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2004 studio album by Breaking Benjamin
We Are Not Alone is the second studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin . It was released on 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. The album name is a reference to the novel of the same name . We Are Not Alone sold 48,000 copies on its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.[3] It is the first Breaking Benjamin album to receive a Parental Advisory label .
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.[1]
Track listing [ edit ]
Original release [ edit ]
All tracks are written by Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Fink, Mark James Klepaski and Jeremy Hummel, except "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" composed by Burnley and William Corgan .
Title 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 " 3:28 Total length: 39:29
2005 release [ edit ]
Title 12. "Rain" (2005 version) 3:22 Total length: 42:51
Bonus Tracks for Japan [4] [5] Title 12. "Ordinary Man" 3:31 13. "Lady Bug" 3:03 Total length: 49:25
Personnel [ edit ]
Breaking Benjamin
Benjamin Burnley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Aaron Fink – lead guitar
Mark James Klepaski – bass guitar
Jeremy Hummel – drums and percussion (except on "Rain")
Additional musicians
Artwork
T42Design – art direction and album design
Michael Halsband – band photography
Production
David Bendeth – producer, mixing
Rich Costey – mixing on "So Cold"
Andy Wallace – mixing on "Follow"
Michael Brauer – mixing on "Forget It"
Keith Gary – mixing assistant on "Forget It"
David Bendeth – additional production
Dan Korneff – engineer, digital editing
Jerry Farley – digital editing
Wayne C. Davis – digital editing
John Bender – assistant engineer
Valerie Zyriek – studio coordinator
J. Colangelo – drum technician
George Marino – mastering
Jason Jordan – A&R
Bladimir Jimenezv – artist coordination
James "MO" Butts – sound advice
Freddie Fabbri – consigliere
Chart positions [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone at AllMusic . Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review" . IGN . Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2011 .
^ "RIAA certifications" . Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on 2015-09-04.
^ https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/CTCW-53067
^ https://www.discogs.com/release/5905944-Breaking-Benjamin-We-Are-Not-Alone
^ "Charts.nz – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ "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 .
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