Break the Cycle is the third studio album of the 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 3 weeks at number 1 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 4 million copies in 2001. The album went 5x platinum by the RIAA. Break the Cycle is the third studio album of the 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 3 weeks at number 1 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 4 million copies in 2001. The album went 5x platinum by the RIAA. false 2025-10-04 00:07:50 Break the Cycle 2001 2001-05-22 2001-05-22 56 Alternative Metal Alternative Rock Heavy Metal Rock 112004 2115791 db31c79d-5b30-4670-89e3-f372207a1fb6 777a21a8-0d0f-4cf3-86b4-65bc0eba5649 048f973a-df44-3260-af48-459a0608f948 /media/data/media2/Music/Staind/Break the Cycle/folder.jpg Staind Staind 1 1 Open Your Eyes 03:52 1 2 Pressure 03:22 1 3 Fade 04:03 1 4 It’s Been Awhile 04:25 1 5 Change 03:37 1 6 Can’t Believe 02:48 1 7 Epiphany 04:18 1 8 Suffer 03:59 1 9 Safe Place 04:35 1 10 For You 03:26 1 11 Outside 04:52 1 12 Waste 03:56 1 13 Take It 03:41 1 14 It’s Been Awhile (acoustic) 04:30 Staind ( STAYND) is an American rock band formed in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1995. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki. The lineup has been stable outside of the 2011 departure of Wysocki, who was replaced by Sal Giancarelli. Staind has recorded seven studio albums: Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Grey (2003), Chapter V (2005), The Illusion of Progress (2008), and Staind (2011). The band's activity became more sporadic after their self-titled release, with Lewis pursuing a solo country music career and Mushok subsequently joining the band Saint Asonia, but they have continued to tour on and off in the following years. In 2016, Lewis reiterated that the band had not broken up, and would possibly create another album, but that his then-current focus was on his solo career. The band reunited more permanently in 2019 for several shows, continuing with live appearances in 2020. Many of their singles have reached high positions on U.S. rock and all-format charts as well, including "It's Been Awhile", "Fade", "Price to Play", "So Far Away", and "Right Here".