One Day Remains

One Day Remains
Studio album by Alter Bridge
Released	August 10, 2004
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	55:23
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Ben Grosse, Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge chronology
One Day Remains (2004) Fan EP (2005)
Singles from One Day Remains
"Open Your Eyes" Released: June 2004 "Find the Real" Released: 2005 "Broken Wings" Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
KNAC	[3]
Slant	[4]
Ultimate Guitar	[5]

One Day Remains is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alter Bridge, released on August 10, 2004 on Wind-up Records. The album was produced by Ben Grosse.^[6] It has been certified Gold in the United States with worldwide sales reaching 750,000.^[7][8] It is said the album received its name from the band members' attitudes that life should be lived as if only one day remains. Guitarist Mark Tremonti also said in an interview that the title is a reference to the title cards that appeared in the movie Donnie Darko, and it is one of the names the band considered using before settling with Alter Bridge.^{[citation needed]}

Track information

In Loving Memory

Although never released as a single, "In Loving Memory" is one of the band's most popular songs among fans and is performed frequently in concert. On November 5, 2008 in Glasgow, an electric version of the song was performed for the first time, and has since become a regular feature in their live shows.

Mark Tremonti wrote the song about the death of his mother. In an interview he said: "There are a lot of themes on this record that are very personal, for example 'In Loving Memory' is about my mother who recently passed away. In terms of purely personal significance, you cannot get any deeper than that. It is definitely a sad, but uplifting song." ^[9]

Metalingus

Like "In Loving Memory," "Metalingus" was never a single but it is one of the band's most popular songs and is a live staple. The title, originally a working title, is a joke and a portmanteau of the terms heavy metal and cunnilingus. Since 2004, it has been used by WWE Superstar Edge as his entrance theme.

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Charts[10]	37
German Albums Chart[11]	61
Netherlands Albums Chart[12]	56
New Zealand Albums Chart[13]	25
Swiss Music Charts[14]	54
UK Albums Chart[15]	102
US Billboard 200[16]	5

Singles

Year	Title	US	US Main	US Alt [17]	AUS [18]
2004	"Open Your Eyes"	123	2	24	49
2005	"Find the Real"	—	7	—	—
	"Broken Wings"	—	29	—	—
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Tremonti, except where noted. 

One Day Remains
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Find the Real"	Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy	4:43
2.	"One Day Remains"	Tremonti, Kennedy	4:05
3.	"Open Your Eyes"	Tremonti, Kennedy	4:58
4.	"Burn It Down"		6:11
5.	"Metalingus"	Tremonti, Kennedy	4:19
6.	"Broken Wings"		5:06
7.	"In Loving Memory"		5:40
8.	"Down to My Last"		4:46
9.	"Watch Your Words"		5:25
10.	"Shed My Skin"		5:08
11.	"The End is Here"	Tremonti, Kennedy	4:57
Total length:			55:23

B-sides

• "Save Me" (3:31), featured on the Elektra soundtrack.
• "On My Way Now" was an acoustic song they had written, but it was never recorded. It was performed only once in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mark Tremonti used the intro to the song on his instructional DVD The Sound and the Story for an alternate tuning and finger-picking lesson.^{[citation needed]}
• "Solace" has been recorded during the ODR sessions, but it didn't make the record. The song "Solace" was a possible band name they were seriously considering before deciding on Alter Bridge. The lead guitarist Mark Tremonti said that in the guitar one interview from the October 2004 issue, Myles was singing a line from it. The line was "I'll find a way". The song has yet to be heard.
• "Breathe" is an another song written during the ODR sessions, "Breathe" has been recorded, but "it's just sitting in the vault" according to the lead singer and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy. It has yet to be heard.
• "Cruel Sun" is an unrecorded song written during the ODR sessions. It has yet to be heard.

In pop culture

• WWE Superstar Edge has used an edited version of "Metalingus" as his entrance theme in the WWE since late 2004.
• "Open Your Eyes" is on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 2005.
• "Shed My Skin" appears on Fantastic 4: The Album.
• "Find the Real" was used as the theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2005.
• A B-Side called "Save Me" appears on Elektra: The Album.
• "Metalingus" was used as the background music for the opening vignette of the 2007 World Series.
• "In Loving Memory" was featured on a November 2005 episode of WWE Raw in a video package that was played during the Eddie Guerrero tribute show.
• Alter Bridge performed an acoustic version of "Find the Real" during a backstage segment with Edge on an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. During the interview by Todd Grisham after he interrupted their performance, Edge referred to the band as his good friends.
• "Metalingus" was used in between sets during the MBCgame Starleague finals between FlaSh and Jaedong.
• "Open Your Eyes" was featured at the conclusion of each match in the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague.^[19]

Personnel

Alter Bridge

• Myles Kennedy — lead vocals
• Mark Tremonti — guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Marshall — bass guitar
• Scott Phillips — drums, percussion

Production^[6]

• Ben Grosse — production, mixing
• Tom Baker — mastering

References

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