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"Good Enough" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was released in 2007 as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, ''The Open Door''. The song was written by lead vocalist Amy Lee and produced by Dave Fortman. According to Lee it was written for her long-time friend and husband, Josh Hartzler. It was placed as the last track on the album to symbolize a new beginning for the band. According to Lee, "Good Enough" was written for the soundtrack of the movie ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', but was not included. The producers of ''Narnia'' rebutted her claim, stating that no Evanescence music had been planned for inclusion in the soundtrack. The song is a piano ballad set in a moderately slow tempo and features piano and strings. Musically it has been compared to songs by Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. "Good Enough" was critically acclaimed, with many music critics praising the piano sound. An accompanying music video, directed by Marc Webb and Rich Lee, was filmed in Budapest, Hungary, and released on September 10, 2007. It features Lee in a warehouse singing and playing the piano while surrounded by flames. "Good Enough" was part of the set-list during Evanescence's 2006 The Open Door Tour. == Background == "Good Enough" was written by Amy Lee for her long-time friend and husband, Josh Hartzler.〔〔 It was produced by Dave Fortman and recorded in Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California.〔 The single was scheduled for release in Germany in a basic and premium format on December 14, 2007,〔〔 but a release date was never officially announced. While discussing Evanescences then upcoming album, ''The Open Door'', Lee revealed that one of the tracks would be called "Good Enough".〔〔 She said, "It's called 'Good Enough,' and it's completely, completely, completely different for me because it sort of (a ) happy ending. It's the last song that I wrote for the record, and it's sort of the bravest, I think, for me because I had to tell the truth and the truth is, I feel, good now. The rest of the album is pretty aggressive and dark and everything else, but the last one is like, I got to the good place that I was heading for and I wrote about how good I felt. It turned out amazing, but it's like nothing we've ever done. I just have to write from my heart and be genuine, because I think that's what people loved about our music to begin with, and if that changes, then that changes."〔 The song, which was the last one written for the album, was placed at the end of the album because it "marks a new beginning" for the band, which was the theme on the album and a theme in Lee's life.〔〔 In the booklet of ''The Open Door'', she stated that her long-time friend and husband, Josh Hartzler, was the main inspiration for the song.〔 In the booklet she wrote, "Josh, you are my muse. Nothing inspires me the way you do. Thank you for all my missing pieces. Thank you for your strength and love. Thank you for letting me see myself through your eyes, because only then could I know that I am good enough for you."〔 One of the band's previous singles, "Bring Me to Life", was also written about Josh Hartzler.〔 In an interview with VH1, Lee further revealed the inspiration behind the song, saying "I had gone through a lot of difficult things during the writing of the whole album, and by the end of it, I had stepped away from those bad situations. That's really hard. You have to be really brave and strong about it. After doing that, I felt so amazing. For the first time I felt like I could write a song based on how good I felt. I have never done that before ever.〔 During another interview with ''The Washington Post'' she stated:
In a 2004 interview with MTV News, Amy Lee revealed that she was composing music for the film, ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''.〔 She also revealed that the producers of the movie offered her a small role, saying "They were like, 'Do you want to do a cameo?' And I was like, 'Hell yeah! Let me die. I want to be somebody who gets murdered.' So I don't think that's going to happen."〔 She later revealed that "Lacrymosa" and another song were originally written for the film, but were not included.〔 According to the producers of the movie, neither Lee or the band were approached to compose music for the film.〔 Another song was also written for the movie, but it was rejected because of its dark sound.〔 On the bands official blog forum and in a radio interview, Lee stated that a part of the song which was written for the movie was used in "Good Enough".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Good Enough (Evanescence song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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