Editing Bring Me to Life (section)

== Reception and accolades ==
[[AllMusic]]'s Johnny Loftus called the song "misleading" due to the vocal duet but "flawless".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | author= Johnny Loftus | title=Evanescence Fallen |publisher=[[AllMusic]]| url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fallen-mw0000020727 |access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024095625/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fallen-mw0000020727|archive-date=October 24, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kelefa Sanneh]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Bring Me to Life" "floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee and then hits like a brick."<ref name="krock">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/arts/rock-review-intense-singing-intense-fashion.html |title=Intense Singing, Intense Fashion |work=The New York Times |first=Kelefa |last=Sanneh |date=September 18, 2003 |access-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208154100/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/arts/rock-review-intense-singing-intense-fashion.html |archive-date=December 8, 2013}}</ref> Writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Ann Powers]] wrote that it is a "mix of voluptuous singing and metallic guitar (the latter enhanced by McCoy's rap-rock declamations)".<ref name="latimes" /> Joe D'Angelo of MTV said the song is an "unrelenting paean that begins as hauntingly delicate before piling on crumpled guitar lines and a rap" and Lee's "vocals soar above the whole sludgy mixture to keep it from sinking into tired mediocrity."<ref name="mtv1471139" /> Adrien Bengrad from ''[[PopMatters]]'' called it a "quality single" although hearing it more led him to find it "nothing more than a bombastic distraction from the usual dreck" despite "the refreshing dose of melody".<ref name="popmatters030523">{{cite news|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/evanescence-fallen |title=Evanescence: Fallen |work=[[PopMatters]] |first=Adrien |last=Begrand |date=May 23, 2003 |access-date=August 1, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011172653/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/evanescence-fallen |archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Christopher Gray of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' deemed it "one of the more curious offerings to be had on the airwaves right now and lingers in the memory like the remnants of a particularly vivid nightmare".<ref name=austin>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-04-25/156674/ |title=Review: Evanescence – Music |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |first=Christopher |last=Gray |date=April 25, 2003 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050116/http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-04-25/156674/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Bryan Reeseman of ''[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]]'' described "Bring Me to Life" as "grandiose and moody".<ref name="mix" /> Nick Catucci of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' deemed it a "fabulous breakthrough single" that sounds like "church-burning, brain-eating European dark metal."<ref name="sillytitle" /> Writing for ''[[Kerrang!]]'', Mike Rampton found the "manly rap" forced by their label to be "not good".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-13-most-nu-metal-moments-of-all-time|title=The 13 most nu-metal moments of all time|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=October 11, 2019|accessdate=June 1, 2023|first=Mike|last=Rampton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215212614/https://www.kerrang.com/the-13-most-nu-metal-moments-of-all-time|archive-date=December 15, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> John Hood of the ''[[Miami New Times]]'' said it is a "huge, heavy, and mightily histrionic" track that pits Lee's "soaring voice both with and against the rap-infused gruff of McCoy".<ref name="miami">{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/through-the-open-door-6333275|title=Through the Open Door|work=[[Miami New Times]]|date=October 18, 2007|accessdate=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164937/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/through-the-open-door-6333275|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review of Evanescence's second album, Don Kaye of [[Blabbermouth.net]] criticized the song for containing "annoying faux-rapping" as a "key component".<ref name="blab">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-open-door|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028090656/https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-open-door|url-status=live|archive-date=October 28, 2022|title=Evanescence – The Open Door |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |first=Don |last=Kaye |date=October 2, 2006 |access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> For [[NPR]], Suzy Exposito wrote that McCoy "came in to insulate chauvinistic rock listeners from Lee's operatic subjectivity".<ref name="NPR 18">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/627397206/turning-the-tables-the-200-greatest-songs-by-21st-century-women-part-6|publisher=[[NPR]]|title=The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129155549/https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/627397206/turning-the-tables-the-200-greatest-songs-by-21st-century-women-part-6|archive-date=January 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Melissa Maerz of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that Lee thematically tackles death on the song with "grandeur".<ref name="spinreview">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA67 |title=She sold more than 15 million albums with Evanescence, only to find herself in abusive relationships |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2006 |first=Melissa |last=Maerz |volume=22 |number=10 |page=70 |issn=0886-3032 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called it "haunting, moody and cinematic".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/evanescence-fallen-2003-117450/|title=The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324164553/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/evanescence-fallen-2003-117450/|archive-date=March 24, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Bring Me to Life" won the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] at the [[46th Grammy Awards]], where it was also nominated in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/46th-annual-grammy-awards|title=46th Annual Grammy Awards|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240720080203/https://www.grammy.com/awards/46th-annual-grammy-awards|archive-date=July 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/here-are-grammy-nominations-2/|title=Here are the Grammy nominations|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 4, 2003|access-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614222926/https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/here-are-grammy-nominations-2/|archive-date=June 14, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]] the band was nominated in the category for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] for "Bring Me to Life".<ref name="vmas2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/ |title=MTV Video Music Awards 2003 |work=[[MTV]] |access-date=August 7, 2011 |format=To see the nominations, click on the "winners" parameter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811195110/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/ |archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> The song received a nomination at the [[2003 MTV Europe Music Awards]] for [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song|Best Song]].<ref name="mtv14794">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479406/mtv-europe-music-awards-noms-announced.jhtml |title=Justin, Christina, Stripes Lead MTV Europe Music Awards Nominees |work=[[MTV News]] |first=Corey |last=Moss |date=September 23, 2003 |access-date=October 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108210202/http://www.mtv.com/news/1479406/justin-christina-stripes-lead-mtv-europe-music-awards-nominees/|archive-date=November 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[Billboard Music Award|14th annual ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], it won the award for Soundtrack Single of the Year.<ref name="billsoundtrack">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481059/beyonce-r-kelly-win-big-at-billboard-awards.jhtml |title=Beyonce, R. Kelly Scoop Up Most Trophies At Billboard Music Awards |work=[[MTV News]] |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |date=December 11, 2003 |access-date=October 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215083231/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481059/beyonce-r-kelly-win-big-at-billboard-awards.jhtml|archive-date=February 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Bring Me to Life" ranked number 69 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.<ref name="blog.vh1.com">{{cite web |url=http://blog.vh1.com/2011-09-29/the-100-greatest-songs-of-00s-complete-list/ |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of '00s – Complete List |work=[[VH1]] |date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018211104/http://blog.vh1.com/2011-09-29/the-100-greatest-songs-of-00s-complete-list |archive-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2018, [[NPR]] named it one of the 200 greatest songs by 21st century women.<ref name="NPR 18"/> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the song at number 43 on their "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 13, 2023 |title=The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313191405/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>