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"Call Me When You're Sober" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. The song was written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo and produced by Dave Fortman and it was included on their second studio album ''The Open Door''. On July 30, 2006 several radio stations played the track before its official physical release as a CD single. Later, on August 15, the song was available for digital download and it was officially released as the first single from the album on September 25, 2006 through their record label Wind-up Records. Lee confirmed that the song was written about her ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan, the lead singer of the band Seether. "Call Me When You're Sober" is a moderately fast song which delivers genres from rock music to alternative metal, post-grunge and gothic metal. The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who generally praised the instrumentation, the rock sound and Lee's vocals in the song which were described as "strong". "Call Me When You're Sober" peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart, and within the top 20 of several more charts internationally. The single was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2006 and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The accompanying music video directed by Marc Webb and filmed in Hollywood, Los Angeles was based on the fairy tale ''Little Red Riding Hood''. It portrays Lee and her ex-lover, played by the British actor Oliver Goodwill. Segments of the band performing the song and Lee singing with wolves are also shown during the video. "Call Me When You're Sober" was part of the set list during two of Evanescence's worldwide tours, The Open Door Tour (2006–07) and the Evanescence Tour (2011–12). It has been covered by ''American Idol'' contestant Gina Glocksen and used in the video game ''Rock Band''. ==Background and release== "Call Me When You're Sober" is written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, and produced by Dave Fortman.〔 It was one of the last songs recorded for ''The Open Door''. Lee's sisters, Carrie and Lori, perform backing vocals during the line "Make up your mind."〔 The song was recorded at Record Plant Studios and mixed at Ocean Way Studios, both in Los Angeles.〔 In an interview with MTV News, Lee said that the song was inspired by her ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan from the band Seether. She added that it was also inspired by other things that happened in her life, "it was also about the people I was working with that were kind of holding me down and manipulating me and betraying me. I had to put my foot down and walk out the door."〔 Lee further explained the song:
During a 2011 interview with ''Spin'' Lee said, "It's mostly a chick anthem: 'You only want me when you're drunk. You only want me because I'm not there.' I definitely get a lot of girls who are like, 'That's my song. I assigned that ringtone to my ex-boyfriend.'"〔 The track was leaked onto radio on July 30, 2006, causing several radio stations to play the track early and without being released as a CD single.〔 It became available for digital download on September 4, and was officially announced and released as a single on September 25, 2006.〔 Rumors began to surface that Wind-up chose to release the track as a single themselves, which was stated as incorrect by Lee on Evboards.com: "Wind up didn't choose this single- I did, and I had to fight for it. I love this song. Also, they didn't change anything about it. This is the way we made it. We fought over the guitar part but eventually just got the mix right."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Call Me When You're Sober」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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