One Day Remains

All tracks are written by Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips ^[8]

One Day Remains
Studio album by Alter Bridge
Released	August 10, 2004
Genre	Post-grunge hard rock alternative metal
Length	55:23
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Ben Grosse Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge chronology
One Day Remains (2004) Blackbird (2007)
Myles Kennedy chronology
Second Skin (2001) One Day Remains (2004) Blackbird (2007)

One Day Remains

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		55:23

20th Anniversary Vinyl and Digital Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Save Me" (B-side)	3:28
13.	"One Day Remains" (live)	3:58
14.	"Burn it Down" (live)	5:51
15.	"Open Your Eyes" (live)	6:02
16.	"Broken Wings" (live)	5:08
17.	"Metalingus" (live)	4:15

Track information

"Metalingus"

Although never released as a single, "Metalingus" is one of Alter Bridge's most popular songs and is a live staple. The song has been used by professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland as his entrance theme in WWE from 2004 onward. From March to June 2022, he changed his entrance theme to another Alter Bridge song, "The Other Side", which would later be the entrance music for The Judgment Day stable after Edge got disbanded from the group. He continued to use "Metalingus" once more after returning at SummerSlam 2022 and after joining All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in October 2023. ^[9]

"In Loving Memory"

Like "Metalingus", "In Loving Memory" was never released as a single, though it is one of the band's most popular songs among fans. 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, Mary Elizabeth Tremonti, who died in 2002. 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 song." ^[10]

B-sides

• "Save Me", featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Elektra.
• "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, Kennedy was singing a line from it. The intro can be heard played by Tremonti on the DVD The Sound and the Story. Some sections from the song were reportedly used by Tremonti for a song on his first solo record All I Was .^{[ citation needed ]} The whole song was included as "rarity" on Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.
• "Breathe" is another song written and has been recorded during the ODR sessions. It was released on the Best Buy exclusive version of The Last Hero in 2016 as well as on the rarities disc of Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.
• "Cruel Sun" is another song written and has been recorded during the ODR sessions, but it had yet to be heard until being included as "rarity" on Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.

Appearances

• An edited version of the song "Open Your Eyes" was featured in the video game Madden NFL 2005 in 2004.
• The song "Shed My Skin" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Fantastic Four.
• The song "Metalingus" was featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 in 2010, and every WWE video game featuring Edge since. A remixed and edited version titled You Think You Know Me (Metalingus) was also WWE wrestler Edge's entrance theme song from November 2004 to the present day.

Personnel

Alter Bridge Myles Kennedy — lead vocals, co-production, arrangements Mark Tremonti — guitars, backing vocals, co-production, arrangements Brian Marshall — bass guitar, co-production, arrangements Scott Phillips — drums, percussion, co-production, arrangements Production Ben Grosse — production, recording, mixing Blumpy — digital engineering and editing, keyboards and programming Adam Barber — digital engineering and editing Jamie Muhoberac — keyboards and programming Shilpa Patel — additional editing and tech support Jack Odom and Shaun Evans — recording assistants Paul Pavao and Chuck Bailey — mixing and additional recording assistants David Campbell — string arrangements on "In Loving Memory" and "The End Is Here" Tony Adams — drum tech Ernie Hudson — guitar tech Tom Baker — mastering at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Management Diana Meltzer — A&R Gregg Wattenberg — A&R-Wind-up production supervision Chipper — A&R administration Jeff Hanson, Jeff Cameron and Randy Dease (JHMP/Bombtrax Management) — management Ken Fermaglich and Neil Warnock (The Agency Group — New York & London) — booking agents Garry Whitfield and Dave Johnson (Whitfield and Johnson/Temp CFO, Inc.) — business management Jim Zumwalt and Orville Almon (Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes) and Mark Passler (Akerman Senterfitt) — legal representation Lisa C. Socransky and Brian McClain — additional legal representation Andrew Weiss (Lighthouse Touring) — management Thom Trumbo (Moir/Marie Entertainment) — producer management and coordination Artwork Daniel Tremonti (Core 12) — art direction and design, photography Pat Costa — photography Pamela Littky — band photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12]	56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13]	61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	54
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	102
Uk Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [18]	7
US Billboard 200 [19]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [20]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [21]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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