Failure (Breaking Benjamin song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Failure
| cover = Failure by Breaking Benjamin.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Breaking Benjamin
| album = Dark Before Dawn
| released = {{Start date|2015|03|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Alternative metal
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=35}}
| label = Hollywood
| writer = Benjamin Burnley
| producer = Benjamin Burnley
| prev_title = Blow Me Away
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Angels Fall
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|fVIh1MFWDVw|"Failure"}}}}
}}
"Failure" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. The song was released on March 23, 2015 as the lead single on the band's fifth studio album, Dark Before Dawn. The track marks the band's first release since the start of an extended hiatus entered upon in mid-2010, and is also the first recording to feature a different lineup alongside singer, writer, and guitarist Benjamin Burnley. The track is their third single to reach No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, after "Breath" (2006) and "I Will Not Bow" (2009), and spent nine weeks there.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6620181/chart-highlights-britney-spears-iggy-azaleas-pretty-girls-tops|title=Chart Highlights: Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea's 'Pretty Girls' Tops Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=July 6, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2015}} On January 9, 2017, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Music
Loudwire{{'}}s Chad Childers stated the song is "stylistically true" to the band's past content,{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/breaking-benjamin-failure/ |title=Breaking Benjamin Unveils New Single 'Failure' |website=Loudwire |publisher=Diffuser Network |first=Chad |last=Childers |date=March 23, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2015}} and Dominique Kollie of Moargeek said "the song features the band's signature sound of metal-driven riffs coupled with soft hooks that maintain its angst-filled energy".{{cite web |url=http://moargeek.com/2015/03/24/breaking-benjamin-releases-failure-first-new-single-since-2010/ |title=Breaking Benjamin Releases 'Failure': First New Single Since 2010 |website=Moargeek |publisher=503 Media |first=Dominique |last=Kollie |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2015}} At MusicSnake, it is stated as "sure to catch the interest of alternative rock fans".{{cite web|url=http://musicsnake.com/breaking-benjamin-failure-single-review/ |title=Breaking Benjamin: 'Failure' Single Review |website=MusicSnake |date=March 24, 2015 |first=Cedric |last=Ced |access-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630222423/http://musicsnake.com/breaking-benjamin-failure-single-review/ |archive-date=June 30, 2015 }} Metal Insider's Bran Teitelman associates the song with "the band's melodic mainstream hard rock".{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/new-music/breaking-benjamin-return-with-first-single-in-four-years |title=Breaking Benjamin Returns with First Single in Four Years |website=Metal Insider |date=March 23, 2015 |first=Bram |last=Teitelman |access-date=May 2, 2015}}
Release
On March 12, 2015, Breaking Benjamin released a 15-second teaser of "Failure",{{cite web |url=http://www.projectbackstage.com/2015/03/13/breaking-benjamin-tease-new-single-release/ |title=Breaking Benjamin Teases New Single Release |website=Project Backstage |date=March 13, 2015 |first=Brandon |last=Ratliff |access-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419133218/http://www.projectbackstage.com/2015/03/13/breaking-benjamin-tease-new-single-release/ |archive-date=April 19, 2015 }} though its name was not confirmed until March 18, when it was formally announced via K-SHE '95.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshe95.com/news/real-rock-news/new-breaking-benjamin-album-out-june-single-coming-next-week |title=New Breaking Benjamin album out in June; single coming next week |website=K-SHE '95 |publisher=Real Rock Radio |date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120841/http://www.kshe95.com/news/real-rock-news/new-breaking-benjamin-album-out-june-single-coming-next-week |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }} On March 23, it became available as an automatic download with the pre-order of Dark Before Dawn,{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/breaking-benjamin-to-release-dark-before-dawn-album-in-june/ |title=Breaking Benjamin to Release Dark Before Dawn Album in June |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=March 23, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2015}} but was also dispersed via rock radio and other media. A lyric video and official music video for the song was released via Vevo on May 15 and June 26, respectively.{{cite AV media |people=Breaking Benjamin |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Breaking Benjamin - Failure (Official Lyric Video) |medium=video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8U-qrE5428 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=Vevo }}{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarworld.com/breaking-benjamin-premiere-live-failure-video-exclusive |title=Breaking Benjamin Premiere Live "Failure" Video — Exclusive |website=Guitar World |first=Damian |last=Fanelli |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015}}{{cite AV media |people=Breaking Benjamin |date=June 27, 2015 |title=Breaking Benjamin - Failure (Official Video) |medium=video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVIh1MFWDVw |access-date=June 30, 2015 |time=3m39s |publisher=Vevo }}
Personnel
;Band
- Benjamin Burnley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jasen Rauch – lead guitar
- Keith Wallen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Aaron Bruch – bass, backing vocals
- Shaun Foist – drums, percussion
; Production
- Benjamin Burnley – composer, producer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Digital editing/engineering
- John Bender
- Jim Romano
- Dan Korneff
- Mixing
- Chris Lord-Alge
- Ben Grosse
- Keith Armstrong
- Nik Harpen
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2015)
! Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|35|artist=Breaking Benjamin|rowheader=true|access-date=October 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|80|artist=Breaking Benjamin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 3, 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|8|artist=Breaking Benjamin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|6|artist=Breaking Benjamin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2015}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2015)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center"| 32 |
| scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rock-airplay-songs|title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center"| 27 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Breaking Benjamin|title=Failure|relyear=2015|certyear=2017|digital=true|access-date=January 9, 2017}}
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References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Breaking Benjamin}}
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Category:Breaking Benjamin songs