Phobia

Phobia is the third studio album by Hard Rock band 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 intro track features the sound effects of an airport, playing upon Benjamin Burnley's fear of flying. This also concurs with the album name, Phobia. The album is considered cyclical as it begins and ends with the opening and closing of a car door. This is the first studio album Chad Szeliga recorded with the band.