One Day Remains

One Day Remains
Studio album by Alter Bridge
Released	August 10, 2004
Genre	Hard rock Alternative metal Post-grunge
Length	55:23
Label	Wind-up Records
Producer	Ben Grosse
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Alter Bridge chronology
One Day Remains (2004) Blackbird (2007)
Singles from One Day Remains
"Open Your Eyes" Released: 2004 "Broken Wings" Released: 2004 "Find the Real" Released: 2005

One Day Remains is the debut album by the band Alter Bridge. It was released on August 10, 2004 by Wind-up Records.

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 once 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 also one of the names the band was going to use as a name before settling with Alter Bridge. The album has been certified Gold in the United States, with sales worldwide reaching 750,000.^[1] As of December 2008, One Day Remains has sold 496,000 copies in the U.S.

Personnel

• Myles Kennedy - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
• Mark Tremonti - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Scott Phillips - Drums, Percussion
• Brian Marshall - Bass

Track listing

All songs written solely by Mark Tremonti, except for tracks 1-3, 5, and 11, written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy.

1. "Find the Real" – 4:43
2. "One Day Remains" – 4:05
3. "Open Your Eyes" - 4:58
4. "Burn It Down" – 6:11
5. "Metalingus" – 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" – 4:57

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.

Singles

Year	Title	Hot 100	Main. Rock	Mod. Rock
2004	"Open Your Eyes"	#123	#2	#24
2005	"Find The Real"	-	#7	-
2005	"Broken Wings"	-	#29	-

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 5th, 2008 in Glasgow, an electric version of the song was performed for the first time, and has since became 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."

In pop culture

• WWE Superstar Edge has used an edited version of "Metalingus" as his entrance theme in the World Wrestling Entertainment (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 WWE 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.

References

External links

[1] http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/4867/Interview-Alter-Bridge.html

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