Sooner or Later (Breaking Benjamin song) explained

Sooner or Later
Cover:breaking benjamin sooner or later.png
Type:single
Artist:Breaking Benjamin
Album:We Are Not Alone
Released:September 28, 2004
Genre:Post-grunge
Length:
  • 3:39
  • 3:24
Label:Hollywood
Producer:David Bendeth
Prev Title:So Cold
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Rain
Next Year:2005

"Sooner or Later" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released in September 2004 as the second single from their second album, We Are Not Alone.

Background

The song received a fair amount of radio play, as it reached No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart and No. 99 on the Hot 100. The song was performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, April 8, 2005.[1]

As of February 11, 2010, "Sooner or Later" has been released as a downloadable content on Guitar Hero 5 as part of the Breaking Benjamin Track Pack DLC, along with two other singles: "Until the End" and "Give Me a Sign".[2]

Music video

A music video was made for "Sooner or Later". The music video featured the band playing in a small enclosed area surrounded by screens, showing clips of a woman going from place to place throughout the city of Toronto in Canada Ontario. As she enters the room, the band is gone showing on the screens as they walk away.

Critical reception

Bram Teitelman of Billboard reviewed the song favorably, stating that while the song isn't instantly catchy, it is "nonetheless a commercial blast of hard rock that will continue to bolster the band's high profile."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Episode #13.65. 8 April 2005. www.imdb.com.
  2. Web site: Guitar Guitar Hero(R)'s February Downloadable Content Lineup Packs a Powerful Punch With Fresh Music From Top Bands . 2010-01-28 . PR Newswire.
  3. News: Teitelman . Bram . January 29, 2005 . Reviews - Singles . .
  4. Web site: Radio & Records Magazine. Radio & Records. March 11, 2005. 83. October 6, 2019.