Phobia

Phobia
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 8, 2006
Recorded	March - May 2006 at The Barbershop Studios, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre	Alternative metal Post-grunge
Length	43:36
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	David Bendeth
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1] Ultimate Guitar [2]
Breaking Benjamin chronology
So Cold EP (2004) Phobia (2006) Dear Agony (2009)

Phobia is the third studio album by 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 intro track features the sound effects of an airport, playing upon Benjamin Burnley's fear of flying. This also concurs with the album name, Phobia.

The album reentered the Billboard 100 at number 38 on May 5, 2007 with its reissue. On May 21, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:14
2. "The Diary of Jane" – 3:23
3. "Breath" – 3:38
4. "You" – 3:22
5. "Evil Angel" – 3:38
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.

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.

Collector's Edition DVD Track listing

1. "Polyamorous"
2. "Home"
3. "Shallow Bay"
4. "Breakdown"
5. "Topless"
6. "Away"
7. "The Diary of Jane"
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 February 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Personnel

• Benjamin Burnley - Vocals, Guitar
• Aaron Fink - Guitar
• Mark James Klepaski - Bass
• Chad Szeliga - Drums

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

Song Information

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (October 2009)

• "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.
• According to lead singer Ben Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track Evil Angel was one of the first songs they wrote for Phobia.
• A cover version of "The Diary of Jane" is featured in the music video game Rock Revolution, and the master is available for download for Rock Band.

Chart positions

Album

Singles

Release details

Credits

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

Artwork

• Art Direction & Design - t42design
• Cover Photo - Kamil Vojnar, Getty Images
• Photography - Phil Mucci, Prem Prakash Sahu, Dada Jayela

References