Imaginary (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Imaginary


Cover size =
Caption = Radio promo single
Artist = Evanescence
Album = Fallen
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 2004 (Spain)
Format = Radio promo
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative metal
Length = 4:17
Label = Wind-up
Writer = Ben Moody, Amy Lee
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Everybody's Fool" (2004)
This single = "Imaginary" (2004)
Next single = "Missing" (2004)
Misc = Extra track listing
altAlbum = Anywhere but Home
Type = live
prev_track = "Tourniquet"
prev_no = 11
this_track = "Imaginary"
track_no = 12
next_track = "Whisper"
next_no = 13
Length = 5:25
Label = Wind-up Extra track listing
altAlbum = Fallen
Type = studio
prev_track = "Tourniquet"
prev_no = 6
this_track = "Imaginary"
track_no = 7
next_track = "Taking Over Me"
next_no = 8
Length = 4:17
Label = Wind-up Extra track listing
altAlbum = Mystary EP
Type = ep
prev_track = "Everybody's Fool"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Imaginary"
track_no = 5
Length = 4:17 Extra track listing
altAlbum = Origin
Type = studio
prev_track = "Whisper"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Imaginary"
track_no = 3
next_track = "My Immortal"
next_no = 4
Length = 3:31
Label = Bigwig Enterprises Extra track listing
altAlbum = Evanescence EP
Type = ep
prev_track = "Solitude"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Imaginary"
track_no = 3
next_track = "Exodus"
next_no = 4
Length = 4:01
Label =

"Imaginary" is a song by American alternative metal band Evanescence. It is one of three songs that has stayed in the band's history from their first EP through to their major label debut album, "Fallen"; the other two are "My Immortal" and "Whisper". It is featured on their releases "Evanescence EP", "Origin", "Fallen", and "Anywhere but Home".

History

The first two versions (on "Evanescence EP" and "Origin", respectively) have the same lyrics, but are different musically (the EP version has a slower tempo, and begins with an acoustic guitar, while the "Origin" version has a piano intro).

The song began its transition into what became the "Fallen" version throughout two demos ("Imaginary V.1", sometimes incorrectly named as "Imaginary (monsters)" and "Imaginary V.2"). The songs are different musically and lyrically, somewhat closer to the final version.

Musically, compared to the one in "Fallen", there is no choir, the guitar solos are different. Lyrically, the intro was dropped and the song starts with the first verse. While the "Origin" version had no bridge, "Imaginary V.1" features one, the second chorus in the "Origin" version changed lyrically. The second verse was also added in these demos.

However, in the final version, the second chorus from "Origin" was completely dropped (both as a chorus and as a bridge) and the piano intro was placed again in the song, as the bridge. This version also features a choir.

Airplay single

"Imaginary" was released as an airplay single in Spain in 2004. At the same time, the track was featured in a commercial for the film "The Village".

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