Going Under

{{Short description|2003 song by Evanescence}}

{{Other uses|Going Under (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Going Under

| cover = Evanescence - Going Under.png

| alt = A woman with black hair and black dress can be seen. Three men are surrounding here. The men are not very visible. In front of the woman the words "Evanescence" and "Going Under" are written with white letters.

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Evanescence

| album = Fallen

| released = {{start date|2003|08|18}}

| genre = Nu metal

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=35}}

| label = Wind-up

| writer =

| producer = Dave Fortman

| prev_title = Bring Me to Life

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = My Immortal

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CdhqVtpR2ts|"Going Under"}}}}

}}

"Going Under" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, Fallen (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records as the album's second single on August 18, 2003. Lee wrote the song about coming out of a difficult relationship. Guitarist Ben Moody and David Hodges share songwriting credits on the song, produced by Dave Fortman. Musically, "Going Under" is primarily a nu metal song featuring electronic drum beats and a piano interlude.

"Going Under" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its anthemic theme and Lee's voice. The song charted in the top ten in Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland. It was also certified platinum in New Zealand. An accompanying music video was directed by Philipp Stölzl in Berlin, and the outfits worn in it were designed by Lee. The video depicts a feeling of being trapped and overexposed, with shots of Lee underwater and the band performing live while spectators from the audience and elsewhere turn into demon-like bodies.

Background and composition

Lee wrote "Going Under" about "coming out of a bad relationship". She described the feeling as, "when you're at the end of your rope, when you're at the point where you realize something has to change, that you can't go on living in the situation that you're in." Lee later said that after completing the songs in Fallen that came out of an abusive relationship, she was listening to her words on "Going Under" and felt that in the chorus she would have liked to have written instead the notion of "I'm leaving and I'm not going to put up with this anymore", thinking to herself "you know what you need to do and you're not doing it."{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA67 |title=She sold more than 15 million albums with Evanescence, only to find herself in abusive relationships |magazine=Spin |date=October 2006 |first=Melissa |last=Maerz |volume=22 |number=10 |pages=67–70 |issn=0886-3032 |via=Google Books|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221113072906/https://books.google.ca/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA67&redir_esc=y%23v=onepage&q&f=false|archive-date=November 13, 2022|url-status=live}} The song is an expression of her "coming to the realization that I was going to stand up for myself and make a change", and was the most honest she'd been lyrically at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/evanescence-fallen-amy-lee-bring-me-to-life-going-under-my-immortal-interview-anniversary-cover-story|title=Evanescence: "I'm so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me"|work=Kerrang!|date=November 15, 2023|first=George|last=Garner|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121044525/https://www.kerrang.com/evanescence-fallen-amy-lee-bring-me-to-life-going-under-my-immortal-interview-anniversary-cover-story|archive-date=November 21, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/amy-lee-evanescences-fallen-20-we-fought-lot|title=Amy Lee On Evanescence's 'fallen' At 20: "We Fought For A Lot"|work=Revolver|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115132356/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/amy-lee-evanescences-fallen-20-we-fought-lot|archive-date=November 15, 2023|url-status=live}} Lee wanted it to be the album's first single. The song was produced by Dave Fortman. Ben Moody and David Hodges also share songwriting credits on it.

Lyrically, the song acknowledges a hard relationship that is beyond repair and needs to end, with an empowering angle. Lee's vocals change from a whisper to a scream throughout the song. According to the sheet music published by Alfred Music Publishing on the website Musicnotes.com, "Going Under" is set in common time and performed in slow and free tempo of 84 beats per minute. The verses are in the key of B minor, while the chorus in its relative, D major. Lee's vocal range for the song runs from the low musical note of E3 to the high musical note of D5.

AllMusic described "Going Under" as "nu-metal grind lightened by the tinkling pianos and hip-hop-inspired backing vocals". Billboard said the song is characterized by the "stop/start cadence" of the guitar, "rippling piano and Lee's defiant wail". Loudwire called it an "arena ready, anthemic rocker". It was described as "goth-meets pop" by Houston Chronicle. MusicOMH said it contains "Lee's temptress vocals, pseudo-electronic beats à la Linkin Park, understated but menacing metallic riffs in the background, and a ripping, radio-friendly rock chorus", alongside goth and pop elements. The Boston Globe said "Going Under" is "a mix of Lee's ethereal soprano, piano interludes, and layers of serrated guitar crunch". In the song, Lee "shifts from a deeper register to her piercing soprano above bracing nu-metal riffs", Rolling Stone wrote.

Release

"Going Under" was initially supposed to serve as the first single from Fallen but its release was scrapped in favor of "Bring Me to Life".{{refn|{{cite interview|last=Lee|first=Amy|interviewer=Terry Bezer|publisher=|via=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbcgsjmNzO4&t=931 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319144353/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbcgsjmNzO4&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=March 19, 2013|title=Scuzz Meets Evanescence |work=Scuzz TV|date=March 13, 2013 |access-date=December 29, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ive0Nqv3p4A|title=The Oral History of Evanescence ft. Amy Lee|publisher=Alternative Press|date=March 29, 2021|accessdate=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417170412/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ive0Nqv3p4A&feature=youtu.be|archive-date=April 17, 2021|url-status=live}}}} It was released as the second single from Fallen on August 18, 2003. The UK single, released 22 September 2003,{{cite web |title=Music Week – Week Commencing 20th September 2003, Page 23 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-09-20.pdf |website=World Radio History |access-date=11 February 2023}} contains the album version of the song, a live acoustic version recorded at WNOR in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as an acoustic cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" recorded at WXDX-FM in Pittsburgh. The music video for the song is also included on the CD single.

Critical reception

Tim Sendra of AllMusic called "Going Under" "one of the harder tracks" on Fallen. Vik Bansal of MusicOMH said the song "is more than strong enough to ensure Evanescence aren't consigned to the bin of one-hit wonders" after "Bring Me To Life". Sam Law of Kerrang! noted that "Going Under" was "the moment Lee stepped properly into the spotlight", and it became an "unassailable anthem for fans struggling through hard times".{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-evanescence-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Evanescence songs – ranked|work=Kerrang!|date=August 21, 2020|accessdate=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010225754/https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-evanescence-songs-ranked|archive-date=October 10, 2022|url-status=live}} Christopher Gray of The Austin Chronicle said that "Going Under" is one of the album's songs connected by "yoking Lee's inner turmoil to the band's tumultuous riffs".{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-04-25/156674/ |title=Review: Evanescence – Music |work=The Austin Chronicle |first=Christopher |last=Gray |date=April 25, 2003 |access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630095216/https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-04-25/156674/|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=live}} In his criticism of the album, PopMatters writer Adrien Begrand deemed Lee's voice and delivery the song's highlight, with her vocals "swirl[ing] around the by-the-numbers guitars and drum machine". Christa Titus, writing for Billboard, regarded "Going Under" to be "just as impressive" as their debut single, and the combination of the guitar's "stop/start cadence", the "rippling piano" and Lee's "defiant wail pack a startling wallop."{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1550567/evanescence-fallen-classic-track-by-track |title=Evanescence, 'Fallen': Classic Track-By-Track |magazine=Billboard |first=Christa |last=Titus |date=March 4, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101134020/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/evanescence-fallen-classic-track-by-track-1550567/|archive-date=November 1, 2022|url-status=live}} Rolling Stone said the song is an example of the "horror-movie-level ambience" in the album "that was as chilling as it was campy".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/evanescence-fallen-2003-117450/|title=The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022144921/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/evanescence-fallen-2003-117450/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}}

In 2004, "Going Under" was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3597322.stm |title=Slipknot lead Kerrang! contenders |publisher=BBC News |date=August 25, 2004 |access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113080132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3597322.stm|archive-date=November 13, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2011, Mary Ouellette of Loudwire placed "Going Under" at number seven on her list of 10 Best Evanescence songs, calling it a "perfect arena ready, anthemic rocker" and praising Lee's gradually increasing vocals, which show "her massive range and ability to control her larger than life pipes."{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/top-evanescence-songs/ |title=10 Best Evanescence Songs |work=Loudwire |first=Mary |last=Oullette |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617035655/https://loudwire.com/top-evanescence-songs/|archive-date=June 17, 2022|url-status=live}} Brittany Porter from AXS placed it at number two on her list of the band's best ten songs in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/the-top-10-best-evanescence-songs-79934 |title=The top 10 best Evanescence songs |publisher=AXS |first=Brittany |last=Porter |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925013437/https://www.axs.com/the-top-10-best-evanescence-songs-79934|archive-date=September 25, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Commercial performance

"Going Under" did not chart on the main US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. It also peaked at number five on the Alternative Songs chart on October 5, 2003, where it has spent a total of 25 weeks charting. "Going Under" also reached 26 on the US Mainstream Rock chart,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/evanescence/chart-history/hsi/|title=Evanescence – Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 20, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021004300/http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/evanescence/510526 |archive-date=October 21, 2011}} and 24 on the Active Rock chart. On March 25, 2017, the song debuted on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, and peaked at number 14 on April 10, 2021.

The single entered the top 30 in various countries across Europe. It debuted and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart on October 4, 2003, and at number two on the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts. In 2013, it re-entered the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts at the position of 23. In Italy, the song debuted at number 16 on October 16, 2003 and later peaked at number nine on January 1, 2004, spending a total of five weeks in the chart's top 20. "Going Under" also peaked at number 16 in France, number 15 in Germany and 13 in Switzerland. In Australia, it debuted and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA charts on August 31, 2003. It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2003, denoting shipment of 35,000 copies in that country. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number four on October 5, 2003 and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.

Music video

The music video for "Going Under" was filmed in Berlin, Germany under the direction of Philipp Stölzl, the same director of the clip for "Bring Me to Life". Lee designed both outfits she wears in the music video. She stitched the white dress used in the underwater scenes during her recovery from an illness at a hotel in Los Angeles, California, which was the original filming location intended for the music video. She said that the dress was ripped up and contained "shreds of different fabric" that swirl underwater; she deemed it something "someone who died would wear". The red corset she wears was custom-made for US$2,500.

The video begins with Lee in a dressing room before a concert, with multiple women touching her face and their faces begin to distort. Moody is shown being overwhelmed by several reporters and photographers at a press conference, where he sees their faces distort. Lee and the band perform the song on stage, and throughout the performance the audience's faces transform from normal to demonic-like zombies. Several shots show Lee underwater, surrounded by glowing jellyfish. At the end of the video, Lee looks at Moody whose face shortly turns into a demon, alarming Lee who walks offstage.

In 2013, Lee explained that the video was a hint at the more plastic, darker side of fame, and "bit of a metaphor to my feelings about being so overexposed all of a sudden ... It felt pretty unnatural at times, and it is a little scary when it feels like everybody feels like they know you inside and out on a very deep level ... [the video is] a little bit of an allusion to that." According to Joe D'Angelo of MTV News, the shots of Lee drowning in the video show a "distressed and emotionally wrought heroine". The video ranked at number four on Billboard{{'s}} list of The 15 Scariest Music Videos Ever in 2013, writing: "Evanescence compares the trappings of fame to being haunted by ghouls". In 2016, the song's video was also included on the UK Official Charts Company's list titled "13 of the scariest, spine-chilling videos in the history of music", with writer Justin Myers calling the scenes of audience members turning into zombies "pretty freaky".{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/13-of-the-scariest-spine-chilling-videos-in-the-history-of-music__16843/ |title=13 of the scariest, spine-chilling videos in the history of music |date=October 29, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2017 |first=Justin |last=Myers |publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131224724/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/13-of-the-scariest-spine-chilling-videos-in-the-history-of-music__16843/|archive-date=January 31, 2021|url-status=dead}}

Live performances and usage in media

Evanescence performed the song live at the 2003 Teen Choice Awards taking place on August 2, and at the 2003 American Music Awards on November 16. A live performance of the song from their Le Zénith, Paris concert during the Fallen tour is featured on their 2004 live album and DVD, Anywhere but Home. Evanescence performed the song at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2, 2011, and on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 15, 2011.

"Going Under" can be heard in the credits of the video game Enter the Matrix, and also features at the end of the trailer of the 2006 film Tristan & Isolde.Official trailer for Tristan & Isolde. 2006. Scott Free Productions. The song was also released as downloadable content for Rock Band Network.

Track listings

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  • CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Going Under|others=Evanescence|date=2003|type=CD single liner notes|publisher=Wind-up Records|id=WUJC 20064-2}}
  1. "Going Under" (album version) – 3:34
  • European CD maxi-single{{cite AV media notes|title=Going Under|others=Evanescence|date=2003|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Wind-up Records|id=WIN 674086 2}}
  1. "Going Under" (album version) – 3:34
  2. "Going Under" (live acoustic version) - 3:12
  3. "Heart-Shaped Box" (Nirvana cover, live acoustic version) - 2:47
  4. "Going Under" (video version) - 4:00

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  • German and Canadian single{{cite AV media notes|title=Going Under|others=Evanescence|date=2003|type=Germany CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 6740863}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Going Under|others=Evanescence|date=2003|type=Canada CD single liner notes|publisher=Wind-up Records|id=34K 3441}}
  1. "Going Under" (album version) – 3:36
  2. "Going Under" (live acoustic version) - 2:52

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Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Going Under"

scope="col"| Chart (2003–2004)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|14|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
{{single chart|Austria|14|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2015}}
{{single chart|Flanders|28|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|37|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
scope="row"| Canada (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/2003-11-15/|title=Canadian Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=November 15, 2003|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115141922/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/2003-11-15/|url-status=live}}

| 14

{{single chart|Finland|19|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
{{single chart|France|16|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011|refname=france}}
{{single chart|Germany|15|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|songid=5775|rowheader=true|access-date=January 18, 2020|refname="gerchart"}}
scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles Chart |access-date=December 9, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209112825/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=December 9, 2003 |url-status=dead }}

| 9

{{single chart|Ireland2|18|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=January 18, 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|9|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011|refname=Italy}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|26|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|16|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011|refname=nz}}
{{single chart|Norway|12|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2015}}
scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-03-06.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Portugal|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=10|page=51|date=March 6, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2020}}

| 2

scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10088.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 37, saptamina 29.09–05-10, 2003|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165819/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10088.html|archive-date=May 14, 2005|access-date=April 10, 2021}}

| 99

{{single chart|Scotland|9|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|date=20031004|rowheader=true|access-date=August 4, 2020}}
{{single chart|Spain|17|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|11|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2015}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2015|refname=swiss}}
{{single chart|UK|8|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|date=20031004|rowheader=true|access-date=August 4, 2020}}
{{single chart|UKrock|2|artist=Evanescence|song=Going Under|date=20031004|rowheader=true|access-date=August 4, 2020|refname=UKrock2}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|5|artist=Evanescence|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2011|refname=alternative}}
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|4|artist=Evanescence|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|26|artist=Evanescence|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2021}}

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!scope="col"| Chart (2013)

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position

scope="row"|UK Rock & Metal (OCC)

| 23

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!scope="col"| Chart (2021)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/evanescence/chart-history/cns/|title=Evanescence Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 14, 2024}}

| 37

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= Year-end charts =

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Going Under"

!scope="col"| Chart (2003)

!scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australian Rock (ARIA)

| 6

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

| 186

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)

| 58

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)

| 79

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2003|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 194

scope="row"| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=11|issue=51|page=43|date=December 19, 2003}}

| 21

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!scope="col"| Chart (2004)

!scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Brazil (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2004/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2004|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2022}}

| 71

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Going Under"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|refname=ariagoingunder}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Evanescence|title=Going Under|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|access-date=June 13, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Evanescence|title=Going Under|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2023|access-date=December 27, 2024|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Evanescence|title=Going Under|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|id=15546-2081-1|access-date=January 19, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

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|+Release dates and formats for "Going Under"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|{{start date|2003|06|16}}

|Alternative radio

|rowspan="4"|Wind-up

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1508|page=26|date=June 13, 2003}}

{{start date|2003|07|07}}

|{{hlist|Mainstream rock|active rock radio}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1511|page=26|date=July 4, 2003}}

scope="row"|Australia

|{{start date|2003|08|18}}

|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue704.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th August 2003|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=August 18, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222425/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031007-0000/Issue704.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=January 24, 2022}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"|United States

|{{start date|2003|08|25}}

|{{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|contemporary hit radio}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1518|page=28|date=August 25, 2003}}

scope="row"|Europe

|{{start date|2003|09|08}}

|CD

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Wind-up|Epic}}

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|{{start date|2003|09|22}}

|{{hlist|CD|DVD}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=September 20, 2003}}

References

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{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Going%20Under |title=The Official Charts Company - Evanescence - Going Under |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113081928/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/going%20under/|archive-date=November 13, 2022|url-status=live}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml |title=Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies For Upcoming Video |publisher=MTV News |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |date=June 4, 2003 |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202040518/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml |archive-date=February 2, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml |title=Evanescence: Fallen To the Top |publisher=VH1. Viacom |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |date=May 9, 2003 |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824024116/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml |archive-date=August 24, 2007 }}

{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=evanescence|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} |title=Bubbling Under Top 100 Singles |magazine=Billboard |date=September 6, 2003 |access-date=August 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012717/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfn=Bubbling%20Under%20Hot%20100%20Singles&cdi=8043473&cid=09%2F06%2F2003 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r657565|pure_url=yes}} |title=Going Under: Review |publisher=AllMusic |first=Tim |last=Sendra |access-date=May 28, 2010}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2003.html |title=Dutch Top 40 Year End Chart - 2003 |publisher=MegaCharts |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928082113/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2003.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}

{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952337/the-15-scariest-music-videos-ever |title=The 15 Scariest Music Videos Ever |magazine=Billboard |page=4 |date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226034109/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952337/the-15-scariest-music-videos-ever |archive-date=February 26, 2013 }}

{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2003 |title=Swiss Year End Charts 2003 |publisher=Swiss Music Charts |access-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227002926/http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2003 |archive-date=December 27, 2013 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/index3.jhtml |title=Evanescence: The Split |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |page=3 |publisher=MTV |access-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501234842/http://www.mtv.com/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/index3.jhtml |archive-date=May 1, 2011 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0047094 |title=Evanescence - Going Under Sheet Music (Digital Download) |publisher=Musicnotes.com |access-date=September 7, 2011}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/evanescence-fallen/ |title=Evanescence: Fallen |work=PopMatters |first=Adrien |last=Begrand |date=May 23, 2003 |access-date=September 7, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011172653/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/evanescence-fallen |archive-date=October 11, 2011 }}

{{cite AV media notes | title=Fallen | others=Evanescence | date=2006 | type=liner notes | publisher=Wind-up Records}}

{{Cite news |url=http://articles.boston.com/2006-10-03/ae/29244648_1_shaun-morgan-ben-moody-terry-balsamo |title=For Evanescence, black is the new black |author=Globe Staff Writer |date=October 3, 2006 |work=The Boston Globe |access-date=September 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203180251/http://articles.boston.com/2006-10-03/ae/29244648_1_shaun-morgan-ben-moody-terry-balsamo |archive-date=December 3, 2011 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480441/50-cent-vandross-take-home-multiple-amas.jhtml |title=50 Cent, Luther Vandross Take Home Multiple AMAs; Many Artists Skip Out |date=November 17, 2003 |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806111857/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480441/50-cent-vandross-take-home-multiple-amas.jhtml |archive-date=August 6, 2011 }}

{{cite web |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040107-0000/EndOfYear2003.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040107-0000/EndOfYear2003.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-01-06 |title=Australian Web Archive Year End Charts 2003 |publisher=ARIA Charts. Australian Web Archive |access-date=September 8, 2011}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/2721284.html |title=Evanescence singer takes Christian band in new direction |work=Houston Chronicle |first=Michael D. |last=Clark |date=August 11, 2004 |access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922030845/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Evanescence-singer-takes-Christian-band-in-new-1501328.php|archive-date=September 22, 2021|url-status=live}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1475354/teens-choose-ashton-kutcher.jhtml |title=Ashton Kutcher Punks The Competition At Teen Choice Awards |publisher=MTV News |date=August 4, 2003 |first=Corey |last=Moss |access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107171832/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1475354/teens-choose-ashton-kutcher.jhtml|archive-date=November 7, 2012}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000C6JTV |title=Going Under [Single] |publisher=Amazon.de |access-date=September 8, 2011}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000C16OM |title=Going Under [Single, Maxi] |publisher=Amazon.de |access-date=September 8, 2011}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000CC7G9 |title=Going Under |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=September 8, 2011}}

{{Cite news |url=http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Feb-12-Thu-2004/23177407.html |title=Off the charts: Evanescence |work=Las Vegas Mercury |first=Newt |last=Briggs |date=February 12, 2004 |access-date=September 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327091401/http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Feb-12-Thu-2004/23177407.html |archive-date=March 27, 2012 }}

{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/anywhere-but-home-live/1440642303 |title=Anywhere But Home (Live) by Evanescence |publisher=iTunes Store (US) |access-date=August 17, 2017}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/anywhere-but-home-mw0000266548|title=Anywhere But Home Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|access-date=September 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024010338/https://www.allmusic.com/album/anywhere-but-home-mw0000266548|archive-date=October 24, 2022|url-status=live}}

{{Cite news |url=http://www.musicomh.com/singles/evanescence.htm |title=Evanescence - Going Under - Track Reviews |publisher=MusicOMH |access-date=September 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121031749/http://www.musicomh.com/singles/evanescence.htm |archive-date=January 21, 2012 }}

{{Cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/levelup/a302889/this-week-on-psn-plants-vs-zombies.html |title=This week on PSN... 'Plants Vs Zombies'! |work=Digital Spy |date=February 9, 2011 |first=Matthew |last=Reynolds |access-date=September 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210184628/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/levelup/a302889/this-week-on-psn-plants-vs-zombies.html |archive-date=February 10, 2011 }}

{{cite news |url=http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio |title=Evanescence toca o bom básico no Rock in Rio |language=pt |publisher=MTV Brasil |first=Guilherme |last=Ribeiro |date=October 2, 2011 |access-date=October 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401184739/http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio |archive-date=April 1, 2012 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2003 |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=October 6, 2011 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090522/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-evanescence-pummel-jimmy-kimmel-live |title=Watch Evanescence Pummel 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' |work=Spin |publisher=Spin Media LLC |first=Marc |last=Hogan |date=October 14, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016131020/http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-evanescence-pummel-jimmy-kimmel-live |archive-date=October 16, 2011 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going+Under&cat=s |title=Australian-charts.com – Evanescence – Going Under |work=ARIA Top 50 Singles |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323083950/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=Going%2BUnder&cat=s |archive-date=March 23, 2012 }}

{{cite web |title=2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20130630/111/ |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113082252/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20130630/111/|archive-date=November 13, 2022|url-status=live}}

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