Promises (The Cranberries song)
"Promises" | ||||
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Single by The Cranberries | ||||
from the album Bury the Hatchet | ||||
B-side | "The Sweetest Thing" | |||
Released | 10 March 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:27 (Album Version) 3:30 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dolores O'Riordan | |||
Producer(s) |
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The Cranberries singles chronology | ||||
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Alternate covers | ||||
"Promises" is a rock song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the first single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song was the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has a heavy rock beat with strident lead guitar, deals with the subject of divorce. A music video involving a cowboy confronting a witch/scarecrow hybrid, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single.
"Promises" became the band's ninth and last UK top-forty hit, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Charts and number 19 in Ireland. Outside the British Isles, the song peaked atop the charts of Spain and reached the top 20 in Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland while also charting in several other European countries.
Track listings
CD single 1 (UK)
- Promises (Edit) – 3:30
- The Sweetest Thing – 3:33
- Linger (Live – August '96) – 4:40
CD single 2 (UK)
- Promises (Album version) – 5:27
- Dreams (Live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo) – 4:14
- Promises (Live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo) – 5:08
Maxi-single
- Promises (Edit) – 3:30
- The Sweetest Thing – 3:33
- Promises (Album version) – 5:27
- Linger (Live – August '96) – 4:40
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1][2] | 78 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 37 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 21 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] | 6 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 13 |
France (SNEP)[8] | 32 |
Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 45 |
Greece (IFPI)[9] | 5 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 19 |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 42 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 20 |
Norway (VG-lista)[14] | 17 |
Scotland (OCC)[15] | 10 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 33 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 19 |
UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 13 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[20] | 12 |
References
- ^ "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "The Cranberries Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 17. 24 April 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 19. 8 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn (27.5–3.6. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Promises". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises". VG-lista.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises" Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "The Cranberries – Promises". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Cranberries Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2020.