Evanescence's second studio album, released on September 25, 2006 by Wind-up Records. The writing process for the album took over 18 months to complete; most of the songs were written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, while production was handled by Dave Fortman.
The digital version of the album was made available for pre-order on August 15, 2006, on iTunes. The pre-order, if bought before October 3, 2006, included an interview with Amy Lee and a bonus track titled "The Last Song I'm Wasting on You", which later appeared as a B-side track on the [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1364685-Evanescence-Lithium]"Lithium" single[/url].
