The song was famously featured in the 2003 film Daredevil , which influenced the video's dark, "gothopolis" aesthetic. Bring Me to Life (music video) | Evanescence Wiki | Fandom
Filmed at the Hotel Rembrandt in Bucharest, Romania.
The video officially surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube in February 2022.
She reaches the window where guest vocalist Paul McCoy (of the band 12 Stones) is performing. As he notices her and opens the window, she loses her balance and drapes over the ledge.
It opens with Amy Lee asleep in a nightgown, dreaming of a long fall from a skyscraper.
The official music video for Evanescence's breakthrough 2003 hit features lead singer Amy Lee in a dark, cinematic narrative directed by Philipp Stölzl . Filmed in November 2002 in Romania , the video uses a towering skyscraper as a metaphor for isolation and emotional numbness. Plot & Visual Narrative The video follows a surreal "mini-movie" arc:
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.