Saturate

Saturate
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 27, 2002
Recorded	April - May 2002 at Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Post-grunge Alternative metal
Length	49:22
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Ulrich Wild
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1] Bullz-Eye [2]
Breaking Benjamin chronology
Breaking Benjamin EP (2001) Saturate (2002) We Are Not Alone (2004) Singles from Saturate "Polyamorous" Released: 2002 "Skin" Released: 2003 "Medicate" Released: 2003

Saturate is the first studio album by alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on August 27th 2002 through Hollywood Records, and featured the singles "Polyamorous", "Skin", and "Medicate".

Track listing

1. "Wish I May" – 3:58
2. "Medicate" – 3:45
3. "Polyamorous" – 2:56
4. "Skin" – 3:20
5. "Natural Life" – 4:00
6. "Next to Nothing" – 3:43
7. "Water" – 4:12
8. "Home" – 3:37
9. "Phase" – 4:31
10. "No Games" – 3:35
11. "Sugarcoat" – 3:38
12. "Shallow Bay" – 4:05
13. "Forever" - 3:55 [In retail versions of Saturate, "Forever" follows "Shallow Bay" within the same track, making the song 8:00]

Miscellaneous information

• The track "Polyamorous" from this album was featured in the video games Run Like Hell, WWE Day of Reckoning (also Firefly from We Are Not Alone is on this video game) , WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW and WWE Wrestlemania 21. There are also 3 different studio versions of this song: the album version, a 3:02 version, and a 3:04 version with an instrumental intro.
• The track "Home" features distinct references to the classic film The Wizard of Oz. It was also featured in the video game Run Like Hell.
• The song "Natural Life" was featured in the video game MX Unleashed.
• The songs "Polyamorous", "Next to Nothing", "Sugarcoat", "Shallow Bay", and "Wish I May" are covered by a classical cover quartet called " The Vitamin String Quartet", on the album "The String Tribute to Breaking Benjamin".
• Despite explicit lyrics, this album did not carry a parental advisory.
• "Wish I May" is featured on the soundtrack of horror film Wrong Turn.
• According to lead singer Ben Burnley on the Phobia DVD, Shallow Bay was one of the first songs he ever wrote.
• In the booklet for the album Saturate, the song "Water" is listed as having a duration of 3:19, when its actual duration is 4:12.
• On 10/5/09 in a live interview with Ben Burnley on rocklineradio.com, Ben said that the song "Skin" is the 4th track listed making the innuendo foreskin (4. "Skin").
• In a live interview with Ben Burnley on rocklineradio.com, Ben said there is still one more secret about this album that has yet to be found.

Personnel

• Benjamin Burnley - Vocals, Guitar
• Aaron Fink - Guitar
• Mark James Klepaski - Bass
• Jeremy Hummel - Drums

Ulrich Wild - Producer and Engineer
Chris Wonzer - Assistant Engineer
Susie Katayama - String Arrangements

Chart positions

Album

Singles