The Open Door

The Open Door
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)
RecordedSeptember 2005 – March 2006
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles
Genre
Length54:10
LabelWind-up
ProducerDave Fortman
Evanescence chronology
Anywhere but Home
(2004)
The Open Door
(2006)
Evanescence
(2011)
Singles from The Open Door
  1. "Call Me When You're Sober"
    Released: September 4, 2006
  2. "Lithium"
    Released: December 4, 2006
  3. "Sweet Sacrifice"
    Released: May 25, 2007
  4. "Good Enough"
    Released: December 14, 2007

The Open Door is the second studio album by Evanescence. The album was released on September 25, 2006.

Tour

The Open Door Tour is the second worldwide tour by American alternative metal band Evanescence. Supporting the bands' second album, The Open Door, the tour began on October 5, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and finished on December 15, 2006, in New York City. During the tour, the band performed at several popular music festivals, including Download and PinkPop festivals and Z100's Jingle Ball. The setlist included songs from The Open Door and the bands debut album, Fallen.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Sacrifice" 3:05
2."Call Me When You're Sober" 3:34
3."Weight of the World" 3:37
4."Lithium"Lee3:44
5."Cloud Nine" 4:22
6."Snow White Queen" 4:22
7."Lacrymosa" 3:37
8."Like You"Lee4:16
9."Lose Control" 4:50
10."The Only One" 4:40
11."Your Star" 4:43
12."All That I'm Living For"
  • Lee
  • John LeCompt
3:48
13."Good Enough"Lee5:32
Total length:54:10
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Call Me When You're Sober" (acoustic version)3:39
Japanese limited edition bonus content
No.TitleLength
15."Call Me When You're Sober" (music video) 
16."Making of the Video – Behind the scenes footage" 
20th anniversary deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."If You Don't Mind"
  • Lee
  • Will Boyd
  • Balsamo
2:57
15."Together Again"Lee3:19
16."The Last Song I'm Wasting on You"Lee4:07
17."Good Enough" (Demo)Lee 

Notes

  • There were three B-sides for the album called "The Last Song I'm Wasting on You", "If You Don't Mind", and "Together Again".
  • The two-disc Japanese limited edition was released on September 27, 2006. It has the music video for "Call Me When You're Sober" and behind-the-scenes footage. The CD also has a bonus track.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Open Door.

Evanescence

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Open Door
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) Gold 20,000^
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 20,000*
Belgium (BEA) Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 60,000*
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 200,000^
Chile (IFPI Chile) Gold 10,000
France (SNEP) Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 300,000double-dagger
Greece (IFPI Greece) Platinum 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) Platinum 15,000^
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
Portugal (AFP) Gold 10,000^
Russia (NFPF) 2× Platinum 40,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)
Wind-Up Records
Platinum 356,803
United Kingdom (BPI)
Craft Recordings
Silver 60,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,100,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for The Open Door
Region Date Format Label
Poland September 25, 2006
  • CD
  • digital download
Wind-up
Japan September 27, 2006 EMI Music Japan
Germany September 29, 2006 Wind-up
Ireland
Australia September 30, 2006
Canada October 3, 2006
United States

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