Break the Cycle is the third studio album by American rock band Staind, released through Flip Records and Elektra Entertainment on May 8, 2001.

The first four singles had varying degrees of success in the UK, "It's Been Awhile" charting the highest of the four released in both countries.

However, on the Australian and European editions, the bonus track is a live acoustic version of "Outside", performed with Fred Durst in Biloxi, Mississippi, on the Family Values Tour 1999.

Break the Cycle also topped charts in the UK, where it was certified platinum; in New Zealand; and in Canada, where it had multiplatinum status.

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