
My Immortal
Lead vocals: Vrouw
Taal: Engels
"My Immortal" is een single van de Amerikaanse rockband Evanescence van hun debuutalbum Fallen, dat in 2003 uitkwam. Het werd uitgegeven door Wind-up Records op 8 december 2003 als de derde single van het album. De single is geschreven door de gitarist van de band Ben Moody, behalve de bridge, die later geschreven is door de leadzangeres Amy Lee.
De bijhorende videoclip is geregisseerd door David Mould en is opgenomen in een zwart-witvideo bij de Barri Gòtic in Barcelona op 10 oktober 2003. De video werd genomineerd in de categorie Best Rock Video tijdens de MTV Video Music Awards in 2004.
"My Immortal" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, Fallen (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records on December 8, 2003 as the album's third single, following its inclusion on the soundtrack to the film Daredevil. The song was written by singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody when they were 15. Several versions were recorded, with the earliest in 1997. Wind-up used the recording from their 2000 demo CD on Fallen against Lee's wishes, which featured Lee's demo vocals and a MIDI keyboard. Strings from Daredevil composer Graeme Revell were added during the production of Fallen. The single, dubbed the "band version", is the re-recording Lee and Moody made for Fallen, featuring guitar, drums and bass after the bridge and a string arrangement by David Campbell. An alternative version of the song appears on the band's fourth studio album Synthesis (2017).
"My Immortal" is a piano power ballad, with fictional lyrics about a lingering spirit that haunts someone. The song received generally positive reviews. It was commercially successful, peaking within the top ten in over 10 countries. It charted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada, Greece and Portugal, as well as on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart. The single was certified gold in the US and platinum in Australia. In 2005, it received a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Grammy Awards. The music video directed by David Mould was filmed in black-and-white in Gothic Quarter, Barcelona. The video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.