"Imaginary" is a song by the alternative rock 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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