Videography

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CALL ME WHEN YOU’RE SOBER

• Release: August 07, 2006 (on MTV2 in US & MuchOnDemand in Canada)
• Director: Marc Webb
• Info: It was released on September 25, 2006 as official first single off of The Open Door by Evanescence. Amy’s sisters, Carrie and Lori, performed background vocals for the song. Call Me When You’re Sober officially went for radio adds on August 7th, 2006, but the song and the music video were leaked had been leaked on July 30th, 2006 forcing radio stations to play the song early.
• About the Video: The music video for the song was delayed, originally slated to be shot at the end of June. It was then shot and finished in the second week of July. It was stated by sources close to Wind-Up on the band’s official forum, Evboard.com, that the concept for the video is based on the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale. The lead male character featured in the video is British actor Oliver Goodwill. He posts on EvBoard.com under nickname realwolf, though EvBoarders call him ‘Wolfie’. More information about him can be found on his MySpace.
• About the Song: The song’s written by Amy Lee & Terry Balsamo
The song is about the relationship of Amy Lee and Shaun Morgan had. Around when the single was out on the radio, Shaun Morgan announced that he is going into rehab. The songs talks about Shaun preferring his addiction object over Amy and her deciding to get out of the relationship when realizing it.
Amy’s description of the song (off a VH1 interview) – “Lee plays the woman scorned. Key lyric: ‘Must be exhausting to lose your own game.’ It’s very obvious who it’s about. I know that people would read between the lines and think it’s about my ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan [of Seether], but I wanted to be completely clear. I needed so bad to say exactly what I was feeling for so long. Music is therapy for me. It’s my outlet for every negative thing I’ve ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.”
She also said “‘Call Me When You’re Sober’ says something that’s impossible to hide from. I’m stuck with everyone knowing exactly what I’m talking about. And if there’s consequences for that, which there are, then I have to face them. But it’s true, and it really happened, and it meant so much to me and felt so good to just blurt it out that it was worth it. And I think it’s a really great song and I’m really proud of it.”