THE NEWS
“Bring Me To Life” — the 2003 single that put Evanescence on every rock radio station and soundtrack in the world — has been certified Diamond in the United States †. The RIAA now recognizes the track as having sold or streamed 11 million units, making it the band’s second Diamond certification after their debut album *Fallen* reached the milestone in 2022 †.
THE LEGACY
- Released January 13, 2003 as the lead single from *Fallen*, topped charts in the UK, Italy, Australia, Chile, and Colombia and hit number five on the US Billboard 200 †
- Featured a vocal duet between Amy Lee and Paul McCoy of 12 Stones — the rap section was a label compromise Wind-Up Records forced on the band, wanting a full-time male co-vocalist †
- Boosted by its placement on the *Daredevil* soundtrack in February 2003 †
- Surpassed one billion views on YouTube in 2022 and one billion streams on Spotify in 2024 †
- Previously certified three-times Platinum by the RIAA in 2019 before this Diamond recognition †
WHY IT MATTERS
This is the song Amy Lee has said made her feel like she “had to start out with our first song feeling like I made a sacrifice on my art” † — and it still became one of the biggest rock tracks of the 2000s. Twenty-three years later, the numbers prove what fans already knew: compromise or not, “Bring Me To Life” is untouchable.