We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)
We Are Not Alone | ||||
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Studio album by Breaking Benjamin | ||||
Released | June 29, 2004 | |||
Recorded | October 2003–January 2004 | |||
Studio | Mirror Image Studios, Anaheim, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:28 | |||
Label | Hollywood | |||
Producer | David Bendeth | |||
Breaking Benjamin chronology | ||||
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Singles from We Are Not Alone | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
IGN | 9.3/10[3] |
We Are Not Alone is the second studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released June 29, 2004. 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.[4]
A Live EP was released with limited editions of the album, containing live recorded versions of "Sugarcoat," "Water," "Medicate," and "Next to Nothing" from their first album Saturate.
We Are Not Alone is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel. The track "Firefly" was featured in the 2004 video games WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw and WWE Day of Reckoning.
According to AllMusic critic Johnny Loftus, the album stylistically incorporates early Tool's sound through post-grunge's more accessible melodics.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Burnley and Breaking Benjamin, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" written by Ben Burnley, Breaking Benjamin and Billy Corgan.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "So Cold" | 4:33 |
2. | "Simple Design" | 4:15 |
3. | "Follow" | 3:18 |
4. | "Firefly" | 3:07 |
5. | "Break My Fall" | 3:25 |
6. | "Forget It" | 3:37 |
7. | "Sooner or Later" | 3:39 |
8. | "Breakdown" | 3:36 |
9. | "Away" | 3:12 |
10. | "Believe" | 3:19 |
11. | "Rain" | 3:27 |
Total length: | 39:28 |
2005 re-release version | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
12. | "Rain" (2005 version) | 3:22 |
Total length: | 42:54 |
Personnel
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Chart positions
- Album
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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2004 | US Billboard 200[5] | 20 |
2005 | New Zealand Albums Chart[6] | 14 |
- Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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2004 | "So Cold" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 76 |
US Modern Rock Tracks | 3 | ||
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | ||
"Sooner or Later" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 99 | |
US Modern Rock Tracks | 7 | ||
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | ||
2005 | "Rain" | US Modern Rock Tracks | 39 |
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 23 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
References
- ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Dear Agony > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- 1 2 3 Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review". IGN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ↑ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04.
- ↑ "We Are Not Alone - Breaking Benjamin". Billboard.
- ↑ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.