''Saturate'' is the debut studio album by American

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. It was released on August 27, 2002. The album features three singles, including "

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", and "Medicate". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on September 15, 2015.

Background

After the commercial success of the band's lead single "

", there was a dispute between the band and the label on deciding on which single to release next. The band wished for "Medicate", while the label insisted on releasing "

" as a single. Eventually, the label decided to go with "Skin", despite some negative feedback with the band and the fairly poor success it reached. The original release of ''Saturate'' contained "Forever" as a separate track; also, the newer enhanced versions came with the "Polyamorous" music video and ultimately featured the song embedded with "Shallow Bay". The album title is derived from a lyric in the song "Wish I May". On September 14, 2002, ''Saturate'' peaked on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and Heatseekers charts at number 136 and number two, respectively. "Wish I May" was featured in the horror films '' Wrong Turn'' and '' The Apparition'', starring

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. The tracks "Home", "Shallow Bay", "Water", and "Polyamorous" were also featured in the 2002

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''. There were also plans for a European release of the album containing the song "Lady Bug" and the

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," but this version of ''Saturate'' was never released in Europe, and as a result, neither track was released for the album. "Lady Bug" later appeared on their '' So Cold EP'' and on the deluxe edition of their greatest hits compilation album '' Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin''. "Enjoy the Silence" appeared on the compilation in the same version. The album was eventually released in Europe in 2006, but these tracks still were not included. Musically, the album's sound is more lighter compared to the band's later work and parts of the album falls into

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territory.

Track listing

Personnel

;Breaking Benjamin *

Benjamin Burnley Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV (born March 10, 1978) is an American musician and the founder and frontman of the rock band Breaking Benjamin. As the sole constant and namesake of the group, Burnley has served as its principal songwriter, lead voca ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, string arrangements * Aaron Fink – lead guitar, vocals * Mark James Klepaski – bass guitar, vocals * Jeremy Hummel – drums, vocals ;Management *Jason Jordan – A&R ;Artwork *T42Design – art direction and album design *Matthew Welch – band photography *Dr. Lukas Altwegg – cell images ;Production *

Ulrich Wild Ulrich Wild (born December 31, 1969), is an American record producer, engineer and mixer specializing in the rock and metal genres. Born and raised in Switzerland, Ulrich is now a naturalized citizen in the United States, living in Los Angeles. ...

– producer,

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* Ted Regier – assistant engineer * Alex Reverberi – assistant engineer * Vocals recorded May 2002 at Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood * Chris Wonzer – assistant engineering * Bret Alexander – vocal production on "Water", and additional vocal production on "Shallow Bay" at Saturation Acres, Pennsylvania *Paul Smith – vocal production on "Water", and additional vocal production on "Shallow Bay" at Saturation Acres, Pennsylvania *

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– mixing at Image Recording Studios, Hollywood, California *

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– mastering at Marcussen Mastering * Susie Katayama – string arrangements

Chart positions

;Album ;Singles

Certifications

References

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