We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	October 2003 – January 2004
Studio	Mirror Image Studios, Anaheim, California
Genre	Alternative metal; post-grunge;
Length	39:29
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin chronology
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]

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". The album name is a reference to a James Hilton novel of the same name. We Are Not Alone sold 48,000 copies in its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.^[3] It was 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

Original release

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.

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"	3:28
Total length:		39:29

2005 release

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rain" (2005 version)	3:22
Total length:		42:51

Bonus tracks for Japan^[4]^[5]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ordinary Man"	3:31
13.	"Lady Bug"	3:03
Total length:		49:25

20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition release

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 and "Who Wants to Live Forever" composed by Freddie Mercury and Brian May.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Cold"	4:33
2.	"Blow Me Away"	3:25
3.	"Simple Design"	4:15
4.	"Follow"	3:18
5.	"Firefly"	3:07
6.	"Break My Fall"	3:25
7.	"Who Wants to Live Forever"	3:12
8.	"Forget It"	3:37
9.	"Sooner or Later"	3:39
10.	"Breakdown"	3:36
11.	"Away"	3:12
12.	"Believe"	3:19
13.	"Rain"	3:22
14.	"Ordinary Man"	3:31
15.	"Ladybug"	3:03
Total length:		52:34

Personnel

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

David Bendeth – additional keyboards
Billy Corgan – additional guitar on "Forget It"
Wayne C. Davis – keyboards, programming
Chad Szeliga – drums on "Rain" (2005 version)

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	14
US Billboard 200^[7]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	160
Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	119

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak 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
2005	"Rain"	US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	23

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[10]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b 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 September 4, 2015.
^ "We Are Not Alone breaking benjamin CD Album". CDJapan.
^ "None". Discogs.
^ "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 November 20, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recording Industry Association of America.

[allmusic-1] Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] Moriarty, Colin. "We Are Not Alone - Music review". IGN. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[3] "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015.

[4] "We Are Not Alone breaking benjamin CD Album". CDJapan.

[5] "None". Discogs.

[ac_New_Zealand_Breaking_Benjamin-6] "Charts.nz – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Breaking_Benjamin-7] "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[8] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[New_ZealandBreaking_BenjaminWe_Are_Not_AlonealbumCertRef-10] "New Zealand album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[United_StatesBreaking_BenjaminWe_Are_Not_AlonealbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Breaking Benjamin
Benjamin Burnley Jasen Rauch Keith Wallen Aaron Bruch Shaun Foist Chris Lightcap Nicholaus Hoover Jonathan Price Jeremy Hummel Aaron Fink Mark James Klepaski Chad Szeliga
Studio albums	Saturate We Are Not Alone Phobia Dear Agony Dark Before Dawn Ember
Compilation albums	Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin Aurora
EPs	Breaking Benjamin So Cold EP
Singles	"Polyamorous" "Skin" "So Cold" "Sooner or Later" "Rain" "The Diary of Jane" "Breath" "Until the End" "I Will Not Bow" "Give Me a Sign" "Lights Out" "Blow Me Away" "Failure" "Angels Fall" "Ashes of Eden" "Defeated" "Never Again" "Red Cold River" "Torn in Two" "Tourniquet" "Waiting on the Sky to Change" "Awaken"
Tours	Jägermeister Music Tour 2003 Dark Horse Tour
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