After the commercial success of the band's lead single "
Polyamorous", there was a dispute between the band and the label on deciding on which single to release next. The band wished for "Medicate", while the label insisted on releasing "
Skin" as a single. Eventually, the label decided to go with "Skin", despite some negative feedback with the band and the fairly poor success it reached. The original release of
Saturate contained "Forever" as a separate track; also, the newer enhanced versions came with the "Polyamorous" music video and ultimately featured the song embedded with "Shallow Bay". The album title is derived from a lyric in the song "Wish I May". On September 14, 2002,
Saturate peaked on the US
Billboard 200 and Heatseekers charts at number 136 and number two, respectively. "Wish I May" was featured in the horror films
Wrong Turn and
The Apparition, starring
Tom Felton. The tracks "Home", "Shallow Bay", "Water", and "Polyamorous" were also featured in the 2002
horror game Run Like Hell. There were also plans for a European release of the album containing the song "Lady Bug" and the
Depeche Mode cover of "
Enjoy the Silence," but this version of
Saturate was never released in Europe, and as a result, neither track was released for the album. "Lady Bug" later appeared on their
So Cold EP and on the deluxe edition of their greatest hits compilation album
Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin. "Enjoy the Silence" appeared on the compilation in the same version. The album was eventually released in Europe in 2006, but these tracks still were not included. Musically, the album's sound is lighter compared to the band's later work and parts of the album fall into
nu metal territory. ==Track listing==