The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday

The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday
EP by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2010
Studio
Genre
Length17:28
LabelWind-up
Producer
12 Stones chronology
Anthem for the Underdog
(2007)
The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday
(2010)
Beneath the Scars
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday is an EP from the American rock band 12 Stones. It was released on July 20, 2010, by Wind-up Records and debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200. The album's title is a reference to the motto of the U.S. Navy SEALs.

"We Are One" was the theme song of the professional wrestling stable, The Nexus, the Washington Capitals, darts player Paul Nicholson, and was used as a fight song of the Philadelphia Flyers on April 14, 2012, for the game three of their playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the End"
  • Paul McCoy
  • Eric Weaver
  • Justin Rimer
  • Andy Waldeck
3:14
2."We Are One"
3:29
3."Disappear"
  • McCoy
  • Rimer
  • Mills
  • James Michael
  • Zac Malloy
3:25
4."Tomorrow Comes Today"Rimer4:20
5."Enemy"
  • McCoy
  • Aaron Gainer
  • Weaver
  • Rimer
2:59


Personnel

12 Stones

  • Paul McCoy – vocals
  • Eric Weaver – guitar
  • Aaron Gainer – drums
  • Justin Rimer – guitar
  • Kevin Dorr – bass

Additional personnel

  • John Alicastro – assistant engineer (2, 4)
  • John Bender – digital editing, engineer, and vocal arrangement (3)
  • David Bendeth – producer and mixing (3)
  • Grant Craig – assistant engineer (1, 4, 5)
  • Bethany Crowley – art direction, design
  • Ben Grosse – mixing (2)
  • J. Hall – engineer (1, 5), additional engineering (4)
  • Kato Khandwala – digital editing and engineer (3)
  • Dan Korneff – digital editing and mix engineer (3)
  • Ray Lego – photography
  • Diana Meltzer – A&R
  • Skidd Mills – producer (1, 5), engineer (1, 5), mixing (1, 4, 5), additional production (4), additional engineering (4)
  • Brian Montgomery – editing (2, 4)
  • Ross Petersen – producer and engineer (2, 4)
  • Justin Rimer – producer (2)
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Gregg Wattenberg – vocal producer (2), additional engineering (4), A&R, Wind-up production supervisor

Singles

  1. "We Are One"
  2. "Disappear"

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 1820621 The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday at AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Michael Weaver (July 27, 2010). "12 Stones, The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday EP Review". Retrieved August 28, 2013.