Song · Fishbone
“One Day” by Fishbone
From the album Truth and Soul (1988)
“One Day” by Fishbone appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album Truth and Soul. Its best result is #48 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #160 alternative song of 1988.
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"One Day" comes from Truth and Soul, the second album Fishbone made for Columbia, released in 1988, and its songwriting credit goes to Kendall Jones, Walter Adam Kibby II and David Kahne. The record around it was the band's usual genre grab bag, ska, punk, funk, soul, reggae and blues all in the mix, kicking off with a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead", but it also marked Fishbone's first push into hard rock and metal.
Jones had a lot to do with that turn. He had grown worried that the band looked cartoonish, and reviews of the previous record had knocked it for putting socially conscious songs next to goofy frat rock; meanwhile he was chasing heavier guitar sounds that seeped into the new material. Columbia renegotiated to keep them on for another full-length, a real vote of confidence at the time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 48 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
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