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“Going Under” by Evanescence

From the album Fallen (2003)

“Going Under” by Evanescence appears on 23 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2003 and 2022. It was first released in 2003 on the album Fallen. Its best result is #16 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 2003, #3,970 alternative song of all time and #244 of the '00s.

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21stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
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2003–2022years charted

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"Going Under", the second single from Evanescence's 2003 debut album Fallen, is Amy Lee writing her way out of a bad relationship, and it sounds like a storm finally breaking. Lee wrote it with guitarist Ben Moody and David Hodges, and Dave Fortman produced, stacking crunching nu metal guitars and electronic beats under her soaring vocal, with a gothic piano interlude where the song catches its breath. Josh Freese drums and Francesco DiCosmo plays bass.

Critics singled out Lee's voice and the song's anthemic lift, and it reached the top ten in the UK, Italy, Greece, New Zealand and Portugal. Philipp Stölzl shot the video in Berlin, with Lee in outfits she designed herself, submerged underwater while the crowd around the band morphs into demons. It was nominated for a Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2004.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 83 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 39 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 25 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 48 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 21 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 18 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 25 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 79 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 63 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 22 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 53 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 16 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 44 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 44 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 33 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2003 17 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003 50
2003 41 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 103
2003 25 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2004 21 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 79 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 496 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2020 431 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 273 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  4. 4Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle

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