Phobia is the third studio album by post-grunge/hard rock 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 album reentered the Billboard 100 at number 38 on May 5, 2007 with its reissue. As of September 1, 2007, the album has sold 723,871 copies in the US. As of mid July, 2007, the album has estimated to have sold over 850k, but still only certified Gold.
1This song was only on the first shipment of the album. After the first shipment, this song was removed from the album. The 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:
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.
"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.
