''We Are Not Alone'' is the second studio album by American

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. 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", as opposed to the original version in which the only instrument used is an

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, which came out near the end of June 2005. The album name is a reference to the novel of the same name. ''We Are Not Alone'' sold 48,000 copies on its first week and was certified platinum by the

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on June 13, 2005. It is the first Breaking Benjamin album to receive a

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. 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 ''

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.'' ''We Are Not Alone'' is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel. The track "Firefly" was featured in the 2004

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''. According to

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critic Johnny Loftus, the album stylistically incorporates early

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's sound through

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's more accessible melodics.

Track listing

Personnel

;Breaking Benjamin *

Benjamin Burnley Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV (born March 10, 1978) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the founder and frontman of the American rock band Breaking Benjamin. As the sole constant of the group, Burnley h ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Aaron Fink – lead guitar * Mark Klepaski – bass guitar * Jeremy Hummel – drums (except on "Rain") ;Additional musicians *

David Bendeth David Jonathan Bendeth (born 17 June 1954) is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Early life David Bendeth was born on 17 June 1954 in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England. He attended Parkhill School in Ilford, London and in ...

– additional keyboards *

Billy Corgan William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the ...

– additional guitar on "Forget It" * Wayne Davis – keyboards, programming *

Chad Szeliga Chad Szeliga (born December 11, 1976) is an American drummer from Elyria, Ohio. Formerly the drummer of rock band Breaking Benjamin, he joined Black Label Society in 2013, replacing Mike Froedge. In 2017, Szeliga replaced Jimmy DeGrasso in Bl ...

– drums on "Rain" ;Artwork *T42Design – art direction and album design *Michael Halsband – band photography ;Production *

– producer, mixing *

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– mixing on "So Cold" * Andy Wallace – mixing on "Follow" *

Michael Brauer Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer. He received a Grammy for "Best Pop Vocal Album" for his work on John Mayer's ''Continuum'', "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's ''Parachutes'', and also "Best Rock Album" for Coldplay's ''Viva la ...

– mixing on "Forget It" *Jason Jordan – A&R *Bladimir Jimenezv – artist coordination *Keith Gary – assistant *John Bender – assistant engineer *Wayne Davis – digital editing *Dan Korneff – digital editing *Jerry Farley – digital editing *J. Colangelo – drum technician *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

– mastering *Valerie Zyriek – studio coordinator *Freddie Fabbri –

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*James "MO" Butts – sound advice

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

;Singles

Certifications

References

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