We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album)

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
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]

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's 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

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.

Original release

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 ^[4]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"So Cold" (acoustic version)	3:56
13.	"Rain" (2005 version)	3:22
Total length:		42:51

Bonus tracks for Japan ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ordinary Man"	3:31
13.	"Lady Bug"	3:03
Total length:		49:25

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) [7] 14 US Billboard 200 [8] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 [9] 160 Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200 [10] 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
		US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11]	Gold	7,500^
United States (RIAA) [12]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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. "Release "We Are Not Alone"". Musicbrainz.
5. "We Are Not Alone breaking benjamin CD Album". CDJapan.
6. "None". Discogs .
7. "Charts.nz – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
8. "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
11. "New Zealand album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
12. "American album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone". Recording Industry Association of America.