Phobia (album)

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Phobia
Phobia cover
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released August 8, 2006
Recorded March - May 2006 at The Barbershop Studios, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre Post Grunge
Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Length 43:36
Label Hollywood Records
Producer David Bendeth
Professional reviews
Breaking Benjamin chronology
So Cold EP
(2004)		 Phobia
(2006)		 TBA
(2008/2009)

Phobia is the third studio album by alternative metal/post-grunge 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 reentered the Billboard 100 at number 38 on May 5, 2007 with its reissue. As of 2008 the album has sold 878,334 copies in the US.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:14
  2. "The Diary of Jane" – 3:21
  3. "Breath" – 3:38
  4. "You" – 3:22
  5. "Evil Angel" – 3:41
  6. "Until the End" – 4:13
  7. "Dance with the Devil" – 3:47
  8. "Topless" – 3:03
  9. "Here We Are" – 4:19
  10. "Unknown Soldier" – 3:46
  11. "Had Enough" – 3:50
  12. "You Fight Me" – 3:13
  13. "Outro" – 2:10
  14. "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)" – 3:06 (Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Track)1

1The CD released with the Phobia Collector's Edition DVD also includes this track.

[edit] Chinese Release

This release features two bonus tracks previously released in America:

  1. "So Cold (Acoustic)"
  2. "Rain (2005 Version)"

This release also features different artwork, with the band's new promotional picture as the cover art instead of the cover featured on the American release.

[edit] Collector's Edition DVD Track listing

  1. "Polyamorous"
  2. "Home"
  3. "Shallow Bay"
  4. "Breakdown"
  5. "Topless"
  6. "Away"
  7. "The Diary of Jane" ("Intro" is played before "The Diary of Jane" but it is not a separate track)
  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. It includes the band's entire March 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Musicians

[edit] 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

[edit] Song Information

  • "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.
  • There is a spelling mistake in the lyrics book on the song "Dance With The Devil", where it says 'So many days go bye'.
  • "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.
  • "The Diary of Jane" was also featured in a short scene in the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets.

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

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

[edit] 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" Billboard Hot 100 84
2007 "Breath" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 (7 weeks)
2007 "Breath" Modern Rock Tracks 3
2007 "Until the End" Billboard Hot 100 122
2007 "Until the End" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
2007 "Until the End" Modern Rock Tracks 21

[edit] Release details

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

[edit] Credits

[edit] Recording & Producing

  • Produced by David Bendeth
  • Arranged by Breaking Benjamin and David Bendeth
  • Dan Korneff and John Bender - Engineer and Digital Editing
  • Kato Khandwala- Digital Editing
  • Mark Rinaldi and Austin Briggs - Assistant Engineers
  • Recorded at The Barbershop Studios, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
  • Editing at Type A Studios, New York City
  • Mixed by Ben Grosse at The Mix Room, Burbank, California, assisted by Paul Pavao
  • "The Diary of Jane" mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Resonate Music, Burbank, California, assisted by Keith Armstrong and Dim-E
  • "Intro", "Outro", and "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)" mixed by David Bendeth at Type A Studios, NYC
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

[edit] Artwork

  • Art Direction & Design - t42design
  • Cover Photo - Kamil Vojnar, Getty Images
  • Photography - Phil Mucci

[edit] References

v • d • e
Breaking Benjamin
Benjamin Burnley  · Aaron Fink · Mark Klepaski · Chad Szeliga
Studio albums
Saturate · We Are Not Alone · Phobia
Singles
"Polyamorous" · "Skin" · "So Cold" · "Sooner or Later" · "Rain" · "The Diary of Jane" · "Breath" · "Until the End"
EPs