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{{Infobox album
| name       = One Day, Son, This Will All Be Yours
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Fightstar]]
| cover      = INSRECCD04-200.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 24 September 2007
| recorded   = April–May 2007
| studio     = The Pass and Studio Delux<br>Los Angeles, California
| genre      =
* [[Post-hardcore]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[alternative metal]]
* [[progressive metal]]
| length     = 46:12 (Original)<br>105:20 (Deluxe)
| label      =
* [[Gut Records|Gut]]
* [[Demon Records#Labels|Edsel]]
| producer   = [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]]
| prev_title = [[Grand Unification (Fightstar album)|Grand Unification]]
| prev_year  = 2006
| next_title = [[Alternate Endings]]
| next_year  = 2008
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
| type        = studio
| single1     = 99
| single1date = 11 May 2007
| single2     = [[We Apologise for Nothing]]
| single2date = 17 September 2007
| single3     = [[Deathcar]]
| single3date = 3 December 2007
| single4     = [[Floods (Fightstar song)|Floods]]
| single4date = 3 March 2008
| single5     = [[I Am the Message]]
| single5date = 16 June 2008
}}
}}
'''''One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours''''' is the second studio album by British [[post-hardcore]] band [[Fightstar]], released on 24 September 2007 through Institute Recordings, itself a subsidiary of [[independent label]] [[Gut Records]]. Recorded in [[Los Angeles]] and produced by [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]], the album debuted at number twenty seven on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was preceded by the [[downloadable content|free downloadable]] single, "99" and first official single, "[[We Apologise for Nothing]]". As with the bands [[Grand Unification (Fightstar album)|debut album]], Daniel Conway [[Digital painting|digitally painted]] the albums [[work of art|artwork]].<ref name="Daniel Conway DeviantArt">{{cite web |url=http://arcipello.deviantart.com/art/My-Red-Tie-3006638 |title=My Red Tie by arcipello on deviantART |publisher=deviantART.com |access-date=17 April 2010}}</ref>
The tracks "Unfamiliar Ceilings" and "H.I.P. (Enough)" are both representations of Fightstar's continued interest in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)|''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise]]. The former song title comes from a line that the protagonist, [[Shinji Ikari]], speaks during the series. The latter is an acronym for "Human Instrumentality Project", the goal of the fictional secret society "Seele". The third single, "[[Deathcar]]", also contains two [[b-sides]]; namely "Nerv/Seele" (named after the 2 factions from the ''Evangelion'' series) and the track "Shinji Ikari", after the aforementioned character of the same name.<ref name="Leeds">{{cite web |url=http://www.leedsgigs.co.uk/band-fightstar.html |title=Band Biography for Fightstar |publisher=Leeds Gig Guide |access-date=25 October 2009}}</ref> Bass Player [[Dan Haigh]] is primarily responsible for bringing the influence of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]] to Fightstar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Dan_Haigh/status/1186950761214808064 |title=Thinking about reoccurring influences while finishing this @GUNSHIPMUSIC song. I think EVANGELION is right up there. I've lost count of the number of songs I've titled after that series e.g. Nerv/Seele, Unfamiliar Ceilings, Shinji Ikari, H.I.P. (Enough) @EvaGeeks @evangelion_copic.twitter.com/BMjq6iJveg |last=Haigh |first=Dan |date=23 October 2019 |website=@Dan_Haigh |language=en|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
It was announced in June 2009 that the album was being [[re-release]]d as a deluxe edition, containing a bonus CD including b-sides from the original recording sessions and live versions of "99" and "Deathcar".<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002D1GNJQ |title=One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours ~ Fightstar (Artist) |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=6 July 2009}}</ref> The new edition was released on 6 July 2009 in the United Kingdom and 11 August for the United States release via [[Demon Records#Labels|Edsel Records]],<ref name="CD Universe">{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7966672 |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours CD |publisher=CD Universe |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> who specialise in repackaged albums.
The album, re-issued in vinyl format, appeared on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] as a pre-order in late September.{{When|date=April 2022}}
==Background, writing and recording==
The album was written and demoed in Northampton at Alex Westaway's barn and then recorded in Los Angeles with producer [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]] ([[Faith No More]], [[Satchel (band)|Satchel]], [[Deftones]]) in Spring 2007. Recording took place in the studios next to [[Metallica]], who at the time were in the early stages of production on their ninth album ''[[Death Magnetic]]''.<ref name="Bebo">{{cite web |url=http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=2243313123&BlogId=4426560340 |title=new album info |publisher=Bebo Blog |access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref>
Lyrically, the album is more of a "personal record" according to frontman [[Charlie Simpson]], as opposed to ''[[Grand Unification (Fightstar album)|Grand Unification]]'', which was written as more of a social commentary with a concept based on the Japanese anime series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.<ref name="AP">{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=242409 |title=Fightstar – 06.04.07 |author=Joe DeAndrea |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=5 June 2007}}</ref>
He stated that the end of his seven-year relationship whilst writing the album was the reason for this and songs "Deathcar" and "Unfamiliar Ceilings" were directly about the breakup. The track "Floods" was in reference to [[global warming]] and "One Day Son" was written about [[war]] and the consequences it may have on future generations.<ref name="RL">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/3941/Interview-Fightstar.html |title=Interview: Fightstar |author=Toni-Michelle Spencer |publisher=Rocklouder.co.uk |access-date=5 June 2007}}</ref> "99" was given its name because when Simpson was trying to rename the demo of the track he dropped his laptop down the stairs and the only key that worked was the 9.<ref name="Tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/9489-fightstar-return-with-free-download |title=Fightstar Return with Free Download |publisher=TourDates.co.uk |access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717074543/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/9489-fightstar-return-with-free-download|archive-date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Speaking about the general meaning behind the album title, Simpson stated:
{{quote|"One Day Son This Will All Be Yours" was taken from a picture I saw. It's kind of... the state of things in Iraq at the moment, and it was just basically saying that with everything going on at the moment, whether it be global warming or the wars, or anything in peoples' personal lives – the actions we take now. The repercussions of it, a lot of the things that us a human race are doing at the moment – we're going to see the consequences in fifty years when we're all pretty much old and ready to pop our clogs. It is our kids and our kids' generations that'll deal with it.<ref name="RL"/>}}
==Release and promotion==
"99" was the first new material promoted from the album. [[Kerrang! 105.2|Kerrang! Radio]] premiered the song on 4 April 2007 announcing it would be download-only and would be available online.<ref name="Tour"/> The band put a temporary microsite online as of 11 May where fans could sign up and download the single and accompanying video for free. In May and June, the band went on a US tour alongside [[Emanuel (band)|Emanuel]], [[Madina Lake]] and Firescape.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2002 |title=Emanuel touring with Madina Lake, Firescape, Fightstar |work=Alternative Press |date=27 April 2007 |access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> For the remainder of June, the band toured with [[Alexisonfire]], [[Funeral for a Friend]] and Emanuel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2030 |title=Funeral for a Friend tour with Alexisonfire, stream new LP |work=Alternative Press |date=8 May 2007 |access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref>
"[[Floods (Fightstar song)|Floods]]" was intended to be the first official single, but was later changed to "[[We Apologise For Nothing]]" in light of the recent flooding in Britain. On 23 November, a music video was released for "[[Deathcar]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3043 |title=Fightstar post video for "Deathcar" |work=Alternative Press |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc |date=23 November 2007 |access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> "Deathcar" was the band's next single, which was the first record on the [[VinylDisc]] format to be released in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |first=Allen |last=Katie |title=	Half vinyl, half CD, all new format |url=http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2191129,00.html |work=Guardian Unlimited Business |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |date=15 October 2007 |access-date=30 October 2007 |location=London}}</ref> The band supported [[Coheed and Cambria]] on the [[Kerrang! Tour]] in the UK in January and February 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2894 |title=Coheed And Cambria headed to UK with Circa Survive |work=Alternative Press |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc |date=25 October 2007 |access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> "Floods" was finally released as the third official single on 3 March 2008. The band released a music video for "[[I Am the Message]]" on their website on 7 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_4028 |title=Fightstar posts video for "I Am The Message" |work=Alternative Press |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> "I Am the Message" was released as the fifth and final single on 16 June, before the band begin working on new material.
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AbsolutePunk]]
| rev1Score = 83%<ref name="AP2">{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=261326 |title=Fightstar – One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |author=Joe DeAndrea |access-date=23 August 2007}}</ref>
| rev2      = [[BBC Music]]
| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/nxzf/ |title=One Day Son sees Fightstar attempt many styles – some skilfully; others ham-fistedly. |publisher=BBC |author=Robert Jackman |access-date=23 July 2008}}</ref>
| rev3      = [[City Life (magazine)|''City Life'']]
| rev3Score = (favourable)<ref name="CLM">{{cite web |url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/reviews/10000915_fightstar___one_day_son__this_will_all_be_yours__gut_ |title=Fightstar – One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (Gut) |publisher=[[City Life (magazine)|City Life]] |author=Thompson, Nick |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev4      = [[In the News]]
| rev4Score = 7/10<ref name="In The News">{{cite web |url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/fightstar-one-day-son-this-will-all-be-yours-$1137807$1137807.htm |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours – Fightstar |publisher=In the News |author=Lewis Bazley |access-date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030085009/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/fightstar-one-day-son-this-will-all-be-yours-$1137807$1137807.htm |archive-date=30 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="K!">Kerrang! (Magazine) #1165, p.51 – 4 stars out of 5 – "This is an album with a gigantic heart, a work that places them among the best Britain has to offer. It could well make them unstoppable."</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[Q Magazine|Q]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Q">Q (Magazine) (#91) – 4 stars out of 5 – "The intricate instrumental passages, multi-tracked vocal harmonies and pounding riffs hint at Muse-scale ambition and intellect"</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev7Score = 8/10<ref name="RSR">{{cite news |url=http://oi53.tinypic.com/2s6sw49.jpg |title=Fightstar 'One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours' |publisher=[[Rock Sound]] |author=Haydock, Mike |date=November 2007 |access-date=4 July 2011 |location=London}}</ref>
}}
The album received strong reviews upon its release, further increasing the band's respect and popularity within the UK's [[alternative rock]]/[[alternative metal|metal]] scene. The release saw the band expand their sound and push further into both lighter and heavier territories, with a mixture of more melodic soundscapes and heavier metallic styles.<ref name="RL"/>
[[HMV]] described the album as "a harder effort than previous album ''Grand Unification'', this album is a thrilling mixture of alt. rock and post-hardcore".<ref name="HMV"/> Joe DeAndrea of [[AbsolutePunk.net]] scored the album at 83%, and praised the diversity of songs on offer:
<blockquote>If you like the direction One Day Son takes with "Deathcar", you'll surely enjoy "H.I.P. (Enough)" and "Tannhauser", the tracks that are no doubt the hardest the band's ever written. ''One Day Son'' closes with the relaxing "Unfamiliar Ceilings", featuring soft female vocals and a kick drum while lacking the big guitar riffs that are present in almost all of the songs in this album.<ref name="AP"/></blockquote>
Robert Jackman of the [[BBC]] was generally favourable, although he did state the album was "tugged in too many directions". He went on to add, "Radio-friendly single '99' is weighty yet melodic, 'You and I' is a ripening attempt at a breathy serenade, while harder tracks like 'Tannhauser' throb with well-regimented aggression, threatening to pulverise anyone who might question the band's rock credentials".<ref name="BBC"/> [[In the News]] awarded the album 7/10. Lewis Bazley was favourable, although he stated the second half of the album didn't hold up as strong as the first:
<blockquote>The first half of the album is superb post-hardcore, with Wallace's production helping the growing vocal confidence of Simpson and Westaway and Abidi's percussion providing weighty accompaniment to the vicious riffs. Though Deathcar's an outstanding headbanger, it's also a snapshot of the album's failing. The tendency to slip into the genre convention of sludgy opening riff followed by tuneful verses and soaring refrains would be more acceptable if said riffs were anything to write home about, but they're too often so uninspired and anachronistic that you dread their post-chorus return. It's a pity, because the opening seven tracks and the intriguing climax show the band's immense talent. Good, but not quite great – yet.<ref name="In The News"/></blockquote>
British publication ''[[Kerrang!]]'' gave the album KKKK's (4/5) and summarized: "this is an album with a gigantic heart, a work that places them among the best Britain has to offer. It could well make them unstoppable".<ref name="K!"/> ''[[Q Magazine]]'' also rated the album 4/5, stating: "the intricate instrumental passages, multi-tracked vocal harmonies and pounding riffs hint at Muse-scale ambition and intellect".<ref name="Q"/>
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_lyrics   = [[Charlie Simpson]] and [[Alex Westaway]]
| all_music    = [[Fightstar]],<ref name="Credits">{{cite AV media notes |title=One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours |others=Fightstar |year=2007 |type=CD |publisher=Gut Records |id=INSRECCD04}}</ref> except where noted
| title1       = 99
| length1      = 4:05
| title2       = [[We Apologise for Nothing]]
| length2      = 4:13
| title3       = [[Floods (Fightstar song)|Floods]]
| length3      = 3:34
| title4       = One Day Son
| length4      = 4:13
| title5       = [[Deathcar]]
| length5      = 3:58
| title6       = [[I Am the Message]]
| length6      = 2:59
| title7       = You & I
| note7        = featuring [[Rachel Haden]]
| length7      = 4:16
| title8       = Amaze Us
| length8      = 4:30
| title9       = H.I.P. (Enough)
| length9      = 3:00
| title10      = Tannhäuser Gate
| length10     = 3:20
| title11      = Our Last Common Ancestor
| length11     = 3:56
| title12      = Unfamiliar Ceilings
| note12       = featuring Rachel Haden
| length12     = 4:07
| total_length = 46:12
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc
| title1 = Gracious
| note1 = featuring Rachel Haden
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Hold Out Your Arms
| note2 = live acoustic
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = [[In Between Days]]
| note3 = [[The Cure]] cover
| writer3 = [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = [[Abuse Me]]
| note4 = [[Silverchair]] cover
| writer4 = [[Daniel Johns]]
| length4 = 2:51
| title5 = [[Breaking the Law]]
| note5 = [[Judas Priest]] cover
| writer5 = [[Rob Halford]], [[K.K. Downing]], [[Glenn Tipton]]
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = NERV/SEELE
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Shinji Ikari
| length7 = 3:59
| title8 = Deathcar
| note8 = live
| length8 = 5:25
| title9 = 99
| note9 = live
| length9 = 4:19
| title10 = Flotation Therapy
| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = Zihuatanejo
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = Floods
| note12 = instrumental
| length12 = 3:33
| title13 = Dark Star
| length13 = 3:43
| title14 = Where's the Money, Lebowski?
| length14 = 3:26
| total_length =
}}
==Personnel==
The following personnel contributed to ''One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours'':<ref name="Credits"/>
;'''Fightstar'''
* [[Charlie Simpson]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, [[Keyboardist|keys]], [[lyrics]]
* [[Alex Westaway]] – lead guitar, vocals, lyrics
*[[Dan Haigh]] – bass guitar, design
* Omar Abidi – drums, percussion
;'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Rachel Haden]] – backing vocals
* Matt Bowen – [[violin]], [[string arrangement]]
* Maria Renee Scherer – [[cello]]
;'''Production'''
* Matt Wallace – producer
* Carl Bown – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Paul Fig – [[audio engineering|engineering]]
* Matt Bowen – assistant engineer
* Daniel Conway – [[cover art|artwork]]
* Jo Lane – design
* Chris Jennings – [[A&R]]
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue #
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3"|United Kingdom
| 24 September 2007
| [[Gut Records|Gut]]
| Compact Disc + DVD, [[Music download|digital download]]
| SADCDA002
|<ref name="HMV">{{cite web |url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=702190 |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours: Includes Dvd |publisher=HMV |access-date=24 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| 6 July 2009
| [[Demon Records#Labels|Edsel]]
| Compact Disc, digital download
| EDSD2063
|<ref name="HMV2">{{cite web |url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=992652 |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours: 2cd |publisher=HMV |access-date=6 July 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 18 October 2019
| [[Demon Records#Labels|Edsel]]
| Vinyl, digital download
| B07WSPJWV1
|<ref name="Amazon2">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07WSPJWV1/ref=tmm_fbs_vnl_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr= |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours: 2cd |publisher=Amazon |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| United States
| 11 August 2009
| Edsel
| Compact Disc, digital download
| EDSD2063
|<ref name="Edsel">{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixmusicinternational.com/docs/EDSD%202063%20Fightstar%20sales%20sheet.pdf |title=ONE DAY SON, THIS WILL ALL BE YOURS (DELUXE 2 CD EDITION) |publisher=Edsel Records |access-date=20 September 2009}}</ref>
|}
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart
!Peak<br /> position<br><ref name="ChartStatsODS">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ |title=One Day Son This Will All Be Yours |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Scottish Albums Chart]]<ref name="OCC">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20070930/40/ |title=Fightstar Chart History |publisher=OCC}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|27
|-
|[[UK Indie Chart|UK Indie Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
* [http://www.fightstarmusic.com The Official Website of Fightstar]
* [http://www.artofconway.com/ The Official Website of Daniel Conway]
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