Editing Staind (section)

===''Break the Cycle'' (2001–2002)===
[[File:Staind Lewis.jpg|thumb|upright|Lewis performing at the [[Rolling Rock Town Fair]] on August 4, 2001]]

Staind toured with Limp Bizkit for the [[Family Values Tour]] during the fall of 1999, where Aaron Lewis performed an early version of "Outside" with Fred Durst at the [[Mississippi Coast Coliseum]]. Staind released their third studio album, ''[[Break the Cycle]]'', on May 22, 2001. Propelled by the success of the first single, "[[It's Been Awhile]]", the album debuted at No.&nbsp;1 on Billboard's Top 200 Album charts, selling 716,000 copies in its first week.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071224090656/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507768/20050817/staind.jhtml Staind Score Third Straight Billboard Win With Chapter V] ''MTV News''. August 17, 2005.</ref> The record's first-week sales were the second highest of any album that year, behind [[Creed (band)|Creed]]'s ''[[Weathered]]''.<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/73748252.html?dids=73748252:73748252&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+07%2C+2001&author=ROBERT+HILBURN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Pop+Albums%3B+A+Prolonged+Spin+%27Cycle%27+for+Staind&pqatl=google]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref>

''Break the Cycle'' saw the band retaining the [[nu metal]] sound from their previous album. Despite this, the album saw the band going further into a [[post-grunge]] sound which is evident in the smash hit song "[[It's Been Awhile]]", and the song led critics to compare the band to several other [[post-grunge]] bands at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/rhapsody-university-post-grunge-101 |title=University: Post-Grunge 101 |publisher=Rhapsody |date=September 1, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> The record spawned the singles "[[It's Been Awhile]]" (which hit the Billboard Top 10), "[[Fade (Staind song)|Fade]]", "[[Outside (Staind song)|Outside]]", "[[For You (Staind song)|For You]]", and the acoustic ballad "Epiphany". "It's Been Awhile" spent a total of 16 and 14 weeks on top of the modern and mainstream rock charts respectively, making it one of the highest joint numbers of all time.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280292/staind/chart?f=379|title=Staind - Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)|website=Billboard.com|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025540/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280292/staind/chart?f=379|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, ''Break the Cycle'' sold four million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums that year. ''Break the Cycle'' would go on to sell seven million copies worldwide, making this Staind's bestselling album.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280292/staind/chart?f=305|title=Staind - Chart history (Billboard 200 albums)|website=Billboard.com|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025731/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280292/staind/chart?f=305|url-status=dead}}</ref>