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The video officially surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube in February 2022.

Director Philipp Stölzl initially worried he would need a stunt double for the dangling shots, but Lee performed them herself, hanging from McCoy's arm for hours. Production Facts Director: Philipp Stölzl . evanescence_bring_me_to_life_official_music_video

It opens with Amy Lee asleep in a nightgown, dreaming of a long fall from a skyscraper. The video officially surpassed 1 billion views on

McCoy attempts to pull her back up, but he ultimately loses his grip. Lee falls into the darkness, eventually waking up in her bed, suggesting the ordeal was a dream—or a representation of her inner struggle. Key Meaning & Symbols It opens with Amy Lee asleep in a

Filmed at the Hotel Rembrandt in Bucharest, Romania.

Amy Lee wrote the song at age 19 about a real-life encounter in a restaurant with a friend of a friend (Josh Hartzler, now her husband). He asked her, "Are you happy?", which she felt pierced through the "fake" happiness she was projecting during a difficult relationship.