Song · Breaking Benjamin
“Breath” by Breaking Benjamin
From the album Phobia (2006)
“Breath” by Breaking Benjamin appears on 15 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2007 and 2023. It was first released in 2006 on the album Phobia. Its best result is #1 on the Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 2007, #2,601 alternative song of all time and #416 of the '00s.
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"Breath" comes off Breaking Benjamin's third album, Phobia, released in 2006, and was sent out as its second single in January 2007 on Hollywood Records. Benjamin Burnley wrote it with bassist Mark James Klepaski, and David Bendeth produced it and arranged it with the band. Burnley sings and plays guitar alongside Aaron Fink, Chad Szeliga handles drums and percussion, and Ben Grosse mixed it into a tight, pummeling slab of alternative metal: chugging riffs, a snarling verse and a chorus built to be shouted back.
Pop radio kept it at arm's length, but rock radio grabbed it. It became the band's first number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for seven weeks, and it matched "So Cold" as their best showing on the Modern Rock chart. The RIAA certified it double platinum in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 2 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 | 89 |
| 2007 | 5 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 29 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
| 2007 | 26 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 14 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 | 88 |
| 2008 | 39 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 | 99 |
| 2008 | 1 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 | 103 |
| 2009 | 9 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83 | WJRR | WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade | 101 |
| 2010 | 88 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2014 | 87 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 118 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 98 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2023 | 185 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
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