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“Wild International” by One Day As A Lion
From the EP One Day as a Lion (2008)
“Wild International” by One Day As A Lion appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2008 and 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the EP One Day as a Lion. Its best result is #21 on the KSLG Top 94 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #47 alternative song of 2008.
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"Wild International" was the first track and first single from the self-titled five-song EP by One Day as a Lion, Zack de la Rocha's new outfit, unveiled on MySpace on July 16, 2008 and premiered the same day on KROQ in Los Angeles and Australia's Triple J. It reached number 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and number 6 in Norway.
It's rap rock stripped to the bone, all tension and bark, with de la Rocha spitting every line like an accusation. The subject is pure de la Rocha: how, once the Soviet Union fell, and again after 9/11, Washington found new enemies to frighten people with, and how that fear kept eyes off the wealth being hoovered from the bottom to the top.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 38 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 | 91 |
| 2008 | 50 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 62 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 | 102 |
| 2008 | 65 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 56 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
| 2008 | 39 | KFMA Tucson, AZ | KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2008 | 50 |
| 2008 | 65 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 21 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2008 | 94 |
| 2009 | 71 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2009 | 106 |
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