We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)

We Are Not Alone
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	June 29, 2004 (US) September 15, 2004 (Japan) November 2, 2007 (Europe)
Recorded	October 2003–January 2004 at Mirror Image Studios, Anaheim, CA.
Genre	Alternative metal[1] post-grunge hard rock[2]
Length	39:28 42:54 (Re-release) 49:25 (Japanese release)
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 Remix)" Released: June 28, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
IGN	9.3/10[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 in North America and November 2, 2007 in Europe. 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
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
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rain" (2005 Version)	3:22
Total length:		42:54

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" Wayne Davis - Keyboards, programming Buster Cherry- drums Hugh G. Dildeaux- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Touring Musicians BC Vaught - drums, percussion (live only) Brian Jezuit - drums, percussion (live only) Artwork T42Design – Art Direction and Album Design Michael Halsband – Band Photography

Management Larry Mazer & Tamra Feldman – Management for Entertainment Services Lic Wheeler – Marketing Nick Ferrara – Legal for Serling Rooks Andy Somers – Booking Agent for The Agency Group Production David Bendeth – Producer, mixing Rich Costey – Mixing on "So Cold" Andy Wallace – Mixing on "Follow" Michael Brauer – Mixing on "Forget It" Jason Jordan – A&R Bladimir Jimenezv – Artist Coordination Keith Gary – Assistant John Bender – Assistant Engineer Wayne Davis & Jerry Farley – Digital Editing J. Colangelo – Drum Technician George Marino – Mastering Valerie Zyriek – Studio Coordinator Freddie Fabbri – Consigliere James "MO" Butts – Sound Advice

Chart positions

Album Year Chart Peak position 2004 US Billboard 200[5] 20 2005 New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 14 Singles Year Song Chart Position 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 Country Certification Sales New Zealand Gold[7] 7,500+ United States Platinum[8] 1,000,000+

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Dear Agony > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
2. Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
3. Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review". IGN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
4. "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. "We Are Not Alone - Breaking Benjamin". Billboard.
6. "New Zealand chart positions". charts.org.nz.
7. "Top 40 albums (#1475)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. 2005-08-29.
8. "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.