Going Under

Infobox Single
Name = Going Under


Artist = Evanescence
Album = Fallen
A-side =
B-side =
Released = September 9, 2003
Format = CD single
Recorded = 2003 (single)
Genre = Alternative metal
Length = 3:34
Label = Wind-up
Writer = Ben Moody, Amy Lee, David Hodges
Producer = Dave Fortman
Certification =
Last single = "Bring Me to Life" (2003)
This single = "Going Under" (2003)
Next single = "My Immortal" (2003)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = Fallen
Type = studio
this_track = "Going Under"
track_no = 1
next_track = "Bring Me to Life"
next_no = 2 Extra track listing
altAlbum = Anywhere but Home
Type = live
Length = 3:57
prev_track = "Haunted"
prev_no = 1
this_track = "Going Under"
track_no = 2
next_track = "Taking Over Me"
next_no = 3 Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = "Going Under" UK DVD
Type = single

"Going Under" is the second single from "Fallen", the debut album by American alternative metal band Evanescence. Originally planned to be the first single, the success of "Bring Me to Life" eclipsed the initial decision.

While the only publicly released studio version of "Going Under" appears on "Fallen", a demo version was made with minor — yet noticeable — differences which set it apart, including the way Lee's voice is mixed and the sound of the instruments.

Story behind the song

Music video

The video for "Going Under" was directed by Philip Stolzl and filmed in Berlin in May 2003. Lee designed both of the costumes she wears in the video and stitched the white dress used in the underwater scenes, all while recovering from an illness in a hotel in Los Angeles, California, which was the original filming location for the video. The other costume Lee designed, a red corset, was custom made by a designer and cost US$2,500.cite news |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml |title=Evanescence: Fallen To the Top |work=VH1 News |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |date=2003-05-09 |accessdate=2007-10-29]

The video itself features the band playing a concert attended by people who transform back and forth into zombies and other demonic forms during the course of the video. Interspersed with and stemming from the concert are segments featuring Lee singing underwater amidst a field of jellyfish, representing the lyrics "drowning in you".

In other media

The music of "Going Under" can be heard in the credits of the video game "Enter the Matrix" and also features in the movie and trailer of the 2006 film "Tristan & Isolde". The song was also used in promotional advertisements for the television series "Angel" and "The Grid".

Track listing

CD single (American version) (Released September 9, 2003)Tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Going Under
note1= Album version
writer1 = Moody, Lee, Hodges
length1 = 3:34
title2 = Going Under
note2 = Live acoustic version
writer2 = Moody, Lee, Hodges
length2 = 3:12
title3 = Heart-Shaped Box
note3 = Nirvana cover, live acoustic version
writer3 = Kurt Cobain
length3 = 2:47
title4 = Going Under
note4 = Video version
writer4 = Moody, Lee, Hodges
length4 = 4:00

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