The official first single off of The Open Door by Evanescence. Amy’s sisters, Carrie and Lori, performed background vocals for the song. Call Me When You’re Sober officially went for radio adds on August 7th, 2006, but the song had been leaked on July 30th, 2006 forcing radio stations to play the song early.This live acoustic verson was performed on VH1.

The song has been described as “a bluesy arrangement of strings and organ” that “sounds more Fiona Apple than new metal”.

The song is about the relationship of Amy Lee and Shaun Morgan had. Around when the single was out on the radio, Shaun Morgan announced that he is going into rehab. The songs talks about Shaun preferring his addiction object over Amy and her deciding to get out of the relationship when realizing it.

Amy’s description of the song:

“It’s very obvious who it’s about. I know that people would read between the lines and think it’s about my ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan [of Seether], but I wanted to be completely clear. I needed so bad to say exactly what I was feeling for so long. Music is therapy for me. It’s my outlet for every negative thing I’ve ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.”

Call Me When You’re Sober Music Video:

The video for Call Me When You’re Sober, produced by Marc Webb, was officially released on August 7th, 2006 on MTV, MTV2, VH1, and Fuse. It features a theme that is loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood.

The Big Bad Wolf in the video, Oliver Goodwill, is from the UK. He has been playing drums for 17 years. He posts on EvBoard.com under nickname realwolf, though EvBoarders affectonately call him ‘Wolfie’.