Zombie (song)

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This article is about the Cranberries song. For the album and song by Fela Kuti, see Zombie (album).
"Zombie"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
Released 13 September 1994
Format CD, 7"
Recorded 1994
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5:06 (album version)
3:52 (radio edit)
Label Island
Writer(s) Dolores O'Riordan
Producer Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Linger"
(1994)		 "Zombie"
(1994)		 "Ode to My Family"
(1994)
No Need to Argue track listing
"21"
(3)		 "Zombie"
(4)		 "Empty"
(5)
Music sample
Zombie
Alternate covers
Limited Edition CD single
CD Promo

"Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish rock band The Cranberries.[1] It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from the album No Need to Argue. The song was written by Dolores O'Riordan, the singer of the band, and reached #1 on the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany.

It won the 1995 Europe MTV Music Award.[2]

Contents

Production [edit]

It was written during the Cranberries' English Tour in 1993, in memory of two boys, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, who were killed in an IRA bombing in Warrington.[3]

Reception [edit]

The Rough Guide to Music identified the album No Need to Argue as "more of the same" as the Cranberries debut album, except for the song Zombie, which had an "angry grunge" sound and "aggressive" lyrics.[4] The Cranberries played the song on their appearance on the U.S. show Saturday Night Live in 1995 in a performance which Dave Thompson calls "one of the most powerful performances that the show has ever seen.[5] Zombie created a "displacement" by reference to a 1916 event, and it was "bizarre" for a song of the pop genre to address serious themes.[6] Allmusic said the song "trivialized" the events of the bombing, and that the "heavy rock" of the song did not play to the band's strengths.[7]

Track listings [edit]

CD single[8]
  1. "Zombie" (Full length album version) – 5:06
  2. "Away" – 2:39
  3. "I Don't Need" – 3:31
Both B-sides were previously unreleased. "Away" was later included on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless.
Limited Edition CD single[9]
  1. "Zombie" – 5:09
  2. "Waltzing Back" (Live at the Fleadh Festival, 11 June 1994) – 3:45
  3. "Linger" (Live at the Fleadh Festival, 11 June 1994) – 5:25
CD Promo[10]
  1. Zombie (Edit) – 3:55
  2. Zombie (Album version) – 5:06
7" single
  1. "Zombie"
  2. "Away"

Music video [edit]

"Zombie" was released as a music video in late 1994. The video was directed by Samuel Bayer, and produced by Doug Friedman and H.S.I. Productions. In the video Dolores O'Riordan is covered in gold makeup and appears in front of a cross.

Cover versions [edit]

  • In late 1994, a cover version by Spanish mákina group Ororo was released in conjunction with the original version. This version reached number-one in Spain and number 16 in Austria.[11]
  • In 1995, a Eurodance cover version by Italian quartet A.D.A.M. featuring Amy reached No. 16 in the UK singles chart,[12] No. 20 in France and No. 35 in Belgium.[13]
  • In 2005, the winner of the Super Girl singing contest in China performed the song in the final contest.[14]

Appearances in other media [edit]

The Cranberries used the song as the background for the main menu on their multi-media CD-ROM.[16]

The 1997 Australian film Blackrock features the song "Zombie" as well as "No Need To Argue", another song by The Cranberries.[17] The 2008 film Battle of the Bone has a scene in which a woman is playing "Zombie" on the piano and is devoured by zombies.[1]

Charts and sales [edit]

Peak positions [edit]

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 19
Denmark (IFPI)[23] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 2
France (SNEP)[25] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[26] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[27] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 2
New Zealand (RIANZ)[29] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[30] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[33] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 22
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[34] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[34] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[34] 18

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (1995) Position
Australian Singles Chart[35] 7
Austrian Singles Chart[36] 7
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[37] 36
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[38] 2
Dutch Top 40[39] 41
French Singles Chart[40] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[41] 7

Certifications [edit]

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia 4 x Platinum 1994 280,000
Austria[42] Gold 22 January 1995 15,000
Germany[43] Platinum 1995 500,000

Chart successions [edit]

Preceded by
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" by R.E.M.		 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
29 October 1994 – 3 December 1994 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"About a Girl (live)" by Nirvana
Preceded by
"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow		 Australian number-one single
18 December 1994 – 5 February 1995 (8 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Another Night" by MC Sar & The Real McCoy
Preceded by
"Tears Don't Lie" by Mark 'Oh		 German number-one single
3 February 1995 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis
Preceded by
"Short Dick Man" by 20 Fingers featuring Gillette		 French SNEP number-one single
4 March 1995 – 29 April 1995 (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion
Preceded by
N/A		 Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
8 April 1995 – 22 April 1995 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Respect" by Alliance Ethnik
Preceded by
Asshole by Denis Leary		 Triple J Hottest 100 Winner
1994		 Succeeded by
Wonderwall by Oasis

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