladium. Telegram & Gazette. October 29, 2011. January 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810055451/https://www.telegram.com/story/business/names-faces/2011/10/29/evanescence-s-queen-young-rockers/49852910007/. August 10, 2022. live.
8. Evanescence Nets Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart . October 19, 2011 . Billboard . Keith . Caulfield . October 19, 2011 . February 22, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222062036/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465638/evanescence-nets-second-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart . live .
9. News: Evanescence's Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist' . Loudwire. Graham . Hartmann . March 20, 2014 . March 20, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320204239/http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/ . March 20, 2014.
10. Web site: Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence. Rolling Stone. August 11, 2014. July 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517174310/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/get-free-amy-lee-on-artistic-independence-the-future-of-evanescence-55877/. May 17, 2021. live.
11. Web site: Evanescence’s Amy Lee Gets Back to Life. Rolling Stone. November 16, 2020. September 23, 2023. April 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421182918/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/evanescence-amy-lee-interview-bitter-truth-1088593/. live.
12. Web site: Evanescence Chart History. Billboard. September 23, 2023. July 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230715034110/https://www.billboard.com/artist/evanescence/chart-history/tlp/. live.
13. CD/DVD Brings Evanescence 'Home' . . August 1, 2016 . October 13, 2004 . June 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625043655/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66105/cddvd-brings-evanescence-home . live .
14. Web site: New Song Premiere: Evanescence's 'Even In Death (2016)'. Blabbermouth.net. February 16, 2017. November 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221116114231/https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-song-premiere-evanescence-even-in-death-2016. November 16, 2022. live.
15. Web site: What You Want – Single . . . August 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011172900/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-you-want-single/id452381076 . October 11, 2011.
16. R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Top40 . . November 1, 2011 . October 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315062900/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F01%2F2011&Format=1 . March 15, 2012 .
17. Web site: Lost in Paradise – Single . iTunes . Apple.com . June 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140526082207/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/lost-in-paradise-single/id715473638 . May 26, 2014.
18. Web site: Hi-Lo (feat. Lindsey Stirling) - Single by Evanescence on Apple Music. Apple Music. June 7, 2021. June 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607222934/https://music.apple.com/us/album/hi-lo-feat-lindsey-stirling-single/1392814012. dead.
19. Evanescence Eviscerate Their Enemies on New Single 'Better Without You' . Rolling Stone . March 26, 2021 . June 7, 2021 . June 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607215457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/evanescence-better-without-you-1137153/ . live .
20. "Imaginary" . . 2004 . promo . Sony Music Entertainment (Spain). 218003.
21. "Missing" . . 2004 . promo . . 0145911000.
22. News: Escuche: 'Weight of the world' lo nuevo de Evanescence . . September 12, 2013 . https://archive.today/20070515075614/http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563. May 15, 2007 . es.
23. Web site: FMQB: Modern Rock . . June 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620161540/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770 . June 20, 2012.
24. Web site: English . Laura . Evanescence Share New Single 'Yeah Right', Reveal Album Details . Music Feeds . December 6, 2020 . Evolve Media . December 27, 2020.
25. News: Evanescence release charity Haiti song . . David . Balls . January 25, 2010 . November 1, 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100402094159/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a199047/evanescence-release-charity-haiti-song.html . April 2, 2010.
26. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/3YxaaGgTQYM . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
27. Evanescence – Going Under. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/CdhqVtpR2ts . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
28. Evanescence – My Immortal. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/5anLPw0Efmo . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
29. Music videos directed by Stölzl:
    • "Everybody's Fool" and "Bring Me to Life":Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . Evanescence Eviscerate Consumer Culture in Dramatic New Video . MTV.com . . August 2, 2016 . May 11, 2004 . June 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617034045/http://www.mtv.com/news/1486942/evanescence-eviscerate-consumer-culture-in-dramatic-new-video/ . dead .
    • "Going Under": Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies for Upcoming Video . MTV.com . Viacom . August 2, 2016 . June 4, 2003 . March 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301142849/http://www.mtv.com/news/1472270/evanescence-singer-pairs-metal-chains-fairies-for-upcoming-video/ . dead .
30. Evanescence – Everybody's Fool. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/jhC1pI76Rqo . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
31. Evanescence – Call Me When You're Sober. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/_RrA-R5VHQs . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
32. Evanescence – Lithium. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/PJGpsL_XYQI . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
33. Evanescence – Sweet Sacrifice. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/XBYhQnjyrWo . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
34. Evanescence – Good Enough. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/Kw2Ic_2XdVQ . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
35. Evanescence – What You Want. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/wVWazHTunSI . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
36. Evanescence – My Heart Is Broken. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/f1QGnq9jUU0 . 2021-12-14 . live. September 9, 2016. Evanescence.
37. Evanescence – Lost In Paradise. September 9, 2016. Evanescence. February 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051840/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgGgUkR3mM. live.
38. Kreps . Daniel . Watch Evanescence's Reflective New 'Imperfection' Video . Rolling Stone . October 20, 2017 . October 25, 2017 . October 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024111731/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-evanescences-reflective-new-imperfection-video-w509867 . live .
39. Evanescence - "Hi-Lo" featuring Lindsey Stirling (Official Music Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/fIGaRwEkZPk . 2021-12-14 . live. June 8, 2018. Evanescence.
40. Evanescence - The Chain (from Gears 5) [Official Music Video]]. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/M2kgcpZX42w . 2021-12-14 . live. January 9, 2020. Evanescence.
41. Evanescence - Wasted On You (Official Music Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/4bvQHrMnxUw . 2021-12-14 . live. April 24, 2020. Evanescence.
42. Evanescence - The Game Is Over (Official Music Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/jJEZgUjjZqM . 2021-12-14 . live. July 3, 2020. Evanescence.
43. Evanescence - Use My Voice (Official Music Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/1KAa5woluuM . 2021-12-14 . live. August 28, 2020. Evanescence.
44. Evanescence - Better Without You (Official Music Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/hgRClfCU1ZE . 2021-12-14 . live. April 16, 2021. Evanescence.
45. Web site: Yeah Right (Official Music Video). December 31, 2023. Evanescence. December 31, 2023. January 1, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240101013533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ1pXOPkqdA. live.