2003 Confused Me

[@matthewstanulet1441]

Bring Me to Life is a paradox. It simultaneously exists in the S Tier and F Tier

[@AFellowCyberman]

Nah just S tier.

[@thcrackman7514]

Nah just F tier.

[@chessvibes3182]

Nah just S tier

[@chessvibes3182]

NAh just F tier

[@chaos5840]

But like C tier tho

[@drsquid8124]

2000s just showcased how many genres were relevant in the mainstream at the time.

[@tuzonghua]

Sean Paul brought dancehall to prominence with Get Busy then like a year later Rihanna comes in with Pon de Replay using the same riddim/beat! 😂

[@legolokicars5820]

And how few are now lol

[@smokeyrobinson3199]

It’s actually crazy to think of but I’m happy I grew up in that era

[@julicomo9815]

Yeeeessss this is the best sentence to encapsulate the 2000s. The variety was insane!! If you look at the top 10 fantano did for the 2010s it's very pop/hip pop dominated

[@tylere.8436]

I thought this before, the 2000s just had everything from any genre, even the niche ones. I just can't help but always play them in my car. 😁😁

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I dunno, I'd say Ignition should be in the P tier.

[@BigHotSauceBoss69]

the new remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the prison

[@emilymiller1458]

oh hell nahhh

[@FreeTimeFeats]

Pee

[@SBRS47]

Don't forget P is the 16th letter, which is the perfect number for R Kelly

[@TheLeftie600]

Don’t try streaming it.

[@johndelgadillo2815]

Anyone who says bring me to life doesnt go hard is just lying to themselves to not be embarrassed

[@chesterparish3794]

Nope, I just hate it

[@robertramos1297]

@@chesterparish3794 WAKE ME UP

[@billhicks8]

It goes hard in that I love singing it in groups and being the rapper guy and just imagining I'm spitting that fire he does while ollying a skateboard with my dyed-red fringe quivering in the wind under my backwards snapback reaching out for my goth girl's hand to save her from herself and those pills again and the whole goddamn world that doesn't understand freaks like us or our pain or our insane random love.

[@billhicks8]

@@robertramos1297 *CANWAYCURP*

[@johndelgadillo2815]

@@chesterparish3794 L

[@haleybeldin9247]

I used to laugh at the folks that would get mad at Melon for ratings they disagree with. But after how he did Bring Me to Life just now, I totally get it.

[@tylere.8436]

He should have at least put it in the E tier, for Evanescance, missed oportunity.

[@_DJSpin_]

He hated on tha song ? I'm clicking off

[@spe054]

You will not be forgiven for that Bring me to Life placement melon

[@jennifertrandafir]

We need to wake him up!

[@junjiito6298]

@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedSilentPlanet rightfully wrong.

[@vasvas8914]

@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedSilentPlanet he's right out of his mind

[@Aryzo]

wakeee meee up insiiiideeee

[@cres4928]

yea this was the worst take I've seen on his channel so far

[@JOEWAGH]

Bring Me To Life is S tier purely based off its contribution to the AMV community

[@c.lvr2602]

The thing about Bring Me To Life is that the vocals from Paul were forced onto the song against Amy Lee's wishes, but if you listen to the version without his voice on KZbin, it's so much more powerful and emotional

[@Deltron3031]

That's unfortunate, did not hear that before. Sucks because Paul's vocals make the song sound like P.O.D. or those other bands/singles that were decidedly "of the era".

[@Indy_Bendy]

Just as shitty

[@c.lvr2602]

@Deltron 3031 Yeah and that was the label's idea. Make it sound like one of those shitty nu metal bands to attract listeners who otherwise wouldn't have cared about Evanescence because - according to the label - people won't want to hear a woman singing a metal song. Amy initially wanted to refuse but the label made it clear that unless she did what they said, the song - and maybe even the album - wouldn't be released

[@williamfarrington9504]

Yeah the label fucked them on that. I could be wrong but I believe the band sacked the rap off when they played live. Amy hated it

[@c.lvr2602]

@William Farrington Yeah they always perform live without it, and the Synthesis version doesn't include it. The album version with the rap vocals removed is on KZbin and it's really good, there's actually a layer of strings in the background of the chorus that you can't hear over his voice

[@paultapping9510]

Bring Me to Life is an incredible track, unironically. I don't think it being overwrought is a problem. It's a self-indulgent song for when you're in a self-indulgent mood, and I like that.

[@Reaverbot]

melon is irony poisoned, dont hold his disability against him

[@IgnorantWeed]

its depresive and girl cant even sing

[@georg9705]

The problem with the song is that Evanescence was so trashed by metalheads. Nowadays, they have somewhat recovered from this and people started to pay respect to them. But, I think, the reason why Melon feels like giggling when he thinks of this song is because of how much it was ridiculed by memes. And all those memes and parodies of this song are so imprinted in his brain, he can no longer perceive how seriously beautiful the song is. Otherwise, NOTHING about this song is funny, whatsoever. The melody is so beautiful, and the strings and Amy's voice are impeccable. Not to mention that Amy gave birth to many female artists we see today but isn't even mentioned and credited the way Hayley Williams is credited all the time.

[@vacuumblink2300]

@@georg9705 this was so well thought out and well written. Thank you! I’m so disappointed in Anthony.

[@TooSmalley]

2003 was a legendary year for us Emo kids. Cursive - The Ugly Organ. Brand New - Deja Entendu. AFI - Sing the Sorrow. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism. Funeral for a Friend - Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation. Thursday - War All the Time. Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar. Saosin - Translating The Name Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

[@sknot08]

Saosin, death cab and brand new for sure

[@forwardgrappling]

avenged sevenfold making it into a madden game

[@JoshMoorin]

Deja Entendu is such a good album. Not a single bad track.

[@sknot08]

@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedSilentPlanet I respect it. Plans is good. Marching, soul, to follow and crooked. Solid album.

[@lethybridtheorygolucastheo2191]

2003 gave us Hail to the Thief, Elephant, Room on Fire, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Meteora, Fallen (Say what you will about that album, but it opened Symphonic and Gothic Metal to get big outside of Europe), Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Fever to Tell, Think Tank, Dangerously in Love, Absolution, Elephunk and blink-182's self-titled album outside of those.

[@snacktime2497]

"I'm going to put it in F, I don't know where else to put it." ...the A tier. You put it in the A tier, where it belongs.

[@TheEpicBee1111]

S TIER

[@georg9705]

Facts.

[@Scott-rq7nu]

The song is bad.

[@xanatanuwu]

nope, it's dogshit.

[@MM-jc7uv]

In Da Club not being in S tier is a tragedy

[@kasparbrown3301]

I don’t think melon even likes get rich or die tryin’ so I’m surprised he put in da club that high up at all (even though it definitely should be high up)

[@leandrocoutom]

yeah, he does not like 50 at all as per previous videos and tweets

[@unclepitch]

I'm with you 100% my dude

[@legatus2976]

Yeah it was pretty much the definitive song of the "Bling era" of rap.

[@nikeneon3188]

In da club not being in F tier is a tragedy

[@Mawchew]

Sucks a lot that Evanescence was forced to add the rapper dude by their label against their wishes. It's literally the only song in their entire discography where he (or anyone like him) is present.

[@michaelrigney9682]

For me Chingy's Right Thurr is forever associated with the film Robots, because I remember watching it as a kid and really liking the song that the street performer robot is dancing to.

[@hxc4ever301]

You just unlocked a memory buried for years, thank you

[@yugfus]

Lol 😂 I remember it too!

[@jaredberry4762]

Exact same thought lmao

[@duckywinks]

I had the exact same experience. Nice to see a fellow cultured Robots enjoyer in the wild.

[@cioccolato2124]

i associate with the first episode from Skins UK, Tony is calling everyone on their flip-phones to prepare a party and this is playing (in versions before they lost the music rights sadly) but it is iconic

[@coenpelsrijcken8530]

bring me to life being rated lower than kid rock makes me deeply sad

[@wavesinthe5112]

Big facts

[@davidtobias6893]

Kid rock was so good from 99 to 2005

[@coenpelsrijcken8530]

@@davidtobias6893 to each their own. Im a recovering emo

[@cutups]

Can you break down why you put Linkin Park "In the End" in the S tier, but Evanescence "Bring Me to Life" in the F tier? To me they seem like they'd be in the same tier, whatever criteria you are using. I'm personally kind of ambivalent, but it def seemed odd.

[@Tmanstext]

This is a great point.

[@ashleyneku5432]

Let me break it down for you: Chester Bennington: Dead. Amy Lee: Not Dead.

[@Aleblood]

Because In the End didn't get memed on nearly as hard as Bring Me to Life

[@natalyawoop4263]

good question

[@carpediemearth]

One is a male-led band, the other is a female-led band. And btw Bring Me to Life rap-rock was forced by their label back then as a sexist compromise for marketing. Outside of that single, Evanescence's music and Linkin Park's are very different. Those two bands couldn't be more different.

[@williamhornabrook8081]

I remember 2003. I lied to some other kids saying "I like playing Halo 2" when they were talking about Halo. They called me out because it wasn't out yet.

[@ryancortez7770]

Dam, embarrassing

[@1nnominatum]

That’s rough.

[@astralisk]

same thing happened to me 😭😭

[@Dylanhennessy]

"Uhhmmm I mean, I like Halo, too."

[@randomavenger3048]

I like playing GTA 6, RDR 3 and Half Life 3. My favorite games of all time.

[@Joe90h]

"I hope Kid Rock can make another song like this one again." Meanwhile, Kid Rock: "I think I just shit my pants"

[@FunkyGhostHD]

Osmosis Jones O_o

[@JackMcSomeone]

@@FunkyGhostHD and that was a couple of years before "Picture"

[@FunkyGhostHD]

@@JackMcSomeone I was actually refering to that one song with the "sus" line from the film, out of nowhere and without context 😅 So, sorry for the confusion. Can't think about Kid Rock without thinking about that line anymore...

[@JackMcSomeone]

@@FunkyGhostHD I knew what you were referring to

[@Salad531]

There’sssssss never enough Money in da bank

[@noneofyourbuisness7]

Bring Me To Life is that song you ironically sing along to when around friends. But alone you secretly jam with unironically.

[@tylere.8436]

YES!

[@thefrog4990]

This is such a good and accurate description lol

[@Stevensonnnnnn]

Nailed it :-)

[@TheKlutchkillFTW]

Lose Yourself also won the OSCAR that year for Best Original song for 8 Mile...... He was on the couch sleeping with Hayley while they announced it

[@Law0fRevenge]

wow didn't know he was a pedophile

[@mike04574]

It was number 1 for 12 weeks

[@JoyCSaavedra]

12 year old me is devastated by that Evanescence ranking. My current 32 year old self isn't too pleased either.

[@vinceeager8553]

Nothony Tastetano

[@daliend]

mind you that's because of Amy Lee's constantly bashing her own song over the years in interviews by saying she that never liked the rap part of the song and that they were contratualy obligated to do so. This and plus the fact the they were supposed to have Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on it but he declined. That kinda ruined the song for most and beyond the meme factor of the song itself

[@Scott-rq7nu]

It’s a bad song

[@funatish]

please include toxic in the 2004 video even though its not in the top 10. one cant not talk about toxic in the mainstream pop context.

[@vacuumblink2300]

Wow it’s number 48. Wtf

[@wistfulthinking]

so true, if she didn't have that radio ban placed on her by clear channel back in the day she would've been all over the top 10 lists of the early-mid 00's. she made it onto the charts by her own popularity & work ethic which is insane

[@honeymonster135]

toxic hit no.1 here across the pond. The fact it wasn't no.1 in america is mind-boggling

[@bcc5701]

@@honeymonster135 it was too “racey” I remember the controversy. The music video also had people up in arms. Ended up leading to less playtime and we were still watching MTV/vH1 in the mornings getting ready for school/ work. Killed her charting

[@luthfeeghazale6206]

@@bcc5701 did it reach the top ten of the U.S?

[@Rock12402]

Bring me to life in the F tier is honestly a huge miss. Im shocked

[@f4gsforpele]

It would have to be C tier because of the dude’s ridiculous part. But F is fucking insane.

[@ArcherSlamBAM]

Bring Me to Life in F tier is one thing, being below Kid Rock is the true insult.

[@BigHotSauceBoss69]

people who said it belongs in S and F tier simultaneously i think are right, it's a really catchy song, and obviously very memorable and was everywhere 20 years ago, the structure and flow through the whole song is really well done, and the song never really loses steam, it does exactly what it's set out to do but it's also way too emo in the literal sense of the word, it's cringy af and annoying like a whiny teenager, and is also exactly the kind of music that edgy, whiny teenagers loved back then. the aesthetic of the song itself immediately brings it into F tier

[@astralisk]

it’s dogshit

[@daliend]

I guess that's because of Amy Lee's constantly bashing her own song over the years in interviews by saying she that never liked the rap part of the song and that they were contratualy obligated to do so. This and plus the fact the they were supposed to have Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on it but he declined. That kinda ruined the song for most and beyond the meme factor of the song itself

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

We all know the best song that came from 2003 was the Smash Mouth song from the live-action Cat in the Hat.

[@noahmoreno4122]

IT GETS BETTER🎉🎉🎉

[@thegroove14]

That was the first movie I saw in theaters. I was the never the same afterwards.

[@Mixedbag456]

I unironically love Hang on tbh. Get the Picture is a really fun album

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

@@Mixedbag456 I may or may not too. And I don't know how to feel about that information.

[@JYZaMaN]

which one? Hang On or It's Getting Better lmao

[@maximonlinee]

do a tierlist of the most used youtube copyright-free music. def some ironic bangers on there

[@baranobama5375]

Scarlet Fire enters the chat

[@angelricchi1321]

Otis McMusic da 🐐 no 🧢

[@person.w9780]

@@baranobama5375 perfect song for destroying some shitty earphones

[@TwinReign]

Kevin MacLeod is gonna dominate

[@gbvrsc7876]

it would be so awesome to see an "honoroble mention" video for the 00's, because a lot of great and influential music from that decade barely appears in this kinda of lists

[@squidwardt0rtellini]

Bring Me to Life is without a doubt S tier. Amy Lee actually didn’t want the rapper feature originally, & because the song has become such a meme, I feel like people don’t appreciate it enough. If you listen to the song live, in the band’s prime, it is truly of the best rock ballads of the 2000s. Also, Amy Lee is somehow simultaneously one of the best yet underrated vocalists of all time

[@ereviscale3966]

It's because no matter how good it is the lyrics are so ridiculous and the manner in which they are delivered so dramatic that it is no longer relatable to most people. Unless you are a teenager full of hormonal rage.

[@squidwardt0rtellini]

@@ereviscale3966 I hear you but I disagree. It’s a rock ballad, it’s supposed to be dramatic and emotional. No matter what age you are, you can always relate to a piece of art that is heavy. That’s what makes a song great, when you can feel the emotions of a song.

[@realtalk13]

yeah this was a miss. I feel like people crap on the melodramatic earnestness of the song, but this is one of those songs where the melodrama is deserved given the actual theme and content of the song. it's a big, ol' rock love ballad about coming alive because of someone's love. When else would you go that over the top? It's the goth rock version of Aerosmith's equally bombastic and earnest I Don't Want To Miss A Thing. And Amy Lee's vocal performance is just insane on this one.

[@vacuumblink2300]

Wow this is the first time he talked about Aaliyah’s music

[@wildheart2978]

I know! I wish Fantano would talk more about some r&b/pop artist. He did a video on Janet's Velvet Rope once.

[@abelramirez7320]

I was so caught off guard by that as well.

[@Aideen98]

he's spoken about her in tiktoks before where he ranks artists/albums

[@vacuumblink2300]

@@Aideen98 Can you share one. Surprised I missed it

[@vacuumblink2300]

@@Aideen98 would still like to know tbh

[@theodordusterhus1818]

Fantano giving bring me to life an S ranking just because of the hit: "Bring Donkey Kong To Life (Evanescence + DK Rap MASHUP)" is such a weird thing to me...

[@cemberinks]

The disrespect to put Bring Me to Life in F tier followed by the absolute audacity to place a Kid Rock song in B tier immediately afterwards. I am flabbergasted

[@alinaisyou]

I know a guy who was the camera operator for a music outlet. And he filmed an interviewer asking R. Kelly about young girls and R. Kelly said "how young we talkin'" and his manager yelled "GOD DAMMIT ROBERT". This story will stay with me forever.

[@INADRM]

I've had 'Wake Me Up' as my wake-up alarm sound for the past two years and I wake with a smile on my face everyday because of it

[@matteomoceri4895]

“that cool, chilly goth essence” the evan-essence, if you will

[@BreakDamageLimit9999]

Who's Evan

[@SBRS47]

@@BreakDamageLimit9999 Evan is the person whose essence is the central inspiration for the band and it's music

[@siouxsiexymox6594]

Too bad it doesn't even sound Goth lols

[@BreakDamageLimit9999]

@@SBRS47 smelly

[@notoriousjm95]

Anyone else think of Electra’s training scene in Daredevil (2003) when hearing “Bring Me To Life”. It’s like they’re symbiotic. I can’t hear that song without thinking of that scene.

[@randomavenger3048]

One of the moments of the humanity story.

[@totlyepic]

Remember owning that bad boy on VHS and watching the music video at the beginning of the tape.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

I always think about "Underworld" trailers. I say trailers because I never watched the movies.

[@mg682]

that was how i heard it as a kid lol

[@delcarm]

Im sure Bring me to Life is what Frank Miller and Bendis hear when writing Elektra

[@ezraborczon4788]

My jaw hit the floor when you hit “Bring Me To Life” with da F. Disrespect

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Meh

[@ezraborczon4788]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 I was expecting a D maybe.. an F crazy😭

[@-Scrapper-]

@@ezraborczon4788 F

[@Andy-bh8hw]

@@ezraborczon4788cry

[@Scott-rq7nu]

It’s garbage, get some taste.

[@lucasvieira4171]

Crazy in Love is definitely one of the most recognizable songs of this century so far

[@atdyeam1605]

I’ve never disagreed with Fantano more than his take on Bring Me To Life

[@Frauman]

Fun fact: the art for the Unwell single is actually a picture of a young Ryan Gary Letourneau aka NorthernLion

[@Crashpunk]

🥚

[@blackfang04]

GOAT comment.

[@thegamemanic1911]

+2

[@KilljoyRPMX]

third eye blinds debut album getting its well deserved praise will always make me smile. semi charmed life not making the billboard top 10 is an L

[@Em-sf6sr]

God yeah, I got that cd for Xmas in middle school and still listen to several of the tracks to this day

[@Juli_is_Online]

DOO-DOO-DOO DOO-DUDUDUDU

[@MrThroll]

It was a top 5 hit? Also the album sold millions of copies so I'd say they got their due rewards.

[@KilljoyRPMX]

@@MrThroll i meant the year end charts for 1997, tho i was surprised to see how its going to be made it to 11 the next year

[@zacharygreen6267]

It was actually really good

[@alexanderblanchard8471]

You did evanescence DIRRRRTYYY

[@Tmanstext]

Bring Me To Life in F tier is insane tbh.

[@thegregbooyah]

Bring Me To Life was one of the last gasps of Nu-Metal in the mainstream and honestly I thought that genre was going to stay around a lot longer than it did.

[@sammy2nd]

Bring me to Life wasn't even supposed to have a rapper on it- that was the label's move

[@lovelyy6491]

just like we take Linkin Park's In the End and Crawling seriously, which were heavily memed as well, it's time to grow up and admit Bring Me To Life is a fire song

[@georg9705]

@Werse Varsity I think it will take Amy's death to get all the memes and parodies of this song out of people's heads. Sadly.

[@sophboysoph5246]

Also applies to lose yourself tbh

[@justinmraap]

The "Amy only version" of Bring Me to Life is more tolerable imo. Apparently they were pressured by the record label to include Paul McCoy's guest vocals because at the time it was popular for nu metal songs to have rapping

[@daliend]

I guess that's because of Amy Lee's constantly bashing her own song over the years in interviews by saying she that never liked the rap part of the song and that they were contratualy obligated to do so. This and plus the fact the they were supposed to have Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on it but he declined. That kinda ruined the song for most and beyond the meme factor of the song itself

[@BernieSandersOfficial]

I saw Kid Rock at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[@CashSoprano]

None of this happened.

[@josephbartholomew]

@@CashSoprano shush, yea it did.

[@dannydamnmendez]

@@CashSoprano I think this is a copypasta

[@Joe90h]

@@CashSoprano Why would they lie on the internet? That makes no sense.

[@diegomo1413]

@@CashSoprano you didn’t happen

[@iamnotthatguy7166]

I am flabbergasted you gave a kid rock song a B tier

[@ParadoxAssassin]

One of the worst takes of the series so far imo.

[@matthewtilt1045]

Over Bring Me to Life!

[@feargm]

@@matthewtilt1045 word. ill take anything Evanescence's done over Kid Rock any day

[@TBass050]

So is he. The brain can’t help what it likes

[@CompleteProducer84]

I would pay like $200 to see Melon react to Chingy’s 2020 attempt at country rap, “The Woah Down”. It’s worse than you can imagine, trust

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

All music like that is.

[@CompleteProducer84]

@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance I knew it would be bad, but I thought it would just be some kind of Old Town Road ripoff. Instead, it’s almost like a Nickelodeon square dance tune, I wasn’t prepared

[@pruett89]

These are definitely some of my favorite videos that you make! Please keep this going and evolving

[@hermaeus_jackson]

Whenever i sing Bring me to Life i always end up doing some kind of broken Fred Durst impression. It’s completely involuntary.

[@bubbles2215]

For 2004, can you do what you did with “Lose Yourself” for Britney Spears “Toxic”? Britney didn’t get any number 1’s during the 00’s either, which is insane to think about.

[@williamd2989]

She got 'Womanizer' in 2008.

[@nikeneon3188]

I think he done it with “Lose Yourself” only because he skipped 2nd spot (which is R Kelly song)

[@SkidMcmarxx]

Anthony, what does your heart tell you? Don’t intellectualize it, don’t think on it too much. Let go of all shame, let go of all preconceptions of what good music is supposed to sound like. What does your heart tell you? Bring me to life is S-tier.

[@georg9705]

What a good comment. W take.

[@TheJrod482x]

Right Thurr is a banger but give me Holidae Inn w/ Luda and Snoop every time. Haha

[@thomasrogers280]

For some reason this series has become my favorite videos Fantanos ever done. Loved his reviews since about 2015, this secondary channel is where I get my favorite side of the melon tho

[@TheSiemek]

I don’t even wanna see “Candy shop” anywhere else than S-tier next week.

[@VolvoImpala]

I'm deeply surprised "Lose Yourself" only charted at 63 as I was under the impression that it was EVERYWHERE just like you, Fantano, but I thought it was further fueled into being everywhere by the fact that it won the Grammy or even the Oscar for best Soundtrack or was part of that for best soundtrack which was the 8 Mile soundtrack. Can I get a fact check in here over that? I just recently bought that soundtrack and various artists as it was it's variable as it would be but there is some hot fire present and accounted for. If you find that bad boy used with its bonus Shady Aftermath sampler I do not think you'll be let down if you pick it up though it's ARGUABLY eclipsed by The Eminem Show which both released in the same year are kind of companion pieces. One of them is a full Eminem album, of course, but 8 Mile is not Em, not Slim, not Marshall, but the hungry, accessible, acceptable, and relatable B-rabbit, the 1995 trailer rapper who is just trying to get his out there in 8 Mile. Great movie, too. Em did a good job acting but of course the rap god says he wasn't acting and that's completely believable to anybody with even precursory knowledge about his history which would be ME.

[@marcoromo5724]

It was number 1 for like 12 weeks on the weekly chart. So you’re definitely not remembering wrong that it being everywhere. It got to number one in November so maybe that’s why but still

[@em.roseee]

Billboard’s year end lists are counted from the November of the previous year to that year’s November. Because Em was number one in the winter, it didn’t count as much

[@paultapping9510]

that the battle raps from the film aren't on the OST is a full on crime

[@mike04574]

It was everywhere lol. Did u not understand he meant 63 at year end charts? It’s pretty simple too as to why he it was so low on the year end as it wasn’t released early enough in 2003 and was too late for 2002 year end charts

[@VolvoImpala]

@@mike04574 roZed's explainer was a good one. Thanks for the clarification.

[@knickknack675]

It’s because of that goofy voice over “SAVE ME” Issa classic

[@my-spinning-wheel]

Facts was looking for this

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

This dude loves his mainstream hollywood music. If only he knew.....

[@mrtacoboutit1194]

Numb should get an honorary spot imo

[@marko6325]

Ikr

[@plague_0198]

And hey ya

[@sammiejeanne3846]

isn't numb from 2004 if i recall?

[@mrtacoboutit1194]

@@sammiejeanne3846 2003 actually

[@mrkuppy]

Aaliyah’s miss you hasn’t aged well? Yet Chingy’s pitched voice and slurred cadence in a spreewell era as being a tier above it? Cmon my guy.

[@thomward6890]

2003 was the most confusing treat for me. i was born that year so i was still learning a lot about the writing around me.

[@nickl2854]

Yeah I was gonna say, technically I dropped that year

[@JXChannel]

omg samesies

[@tylerhackner9731]

I was 1

[@marsuvesblack9645]

Nga shit up lol😂

[@Nel_Annette]

"Born that year," Damn, that was my first year of high school. lol

[@nelson1tom]

Crazy in love went hard at my wedding

[@sonne5111]

"Bring Me to Life" is straight S Tier. Who cares if its over the top, that's the point! I don't even like Evanescence and recognize this song as the masterpiece that it is.

[@carpediemearth]

Bring Me to Life doesn't even represent Ev's discography. Their old label forced the rap-rock thing on the song with the male vocal

[@sonne5111]

I know. See above how I don't like Evanescence but think Bring Me to Life is a masterpiece.

[@carpediemearth]

@@sonne5111 How's it a masterpiece? The whole rap rock thing on it was forced to be tacked on by the label in order to market it at the time

[@jackwilson5655]

If I were Anthony being so torn on Bring Me To Life, I'd personally put it safely in the C tier

[@TooSmalley]

The ‘Bring Me To Life’ demo without the rapper make the song orders of magnitude better.

[@unforg1v3n]

Without the other singer, it would be another one of the songs off Fallen that people forgot about.

[@karupe9982]

The moment Ev went to F I lost all hope

[@alastairmcleod5089]

Melon: "Lose yourself is kind of a meme now but its still good" also Melon: *doesn't mention Bring me to Life existing as a meme once*

[@n7kev]

Ain't no WAY he put that song in F for being too corny and puts Kid Rock all the way above that piece

[@monadproxy_]

Is it J for jail?

[@thunder____]

Kid Rock is an extremely embarrassing person. A close friend of mine worked one of his shows as part of the local stagehand union a year or two ago, and his crew was so incredibly rude that the union rep threatened to pull the crew and send them home in the middle of setup. Imagine the absolute embarrassment and fan backlash of having to cancel a show with only a few hours’ notice because your crew was too rude. As a souvenir, each stagehand received a guitar pick displaying the text “this pick confirms that I have met Kid Rock and found him to be very cool”, none of which is true.

[@Starbuck32123]

I genuinely remember my mom picking me up from school in like, 2006, and Bring Me to Life would be playing on the radio, followed immediately by Red Hot Chili Peppers's Californication on the way to McDonald's, and somewhere in there would also be Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day. I genuinely have no idea why the songs are all linked together in my head so strongly with the smell of McDonald's French Fries on a warm summer afternoon with the air conditioning gently blowing in the car.

[@maxkee9882]

this is correct and accurate

[@Thomas-rr8vk]

Thank you for this nostalgia

[@Lin_Eileen]

i'm crying 😭

[@shokill]

Damn, even as a person who thinks that "Bring Me To Life" is something I'd never purposefully listen to and would joke about hearing it, I guess societal significance isn't in your rankings? That song is fucking ridiculously popular still to this day. Lol.

[@RealDyl18]

R. Kelly's 'Ignition' is an absolute bop and still a bop - as foul as a human being R. Kelly is, his music is S tier.

[@BareBandSubscription]

Agreed. Remove the artist from the equation and the song itself is just too nice not to like.

[@JhuntdaProdigy]

R. Kelly’s a piece of shit, but anyone who acts like we weren’t all jamming to Ignition 20 years ago is capped out

[@GizzyDillespee]

Actually, R Kelly's "Dat's What I'm Talkin Bout" from Missy Elliott's (I believe 2003?) album This Is Not A Test, in which he literally lite-raps about using his penis to make a virgin walk with a limp ("everybody gonna call u pimp, cuz imma have u walking with a limp", if memory serves)... now, that was a misdemeanor, but I think it was the Platonic ideal of what an R Kelly song is, or should be, all about. Where was I going with this? I don't remember anymore

[@papioshposh487]

i think that's what "j tier" implies. if anthony really thought the song was trash he'd have just put it in the f row, he just doesn't want to praise the song given it's creator.

[@coreyyotto]

You're thinking of the remix. The original is mid even for the time.

[@matthewfeatherston8982]

Sounds like Fantano has a guilty Evanescence pleasure

[@thegoalistheplan3868]

You can't do this to bring me back to life...

[@vasvas8914]

His arguement for putting "Bring Me To LIfe" in F tier is that its became a meme and makes him giggle. What the fuck, melon?

[@salifyanji7889]

That Kid Rock imitation is S-tier. Come on Melon, we need the Anthony fantano supercut of all your singer covers🥲

[@chaos5840]

Bring me to life in F is actually insane

[@daliend]

I guess that's because of Amy Lee's constantly bashing her own song over the years in interviews by saying she that never liked the rap part of the song and that they were contratualy obligated to do so. This and plus the fact the they were supposed to have Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on it but he declined. That kinda ruined the song for most and beyond the meme factor of the song itself

[@shikonaori]

I think my favorite hit from this year not in the top 10 was Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You". Definitely of its time but that track always got preteen me in my feelings lol

[@dangelo4671]

To put kid rock and chingy above bring me to life is just straight disrespect, Amy's vocals alone is enough to make it to the A tier.

[@Rattenhoofd]

2003 was a formative music year for me, because I had a karaoke night planned and realized "oh shit, I don't know any music!". Convinced that karaoke nights feature only the most crisp, current chart-topping tracks, I started watching music channels like crazy, only to end up humming my way through Queen's We Are The Champions. Good times.

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Ok are we ranking Ignition with the context of it being an R Kelly song or not? Because if we're including his reputation then it's J tier, if we aren't then I think it's SSS tier

[@brentruddy481]

Any other exvangalicals here who performed the Bring Me to Life gospel skit? Ain't no nostalgia like religious trauma nostalgia. 10/10.

[@astrowarrior3064]

And what’s worse is that lose yourself went to number 1 for 12 weeks, however it crossed over between 02/03 so all sales I assume happened in the last weeks of 02 when it was released

[@Crossark1]

The melodramatic parts of Bring Me To Life are the parts that the band explicitly didn’t include in the original. The male vocals originally weren’t included at all, and it’s a much more subdued, gothic listen without them. Plus, you get to hear some of the guitar work that gets sung over in the final version, which adds a nice texture to it imo.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

^ Fantano waking up all the dogs in my nieghborhood doing a 3 doors down tribute

[@chelseajupiter2103]

Putting Bring Me To Life in the F tier was already the worst possible move, but then the rest of the list? Wow. Biggest Fantano L of 2023 already dropped.

[@pan7374]

All morality aside, ignition(remix) is an incredible tour de force of music.

[@ParaRadio]

not surprised anthony would make a tier above S specifically for 'bring me to life'. well deserved, anthony!

[@ph4790]

Kid Rock above Evanescence? How absolutely dare you? I will torch your offices into the ground, Melon!

[@georg9705]

I'm gonna join you, brother. 😤

[@ianbambergermusic]

Please, please, please do a tier list on 1994. Soooo many BANGERS to choose from.

[@brownguy903]

Aaliyah next to kid rock is absolutely wild

[@faz2616]

I can’t hear Bring Me To Life now without imagining Will Ferrell juggling

[@ohacade408]

The cynicism around Bring Me to Life was disappointing. F tier? Yeah it's melodramatic... so what? It's beautifully written and performed, a belter that makes the charts to this day. I know over theatricality isn't Anthony's thing, but F tier when he admits there are objectively good things about it is mad triggering lmao

[@maggieholt6778]

My 2 year old cousin just walked into the room while this was playing and said "Who is he? Like his teeth." Even toddlers know Fantano has the best ones in the game,

[@nickcarter4006]

This is from the year I graduated highschool and I'm surprised that my awareness of these songs revolves around their release schedules, like "oh that Eminem song was a movie tie in, that 3 Doors Down so g was the third single from their album while bring me to life was evenesence's big debut"

[@TheScarekrow420]

The live version of “Bring Me to Life” is better than the album/single version because it doesn’t have the rap part it’s the original vision they had for the song the label literally forced them to put that on the song

[@EcneBanjo]

Third Eye Blind’s debut is legit great. Love that you mentioned it

[@adamhurd1560]

For reference, here's the UK list (because again, I had never heard of a good chunk of these songs): 10. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 9. Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 8. Blu Cantrell - Breathe feat. Sean Paul 7. Kelly Osbourne & Ozzy Osbourne - Changes 6. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said 5. Will Young - Leave Right Now 4. Gary Jules & Michael Andrews - Mad World 3. R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix) 2. Gareth Gates - Spirit In The Sky with special guests The Kumars 1. Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? I kinda hate a good amount of these songs but IMO Make Luv is a fairly decent dance track, the Tatu song is a clear S tier bop, Mad World is good, Where Is the Love is clearly great and The Darkness have made the last great Christmas song with this one. ...also the R. Kelly song is great but I dunno what to do with it cause y'know...R Kelly is a pretty abysmal human being and this song does also kinda relate to the shitty and disgusting stuff he's done but Fantano covers it pretty well so yeah.

[@maxjohansen9475]

3 Doors Down exists in that “9/11 never forget butt rock” phantom dimension