Breaking Benjamin - Skin (fans sing)

[emess123212386]

ben sang, like, 12 words when HE SAID he wouldn't sing a word! you lied, benny-boy! lol

still, LOVE this song, this band, and everything about 'em!

[candcgen1]

i think he just gets annoyed with it...he still likes it because he was singing with them for a little bit start of the 2nd verse.

[Doodlebuggie95]

I don't see why he hates this song ! I love it ! <3

[satfhit420]

I was at this show years ago at the Staircase Lounge in Pittston PA before they got big. Its was the best bb concert i ever seen and i seen them atleast 20 times. I wish they would play small venues again!!!!

[wassaaaaaaaaaap]

I don't understand why this song didn't do better. One of my favorite BB songs if not THE favorite. I can see why the record company wanted to make this the first single. Got a nice catchy riff to it.

[iKitties]

"It's not that EASY to sing, now IS it?" So cute.

[rammmaxx]

maybe he hates it cuz he's at the Staircase Lounge in Pittston PA . Its a sh*t hole. But I love the song, and Breaking Ben rocks. How many other bads have actual footage of them playing b4 they hit it big?

[FLaVaDaV3]

ii love this song whys he hate it

[ratedrkorox]

LOL!!! It's funny how Ben is like "I'm not going to sing one fucking word" but then he ends up singing!!!

[RaccooNooB]

I think it's cool that the crowd is singing but he could have preseneted it a little better D: not yelling at the crowd like IT'S YOUR FAULT I H8 THIS SONG SO SING IT. don't take me wrong i love BB but anyways :D

[WowUrFcknHxC]

seriously! that's amazing!! i wish i could see BB in a more personal venue again. i miss those shows!!! and it's awesome that the entire crowd is singing it! medicate should have been the single after polyamorous!!! (unless i got the release order mixed up.... which is possible, the only song i ever heard off Saturate on the radio was polyamorous...) anyway, if you guys are listening you should play more intimate settings!!!

[damus1cmahn]

the label overrode the band's request to release the song "medicate" before "skin"

[rambo9791]

its not that easy to sing is it ? lol

[rambo9791]

why does he hate the song...he composed it

[youyouyouguy]

wait, why does he hate it so much? Dx

[Avzzor]

how can he hate this song just cus it became a single? its fucking soft ben! its amazing! love it! i like more then medicate to but i think that Shallow Bay should be the second single :p

but annyway

ben

your god

[fireapc]

I love how he said "It's not that easy to sing is it!" How fucking true of a statement is that? hahhahah Well the answer is "very"

[JosephTheRocker]

haha i like medicate better XD thats wut hollywood GETS!

[ohxMissMandy]

i liked that song

[ASTobin]

"I wish I could do that EVERYWHERE!"

[ASTobin]

... is that a Nightmare Before Christmas Tshirt...?

[xdeadlockxfan]

Anyone know WHY Ben hates this song?

[adamd202]

because hollywood records wanted skin to be a single before medicate, bb didnt like the idea, but did it anyways, and it failed, thats why

[thestrawhead]

@adamd202 he should get over it! it is a good song. ..if you care about your fans more than your dispute with the label.--you mean the label that enabeled you to be a millionaire?

[atreyukicks]

He doesn't like singing it because he feels its too happy/poppy. He feels like blink 182 when playing Skin. You can see they like more the heavy and dark shit by listening to their new album entitled Dear Agony. This song still kicks ass :P I cant help but be happy and smile lol

[Avzzor]

@atreyukicks what the hell? he hates it because hollywood records choosed it to be the single instead of Medicate.. not because it's "happy/poppy" most of the classic rock songs are happy or poppy, and this song is mostly just a throw back to that

[atreyukicks]

@Avzzor Perhaps you should watch more interviews and rely less on gossip and your opinion.

[Avzzor]

@atreyukicks I have watched all BB interiews.. And Medicate is also a happy poppy song, and so is Polyamorous.. Rock is not suppose to be sad and depressing all the time.. It's suppose to be agressive amd exiting "which Dear Agony failed on"

And this song is exiting, heavier then Medicate and fun and has a true rock feeling

[BenzIROCZ]

@thestrawhead your wrong buddy, BB is against mainstream and when hollywood records pushed this song out it felt too mainstream so he lets the fans sing it because he cares about them

[RaineChild214]

I love Ben...he is so cute but at some times charismatic.

~RaineCHild <33

[Light4494]

But? Is there some sort of contradiction between cute and charismatic that i don't know about?

[RaineChild214]

Maybe, maybe not. But he is charismatic at times you know? Cute .... all the time but that's just my opinion.

~RaineChild

[Muckilove]

Wow! What a cool audience! I love that song, if I had been there, I would have screamed my f*ing lungs out!!

[copyright12222111155]

It's funny how he said that he wouldn't "sing a fucking word of it" at the beginning.

He STILL wound up singing a part of it as well as the last chorus...

[MrsBurnley18]

"Dont fuckin bail out on me" cute!! God ben is sooooo awesome... i love him so much!!! =)

[mssarcasim]

lol, i love ALL of their songs but this is the one i love the least.

[butterS2412]

Any1 know when this band will be near NY I want to see them soooo bad I LOVE BB!!!

[sadieslament]

i was actually the one who filmed it i still have the whole show on tape.

[ThaoAsh]

There's a little sound distortion and the camera is a bit shaky... Not the best but good.

[benhoward1]

go he makes me smile 2:13 don't fucking bail out on me =)

[peoplecheckin]

why does he hate this song...?

[fob1012er]

They were forcing him to make this song a single.

[itsthatguywithtwotoe]

Instead of the bands choice "Medicate" their record label wanted to release skins as a single before medicate.

[benhoward1]

lmao he might not be singing but do i detect lip syncing at 1:16

[benhoward1]

girl at 0:21 I love him more

[benhoward1]

I wish he didn't hate this song just cause a label ruined it kinda like how kurt got tired of people wearing out smells like teen spirit also the people he couldn't stand listening to it which i think in bloom was about don't quote me on that anyway I'm crossing my fingers for their new album to come out it's gonna be orgasmic just like all the other songs

[SillyEagle1992]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is one single sentence. It gues over 5 lines and contains 4 different topics, no commas or other means of punctations.

[benhoward1]

???

[winnong]

What I wanna know is if the rest of the band shares the same view of the song as Ben...

[brakingben4lyfe]

Man I remember these days at the staircase...i never missed a show there besides when it was 21 and over...even when they played at the voodoo lounge and practiced at rock street music haha nobody here knows what im talkin bout probly

[EarlMantis]

This was before they were famous.

[PilpherStory]

Bottom line what I've gotten from the comments,

Ben does like the song(clearly) but is making a statement through it by saying he hates it because the label forced it on them to be their single(and is doing a good job).

[gaphippie]

this song was written for Amy (Ben's long time friend) coincidentally one of my really good freinds too <3

[psychicriver]

are you people dense? he says he hates it, but he really just wants to let the crowd sing it. if he seriously hated it, they wouldn't play it live... anyway, it's definitely cool that the crowd pretty much sang the full song.

[eruptingshadow]

dense? as in close together? get your english right, and ben really does hate this song because it was their first hit and they had to play it so many damn times

[psychicriver]

Dense, as in synonym for stupid. Look it up, you dense fuck.

[Rosstopher223]

Polyamorous was their first hit, and it did better than Skin.

[princessofrandom786]

shut up, all of you. its a great song. you must agree on that, or none of you would watch this video anyway. And yes, dense can mean stupid, but is not to be taken literaly as in the density of someone's head.

Who cares what song did better. I'm just sad I couldn't be at that concert. And I live so close...! Grrr. Stupid people and their stupid anti-rock music campaign. I HATE THEM!

[benhoward1]

the best song on that album i still think is natural life but I love all of them he makes perfect albums everytime

[XxPhobiaAngelxX]

also he wanted medicate to be a single

[paintsplodge93]

i like it better when ben sings. still an awesome song.

BREAKING BENJAMIN OWNS ALL!!!

[tracethekriken]

Ben hates this song because the record company made "skin" the single instead of the band's choice "Medicate"

[Burnleydreams]

I'm sure Ben likes it. He was just forced, that's why. Even I hate being forced...

:) GO BEN <3

[ShadowBlack1990]

Haha, that makes sense "You know I fuckin hate this song" (Plays song and starts headbanging) Yup, you can tell by the way he gets into it that he loathes this song. haha. I think if it wasn't for the record companies pushing this song in the beginning, he'd probably love this song.

[riochica02]

hahaha! I was there... the good old Staircase in Pitston, PA! (now it is a freaking animal hospital... sorry you animal lovers... BB is BETTER anyday!)

[runningcow13]

Ah, that would have been a fun show.

[kiddrama93]

1:40-1:46 Ben looks so hot!!

[maqto]

o1;19 and now let someone tell me, that i shouldnt like him;p;p

lol

[XScatmanXLabibX]

lol security

[Onedarknight]

I love that Ben hates singing certain songs...cracks me up

[CoollrThnU]

lol Dude this isn't a very hard song to sing, and still ALL of you SUCKED ASS....  Good God....

[puzin]

ya xD but you have to give it...the sound quality is crap so you cant understand if they sucked or if it's just the recordind quality :P

[itsthatguywithtwotoe]

Are you fucking kidding me? the vocals are extremely hard you little shit, you try singing it perfectly, the lyrics may not seem like it but trust me, it is.

[S1aanKaan]

Im a singer (im a guy) and i have to agree, Ben has a very good vocal range and can be quite hard to hit some of his high notes

[Clinton06]

there is one hard note, but some people dont work on their vocals alot. I can hot this note. I can sing follow me note for note! =D

[pahs1994]

The staircase is a dog hospitol now lol

[BanditFlame]

i was there!!!!

[pahs1994]

I was there too!!

[SAMSKIIIIIIIII]

I wasnt!

[shallowbay3]

I would be screaming my heart out I love this song so much

[DanQ8000]

this song kicks ass, i dont why he he hates it. probably because it got so little airplay

[loveresievil4]

y does he hate it?

[connors150]

the vocals are incredibly hard to sing.

[loukeey1337]

to me, skin is a semi-hard rock and semi-pop/emo song, so don't shoot me for this, okay everyone?

[SillyEagle1992]

Where the fuck does the emo part get in there?

[KFMWH]

Every song is emotional in away , what's your point?

[muriot11]

Stupid... Ofcourse...

He doesnt mean literally emotional.

He mean about the genre of the song.

The way it sings, music, and rhythm of the song.

[videogamegod01]

Ben seriously has the greatest T-shirt collection on the planet.

[veilevilvile]

Ben said he dilikes this song because it sounds to "poppish" to him , he's not to fond of medicate either i hear. ( i love em both)

[TriviumCrusader17]

He looks like the lead singer of heaven shall burn right here...[ben]

[Chunkylova53]

Why would he hate one of his own songs?

[Mikeandike3491]

Skin is an incredibly hard song to sing. Try it with the tones Ben uses.

[Chunkylova53]

Really? Anyways I tihnk its one of their best sogs.

[justanecho414]

I agree with that... and right at the end, Ben remarks "it's not that easy to sing, is it?"

[mgstatic91]

yeah i cant sing it worth shit lol

but i love this song

[breakingmybenjamin]

it is an extremly hard song to sing good i dont thinc he hates this song [i mean he wouldnt play it at concerts if he didnt or record it on an album] but ya i played it wit mi band i cant sing it!!

[Gadge1243]

The Song Kiks Ass!!!!!!

[lovelydecayxx]

why did they right it if they dont like it?......oh well i love the song sooo its all good for me.

[caca323]

ando no it's not their logo...sorta similar though...

[addcb]

wait, if he disses upbeat songs like dis one and Ladybug like if Blink 182 wrote them, then why would he wear a NBC shirt if it's also Blink 182's logo!?

[caca323]

that is not a blink logo that's jack

[addcb]

well dats what i said NBC (Nightmare Before Christmas)

[lovelydecayxx]

yea thats what i thought too!

[TeamIceCube]

Its funny that he hates a song that he and his band created and formed. lol

This is going on my favorites!

[BreakinBenjaminBabe]

concert tomorrow!! cant wait! XD

[killjoy987]

if ben said hes not gonna sing a fuckin word then how coem in the pre chorus he said ''Bombs Away''

[DilutedJuice]

Because they were giving up on him

[PhatJoseph]

Haha I remember thinking to myself about how i LOVE all of breaking benjamins song, except this one. lol Ordinary Man, if yall have heard it, shoulda replaced this one. I think it came out later though. BUT now i kinda love this song so its all good...BB RULE!

[PattyXatty]

he's not pissed, he jsut doesn't like the song :)

[bbthebestband]

whats ben so pist about

[EssTrowa03]

I love the song and I love that he gave it to the crowd.

[NaturalLife24]

Ironically, I hate this song too. The only BB song that I really don't like. I'M WITH YOU BEN!

[blakebixler]

i dont really care for medicate

[nijok999]

i actually like this song but this is the only BB song that i dont understand

what does he mean your covered in my skin? i dont get any of the lyrics at all

can someone fill me in?

[lobsterboy69]

it means i lvoe u so much that i'd do anythign to keep you safe and always protect you, ie my skin (which protects me) is yours now

if that helps

[sisicore]

I actually like the song.

That seems pretty fun though, having the fans sing the whole song and stuff.

haha, they were apart of their band for like, 3 minutes (or however long the song is). XP

[red1029hawk]

Ben lied. He said he wouldn't sing a word.. but he says Bombs away in the second chorus. and also at the end You're covered in my skin.. Liar! :P

[WEEZER08274MH]

Sad to see they didn't put this on their live DVD. Even if the fans did sing every word, it would be a nice addition to the DVd itself.

[jaymrock]

hopefully they put some high energy stuff like this on there dvd even thoug

[XOimaginaryOX]

I heard that he hates it because he thinks that it is too poppy and thats why he doesn't sing it at shows anymore but leaves it to the fans

[savagefen]

this song is horrible

[GroundBeef14]

No... he just hates the song because it was a single which never impressed people enough. Pretty much the same reason he hates medicate

[nigtasca]

Lol I like how everyone was screamming rahgahhwahshahahaha

[dinch06]

BB's genre is hard rock; some of my friends say that "skin" sounds like an emo song; well maybe that's one reason =) I love BB!!!!

[dinch06]

BB's genre is hard rock; some of my friends say that "skin" sounds like an emo song; well maybe that's one reason =) I love BB!!!!

[kylebower224]

lol i like how all the people got taken out from the pits right over you lmao

[HAGIBA1023]

i think he "hates" it to get the fans singing. o_O

[thebestbassist]

thats awesome!

[Fayde]

Omg. I love this song I didn't know he hated it.

[psychicriver]

Fucking awesome.

[lisam618]

that was great!!!!

i sang right alot to

[Shallowbayfan]

What an awesome video!

[frankbizkit]

why does he hate the song??

[CharmedAngel88]

I always heard that he hates it because he says it's a hard song to sing. But I think he just likes to hear the fans sing because he was having a lot of fun with the crowd.

[DarkRave24]

It's not hard to sing. I sing it all the time perfectly.

[destha24]

they need to do this again at the show

[HDShadow]

He hates the song because it's too poppy. He hates this song along with Medicate and Ladybug.

[Augustburnsred99]

and you know this how?

[HDShadow]

Well:

1. He has said he hates singing those songs because they're too poppy.

2. Go to their website, download the song Ladybug, and listen to his comments. He says he feels like Blink 182 singing it, which is poppy...

[addcb]

i know what he means by it being to poppy, too upbeat, but i still like it cause i think every song off of Saturate is a masterpiece

[fmbighair]

whatever, a good song's a good song?..who cares if its too poppy??? jeez...hipster snobs!

[addcb]

why Medicate? it may be mellow but its still kind of cool prechorus. i hope he doesnt also hate Next to Nothing cause even though i kinda follows da same formula as Medicate i also like dat song as well