Sweet Sacrifice
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| Single by Evanescence | ||
| from the album The Open Door | ||
| Released | TBA | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:05 | |
| Label | Wind-Up | |
| Writer(s) | Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo | |
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| Evanescence singles chronology | ||
| "Lithium" (2007) |
"Sweet Sacrifice" (2007) |
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| The Open Door track listing | ||
| "Sweet Sacrifice" (1) |
"Call Me When You're Sober" (2) |
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"Sweet Sacrifice" is the third single from Evanescence's sophomore album The Open Door. While originally announced at concerts and online that the third single would be "All That I'm Living For", requests from the band and fan reaction prompted the label to reconsider plans.[1]
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[edit] Story behind the song
| “ | It's the one song on The Open Door that's about the same abusive relationship which was the source of all the songs on Fallen. It was appropriate to put this song at the beginning, but it comes from a much stronger standpoint than Fallen. It's not saying, "I'm trapped in fear and somebody save me." It's saying, "Fear is only in our minds ... I'm not afraid anymore." | ” |
[edit] Music video
The video for Sweet Sacrifice was filmed in Burbank, California on March 9 and March 10, 2007, and was directed by Paul Brown, who had previously directed videos for numerous other artists. The video leaked onto the web on April 4 after briefly being made available on the USA iTunes Store. It then premiered on Yahoo! Music on April 5, 2007.[3]
In an interview with MTV, Lee said the following about the video:
| “ | It's mostly live performance. It's not so much fluff and flying and tricks and wolves and stuff. It's more really just about the song, and that is unique for us. We usually do crazy stuff. It's gonna be sort of like a video within the video. Since the song is our heaviest single, we really wanted to focus on mostly performance but still have something about it that's really unique. And I think [Paul] really hit the nail on the head. | ” |
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—Amy Lee, MTV News[4] |
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Two winners of a contest created by EvClub, the official Evanescence fan club, were allowed to watch the band shoot the video.[5]
[edit] Sample
- Sweet Sacrifice (file info) — play in browser (beta)
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[edit] Charts
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[edit] References
- ^ Lee, Amy (2007-01-29). change of heart. EvThreads.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2007.
- ^ Bottomley, C. "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs", VH1.com, 2006-09-18. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ Evanescence Music Videos on Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Music (2007-04-05). Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
- ^ Moss, Corey. "Evanescence's Lee Laughs At 'Idol,' Promises Less Fluff In 'Sweet' Clip", MTV News, 2007-03-26. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
- ^ EvClub Insider Contest. EvThreads.com (2007-02-24). Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
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| Amy Lee • Terry Balsamo • Rocky Gray • John LeCompt • Tim McCord |
| Former members: Will Boyd • David Hodges • Ben Moody |
| Discography |
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| Commercial albums: Fallen • Anywhere but Home • The Open Door |
| Private releases: Evanescence EP • Sound Asleep EP • Origin • Mystary EP |
| Singles: "Bring Me to Life" • "Going Under" • "My Immortal" • "Everybody's Fool" • "Call Me When You're Sober" • "Lithium" • "Sweet Sacrifice" |
| Related content |
| Evanescence songs • Evanescence albums
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