Phobia (Breaking Benjamin album)

Phobia
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)
Recorded	March–May 2006
Studio	The Barbershop Studios (Hopatcong, New Jersey)
Genre	Alternative metal post-grunge hard rock [1]
Length	43:30
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin chronology
We Are Not Alone (2004) Phobia (2006) Dear Agony (2009)
Singles from Phobia
"The Diary of Jane" Released: June 6, 2006 "Breath" Released: January 9, 2007 "Until the End" Released: October 2, 2007

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Benjamin Burnley Aaron Fink Mark James Klepaski	1:13
2.	"The Diary of Jane"	Burnley Fink Klepaski	3:20
3.	"Breath"	Burnley Klepaski	3:38
4.	"You"	Burnley	3:21
5.	"Evil Angel"	Burnley Klepaski	3:41
6.	"Until the End"	Burnley Fink Klepaski	4:12
7.	"Dance with the Devil"	Burnley Klepaski	3:47
8.	"Topless"	Burnley	3:03
9.	"Here We Are"	Burnley	4:18
10.	"Unknown Soldier"	Burnley	3:46
11.	"Had Enough"	Burnley	3:50
12.	"You Fight Me"	Burnley Fink Klepaski	3:12
13.	"Outro"	Burnley Fink Klepaski	2:09
Total length:			43:30

Best Buy exclusive bonus track and Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Diary of Jane" (acoustic version1)	Burnley Fink Klepaski	3:05
Total length:			46:35

EMI bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Diary of Jane" (acoustic version2)	Burnley Fink Klepaski	3:05
15.	"So Cold" (acoustic version)	Burnley Fink Jeremy Hummel Klepaski	3:55
16.	"Rain (2005)"	Burnley Fink Hummel Klepaski Billy Corgan	3:25
Total length:			57:00

¹The CD released with the Phobia Collectors Edition DVD also includes this track.

²This track is not listed on the album's back insert. When played, it appears as track 14, making "So Cold" track 15 and "Rain" track 16.

Collectors edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"Polyamorous"
3.	"Home"
4.	"Shallow Bay"
5.	"Topless"
6.	"Away"
7.	"The Diary of Jane"
8.	"Dance with the Devil"
9.	"Until the End"
10.	"Had Enough"
11.	"Sooner or Later"
12.	"Break My Fall"
13.	"So Cold"
14.	"Breath"
15.	"Evil Angel"

This DVD was released in April 2007 as part of the Phobia Collectors Edition CD and DVD package; it features the band's entire February 11, 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Song information

• "The Diary of Jane" is a hidden track (number 124) on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida. ^[10]
• According to lead singer Benjamin Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track "Evil Angel" was one of the first songs he wrote for Phobia.
• The single "Until the End" is playable on Guitar Hero 5 .

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. ^[11]

Breaking Benjamin Benjamin Burnley – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (track 14) Aaron Fink – lead guitar Mark James Klepaski – bass Chad Szeliga – drums, percussion Additional musicians Sebastian Davin (of Dropping Daylight) – piano (tracks 7, and 12) and backing vocals (tracks 7, 12 and 14) David Eggar – cello (track 14) Scott Treibitz – cello arrangement (track 14) Management Jason Jordan – A&R Larry Mazer and Tamra Feldman – management for Entertainment Services Nick Ferrara – legal for Serling Rooks Andy Somers – booking agent for The Agency Group Lic Wheeler – marketing

Production David Bendeth – producer, digital editing, mixing (tracks 1, 13, and 14) Arranged by Breaking Benjamin and David Bendeth Dan Korneff, John Bender – engineering, digital editing Kato Khandwala – digital editing Mark Rinaldi, Austin Briggs – assistant engineers Ben Grosse – mixing (tracks 3–11) Paul Pavao – assistant mixing (tracks 3–11) Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (track 2) Keith Armstrong and Dim-E – assistant mixing (track 2) Ted Jensen – mastering Artwork T42design – art direction and design Kamil Vojnar – cover artwork at Getty Images Phil Mucci, Prem Prakash Sahu, Dada Jayela – photography

Chart positions

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Phobia Chart (2006) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 16 US Billboard 200 [13] 2 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 18 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 1 US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [16] 3

Year-end charts 2006 year-end chart performance for Phobia Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200 [17] 171 2007 year-end chart performance for Phobia Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [18] 127

Certifications

Certifications for Phobia

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [4]	Gold	7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [5]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [3]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	August 7, 2006	Hollywood	CD digital download
United States	August 8, 2006
Australia	October 7, 2006
United States	April 17, 2007 (Collectors Edition)

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