The band signed to Hollywood Records in 2001 after the success of an independently-released, self-titled EP, which sold all 2,000 copies that were manufactured. Hollywood Records released their full-length, major-label debut, Saturate, on August 27, 2002. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart and at 136 on the Billboard Top 200.
The album's first single, "Polyamorous", received a fair amount of radio play, although it failed to reach mainstream audiences. A video was released in two different versions for Polyamorous: one that had all live-action footage, and one that had footage of the video game Run Like Hell. The song was also used for the video games WWE Day of Reckoning, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw, and WWE Wrestlemania 21. In addition the song was played during an episode of the TV show "8 Simple Rules."
The second single "Skin" was also released from Saturate, although it fared worse than "Polyamorous" and received even less airplay."Skin" was also performed live on several talk shows including "Last Call: With Carson Daly," "The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Singer Burnley has been known to state his disdain for the song during live performances and has the crowd sing the words as the band plays.
"Medicate" was also released as the third and final single, to little commercial success and airplay.
"Wish I May" the first track off of the album was played during the end credits of the horror film Wrong Turn.
At live performances, Breaking Benjamin often plays a brief sound clip of the Wicked Witch of the West prior to playing the track "Home", which has its lyrics largely influenced by The Wizard of Oz.
The band was planning on releasing a studio version of their cover of "Enjoy the Silence" along with "Lady Bug" on the European version of Saturate. However, the European version was never released. "Lady Bug" was eventually released on the "So Cold" EP.
1. "Wish I May" – 3:58
2. "Medicate" – 3:45
3. "Polyamorous" – 2:56
4. "Skin" – 3:20
5. "Natural Life" – 4:00
6. "Next to Nothing" – 3:43
7. "Water" – 4:12
8. "Home" – 3:37
9. "Phase" – 4:31
10. "No Games" – 3:35
11. "Sugarcoat" – 3:38
12. "Shallow Bay" – 4:05
13. "Forever" - 3:55
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