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We Are Not Alone is the second studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. 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”. The album’s name is a reference to a James Hilton novel of the same name. We Are Not Alone sold 48,000 copies in its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 13, 2005.[3] Despite not being the first Breaking Benjamin album with explicit music, it was the first to receive a Parental Advisory label.[4]

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 Saturate.

We Are Not Alone is the last studio album to feature drummer Jeremy Hummel. The track “Firefly” was featured in the 2004 video games WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw and WWE Day of Reckoning.

According to AllMusic critic Johnny Loftus, the album stylistically incorporates early Tool‘s sound through post-grunge‘s more accessible melodics.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Burnley and Breaking Benjamin, except “Follow”, “Forget It” and “Rain” written by Burnley, Breaking Benjamin, and Billy Corgan.

Original release
No.TitleLength
1.“So Cold“4:33
2.“Simple Design”4:15
3.“Follow”3:18
4.“Firefly”3:07
5.“Break My Fall”3:25
6.“Forget It”3:37
7.“Sooner or Later“3:39
8.“Breakdown”3:36
9.“Away”3:12
10.“Believe”3:19
11.“Rain“3:28
Total length:39:29
2005 release[5]
No.TitleLength
12.“So Cold” (acoustic version)3:56
13.“Rain” (2005 version)3:22
Total length:42:51
Bonus tracks for Japan[6][7]
No.TitleLength
12.“Ordinary Man”3:31
13.“Lady Bug”3:03
Total length:49:25

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for We Are Not Alone
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Loftus, Johnny. We Are Not Alone at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Moriarty, Colin. “We Are Not Alone – Music review”. IGN. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ “RIAA certifications”. Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015.
  4. ^ “The Best-Selling Scene Albums Ever”. Loudwire. July 20, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  5. ^ “Release “We Are Not Alone”“. Musicbrainz.
  6. ^ “We Are Not Alone breaking benjamin CD Album”. CDJapan.
  7. ^ “None”. Discogs.
  8. ^ “Charts.nz – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone“. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  9. ^ “Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Billboard 200)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  10. ^ “Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004”. Billboard. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  11. ^ “Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005”. Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  12. ^ “New Zealand album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone”. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  13. ^ “American album certifications – Breaking Benjamin – We Are Not Alone”. Recording Industry Association of America.