Song · Breaking Benjamin
“Sooner or Later” by Breaking Benjamin
From the album We Are Not Alone (2004)
“Sooner or Later” by Breaking Benjamin appears on 9 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2005 and 2023. It was first released in 2004 on the album We Are Not Alone. Its best result is #17 on the CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #101 alternative song of 2005 and #4,606 alternative song of all time.
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"Sooner or Later" was the second single off Breaking Benjamin's second album, We Are Not Alone, hitting radio in September 2004 with all the clenched-jaw crunch post-grunge was built on. All four members share the writing credit: Benjamin Burnley sings and plays guitar alongside Aaron Fink, with Mark James Klepaski on bass and Jeremy Hummel on drums, and David Bendeth produced, mixed and arranged it, adding keyboards of his own.
Rock radio took the bait, pushing it to No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and the band played it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in April 2005. Years later it resurfaced as downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5, in a Breaking Benjamin pack alongside "Until the End" and "Give Me a Sign".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 26 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 | 89 |
| 2005 | 17 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 | 98 |
| 2005 | 28 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 28 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 382 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 402 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 386 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2023 | 458 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
Also listed as: Sooner Or Later.
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