"Broken" is a song by post-grunge band Seether with Amy Lee of Evanescence. The original acoustic version is the 12th track on Seether's debut album Disclaimer. It was then re-recorded with Amy Lee, the future girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan, for The Punisher: The Album in March 2004. This version includes electric guitar and violins. This song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 3 on the ARIA singles chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA.
Re-release
The re-recorded version's inclusion in the film's trailers, not to mention heavy airplay at the time of its release, made it one of the most popular songs Seether has ever recorded. This led to the Disclaimer II re-release in June which includes both versions of "Broken". Although it was recorded with Lee, the song had been written long before Morgan and Lee were dating.
Music video
The Nigel Dick-directed music video features Morgan sitting in an abandoned car playing an acoustic guitar with Lee appearing behind him as her vocals fade in. For the remainder of the video, Lee and Morgan wander through a dilapidated landscape that was revealed on the Disclaimer II DVD to be a real-life trailer park incinerated by a crystal meth lab explosion. Although there are shots of the band and Lee performing together in a clearing, the underlying theme of the video is Lee and Morgan searching for each other in this landscape and never finding each other. It's rumored that Amy Lee wears her black wings as an image of Morgan viewing her as an angel in his dreams.
Track list
- "Broken" (featuring Amy Lee) - 4:21
- "69 Tea" - 3:31
- "Something in the Way" ("Live X" Session at 99X, Atlanta) - 3:09
- "Out of My Way" - 3:51
Some UK versions have "Got It Made" - 5:10 on it.
Chart positions
References
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