We Are Not Alone (album)

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We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone cover
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released June 29, 2004
Recorded October 2003 – January 2004
Genre Post Grunge
Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Length 39:30
Label Hollywood Records
Producer David Bendeth
Professional reviews
Breaking Benjamin chronology
Saturate
(2002)
We Are Not Alone
(2004)
Live EP
(2004)

We Are Not Alone is the second studio album released by post-grunge/alternative metal quartet Breaking Benjamin. Three singles came from this 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. We Are Not Alone is certified Platinum by the RIAA, and sold 48,000 copies on its first week.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "So Cold" – 4:33
  2. "Simple Design" – 4:15
  3. "Follow" – 3:18
  4. "Firefly" – 3:08
  5. "Break My Fall" – 3:25
  6. "Forget It" – 3:38
  7. "Sooner or Later" – 3:39
  8. "Breakdown" – 3:36
  9. "Away" – 3:12
  10. "Believe" – 3:20
  11. "Rain" – 3:25


[edit] Bonus Tracks

  1. "Rain (2005 Version)" (on newer pressings only) – 3:22
  2. "Ordinary Man" (On Japanese version only) – 3:31
  3. "Ladybug" (On Japanese version only)- 3:03

[edit] Japanese exclusive tracks

The tracks "Ordinary Man" and "Ladybug" are available on the Japanese import of "We Are Not Alone". They have also been leaked onto P2P file sharing networks.

[edit] Acoustic Versions

So Cold (Live)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 #20

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "So Cold" Billboard Hot 100 #76
2004 "So Cold" Mainstream Rock Tracks #2
2004 "So Cold" Modern Rock Tracks #3
2004 "Sooner or Later" Billboard Hot 100 #99
2004 "Sooner or Later" Mainstream Rock Tracks #2
2004 "Sooner or Later" Modern Rock Tracks #7
2005 "Rain" Mainstream Rock Tracks #23
2005 "Rain" Modern Rock Tracks #39

[edit] Miscellanea

  • "Forget It" was also featured in the fifth season of the TV show Smallville and is featured on the official soundtrack.
  • An additional 5 tracks were recorded for the album but did not make the cut. The only known one is called "Better Days," which was only briefly played live once.
  • The tracks "Simple Design", "So Cold", "Follow", "Rain", "Believe", and "Break My Fall" were covered by classical cover quartet called "Vitamin String Quartet", in their album "The String Tribute to Breaking Benjamin".
  • The tracks "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain" were co-written by Billy Corgan.