Bury Me Alive (song)

"Bury Me Alive" is the first single from the rock group We Are the Fallen's debut album, Tear the World Down.^[1]

"Bury Me Alive"
Single by We Are the Fallen
from the album Tear the World Down
Released	February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)
Recorded	2010
Studio	NRG Studios
Length	4:46 (album version) 3:54 (radio edit) 3:57 (original version) 4:55 (acoustic version)
Label	Universal Republic Records
Composer(s)	Carly Smithson, Ben Moody, Marty O'Brien, Rocky Gray, John LeCompt
Lyricist(s)	Ben Moody
Producer(s)	Dan Certa
We Are the Fallen singles chronology
"Bury Me Alive" (2010) "Tear the World Down" (2010)

History

It was released on February 2, 2010, exclusively online at digital media outlets. An alternate acoustic version of the song was also released on the same day via the band's official website for free with registration to their mailing list.^[2]

A previous version of the track was released on June 22, 2009, as a free download exclusively to the first 100,000 people to register an email address on the band's official website.^[3] However, due to the overwhelming number of requests for the free download, the band also decided to stream the song on their MySpace fanpage.

Music video

Pallbearers in the "Bury Me Alive" music video.

The music video for "Bury Me Alive" was recorded in February 2010 with director Kyle Newman. His wife Jaime King was playing the part of the woman being buried. The video uses a funeral and burial as a metaphor in comparison to a relationship ending as a result of disillusionment. The video premiered March 25, 2010, on AOL's "Noisecreep" website.^[4]

Appearances

The song was used in the trailer for the season 1 finale of The Vampire Diaries.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Bury Me Alive" – 4:46

References

1. "We Are the Fallen's Debut Album 'Tear the World Down' In-Stores on May 11th". Marketwire. March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
2. "Evanescence Offshoot We Are the Fallen Release First Song, Offer Free Acoustic Download". Iconoclast Entertainment Group. February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
3. "Ex-Evanescence Band We Are the Fallen Debuts". BUZZMEDIA. June 22, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
4. Crawford, Allyson B. (March 25, 2010). "We Are the Fallen 'Bury Me Alive' Premiere". Noisecreep. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
5. "We Are The Fallen succeeds with strong debut album". Spokesman. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2010.