"Wild International" is the first track and single from

One Day as a Lion One Day as a Lion was an alternative rock supergroup 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 and current drummer of Queens of the Stone Age. The ...

's self-titled five track EP. This track was first revealed on July 16, 2008. It was made available to stream on the band's Myspace page. On the same day the song was premiered by Los Angeles radio station

KROQ-FM KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock"). The stat ...

and on Australian radio station

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. It peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 6 in Norway.

Inspiration

When

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against ...

was asked about the song, he said, When told the song seemed anti-religious, he said,

Charts

References

{{Reflist One Day as a Lion songs 2008 singles 2008 songs Anti- (record label) singles Anti-war songs Songs critical of religion Songs written by Zack de la Rocha