We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)

We Are Not Alone
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) (US) September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) (Japan)
Recorded	October 2003–January 2004
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length	39:30
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin chronology
Saturate (2002) We Are Not Alone (2004) Phobia (2006)
Singles from We Are Not Alone
"So Cold" Released: March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30) "Sooner or Later" Released: September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) "Rain (2005 Version)" Released: June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
IGN	9.3/10[2]
Ultimate Guitar	9.4/10[3]

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.^[4]

We Are Not Alone is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benjamin Burnley, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" by Billy Corgan, all music composed by Breaking Benjamin, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" by 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"	3:20
11.	"Rain"	3:25
12.	"Rain (2005)" (Platinum re-release hidden track)	3:22
Total length:		39:30

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Ordinary Man"	3:31
14.	"Lady Bug"	3:03

Personnel

Breaking Benjamin

• Benjamin Burnley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Aaron Fink - Lead guitar
• Mark Klepaski - bass guitar
• Jeremy Hummel - drums

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[5] 20 2005 New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 14

Singles Year Song US [7] US Alt. [8] US Main. 2004 "So Cold" 76 3 2 "Sooner or Later" 99 7 2 2005 "Rain" — 39 23

References

1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album) at Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
2. ^ Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review". IGN. http://music.ign.com/articles/527/527137p2.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
3. ^ "We Are Not Alone Review". Ultimate Guitar. July 5, 2004. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/breaking_benjamin/we_are_not_alone/index.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
4. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?&artist=benjamin. 
5. ^ "We Are Not Alone - Breaking Benjamin". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/album/breaking-benjamin/we-are-not-alone/636650#/album/breaking-benjamin/we-are-not-alone/636650. 
6. ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Breaking+Benjamin&titel=We+Are+Not+Alone&cat=a. 
7. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453#/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453. 
8. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/breaking-benjamin/490453#/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453?f=377&g=Singles.