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Line 55: 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=~~http~~https://archive.today/~~2024.07.20-080203~~20240720080203/https://www.grammy.com/awards/46th-annual-grammy-awards\|archive-date=July 20, 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/here-are-grammy-nominations-2/\|title=Here are the Grammy nominations\|work=[[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> == Chart performance ==

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