Everybody's Fool

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Everybody's Fool single

Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


General Information

Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody, and D. Hodges

Carrie Lee’s fascination with pop stars such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera was the inspiration for the song. Amy Lee said that Carrie, 8 at the time, started to dress as those two superstars and that it angered Amy. It is track #3 and the fourth single off of Fallen.

Versions

Studio versions:

Everybody's Fool [Fallen version]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:'
Fallen (track #3) – the fourth single off the album
Mystary EP (track #4)
All Everybody's Fool singles and numerous compilation CDs

Everybody's Fool [instrumental version]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Everybody’s Fool commercial single (track #4)

Note: Fallen version without vocals

Everybody's Fool [demo version #1]

  • Recording date: 2001-2002
  • Status: Unreleased

Everybody's Fool [demo version #2]

  • Recording date: 2002
  • Status: Unreleased

Live versions:

Everybody's Fool [live]

  • Performing period: 2001-2004
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: May 25, 2004
  • Released on: Anywhere But Home (track #4)

Everybody's Fool [acoustic]

  • Performing period: 2004
  • Status: Unreleased

Lyrics

Everybody's Fool - Fallen version
This version starts with acoustic guitar

Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame, don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled

Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending

But now I know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

Without the mask where will you hide
Can't find yourself - lost in your lie

I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore

It never was and never will be
You don’t know how you’ve betrayed me
And somehow you’ve got everybody fooled
Never was and never will be
You’re not real and you can’t save me
And somehow now you’re everybody’s fool



Everybody's Fool - Demo 2002 version #1

Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame, don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled

Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
Too bad we didn't know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

[David vocal sample]
The dynamic of symmetrical social riots
Can be summed together in broad statements
That what has become blueprint for all
And all have been reduced to the space of one

It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
It never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool



Everybody's Fool - Demo 2002 version #2

Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame, don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled

Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
Too bad we didn't know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

[David vocal sample]
The dynamic of symmetrical social riots
Can be summed together in broad statements
That what has become blueprint for all
And all have been reduced to the space of one

I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore

It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
It never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool

Video

Everybody's Fool

The video, directed by Philip Stolzl, is a live action video that portrays the life of a glamorous superstar (played by Amy Lee) who is really unhappy with the way she portrays herself in the media. She sells Lies consumer products (perfume, pizza, energy drink, and a little doll). Towards the end of the video she expresses deep regret for selling Lies in the first place.


The video was filmed in Los Angeles in mid-April 2004. It quickly became a fan favorite.



Watch the video on Evanescence.com.

Commercial Release

Commercial Single Release: June 8th, 2004

Consumer Single

All of the international promotional consumer singles feature the same track listing and artwork

  1. Everybody's Fool [Album Version]
  2. Taking Over Me [Live from Cologne, Germany]
  3. Whisper [Live From Cologne, Germany]
  4. Everybody's Fool [Instrumental Version]
  • The CD itself is green silkscreen with the circle 'e' logo. The front of the insert features a picture of the band (including Ben Moody, who wasn't technically in Evanescence when this single was released) and the back features a green design with the track listing/track info.


Front CoverBack Cover


International Radio Promo

Various radio promo discs were produced and never meant for public sale. They all feature the same tracklisting:

1. Everybody's Fool [Album Version]
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  • Most have the elaborate commercial artwork in a cardsleeve, some are plain CDs in white cardsleeves.


notes:

  • This is the only single from Fallen that was not released as 3" European Pock-It® CD.
  • Terry Balsamo makes his first appearance as a band memeber in the music video. This is the last official release that evanescence produced where he did not perform in any of the songs.

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