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“What You Want” by Evanescence

From the album Evanescence (2011)

“What You Want” by Evanescence appears on 13 radio countdowns from 13 stations in 2011. It was first released in 2011 on the album Evanescence. Its best result is #26 on the 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #55 alternative song of 2011 and #217 of the '10s.

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"What You Want" was the first thing Evanescence let loose from their self-titled third album, arriving through Wind-up on August 9, 2011. Amy Lee wrote it with Terry Balsamo and Tim McCord, and she pitched it as a break from the band's earlier sound, sparked by experiences with her fans and built around the idea of freedom. The track packs drums, guitars, synthesizers and piano; Nick Raskulinecz produced and Randy Staub mixed.

Critics liked what they heard, singling out the playing, Lee's voice and the hook, and it went to the top of the UK Rock Chart. Meiert Avis and Stefan Smith shot the video in Brooklyn, cutting between the band playing a small warehouse and Lee running from place to place, and the song made its live debut on MTV before a turn on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2011	26	89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON	89X Top 89 Songs of 2011	89
2011	96	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011	102
2011	56	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011	99
2011	46	90.5 WERG Erie, PA	WERG Top 90 of 2011	90
2011	28	KFMA Tucson, AZ	KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2011	50
2011	26	99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011	98
2011	72	89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA	89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011	89
2011	77	97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL	97X Top 97 of 2011	97
2011	31	105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO	105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011	105
2011	27	X96 Salt Lake City, UT	X96 Top 50 Songs of 2011	49
2011	86	KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA	KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011	94
2011	27	94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX	94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011	94
2011	33	Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC	Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011	92

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