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Break the Cycle

August 17, 2023

Break the Cycle is the third studio album by American rock band Staind, released through Elektra Entertainment and Flip Records in 2001. It is Staind's most successful album to date and was the album that broke them into the mainstream. It was a huge international success for the band, as it spent three weeks at number-one position in the U.S. album charts and many weeks in the top-10 album charts of the Billboard 200, the UK and New Zealand. It sold at least 4 million copies in 2001. The album was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA for sales of over five million units in the US.[1]

Break the Cycle
Studio album by
Staind
ReleasedMay 8, 2001[1]
RecordedAugust–December 2000[2][3][4]
StudioNRG Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Long View Farm Studios (North Brookfield, MA), Southbeach Studios (Miami Beach, FL) and Electric Lady Recording Studio (New York City, NY)
Genre
Length50:49
Label
ProducerJosh Abraham
Staind chronology
Dysfunction
(1999) 		Break the Cycle
(2001) 		14 Shades of Grey
(2003)
Singles from Break the Cycle
  1. "It's Been Awhile"
    Released: March 20, 2001
  2. "Outside"
    Released: May 2001
  3. "Fade"
    Released: July 2001
  4. "For You"
    Released: December 2001
  5. "Epiphany"
    Released: August 2002

Background

A total of five singles were released from this album—"It's Been Awhile", "Fade", "Outside", "For You" and "Epiphany"—all of which did incredibly well. There were videos made for each of these songs (some of which can be found on Staind's MTV Unplugged DVD). The first four singles had varying degrees of success in the UK, "It's Been Awhile" charting the highest of the four released in both countries. The album also includes a track called "Waste", dedicated to a teenage fan who committed suicide. Like Staind's previous album, Dysfunction, Break the Cycle has alternative metal/nu metal sounds. However, the album also shows the band's softer post-grunge sound, an element that the band wished to progress further with more acoustic and soft ballad tracks. This included an acoustic rendition of the entire album as a second disc, but this was not finalized.

There is also a bonus track on the album. In the United States, the bonus track is an acoustic version of "It's Been Awhile". However, on the Australian and European editions, the bonus track is a live acoustic version of "Outside", performed with Fred Durst in Biloxi, Mississippi, on the Family Values Tour 1999.

Sales

Because of the record's high recording budget of $800,000, there were many worries about whether the album would be successful, and the album almost had to top charts internationally just to break even with studio costs. Break the Cycle debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of at least 717,600 copies.[11] It remained at the top the following week, with 329,299 copies. In the third week it was number one again, with 244,698 copies. In the fourth week it dropped to number two, with 221,179 copies. It sold over 1 million copies in the first three weeks. The album sold 4,900,000 copies in the US and was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA. Break the Cycle also topped charts in the UK, where it was certified platinum; in New Zealand; and in Canada, where it had multiplatinum status. In 2001 the album was the tenth best-selling globally, selling 5.6 million copies[12]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(55/100)[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [14]
Blender     [13]
Entertainment WeeklyC[15]
NME(2/10)[6]
Q     [13]
Rolling Stone     [16]
Yahoo! Music UK          [8]

Initial critical response ranged from mixed to average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 55, based on nine reviews.[13]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Aaron Lewis, all music by Staind, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Open Your Eyes" 3:50
2."Pressure"
3:22
3."Fade" 4:03
4."It's Been Awhile" 4:24
5."Change" 3:36
6."Can't Believe" 2:47
7."Epiphany"Lewis4:19
8."Suffer" 4:00
9."Warm Safe Place" 4:36
10."For You" 3:25
11."Outside"Lewis4:53
12."Waste" 3:56
13."Take It" 3:37
Total length:50:49
U.S. edition + bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."It's Been Awhile (Acoustic)"4:30
Total length:55:19
Australian and European edition + bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Outside (Family Values Version 1999)"5:40
Total length:56:29

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Break the Cycle
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[52] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[53] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Sweden (GLF)[55] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[58] 5× Platinum 4,900,000[57]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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August 17, 2023
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Break the Cycle is the third studio album by American rock band Staind released through Elektra Entertainment and Flip Records in 2001 It is Staind s most successful album to date and was the album that broke them into the mainstream It was a huge international success for the band as it spent three weeks at number one position in the U S album charts and many weeks in the top 10 album charts of the Billboard 200 the UK and New Zealand It sold at least 4 million copies in 2001 The album was certified 5 platinum by the RIAA for sales of over five million units in the US 1 Break the CycleStudio album by StaindReleasedMay 8 2001 1 RecordedAugust December 2000 2 3 4 StudioNRG Studios Los Angeles CA Long View Farm Studios North Brookfield MA Southbeach Studios Miami Beach FL and Electric Lady Recording Studio New York City NY GenreNu metal 5 6 7 8 alternative metal 9 post grunge 10 Length50 49LabelFlip ElektraProducerJosh AbrahamStaind chronologyDysfunction 1999 Break the Cycle 2001 14 Shades of Grey 2003 Singles from Break the Cycle It s Been Awhile Released March 20 2001 Outside Released May 2001 Fade Released July 2001 For You Released December 2001 Epiphany Released August 2002 Contents 1 Background 2 Sales 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Decade end charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesBackground EditA total of five singles were released from this album It s Been Awhile Fade Outside For You and Epiphany all of which did incredibly well There were videos made for each of these songs some of which can be found on Staind s MTV Unplugged DVD The first four singles had varying degrees of success in the UK It s Been Awhile charting the highest of the four released in both countries The album also includes a track called Waste dedicated to a teenage fan who committed suicide Like Staind s previous album Dysfunction Break the Cycle has alternative metal nu metal sounds However the album also shows the band s softer post grunge sound an element that the band wished to progress further with more acoustic and soft ballad tracks This included an acoustic rendition of the entire album as a second disc but this was not finalized There is also a bonus track on the album In the United States the bonus track is an acoustic version of It s Been Awhile However on the Australian and European editions the bonus track is a live acoustic version of Outside performed with Fred Durst in Biloxi Mississippi on the Family Values Tour 1999 Sales EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Break the Cycle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Because of the record s high recording budget of 800 000 there were many worries about whether the album would be successful and the album almost had to top charts internationally just to break even with studio costs Break the Cycle debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of at least 717 600 copies 11 It remained at the top the following week with 329 299 copies In the third week it was number one again with 244 698 copies In the fourth week it dropped to number two with 221 179 copies It sold over 1 million copies in the first three weeks The album sold 4 900 000 copies in the US and was certified 5 platinum by the RIAA Break the Cycle also topped charts in the UK where it was certified platinum in New Zealand and in Canada where it had multiplatinum status In 2001 the album was the tenth best selling globally selling 5 6 million copies 12 Reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic 55 100 13 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 14 Blender 13 Entertainment WeeklyC 15 NME 2 10 6 Q 13 Rolling Stone 16 Yahoo Music UK 8 Initial critical response ranged from mixed to average At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has received an average score of 55 based on nine reviews 13 Track listing EditAll lyrics written by Aaron Lewis all music by Staind except where noted No TitleMusicLength1 Open Your Eyes 3 502 Pressure StaindJosh Abraham3 223 Fade 4 034 It s Been Awhile 4 245 Change 3 366 Can t Believe 2 477 Epiphany Lewis4 198 Suffer 4 009 Warm Safe Place 4 3610 For You 3 2511 Outside Lewis4 5312 Waste 3 5613 Take It 3 37Total length 50 49 U S edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 It s Been Awhile Acoustic 4 30Total length 55 19 Australian and European edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 Outside Family Values Version 1999 5 40Total length 56 29Personnel EditStaind Aaron Lewis lead vocals rhythm guitar Mike Mushok lead guitar Johnny April bass backing vocals Jon Wysocki drumsAdditional musicians Fred Durst additional backing vocals on Outside live version Mike Kezner sitar on Warm Safe Place Artwork Craig Howell art direction illustration Gayle Boulware art direction Clay Patrick McBride photography John Baptiste styling Production Josh Abraham producer Fred Durst A amp R DJ Lethal A amp R Peter Katsis A amp R coordination Cailin McCarthy A amp R coordination assistant Joseph Bogan assistant engineers Paul Conaway assistant engineers Steve Sisco assistant mixing engineer Jordan Schur executive producer Vlado Meller mastering Andy Wallace mixing Dave Dominguez recordingManagementThe Firm Exclusive management David Mantel Legal representation Stuart A Ditsky Business managementCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Break the Cycle Chart 2001 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 17 18Austrian Albums O3 Austria 18 6Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 19 27Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 20 34Canadian Albums Billboard 21 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 22 5Dutch Albums Album Top 100 23 36Europe European Top 100 Albums 24 6Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 25 26French Albums SNEP 26 48German Albums Offizielle Top 100 27 5Irish Albums IRMA 28 1Italian Albums FIMI 29 13New Zealand Albums RMNZ 30 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 31 23Scottish Albums OCC 32 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 33 46Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 34 9Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 35 18UK Albums OCC 36 1US Billboard 200 37 1 Year end charts Edit 2001 year end chart performance for Break the Cycle Chart 2001 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 38 94Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 39 22European Albums Music amp Media 40 49German Albums Offizielle Top 100 41 76New Zealand Albums RMNZ 42 15Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 43 94UK Albums OCC 44 58US Billboard 200 45 7Worldwide Albums IFPI 46 82002 year end chart performance for Break the Cycle Chart 2002 PositionCanadian Alternative Albums Nielsen SoundScan 47 90Canadian Metal Albums Nielsen SoundScan 48 42German Albums Offizielle Top 100 49 77US Billboard 200 50 56Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for Break the Cycle Chart 2000 2009 PositionUS Billboard 200 51 41Certifications EditCertifications for Break the Cycle Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 52 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 53 2 Platinum 200 000 New Zealand RMNZ 54 2 Platinum 30 000 Sweden GLF 55 Gold 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 56 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 58 5 Platinum 4 900 000 57 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved May 31 2020 Staind s sets for 2000 setlist fm Halbersberg Elianne September 2001 STAIND www mixonline com Guitar World Mike Mushok August 2001 Interview staind online com The 50 best nu metal albums of all time April 2022 a b Pattison Louis August 10 2001 Album Reviews Staind Break The Cycle NME Retrieved September 28 2012 Dotmusic Album Review Archived from the original on August 28 2001 a b Oliver Lisa August 20 2001 Staind Staind Break The Cycle EastWest Yahoo Music UK Archived from the original on November 3 2004 Retrieved September 28 2012 VH1 Celebrity Reality Television Series University Post Grunge 101 Rhapsody September 1 2014 Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved August 11 2015 Staind Helps Hard Rock Get Rolling Again Los Angeles Times May 31 2001 Retrieved August 30 2021 White Adam February 16 2002 Dido Linkin Park Lead the Global 20 of 2001 Billboard Vol 114 no 7 p 42 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved May 13 2022 a b c d Break the Cycle 2001 Reviews Metacritic CNET Networks Inc Retrieved March 13 2009 Gallucci Michael Break the Cycle at AllMusic Retrieved July 17 2011 Morgan Laura May 11 2001 Break the Cycle Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved March 23 2012 Walters Barry June 7 2001 Staind Break The Cycle Music Review Rolling Stone No RS 870 Archived from the original on April 16 2008 Retrieved July 17 2011 Australiancharts com Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Austriancharts at Staind Break the Cycle in German Hung Medien Ultratop be Staind Break the Cycle in Dutch Hung Medien Ultratop be Staind Break the Cycle in French Hung Medien Staind Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Danishcharts dk Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Dutchcharts nl Staind Break the Cycle in Dutch Hung Medien Eurochart Top 100 Albums September 22 2001 PDF Music amp Media Vol 19 no 39 September 22 2001 p 10 Retrieved November 17 2021 Staind Break the Cycle in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Lescharts com Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Offiziellecharts de Staind Break the Cycle in German GfK Entertainment Charts Irish charts com Discography Staind Hung Medien Italiancharts com Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Charts nz Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Norwegiancharts com Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved November 17 2021 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Swedishcharts com Staind Break the Cycle Hung Medien Swisscharts com Staind 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