Phobia (Breaking Benjamin album)
Phobia is the third studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was recorded at The Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey and released August 8, 2006 through Hollywood Records.
Overview
Phobia 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. This is the first studio album Chad Szeliga recorded with the band. The intro track features the sound effects of an airport, playing upon Benjamin Burnley's fear of flying and also concurs with the album name, Phobia.
The album reentered the Billboard 200 at number 38 on May 5, 2007 with its reissue. On May 21, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[3]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Benjamin Burnley.
| 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" |
4:18 |
| 10. |
"Unknown Soldier" |
3:46 |
| 11. |
"Had Enough" |
3:50 |
| 12. |
"You Fight Me" |
3:12 |
| 13. |
"Outro" |
2:09 |
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Total length:
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43:36 |
| 14. |
"The Diary of Jane" (Acoustic1) |
3:06 |
| 14. |
"The Diary of Jane" (Acoustic version) |
3:06 |
| 14. |
"The Diary of Jane" (Acoustic version2) |
3:06 |
| 15. |
"So Cold" (Acoustic version) |
3:55 |
| 16. |
"Rain (2005)" |
3:22 |
1The CD released with the Phobia Collector's Edition DVD also includes this track.
2This track is not listed on the albums back insert. When played, it appears as track 14, making "So Cold" track 15.
Collector's edition DVD track listing
- "Polyamorous"
- "Home"
- "Shallow Bay"
- "Breakdown"
- "Topless"
- "Away"
- "Intro"
- "The Diary of Jane"
- "Dance with the Devil"
- "Until the End"
- "Had Enough"
- "Sooner or Later"
- "Break My Fall"
- "So Cold"
- "Breath"
- "Evil Angel"
This DVD was released in April 2007. It includes the band's entire February 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Song information
- "The Diary of Jane" is a hidden track song selection (#124) on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.[4]
- "The Diary of Jane" was the fastest added song ever in Hollywood Records' history, and was 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 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 Diary of Jane", and "Breath" were covered by a classical cover quartet called "The Vitamin String Quartet", and is on the album "Strung Out- "The String Quartet Tribute" to Hard Rock Hits, Vol.4.
- According to lead singer Ben Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track "Evil Angel" was one of the first songs he wrote for Phobia.
Personnel
- Breaking Benjamin
- Additional musicians
- Sebastian Davin (from Dropping Daylight) - piano and backing vocals (on track 7, 12 and 14)
- David Eggar - cello on "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)"
- Scott Treibitz - cello arrangement
- Production
- Produced by David Bendeth
- Arranged by Benjamin Burnley and David Bendeth
- Engineering and digital editing by Dan Korneff, John Bender and Kato Khandwala
- Assistant engineering by Mark Rinaldi and Austin Briggs
- Mixing by Ben Grosse
- "The Diary of Jane" Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
- Assistant mixing by Paul Pavao
- Mastered by Ted Jensen
- Art direction and design by T4design
- Cover artwork by Kamil Vojnar at Getty Images
- Photography by Phil Mucci, Prem Prakash Sahu, Dada Jayela
Chart positions
Release details
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