Release Tracking Dashboard

Seventh Studio Album

Tracking the rollout of Breaking Benjamin's upcoming untitled seventh studio album via BMG — the follow-up to Ember (2018). Two singles released; album confirmed complete but no release date announced.

Album completed — release date TBA

Singles

2 of 2 released

Single 01 / Lead

Awaken

Oct 16, 2024 BMG 3:36

Songwriters B. Burnley, J. Rauch

Producers B. Burnley, J. Rauch

Music video Jan 10, 2025

Director Kyle Cogan

Significance First new music in 5 years

Single 02 / Second

Something Wicked

May 13, 2026 BMG 3:29

Songwriters B. Burnley, K. Wallen, J. Rauch, A. Bruch

Producer Jasen Rauch

Music video Not released

Live debut May 9, 2026 — Welcome to Rockville

Genre Hard rock

Streaming Performance

Spotify & YouTube: Aug 10–12, 2026 · Global: Aug 3, 2026

Awaken — Spotify Streams

48.7M

48,692,221 total streams

Spotify · 47,056 daily

Awaken — YouTube Views

19.9M

19,884,503 total views (official music video)

YouTube · Premiered Jan 10, 2025

Awaken — Global Streams

133M+

All platforms combined

All platforms

Something Wicked — YouTube Views

962K

962,489 total views (official audio)

YouTube · Published May 12, 2026

Something Wicked — Spotify Streams

5.1M

5,137,499 total streams

Spotify · 24,658 daily

Something Wicked — Global Streams

~11M

All platforms combined

Topped Apple Music & iTunes Rock

Apple Music & Shazam

Apple Music does not publicly display play counts

Awaken

Apple Music

#10

Top Songs (Artist Page)

Shazam Top Songs

148,696

Shazam Identifications

Featured on Apple Music Playlists

Hard Rock Workout Hard Rock Rewind Breaking Benjamin Essentials Sing: Hard Rock Weekend Warriors The Riff Hard Rock Hits: 2024 Rock Hits: 2024

Something Wicked

Apple Music

Apple Music Rock Chart (Week 1)

iTunes Rock Chart (Week 1)

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Shazam Top Songs

Apple Music Highlights

Topped Apple Music Rock in week 1 Topped iTunes Rock in week 1 Available on Apple Music

Billboard Chart Peaks

Peak positions on U.S. charts

Billboard Chart	Awaken	Something Wicked
Mainstream Rock Airplay	#1	#1
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales	#1	#1
Hot Hard Rock Songs	#2	#2
Rock Airplay	#3	—
Digital Song Sales	#6	—
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs	#17	—
Alternative Airplay	#37	—
Canada Rock	#13	—

"Awaken" held #1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay for 4 weeks (late 2024). "Something Wicked" reached #1 on the Aug 8, 2026 chart after 11 weeks — the band's ninth career #1 on that chart.

Release Timeline

October 16, 2024

"Awaken" single released

Lead single from the upcoming seventh album. First new music in 5 years; first release on BMG after leaving Hollywood Records.

January 10, 2025

"Awaken" official music video released

Directed by Kyle Cogan. Features the band performing in a snowy tundra landscape alongside a narrative storyline.

December 2025

Shaun Foist departs the band

Drummer Shaun Foist leaves Breaking Benjamin. "Awaken" was his final single with the band.

May 5, 2026

Countdown teaser launched

A countdown appeared on the band's website with a pre-save link, coinciding with their Welcome to Rockville performance.

May 9, 2026

"Something Wicked" live debut

Debuted live at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, FL — 4 days before the official release.

May 13, 2026

"Something Wicked" single released

Second single from the seventh album. Drums by James Cassells of Asking Alexandria. Official audio uploaded to YouTube.

June 2026

Album confirmed complete

The band confirmed the seventh studio album has been completed. No release date has been announced.

August 8, 2026

"Something Wicked" hits #1 on Mainstream Rock

Reached #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart after 11 weeks — the band's ninth career #1 on the chart.

Music Videos

Awaken

Released January 10, 2025 · Directed by Kyle Cogan

Watch on YouTube

Something Wicked

Released May 13, 2026 · No music video yet

Listen on YouTube

Official music video has not been released.