Phobia (album)

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Phobia
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 8, 2006
Recorded	March - May 2006
Genre	Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge
Length	43:36
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer(s)	David Bendeth
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Breaking Benjamin chronology
So Cold EP (2004)	Phobia (2006)

Phobia is the third studio album by post-grunge/hard rock quartet Breaking Benjamin.

It was recorded at The Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey. It was released on August 8, 2006 and quickly sold out at major retail chains such as Best Buy and Target. The album sold 131,000 copies in its first week, which made it the fastest selling and highest charting Breaking Benjamin album to date, hitting #2 on the US Billboard Top 200. The album was certified Gold from the RIAA on November 8, 2006.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Chart positions 4 Release details

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:13
2. "The Diary of Jane" – 3:20
3. "Breath" – 3:38
4. "You" – 3:21
5. "Evil Angel" – 3:41
6. "Until the End" – 4:12
7. "Dance with the Devil" – 3:47
8. "Topless" – 3:03
9. "Here We Are" – 4:17
10. "Unknown Soldier" – 3:46
11. "Had Enough" – 3:47
12. "You Fight Me" – 3:12
13. "Outro" – 2:09
14. "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)" – 3:06¹

¹This single was only on the first shipment of the album. After the first shipment, this single was removed from the album.

[edit] Trivia

• "The Diary of Jane" was the first single from Phobia. "The Diary of Jane" was the fastest added song ever in Hollywood Records' history, and was even featured in the video game NASCAR 07.

• "You" was played live for the first time during an all acoustic set at "Concert for a Cause IV" in April of 2006, while the band was still in the recording process. In an interview, Burnley revealed that he had mistakenly forgotten the second verse of the song during the set.

• "Topless" is an old fan favorite, written and performed before the band had even released their debut album Saturate.

• The second single has been confirmed on the band's official message board, their MySpace, and during their recent concerts, to be "Breath".

• Sebastian Davin of Dropping Daylight contributes piano and backing vocals on "Dance With The Devil", "You Fight Me", and "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)".

• The Chinese release of Phobia features two bonus tracks, "So Cold (Acoustic)" and "Rain (2005)" - both previously released in America by the band - and also features the band's new promotional picture as the cover art instead of the cover featured on the American release.

• In April 2007, the band released its first live DVD, also named Phobia, which includes the band's entire 2006 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2006	The Billboard 200	2
2006	Top Rock Albums	1
2006	Top Internet Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2006	"The Diary Of Jane"	Billboard Hot 100	50
2006	"The Diary Of Jane"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
2006	"The Diary Of Jane"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
2006	"The Diary Of Jane"	Billboard Pop 100	46
2006	"The Diary Of Jane"	Hot Digital Songs	34
2007	"Breath"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1 (4 WEEKS)
2007	"Breath"	Modern Rock Tracks	7
2007	"Breath"	Hot 100	102

[edit] Release details

The CD was released on August 8, 2006.

Country	Date	Label	Format
UK	August 7, 2006	Hollywood Records	Digital and Retail CD
United States	August 8, 2006	Hollywood Records	Digital and Retail CD
Australia	October 7, 2006	Hollywood Records	Digital and Retail CD

Breaking Benjamin
Benjamin Burnley | Aaron Fink | Mark Klepaski | Chad Szeliga
Discography
Albums: Saturate | We Are Not Alone | Phobia
EPs: Breaking Benjamin EP | Live EP | So Cold EP
Singles: "Polyamorous" | "Skin" | "Medicate" | "So Cold" | "Sooner or Later" | "Rain" | "The Diary of Jane" | "Breath"