List of songs recorded by Evanescence

American rock band Evanescence has recorded for four studio albums, three extended plays, a demo album and four soundtrack albums.

Evanescence performing in Verona, 2019. From left to right: Jen Majura, Tim McCord, Amy Lee, Will Hunt and Troy McLawhorn.

Lead vocalist Amy Lee and former-lead guitarist Ben Moody founded the band in 1995 and were accompanied by David Hodges (keyboards) from 1999 until 2002.[1] Evanescence signed with Wind-up Records and released their debut album, Fallen, in 2003, officially formed by Will Boyd (bass), Rocky Gray (drums), John LeCompt (rhythm guitar), Lee (vocals and piano) and Moody (lead guitar). Lee, Moody and Hodges are credited to have written the entire album together, while LeCompt and Gray each have writing credits for two separate songs. The album sold over 17 million copies worldwide and produced four singles, including "Bring Me to Life".[2]

Moody left the band mid-tour in October 2003 and was replaced with Terry Balsamo. Shortly after recording their second studio album, Boyd left the band and was replaced with Tim McCord. In 2006, Evanescence released their second studio album, The Open Door, which debuted at number one on Billboard 200. Lee and Balsamo wrote most of the album together, while LeCompt had a writing credit for one song. The Open Door sold over five million copies worldwide.[2] During promotion of the album, in May 2007, LeCompt announced that he was fired from Evanescence and also confirmed Gray's decision to quit. They were replaced with Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt (respectively) on a temporary basis, however they officially joined the band during the recording of their third studio album.

Evanescence released their eponymous third studio album in 2011, which also debuted at number one on Billboard 200. Three singles were released to promote the album. Lee, Balsamo, McCord, McLawhorn and Hunt wrote most of the album together, while Will B. Hunt had writing credits for five songs and Zach Williams for one.

A few months prior to their first live performance since their hiatus, Evanescence announced in August 2015 that Balsamo had left the band and had been replaced with Jen Majura.[3] In 2016, the band released a vinyl boxset called The Ultimate Collection, which included a B-side compilation album, Lost Whispers.

Evanescence released their fourth studio album, Synthesis, in November 2017. The album has been described as Lee's "passion project", which includes orchestral and electronic renditions of past Evanescence songs accompanied by two new songs.[4] The album has produced two singles, "Imperfection" and "Hi-Lo".

In Spring 2020, Evanescence announced the release of their fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. The album will be released "one piece at a time", which began with "Wasted on You" on April 24, 2020.


Released songs

Amy Lee (pictured) is credited to have co-written every Evanescence song (bar two) and has sole writing credits for fourteen songs.
Terry Balsamo (pictured) co-wrote most songs on The Open Door and Evanescence.
Ben Moody (pictured) co-wrote every song on Fallen.
Tim McCord (pictured) co-wrote most songs on Evanescence.
Troy McLawhorn (pictured) co-wrote four songs on Evanescence.
Will Hunt (pictured) co-wrote six songs on Evanescence.
Jen Majura (pictured) co-wrote "Imperfection" for Synthesis and "Wasted on You" for The Bitter Truth.
Evanescence covered "Thoughtless" by Korn (pictured) in 2004.
John LeCompt (pictured) co-wrote three songs during his time in Evanescence.
Paul McCoy (pictured) provided guest vocals on "Bring Me to Life".
Lindsey Stirling (pictured) appeared on "Hi-Lo" as a guest violinist.
Key
Indicates single release
Indicates song written solely by Amy Lee
# Indicates promotional single release
Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Release(s) Year Ref.
"All That I'm Living For" Evanescence Amy Lee
John LeCompt
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Anywhere" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
"Ascension of the Spirit"
[note 1]
Evanescence Un­known Sound Asleep / Whisper 1999 [7]
"Away From Me" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
"Breathe No More" Evanescence Amy Lee Elektra: The Album 2005 [8]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Bring Me to Life" #
[note 2][note 3]
Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Fallen 2003 [10]
Daredevil: The Album [11]
Evanescence Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Call Me When You're Sober" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Cloud Nine" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Disappear" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Evanescence
[note 4]
2011 [13]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"End of the Dream" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Will Hunt
Will B. Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
Synthesis
[note 5]
2017 [12]
"Erase This" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Eternal"
[note 1][note 6]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
"Even in Death"
[note 7]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Everybody's Fool"
[note 2]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Mystary 2003 [14]
Fallen [10]
"Exodus" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
"Farther Away" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Mystary 2003 [14]
"Bring Me to Life" single [16]
Fallen
(Japanese edition) [note 4]
[10]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Field of Innocence"
[note 8]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
"Forgive Me" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Sound Asleep / Whisper 1999 [7]
"Give Unto Me"
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee Sound Asleep / Whisper 1999 [7]
"Going Under" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Fallen 2003 [10]
"Good Enough" Evanescence Amy Lee The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Heart-Shaped Box"
[note 9]
Evanescence Kurt Cobain "Going Under" single 2003 [17]
"Haunted" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Fallen 2003 [10]
"Hello" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Fallen 2003 [10]
"Hi-Lo" Evanescence featuring Lindsey Stirling Amy Lee
Will B. Hunt
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"If You Don't Mind" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Will Boyd
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Imaginary" #
[note 10]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
Origin 2000 [6]
Mystary 2003 [14]
Fallen [10]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Imperfection" Evanescence Amy Lee
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Jen Majura
Will B. Hunt
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Lacrymosa" #
[note 11][note 3]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Lies"
[note 12]
Evanescence featuring Bruce Fitzhugh Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Origin 2000 [6]
"Like You" Evanescence Amy Lee The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Lithium" Evanescence Amy Lee The Open Door 2006 [5]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Lose Control" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Lost in Paradise" Evanescence Amy Lee Evanescence 2011 [13]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Lost Whispers" Evanescence Amy Lee Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Made of Stone" #
[note 13]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Will B. Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
Underworld: Awakening (soundtrack)
[note 14]
2012 [18]
"Missing" #
[note 15]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
"Bring Me to Life" single
(Australian edition)
2003 [16]
Anywhere but Home 2004 [19]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"My Heart Is Broken" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Zach Williams
Evanescence 2011 [13]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"My Immortal"
[note 2]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
Mystary 2003 [14]
Fallen
[note 16]
[10]
Daredevil: The Album [11]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"My Last Breath" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Mystary 2003 [14]
Fallen [10]
"Never Go Back" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Will Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"New Way to Bleed"
Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Evanescence
[note 4]
2011 [13]
Avengers Assemble (soundtrack)
[note 17]
2012 [20]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Oceans" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Origin"
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Origin 2000 [6]
"Overture"
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Say You Will" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Evanescence
[note 4]
2011 [13]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Secret Door" Evanescence Amy Lee
Will B. Hunt
Evanescence
[note 4]
2011 [13]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Sick" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Will Hunt
Will B. Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Snow White Queen"
[note 7]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"So Close"
[note 18]
Evanescence Ben Moody
Will Boyd
Matt Outlaw
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
"Solitude" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
"Sweet Sacrifice" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"Swimming Home" Evanescence Amy Lee
Will B. Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Taking Over Me" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
John LeCompt
Fallen 2003 [10]
"The Chain"
[note 19]
Evanescence Lindsey Buckingham
Mick Fleetwood
Christine McVie
John McVie
Stevie Nicks
non-album single

[note 20]

2019 [21]
The Bitter Truth
[note 4]
2021 [22]
"The Change" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"The End"
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
"The Game Is Over" Evanescence Amy Lee
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
The Bitter Truth 2020 [22]
"The In-Between" (piano solo)
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee Synthesis 2017 [12]
"The Last Song I'm Wasting On You" Evanescence Amy Lee "Lithium" single 2006 [23]
Evanescence
(Japanese edition)
2011 [13]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"The Only One"
[note 21]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"The Other Side" # Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Thoughtless"
[note 22]
Evanescence Reginald Arvizu
Jonathan Davis
James Shaffer
David Silveria
Brian Welch
Anywhere but Home 2004 [19]
"Together Again" # Evanescence Amy Lee non-album single

[note 23]

2010 [24]
Lost Whispers 2016 [9]
"Tourniquet"
[note 24]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Rocky Gray
Fallen 2003 [10]
"Understanding" Evanescence Ben Moody Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
Sound Asleep / Whisper
[note 25]
1999 [7]
"Unraveling" (Interlude)
[note 1]
Evanescence Amy Lee Synthesis 2017 [12]
"Use My Voice" Evanescence Amy Lee
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Jen Majura
Deena Jakoub
The Bitter Truth 2020 [22]
"Wasted on You" Evanescence Amy Lee
Tim McCord
Troy McLawhorn
Will Hunt
Jen Majura
The Bitter Truth 2020 [22]
"Weight of the World" # Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
"What You Want" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
Tim McCord
Evanescence 2011 [13]
"Where Will You Go?" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Evanescence (EP) 1998 [15]
Origin 2000 [6]
"Whisper" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
Sound Asleep / Whisper 1999 [7]
Origin 2000 [6]
Fallen 2003 [10]
"Yeah Right" Evanescence Amy Lee
Will B. Hunt
The Bitter Truth 2020 [22]
"Your Star" Evanescence Amy Lee
Terry Balsamo
The Open Door 2006 [5]
Synthesis 2017 [12]

Unreleased songs

Key
  Indicates song scheduled to be released
Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Originating album Year Ref.
"Across The Universe"  
[note 26]
Evanescence Lennon–McCartney The Bitter Truth
[note 4]
2021
"Anything for You"
[note 11] [note 27]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
N/A 2001/2002 [25]
"Artifact/The Turn"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Before the Dawn" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
N/A 2001/2002 [26]
"Better Without You"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Bleed" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
N/A 2001/2002 [27]
"Blind Belief"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Broken Pieces Shine"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Cruel Summer"  
[note 28]
Evanescence Sara Dallin
Siobhan Fahey
Steve Jolley
Tony Swain
Keren Woodward
The Bitter Truth
[note 4]
2021 [28]
"Far From Heaven"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Feeding the Dark"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Forever You" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
John LeCompt
N/A 2001/2002
"Give Unto Me" Evanescence Amy Lee Evanescence (EP) 1998
"Lies"
[note 12]
Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
David Hodges
N/A 2001/2002
"Listen to the Rain"
[note 6]
Evanescence Amy Lee Origin 1999
"October" Evanescence Amy Lee
Ben Moody
Will Boyd
Evanescence (EP) 1998
"Part of Me"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"Perfect Dream"
[note 29]
Evanescence Un­known N/A 2010
"Surrender" Evanescence Un­known N/A 2001/2002
"Take Cover"   Evanescence Un­known The Bitter Truth 2021
"You Got a Lot to Learn"
[note 29]
Evanescence Un­known N/A 2010 [29]

Writing credits summary

Writer
[note 30]
Pre-Fallen
[note 31]
Fallen
(2003)
The Open Door
(2006)
Evanescence
(2011)
Lost Whispers
(2016)
Synthesis
(2017)
The Bitter Truth
(2021)
Unreleased Total
Terry Balsamo N/A91345N/A031
Will Boyd100N/A0N/A12
Rocky GrayN/A10N/A0N/A01
David Hodges1812N/A31N/A438
Will B. Hunt*N/A513N/A09
Will HuntN/A603To be released09
John LeComptN/A11N/A0N/A13
Amy Lee241213161216To be released8101
Jen MajuraN/A1To be released01
Tim McCordN/A01223To be released017
Troy McLawhornN/A410To be released05
Ben Moody2512N/A33N/A649
Matt Outlaw*1N/A0N/A01
Zach Williams*N/A101N/A02

Notes

  1. Song is an instrumental track and/or contains no lyrics.
  2. Single spawned from Fallen.
  3. Song was released as a promotional single for Synthesis.
  4. Song appears on the album as a bonus track.
  5. The Synthesis version of "End of the Dream" is known as "The End of the Dream".
  6. "Eternal" consists of two songs: "Eternal" and "Demise". "Listen to the Rain" was originally intended to be included in-between the two songs but was eventually scrapped.
  7. Song samples White Zombie's 1998 song "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls".
  8. "Field of Innocence" samples "Morning Hymn" from the Preludium of the Broadway musical version of The Sound of Music.
  9. Evanescence covered an acoustic version of Nirvana's 1993 song "Heart-Shaped Box" at some shows in early 2003. The version that appears on the "Going Under" single was recorded during a performance at WXDX-FM.
  10. "Imaginary" was released as a promotional single for Fallen.
  11. Song samples the Lacrimosa sequence from Mozart's Requiem (1791).
  12. Two songs share the name "Lies". The unreleased version is sometimes known as "Lies" (Post-Origin).
  13. "Made of Stone" was released as a promotional single for Evanescence.
  14. "Made of Stone" was remixed by Renholdër for Underworld: Awakening (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
  15. "Missing" was released as a promotional single for Anywhere but Home.
  16. The band version of "My Immortal" was also added onto later pressings of Fallen.
  17. "New Way to Bleed" was remixed by Photek for Avengers Assemble: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and known as "A New Way to Bleed".
  18. Evanescence covered So Close's self-titled song in 1998. So Close was a band formed by Ben Moody, Will Boyd and Matt Outlaw prior to Evanescence.
  19. "The Chain" is a 1977 song originally performed by Fleetwood Mac.
  20. "The Chain" was released to promote the 2019 video game Gears 5.
  21. The introduction to "The Only One", which features three distinctive duck quacks, is a sample of an unreleased song called "Tuna Afternoon". The song was written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo during the making of The Open Door for fun but was eventually added to the beginning of "The Only One".
  22. Evanescence covered Korn's 2002 song "Thoughtless" on their Fallen tour in 2004. The version that appears on Anywhere but Home was recorded at a concert at Le Zénith in Paris.
  23. "Together Again" was released as a charity single in 2010 to help raise money for the United Nations Foundation after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
  24. "Tourniquet" is a reworked version of Soul Embraced's 2000 song, "My Tourniquet".
  25. Two versions of "Understanding" appear on Sound Asleep / Whisper.
  26. "Across the Universe" is a 1969 song originally performed by The Beatles.
  27. "Anything for You" samples "Bringin It Up" from Sonic Foundry's Futurist Drum 'N' Bass loop series.
  28. "Cruel Summer" is a 1983 song originally performed by Bananarama.
  29. The song was recorded in the initial sessions for Evanescence with Steve Lillywhite in 2010, but were scrapped by their record label.
  30. An asterisk beside a name denotes that the writer has never been a member of Evanescence.
  31. Pre-Fallen includes songs from Evanescence (EP), Sounds Asleep / Whisper, Origin and Mystary.

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