Anywhere but Home

Anywhere but Home is the first live album and video release by American rock band Evanescence, released on November 23, 2004, by Wind-up Records. It includes all four of their Fallen music videos, an hour of behind the scenes features, and a recording of a concert at Le Zénith in Paris. It also includes a previously unreleased song on the CD release, titled "Missing" (which also plays during the DVD credits); while placed at the end of the disc, the CD insert shows it as track eight however it is actually track 14 and incorrectly labeled "Whisper".

Anywhere but Home
Live album by Evanescence
Released	November 23, 2004
Recorded	May 25, 2004
Venue	Le Zénith, Paris
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal
Length	61:31 (CD) 140:00 (DVD)
Label	Wind-up
Producer	James O'Brien Amy Lee Dave Fortman
Evanescence chronology
Fallen (2003) Anywhere but Home (2004) The Open Door (2006)

Background

Evanescence performing at Le Zénith, Paris

Anywhere but Home was filmed during Evanescence's concert at Le Zénith in Paris on May 25, 2004. The tour supported the album Fallen (2003) and every song from that album except "Hello" was performed at that show. However, three new songs were released on Anywhere but Home, including "Missing", "Breathe No More" (which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Elektra), and "Farther Away".

Controversy

In December 2004, Trevin and Melanie Skeens of Maryland, who had bought the album for their thirteen-year-old daughter, filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart after hearing the word "fuck" sung during the song "Thoughtless", a cover of a Korn song. The lawsuit claimed that while the album contained this explicit word, there was no Parental Advisory sticker on the package. It also claimed that this album violated Wal-Mart's policy of not stocking music with explicit lyrics, and that the company had to be aware of the problem because the word was dubbed out of a free sample on the Walmart.com website.[1][2] The lawsuit was resolved by court order of a deal which would allow those people who bought the album at a Maryland Wal-Mart location to receive a refund.[3][4] Some copies have the Parental Advisory notice, yet other copies are still sold without it now.

Extras

A secret performance of "Bring Me to Life" in Las Vegas, Nevada can be found on the DVDs main menu by moving the cursor to the largest thorn on the left-hand side of the screen. The band symbol then becomes visible. When selected, this will take the user to the hidden footage.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Classic Rock	[6]

Johny Loftus of AllMusic graded the album with three and a half out of five stars. He said that the album "reasserts Amy Lee's position at Evanescence's center. Throughout the band's rise, there was the drama... but there was always the singular force of Lee, whose powerful vocals, strident public persona, and striking fashion sense broke down the doors of the alternative metal boys club."[5] He finished his review by saying, "Appropriately, Lee is the star of Anywhere but Home. Her voice has an impressively raw quality live, and her banter with the fawning Parisian crowd is always engaging."[5] Geoff Barton of Classic Rock graded Anywhere but Home with four out of five stars.[6]

On the Billboard 200, the album debuted at number 39 on December 11, 2004, selling 59,000 copies in its first week.[7][8] On the Spanish DVD Chart, Anywhere but Home debuted at number one for the week ending November 28, 2004;[9] it became the best-selling music DVD of 2004 in Spain.[10]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Haunted"	Amy Lee Ben Moody David Hodges	4:04
2.	"Going Under"	Lee Moody Hodges	3:57
3.	"Taking Over Me"	Lee Moody Hodges John LeCompt	3:57
4.	"Everybody's Fool"	Lee Moody Hodges	3:40
5.	"Thoughtless" (Korn cover)	James Shaffer Jonathan Davis Brian Welch Reginald Arvizu David Silveria	4:37
6.	"My Last Breath"	Lee Moody Hodges	3:53
7.	"Farther Away"	Lee Moody Hodges	5:02
8.	"Breathe No More"	Lee	3:33
9.	"My Immortal"	Lee Moody	4:38
10.	"Bring Me to Life"	Lee Moody Hodges	4:43
11.	"Tourniquet"	Lee Moody Hodges Rocky Gray	4:17
12.	"Imaginary"	Lee Moody	5:25
13.	"Whisper"	Lee Moody	5:45
14.	"Missing" (Studio version)	Lee Moody Hodges	4:16

DVD

Concert 58 minutes "Haunted (intro)" "Haunted" "Going Under" "Taking Over Me" "Everybody's Fool" "Thoughtless" (Korn cover) "My Last Breath" "Farther Away" "Breathe No More" "My Immortal" "Bring Me to Life" "Tourniquet" "Imaginary" "Whisper"

Music videos 17 minutes "My Immortal" "Everybody's Fool" "Bring Me to Life" "Going Under" Behind the scenes 1 hour "Life on the Road" "Showtime" "Bloopers" "Evanescence Unleashed" End credits: "Missing" Extra 5 minutes "Bring Me to Life" (Live in Las Vegas, included as an easter egg)

Personnel

• Amy Lee – vocals, piano
• Rocky Gray – drums
• John LeCompt – guitar, vocals on "Bring Me to Life"
• Terry Balsamo – guitar
• William Boyd – bass

Charts

Weekly charts Album Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 33 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 46 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 18 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 19 Greek Albums (IFPI)[18] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 52 Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 33 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 35 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 40 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 10 US Billboard 200[25] 39 Video Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE)[9] 1 UK Music Videos (OCC)[26] 4 US Top Music Videos (Billboard)[27] 3

Year-end charts Video Chart (2004) Position Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE)[10] 1

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Album
Greece (IFPI Greece)[18]	Gold	10,000^^
Portugal (AFP)[28]	Gold	20,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29]	Gold	20,000^^
United States (RIAA)[30]	Gold	500,000^^
Video
Argentina (CAPIF)[31]	Platinum	8,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[32]	2× Platinum	30,000^^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	Diamond	200,000^^
France (SNEP)[35]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[36]	3× Gold	75,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10]	Platinum	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]	Platinum	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[38]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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