- We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)
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We Are Not Alone Studio album by Breaking Benjamin Released June 29, 2004 (US)
September 15, 2004 (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 - "Sooner or Later"
Released: September 28, 2004 - "Rain (2005 Version)"
Released: June 28, 2005
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.
Contents
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
position2004 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
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?&artist=benjamin.
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- ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Breaking+Benjamin&titel=We+Are+Not+Alone&cat=a.
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- ^ "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.
Benjamin Burnley · Chad Szeliga
Chris Lightcap · Nick Hoover · Jonathan Price · Jeremy Hummel · Aaron Fink · Mark KlepaskiStudio albums Compilation albums Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking BenjaminEPs Singles "Polyamorous" · "Skin" · "Medicate" · "So Cold" · "Sooner or Later" · "Rain" · "The Diary of Jane" · "Breath" · "Until the End" · "I Will Not Bow" · "Blow Me Away" · "Give Me a Sign" · "Lights Out" · "Blow Me Away" (featuring Valora)Tours Related articles Categories:- 2004 albums
- Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
- Albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- Albums produced by David Bendeth
- Breaking Benjamin albums
- Hollywood Records albums
- "So Cold"
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