" My Heart Broken " is a song by American rock band Evanescence. The album was released on October 31, 2011, as the second single for their third album (2007). An alternative version appeared in the band's fourth studio album Synthesis (2017). The song was written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo, Tim McCord, Will Hunt and Zach Williams, while production was handled by Nick Raskulinecz. In music, "My Heart Is Broken" is an uptempo rock ballad, whose instrumentation consists of piano, guitar, and drums. Lee revealed that the song was written after seeing the victim of the sex trade. The recording received good reviews from music critics, who praised the combination between Lee's vocals and pianos, as well as fellow instrumentation; some of them chose it as the spotlight on the album. On the charts, "My Heart Is Broken" reached number 36 on the Austrian Singles Ladder, number 92 on the German Singles Ladder and number 34 in the US Adult Top 40.
The accompanying music video for the song was filmed in December 2011 in Los Angeles by Dean Karr. It utilizes fiber optics and is inspired by the dark fantasy horror film Paperhouse (1988). The video was released online on January 24, 2012 after leaking a few hours before it was released; The concept of revolving around a girl creates a world in her dream which later becomes a nightmare. Once released, he received positive reviews by critics, who generally praised the "dark" scene. "My Heart Is Broken" is part of the band's set list for their third world tour, Evanescence Tour (2011-2012), and it also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Background and composition
"My Heart Is Broken" was written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo, Tim McCord, Will Hunt and Zach Williams, while production was handled by Nick Raskulinecz. The song was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. During the interview, Amy Lee stated that she originally wrote the song on the harp. He further added that the band wrote the single along with "What You Want", with the piano part at the beginning of the song also composed on the lute, which Lee considered a slower and easier instrument for him. However, during the pre-production of Evanescence, the band speeds up the tempo of the song, so when the group tries to record the song, playing the harp part is not worth it. In particular, Lee admits that the song sounds better with the piano because it is a stronger and more prominent instrument that makes the song "one of the most passionate songs in the entire album". "My Heart Is Broken" depicts a ballad that begins with a piano and Lee sings the phrase "I'll never find a way to heal my soul/And I'll wander till the end of time/tear away from you/My heart breaks" during the chorus of the track. Chad Grischow from the IGN website noticed "cascading piano and grubby march of guitar and stomping drums" in a single composition, similar to the band's old material.
During an interview with Kerrang! , Lee revealed the inspiration "My Heart Is Broken"; "A good friend of mine heads an organization in New York that saves victims of sex trafficking My husband and I are involved and really moved and horrified.When I'm writing a song I put myself in that place - is it like being stuck? ? Can not tell anyone what happened because you are afraid of what will happen? "
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Release
On August 22, 2011, Lee went to Liberty Studios in Toronto to see five songs mastered from the band's studio album - including "My Heart Is Broken" - to a select crowd of thirty. During an interview with MTV News, the group revealed that they wanted the song to be included in the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga movie: Breaking Dawn, with drummer Will Hunt saying, "I have been shouting for [new songs] 'My Heart Is Broken 'to land on it, because I think it will fit perfectly with the story.I am stuck in a' Twilight 'vortex by the girls at home, so by default, I have to Look out. " However, the tape was not included on the soundtrack, then aired online on September 27, 2011, two weeks before the album's release. When interviewed by NME , Lee confirmed that the song will be released as the second single from Evanescence . After this, it was sent to pop, contemporary hot ad and Hot/Mod/AC radio stations in the United States on October 31, 2011. It was also presented to mainstream radio stations on November 1, 2011, and made available for digital download on November 11, 2011 , which was later released to modern rock radio on February 13, 2012.
Reception
Once released, the single received positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic chose the song as the highlight of the album. Echoing this thinking, Steve Beebee from the Kerrang rock magazine! added that it "evolved into a search, a soulful hook, starting high among the best material ever recorded by the band." Digital Spy ' s Lewis Corner labeled the recording as a track to consider downloading, further writing that "My Heart Is Broken" would be very begging to be different, with a gallant piano riff that underestimates the repetition of the guitar strum that serves as the background to his alto-soprano emotions. "Rick Florino from Artistdirect writes," On 'My Heart Is Broken', a beautiful intro piano ride along with Lee's vibrant vocal delivery as an airtight drummer from Will Hunt pushes the song into another realm. "Tom Goodwyn from NME praised "My Heart Is Broken", saying that it "sounds very much like a Disney ballad, starting with Amy Lee who accompanies 'I'll run until the end of time' on the piano line directly from Powers Ballad Vol.12. Will get heavier in the end, do not worry. "Chris Willman of Reuters concluded that the song was" bluntly titled, "while Sophie Schillaci called it Sophie Schillaci a" heartbreaking ballad. "Describing the song as" fiery "Chad Grischow of IGN notes that in" My Heart Is Broken "," Lee's sirine-esque voice shines, [and] the band takes on some interesting chances at the end of the album. "Marc Hirsh from The Boston Globe calls the single "a banshee howl of defiant, [and] self-lacerating rage." Billboard magazine Christa Titus writes that Lee's voice is "as strong and flexible as ever, as heard in laments stabbing in the hit-in-waiting 'My Heart Is Broken'. "Dominic Serene from The Arizona Republic admits that," Really, when your heart is broken, you want a song that as an idea is pushed as' My Heart is Broken 'to take you through and that's what he [Lee] gives. "In addition, Arwa Haider from Metro commented," The standard romantic rock bullet from Evanescence. Frontwoman Amy Lee still sounds like she's going to disarm all the lothario candidates. "
For the week ending November 25, 2011, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted at number 36 on the Austrian Singel Ladder; the next week, falling to number 67, with out of the chart after a total of three weeks. The recording also debuted and peaked at number 92 on the German Singles Chart on November 28, 2011. On US Adult Top 40, "My Heart Is Broken" opened at number 40 for the week ending December 4, 2011, and then peaked at number 34.
Music video
Development
The accompanying music video for "My Heart Is Broken" was directed by Dean Karr. The filming starts on December 1, 2011 in Los Angeles. During an interview with MTV News, Lee stated that the visuals were "subtle", also saying that "this [video] will look very different.In fact, I want to be the opposite.The first video, for 'What You Want,' is very real, and this is very unreal. "The singer further admitted that the clip drew inspiration from the dark-fantasy horror film Paperhouse (1988) to achieve surreality. Lee explains further, "It's about this girl, and everything she'll draw will live in her dreams, and she's creating this dream world for herself, and at first it's cool, but then it's like a nightmare. think it will apply, and be cool, to make it a dream that you are stuck.So you are in a place that, at first, is a magical world, but at the same time, you are isolated and trapped there, and that is the reason you want to go back into the real world after some time. "When recording video, the fiber optics used are reported to create the effects of things that come alive after drawing them. Lee describes the visions of the rest of the group in the visual as "a kind of dream in a dream, in the abyss of darkness".
Drafts
The video starts with Lee lying on a black background while syncing the song lyrics, with fellow members and singers drawing lines with light in his visible hands. After this, he wakes up from the ground and starts making grass around him with the light previously shown. Furthermore, he is depicted drawing stars and walking through the world he created. The next scene sees the singer playing the piano in a room with a small window, which Lee then touches to rest and to light the screen with white light. According to James Montgomery of MTV News, in the end, "he finally realizes that, regardless of his effort, he is just as trapped as before [...] At the end of the clip, the viewer is left wondering if he has the power to escape [... ] which, by the way, simply connects further the video to the song itself. "
Release and acceptance
A behind the scenes video was released on MTV on January 18, 2012, and aired on Vevo Evanescence account on YouTube on January 24th. However, it was leaked several hours before it was released on the Internet. During the pre-release of the video, James Montgomery of MTV News noted that the video was "a work of love, both for the band and their director". In the article was later published, he labeled the clip as "darkness, it was like a dream that encourage contemplation claustrophobic Amy Lee to the next level. And somewhere outside of it as well", further describing it as "both haunting and haunted ". While Jason Lipshutz of Billboard see music videos as "mystical", an author of Spin wrote: "[Video] The light displays are beautiful and wheat fields, in addition to the cost of Evanescence outstanding - frontwoman Amy Lee in chiffon and white corset, fantasy world that involves a lot of wind and unpleasant situations [...] and dreadlock-banging plentiful. "HitFix ' s Melinda Newman compares the scene lightning from video with the light display US Independence Day, further added that "everything is dark and dramatic and Lee, as usual, looks very stunning and haunting all at the same time. friends band get enough time to prove to their parents that they in the band. "
Live show
Evanescence performed "My Heart Is Broken" live for the first time during the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2, 2011. They then added the song to the set list of their third world tour to support Evanscence; Sophie Schillaci of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Lee's "high energy and undeniable vocal style" Lee proved best during the show "My Heart Is Broken". In addition, on February 1, 2012, the band performed "My Heart Is Broken" during The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . In 2016 and 2017, the song was added to the band's set of touring tours that visited cities in the US and Europe.
Track list
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References
External links
- The official lyrics of "My Heart Is Broken" at Evanescence.com
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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