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Phobia is the third studio album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was recorded at The Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey, and released on August 8, 2006, through Hollywood Records.

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Phobia
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)
Recorded	March–May 2006
Studio	The Barbershop Studios, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre	Alternative metal post-grunge hard rock[1]
Length	43:30
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin chronology
We Are Not Alone (2004) Phobia (2006) Dear Agony (2009)
Singles from Phobia
"The Diary of Jane" Released: June 6, 2006 "Breath" Released: January 9, 2007 "Until the End" Released: October 2, 2007
Alternative cover
EMI import cover

Overview

Phobia 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 (until 2015's Dark Before Dawn), hitting number two on the US Billboard 200. This is the first studio album Chad Szeliga recorded with the band. The intro track features the sound effects of an airport, namely a flight attendant announcing standard safety procedures and the sound of an airplane making its ascent, alluding to Benjamin Burnley's fear of flying, hence the inspiration for the album name, Phobia.[2]

The album re-entered the US Billboard 200 at number 38 on May 5, 2007, with its reissue. On May 21, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA[3] and on October 15, 2021, the album was certified silver by the BPI,[4] making it their most successful album in terms of sales internationally.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
IGN	[5]
Robert Christgau	[6]

Phobia received generally positive reviews, with Corey Apar of AllMusic calling the album "nothing if not consistent" with their past material, concluding "Phobia will not win over any skeptics still holding out on the band, but for those already happily settled in the Benjamin camp, it makes for another satisfying listen."[1]

Track listing

¹The CD released with the Phobia Collectors Edition DVD also includes this track.

²This track is not listed on the album's back insert. When played, it appears as track 14, making "So Cold" track 15 and "Rain" track 16.

Track listing

This DVD was released in April 2007 as part of the Phobia Collectors Edition CD and DVD package; it features the band's entire February 11, 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Song information

• "The Diary of Jane" is a hidden track (number 124) on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.[7]
• "The Diary of Jane" was the fastest added song ever in Hollywood Records' history, and was 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 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" was written and performed before the band had even released their debut album Saturate, in 1998 when the band first formed and was originally called "Top of the World".
• "The Diary of Jane", and "Breath" were covered by the classical cover quartet tribute band Vitamin String Quartet, and the covers of those songs appear on the albums Strung Out – the String Quartet Tribute and Hard Rock Hits, Vol. 4.
• According to lead singer Benjamin Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track "Evil Angel" was one of the first songs he wrote for Phobia.
• The single "Until the End" is featured on Guitar Hero 5 as well as their other hit singles, "Sooner or Later" from We Are Not Alone and "Give Me a Sign" from Dear Agony as downloadable content in the game.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[8]

Chart positions

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	August 7, 2006	Hollywood	CD digital download
United States	August 8, 2006
Australia	October 7, 2006
United States	April 17, 2007 (Collectors Edition)

References

На других языках

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- [en] Phobia (Breaking Benjamin album)

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[es] Phobia (álbum de Breaking Benjamin)

Phobia —en español: Fobia— es el tercer álbum de estudio de la banda americana, post-grunge/alternative metal, Breaking Benjamin. Fue grabado en The Barbershop Studios en Hopatcong y lanzado el 8 de agosto de 2006 a través de Hollywood Records.

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[ru] Phobia (альбом Breaking Benjamin)

Phobia (с англ. — «Фобия») — третий студийный альбом постгранж группы Breaking Benjamin, выпущен 8 августа 2006 года. Был быстро распродан в крупнейших розничных сетях, таких, как Best Buy и Target Corporation. В первую же неделю была продана 131 тысяча копий, что сделало альбом самым продаваемым за всю историю группы. К этому моменту Phobia заняла второе место в US Billboard Top 200. По состоянию на 5 мая 2007 года альбом расположился на 38 позиции по версии журнала Billboard 100. 21 мая 2009 года Американская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний предоставила альбому статус платинового диска.

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