Album of Breaking Benjamin

I. Saturate (2002–2003)

Saturate is the debut album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on August 27, 2002 through Hollywood Records, and featured the singles "Polyamorous", "Skin". There was a dispute between the band and the studio on deciding on which they wanted to release as singles. The band wished for their song "Medicate", while the studio insisted on releasing "Skin" as a single. Eventually, the band decided to go with "Skin", despite some negative feedback with the band and the fairly poor success it reached. The original release of Saturate contained "Forever" as a separate track, whereas the newer enhanced versions came with the "Polyamorous" music video and ultimately featured the song embedded with "Shallow Bay". The album title is derived from a lyric in the song, "Wish I May". On September 14, 2002, Saturate peaked on the Billboard 200 and Heatseekers charts at #136 and #2, respectively.^[3] There were also plans for a European release of the album containing the song "Lady Bug" and the Depeche Mode cover "Enjoy the Silence" but was never released.

Released	August 27, 2002
Recorded	April–May 2002 at Larrabee East in Los Angeles, CA and Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative metal,alternative rock
Length	49:20
Label	Hollywood

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benjamin Burnley, all music composed by Breaking Benjamin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish I May"	3:59
2.	"Medicate"	3:45
3.	"Polyamorous"	2:58
4.	"Skin"	3:20
5.	"Natural Life"	4:00
6.	"Next to Nothing"	3:43
7.	"Water"	4:12
8.	"Home"	3:37
9.	"Phase"	4:31
10.	"No Games"	3:37
11.	"Sugarcoat"	3:38
12.	"Shallow Bay"	4:05
13.	"Forever"	3:55
Total length:		49:20

• "Forever" was a separate track on the original release, but was embedded with "Shallow Bay" on later pressings.

Un-released European Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode cover)"	3:29
15.	"Lady Bug"

Production

• Produced and engineered by Ulrich Wild
• Tracks recorded April–May 2002 at Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California
• Assistant engineering by Ted regier and Alex Reverberi
• Vocals recorded May 2002 at Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, California
• Assistant engineering by Chris Wonzer
• Additional vocal production on Shallow Bay by Bret Alexander and Paul Smith^{[disambiguation needed ]} at Saturation Acres, PA
• All songs Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
• String arrangements by Susie Katayama and Benjamin Burnley

Chart positions

Album Chart (2002) Peak position The Billboard 200[4] 136 Top Heatseekers[5] 2

Singles Year Song US Alt. [6] US Main. 2002 "Polyamorous" 31 19 2003 "Skin" 37 24

1. "Polyamorous"
   Released: July 16, 2002
2. "Skin"
   Released: February 18, 2003

II. We Are Not Alone (2004–2005)

We Are Not Alone is the second studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released June 28, 2004 through Hollywood Records. Three singles were released from the album, "So Cold", "Sooner or Later", and the full-band version of "Rain", as opposed to the original version in which the only instrument used is an acoustic guitar, which came out near the end of June 2005. We Are Not Alone sold 48,000 copies on its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.^[3]

We Are Not Alone is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel. The track Firefly was featured in a videogame that was produced by THQthat was released in 2004, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw.

Released	June 29, 2004 (US) September 15, 2004 (Japan)
Recorded	October 2003–January 2004
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge,alternative rock
Length	39:27 42:49 (Re-release)
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benjamin Burnley, all music composed by Breaking Benjamin, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" by Breaking Benjamin and Billy Corgan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Cold"	4:33
2.	"Simple Design"	4:15
3.	"Follow"	3:18
4.	"Firefly"	3:08
5.	"Break My Fall"	3:25
6.	"Forget It"	3:38
7.	"Sooner or Later"	3:39
8.	"Breakdown"	3:36
9.	"Away"	3:12
10.	"Believe"	3:18
11.	"Rain"	3:25
Total length:		39:27

Platinum Re-release Hidden Track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rain (2005)"	3:22
Total length:		42:49

[hide]Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ordinary Man"	3:31
13.	"Lady Bug"	3:03
Total length:		46:01

Additional musicians

• David Bendeth - Additional keyboards
• Billy Corgan - Additional guitar on "Forget It"

Production

• Produced and mixed by David Bendeth
• "So Cold" mixed by Rich Costey
• "Follow" mixed by Andy Wallace
• "Forget It" mixed by Michael Brauer

Chart positions

Album Year Chart Peak position 2004 The Billboard 200[4] 20 2005 New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 14

Singles Year Song US [6] US Alt. [7] US Main. 2004 "So Cold" 76 3 2 "Sooner or Later" 99 7 2 2005 "Rain" — 39 23

1. "So Cold"
   Released: March 30, 2004
2. "Sooner or Later"
   Released: September 28, 2004
3. "Rain (2005 Version)"
   Released: June 28, 2005

III. Phobia (2006–2009)

 

Phobia is the third studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was recorded at The Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey and released August 8, 2006 through Hollywood Records.

Released	August 8, 2006 (U.S.) October 13, 2006 (EMI) April 17, 2007 (Collector's Edition)
Recorded	March–May 2006 at The Barbershop Studios, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge,alternative rock
Length	43:31
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Benjamin Burnley. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:13
2.	"The Diary of Jane"	3:20
3.	"Breath"	3:38
4.	"You"	3:22
5.	"Evil Angel"	3:42
6.	"Until the End"	4:13
7.	"Dance with the Devil"	3:47
8.	"Topless"	3:03
9.	"Here We Are"	4:19
10.	"Unknown Soldier"	3:46
11.	"Had Enough"	3:50
12.	"You Fight Me"	3:13
13.	"Outro"	2:10
Total length:		43:31

14.	"The Diary of Jane" (Acoustic1)	3:08
Total length:		46:39

EMI bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Diary of Jane" (Acoustic version2)	3:08
15.	"So Cold" (Acoustic version)	3:55
16.	"Rain (2005)"	3:25
Total length:		53:59

¹The CD released with the Phobia Collector's Edition DVD also includes this track.
²This track is not listed on the albums back insert. When played, it appears as track 14, making "So Cold" track 15 and "Rain" track 16.

Collector's edition DVD track listing

1. "Polyamorous"
2. "Home"
3. "Shallow Bay"
4. "Breakdown"
5. "Topless"
6. "Away"
7. "Intro"
8. "The Diary of Jane"
9. "Dance with the Devil"
10. "Until the End"
11. "Had Enough"
12. "Sooner or Later"
13. "Break My Fall"
14. "So Cold"
15. "Breath"
16. "Evil Angel"

This DVD was released in April 2007. It includes the band's entire February 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Song information

• "The Diary of Jane" is a hidden track song selection (#124) on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.^[3]
• "The Diary of Jane" was the fastest added song ever in Hollywood Records' history, and was featured in the video game "NASCAR 07".
• "You" was played live for the first time during an all acoustic set at "Concert for a Cause IV" in April 2006, while the band was still in the recording process. In an interview, Burnley revealed that he had mistakenly forgotten the second verse of the song during the set.
• "Topless" is an old fan favorite, written and performed before the band had even released their debut album Saturate, in 1998 when the band first formed and was originally called "Top of the World".
• "The Diary of Jane", and "Breath" were covered by a classical cover quartet called "The Vitamin String Quartet", and is on the album "Strung Out- "The String Quartet Tribute" to Hard Rock Hits, Vol.4.
• According to lead singer Ben Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track "Evil Angel" was one of the first songs he wrote for Phobia.
• The single Until the End is featured on Guitar Hero 5 as well as their other hit singles, Sooner or Later from We Are Not Alone and Give Me a Sign from Dear Agony as dowloadable content in the game.

Additional musicians

• Sebastian Davin (from Dropping Daylight) - piano and backing vocals (on track 7, 12 and 14)
• David Eggar - cello on "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)"
• Scott Treibitz - cello arrangement

Production

• Produced by David Bendeth
• Arranged by Benjamin Burnley and David Bendeth
• Engineering and digital editing by Dan Korneff, John Bender and Kato Khandwala
• Assistant engineering by Mark Rinaldi and Austin Briggs
• Mixing by Ben Grosse
• "The Diary of Jane" Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
• Assistant mixing by Paul Pavao
• Mastered by Ted Jensen
• Art direction and design by T4design
• Cover artwork by Kamil Vojnar at Getty Images
• Photography by Phil Mucci, Prem Prakash Sahu, Dada Jayela

Chart positions

Album Chart (2006) Peak position New Zealand Albums[4] 16 The Billboard 200[5] 2 Digital Albums Chart[6] 1 Hard Rock Albums Chart[5] 18 Rock Albums Chart[5] 1 Tastemakers Albums Chart[5] 3

Singles Year Song Chart Peak position 2006 "The Diary of Jane" Billboard Hot 100 50 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 Alternative Songs 4 Billboard Pop 100 46 Hot Digital Songs 34 2007 "Breath" Billboard Hot 100 84 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 (7 weeks) Alternative Songs 3 "Until the End" Billboard Hot 100 122 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 6 Alternative Songs 21

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	August 7, 2006	Hollywood	Digital and Retail CD
United States	August 8, 2006
Australia	October 7, 2006

1. "The Diary of Jane"
   Released: June 6, 2006
2. "Breath"
   Released: January 21, 2007
3. "Until the End"
   Released: October 2, 2007

IV. Dear Agony (2009–2010)

 Dear Agony is the fourth studio album by rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on September 29, 2009. A Best Buy edition, Japanese import version, and Zune exclusive version were also released, all of which feature bonus content.

Released	September 29, 2009
Recorded	September 2008–March 2009
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge,alternative rock
Length	41:52
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth

History

Breaking Benjamin began writing for Dear Agony during 2008. The recording process began in September, leading to its release one year later. The cover of the album is an MRI scan of frontman Benjamin Burnley's head.^[4] Burnley has cited Dear Agony as the first album he has written sober.^[5] After the album's release it entered the Billboard 200 Chart at #4 selling roughly 134,000 copies in its first week, slightly more than Phobia. It also topped the iTunes download charts in the first week of its release.^[6] As of February 16, 2010, "Dear Agony" has been certified Gold by the RIAA and sold over 700,000 copies.^[7] "Lights Out" was used to promote the game Halo: Reach.

Promotion

On September 23, 2009, Breaking Benjamin released an online browser game constructed from Adobe Flash which is a parody of Altered Beast, aptly titled "Altered Benjamin". The game contains three levels and plays the same as the original, except the player controls vocalist Benjamin Burnley and the three bosses are each other member of the band respectively. The game also features the debut of the songs "Fade Away" and "Crawl".

Limited edition copies of Dear Agony purchased at Best Buy also included a bonus DVD that features the band's six music videos, including a previously unreleased version of the video for "I Will Not Bow". The version on the DVD is of the band only and does not contain any footage from the feature-filmSurrogates, unlike the main version released online.

On September 29, 2009, "I Will Not Bow" was released as a downloadable track for the video games Rock Band and Rock Band 2.^[8] On February 16, 2010, "Give Me a Sign", "Until the End" and "Sooner or Later" were released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5.^[9]

Singles

"I Will Not Bow" was released for sale on August 31 as the album's first single. It was released to the radio and the band's MySpace page on August 11, 2009 instead of the planned date, August 17, 2009 due to a leak by their hometown radio station, WBSX. This single is featured in the film Surrogates, with the music video containing scenes from the movie. On November 13, 2009, the official music video for "I Will Not Bow" was released on YouTube. This version, however, did not contain scenes from the movie Surrogates.^[10]

"Give Me a Sign" was released as a radio single on January 5, 2010.^[11] The music video was released on March 10, 2010 through the band's MySpace website and also on Vevo.

According to AOL Radio Blog and Rawkpit.com, "Lights Out" was announced as the third single and it went to radio on June 15, according to All Access.^[12][13]

The Zune exclusive version of the album includes "Blow Me Away" which, though not officially part of the album, was released as a single in 2010. It is listed as "Blow Me Away (Soundtrack Version)" on the Zune version.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Benjamin Burnley, except "I Will Not Bow", "Hopeless", "Lights Out" and "Without You" composed by Burnley and Jasen Rauch. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fade Away"	3:16
2.	"I Will Not Bow"	3:36
3.	"Crawl"	3:58
4.	"Give Me a Sign"	4:17
5.	"Hopeless"	3:19
6.	"What Lies Beneath"	3:34
7.	"Anthem of the Angels"	4:02
8.	"Lights Out"	3:33
9.	"Dear Agony"	4:18
10.	"Into the Nothing"	3:43
11.	"Without You"	4:16
Total length:		41:52

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Without You (Acoustic version)"	3:42
13.	"Give Me a Sign (Acoustic version)"	4:16

Zune bonus track[14]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Blow Me Away (Soundtrack version)"	3:25

Additional musicians

• Rachel Golub - violin on "Anthem of the Angels" and "Without You"
• David Eggar - cello on "Anthem of the Angels" and "Without You"
• Jonathan Dinklage - violin, viola on "Anthem of the Angels" and "Without You"

Production

• David Bendeth - producer
• Dan Korneff - engineer, mixing, digital editing
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• Jon D'Uva - digital editing, engineer
• John Bender - digital editing, engineer
• Kato Khandwala - digital editing, engineer
• Michael "Mitch" Milan - assistant engineer
• Jason Jordan - A&R
• Florian Schneider - photography
• David Snow - creative director

Chart positions

Album Chart (2009) Peak position Canadian Albums Chart[16] 13 New Zealand Albums Chart[17] 22 The Billboard 200[16] 4 Alternative Albums Chart[16] 2 Digital Albums Chart[16] 2 Hard Rock Albums Chart[16] 1 Rock Albums Chart[16] 1 Tastemakers Albums Chart[16] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Billboard 200 102[18]

Singles from Dear Agony

1. "I Will Not Bow"
   Released: August 11, 2009
2. "Give Me a Sign"
   Released: January 5, 2010
3. "Lights Out"
   Released: June 15, 2010

Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin

 Deluxe edition :

Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin is a compilation album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin, released on August 16, 2011. The album features every song they released as a single, with the exception of the 2010 digital single version of "Blow Me Away", instead including the remixed version of the song featuring Valora.^[1] A 2-disc deluxe version was also released on the same day as the regular version, the second disc of which includes remastered/remixed versions of b-sides, covers, acoustic performances, live recordings and other rarities.^[2][3] Despite the name, the song "Shallow Bay" doesn't actually appear on the album. It debuted at #22 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 13,725.^[4]

Released	August 16, 2011
Recorded	2001–2011
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge, alternative rock
Length	55:42 1:29:03 (Deluxe edition)
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Polyamorous"	2:56
2.	"Skin"	3:20
3.	"Medicate"	3:45
4.	"So Cold"	4:33
5.	"Sooner or Later"	3:38
6.	"Rain"	3:25
7.	"The Diary of Jane"	3:20
8.	"Breath"	3:38
9.	"Until the End"	4:13
10.	"I Will Not Bow"	3:36
11.	"Lights Out"	3:34
12.	"Give Me a Sign"	4:17
13.	"Blow Me Away" (Featuring Valora)	3:09
14.	"Water (Remastered EP version)"	4:03
15.	"Had Enough" (Live acoustic)	4:16
Total length:		55:42

Deluxe edition disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Polyamorous"	2:56
2.	"Skin"	3:20
3.	"Medicate"	3:45
4.	"So Cold"	4:33
5.	"Sooner or Later"	3:38
6.	"Rain"	3:25
7.	"The Diary of Jane"	3:20
8.	"Breath"	3:38
9.	"Until the End"	4:13
10.	"I Will Not Bow"	3:36
11.	"Lights Out"	3:34
12.	"Give Me a Sign"	4:17
13.	"Blow Me Away" (Featuring Valora)	3:09
Total length:		47:24

Deluxe edition disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ordinary Man" (We Are Not Alone Japanese Bonus track)	3:30
2.	"Water" (Remastered EP version)	4:03
3.	"Who Wants to Live Forever" (Queen cover)	3:12
4.	"I Will Not Bow" (Acoustic version)	4:08
5.	"Better Days"	3:23
6.	"Polyamorous" (Acoustic version)	3:05
7.	"Lie to Me"	4:05
8.	"Lady Bug" (We Are Not Alone Japanese Bonus track)	3:07
9.	"Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode cover)	3:29
10.	"Until the End" (Live acoustic)	4:41
11.	"Breath" (Live acoustic)	4:56
Total length:		41:39

Additional musicians

• David Bendeth, Wayne C. Davis - keyboards and programming;
• Syd Duran - vocals¹
• Jeremy Hummel - drums, percussion²
• Jonathan "Bug" Price - bass³

¹Syd Duran apprears on "Blow Me Away"
²On disc one Hummel appears on tracks 1-5, 13 and disc two, tracks 1-2, 5-9.^{[citation needed]
3}Price appears on "Water"

Chart positions

Album Chart (2011) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 22 US Alternative Albums Chart[5] 4 US Hard Rock Albums Chart[5] 1 US Rock Albums Chart[5] 4 US Tastemakers Albums Chart[5] 12 Canadian Albums Chart[6] 69

Singles Song (2011) US US Alt. [7] US Main. US Rock [7] "Blow Me Away" (featuring Valora) 120 37 5 14

Singles from Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin

1. "Blow Me Away (featuring Valora)"
   Released: June 7, 2011

Breaking Benjamin EP

Released: 2001

Track Info

1. Home
2. Medicate
3. Polyamorous
4. Water
5. Shallow Bay

So Cold EP

Released: November 23, 2004

Track Info

1. So Cold (Live Acoustic) – (3:54)
   • written by ben burnley and breaking benjamin
   • courtesy of 94 WYSP philadelphia and ozone recording studios
2. Blow Me Away – (3:25)
   • written by ben burnley
   • digital editing by dan karneff
   • produced and mixed by david bendeth at blackbird studios, nashville TN
3. Ladybug – (3:02)
   • written by ben burnley
   • produced by breaking benjamin, bret alexander and paul smith
   • mixed and engineered by bret alexander and paul smith
   • recorded by bret alexander and paul smith at saturation acres PA
4. Away (Live) – (3:23)
5. Breakdown (Live) – (3:43)
   • written by ben burnley and breaking benjamin
   • mixed by kyle kelso
   • recorded at crocodile rock, allentown PA

More Info

• label: Hollywood Records
• mastered by andy van dette at master disc studios NYC