One Day as a Lion is the eponymous debut EP

Extended play

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 by One Day as a Lion

One Day as a Lion

One Day As A Lion is a music project that was started in 2008 by Zack de la Rocha, the vocalist of Rage Against the Machine and Jon Theodore, former drummer of The Mars Volta. The duo blends elements of rock, rap, and punk...

, the musical duo consisting of Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...

 frontman Zack de la Rocha

Zack de la Rocha

Zacarías Manuel "Zack" de la Rocha is an American rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine.-Early life and childhood:...

 on vocals/keyboard and Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore

Jon Philip Theodore is a drummer, formerly a member of The Mars Volta. He has become best known for his explosive, multi-textural and dynamic playing style.-History:...

, formerly of The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...

, on drums. The mixing for the album was done by Mario C.

On July 16 the track "Wild International

Wild International

"Wild International" is the first track and single from One Day as a Lion's self-titled five track EP. This track was first revealed on July 16. It was made available to stream on . On the same day the song was premiered by the influential L.A. radio station KROQ-FM and on Australian radio...

" was made available to stream on the band's MySpace

MySpace

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 page . It was also premiered by L.A.

Los Angeles, California

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 radio station KROQ

KROQ-FM

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 as well as Australian radio station Triple J

Triple J

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 . The EP was released on July 18, 2008 in Australia and July 22, 2008 in the US. It was also released on iTunes

ITunes

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 in iTunes Plus format and on Amazon.com

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's MP3 Download service.

Track listing

1. "Wild International
   Wild International
   "Wild International" is the first track and single from One Day as a Lion's self-titled five track EP. This track was first revealed on July 16. It was made available to stream on . On the same day the song was premiered by the influential L.A. radio station KROQ-FM and on Australian radio...
   
   " - 3:47
2. "Ocean View" - 4:07
3. "Last Letter" - 3:58
4. "If You Fear Dying" - 3:57
5. "One Day as a Lion" - 4:25

Chart performance

Album

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	28
U.S. Top Independent Albums	3

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US Mod	NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
2008	"Wild International Wild International "Wild International" is the first track and single from One Day as a Lion's self-titled five track EP. This track was first revealed on July 16. It was made available to stream on . On the same day the song was premiered by the influential L.A. radio station KROQ-FM and on Australian radio... "	—	20	6
	"One Day as a Lion"	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Opening Week

One Day as a Lion's eponymous EP places the 28th album of the week selling 17,000 copies in its first week. This sold extremely well for a five track EP.

External links

• One Day as a Lion official website