Broken (Seether song)

"Broken"
Single by Seether featuring Amy Lee
from the album The Punisher: The Album and Disclaimer II
B-side	"69 Tea" "Something in the Way" (live) "Out of My Way" "Got It Made"
Released	19 April 2004 (2004-04-19)
Studio	Henson (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Post-grunge [1] emo [2]
Length	4:21
Label	Wind-up Epic
Songwriter(s)	Shaun Welgemoed Dale Stewart
Producer(s)	Bob Marlette
Seether singles chronology
"Gasoline" (2003) "Broken" (2004) "Remedy" (2005)
Amy Lee singles chronology
"Broken" (2004) "Freak on a Leash" (2007)

US, European, and Australian maxi-CD single [6] [7] "Broken" (featuring Amy Lee) "69 Tea" "Something in the Way" ("Live X" session at 99X, Atlanta) "Out of My Way" "Broken" (video)

European CD single [8] "Broken" featuring Amy Lee – 4:18 "Out of My Way" – 3:51 European mini-CD single [9] "Broken" featuring Amy Lee (album version) – 4:18 "Got It Made" – 5:10

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Disclaimer II liner notes. ^[10]

Studios

• Recorded and mixed at Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Mastered at The Lodge (New York City)

Personnel

• Shaun Morgan – writing (as Shaun Welgemoed), vocals, guitar
• Dale Stewart – writing, bass, vocals
• Amy Lee – featured vocals, string arrangement
• Pat Callahan – additional guitars
• John Humphrey – drums
• Double G – string arrangement
• Bob Marlette – production, mixing, engineering
• Dan "I Love the Metric System!" Certa – recording engineer
• Alex Gibson – recording engineer (strings)
• Jeremy Parker – assistant recording engineer
• Jeff Moses – assistant recording engineer
• Sid Riggs – Pro Tools recording and mix engineering
• Jon Berkowitz – assistant mix engineering
• Emily Lazar – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [11] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [12] 26 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13] 3 Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS) [14] 2 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [15] 8 Canada Hot AC Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [16] 14 Canada Rock Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [17] 2 France (SNEP) [18] 42 Germany (GfK) [19] 18 Greece (IFPI) [20] 10 Iceland (Dagblaðið Vísir Top 20) [21] 1 Italy (FIMI) [22] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [23] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [24] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [25] 2 Quebec (ADISQ) [26] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 27 UK Singles (OCC) [29] 106 UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [30] 18 US Billboard Hot 100 [31] 20 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [32] 40 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [33] 12 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [34] 4 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [35] 9 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [36] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA) [37] 24 New Zealand (RIANZ) [38] 28 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [39] 41 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [40] 33 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [41] 25 Chart (2005) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [42] 56 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [43] 72

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44]	Platinum	70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [45]	Gold	30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [47]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	19 April 2004	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Wind-up	[48]
Australia	9 August 2004	CD	Wind-up Epic	[49]
United States		Contemporary hit hot adult contemporary radio	Wind-up	[50]
United Kingdom	4 October 2004	CD	Wind-up Epic	[51]

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