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| Single by Seether featuring Amy Lee | ||||
| from the album The Punisher: The Album and Disclaimer II | ||||
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| Released | 19 April 2004 | |||
| Studio | Henson (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 4:21 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Bob Marlette | |||
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| "Broken" on YouTube | ||||
"Broken" is a song by South African rock band Seether, first appearing on their debut album, Disclaimer (2002). It was reworked and recorded again in 2004, this time featuring American singer Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence and then-girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan. It was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 Marvel Comics superhero film The Punisher, and was also on Seether's second studio album, Disclaimer II.
Released as a single on 19 April 2004, "Broken" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number three in Australia, and number two in New Zealand. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It is the band's only song to appear on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and was frequently played on rock radio, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Morgan wrote the song about the breakup of his marriage and family, after his wife chose to remain in South Africa with their daughter rather than accompany him to live in the United States.[3]
- ^ Disclaimer II - Seether | Album
- ^ Lara Parker; Pablo Valdivia (2 December 2015). "29 Emo Songs You Haven't Though About Since 2007". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ [1], VH1, 12 May 2017. Accessed 12 January 2018.