Zombie (song)

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"Zombie"

Single by The Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
Released	1994
Format	CD
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rock
Length	5:05
Label	Island Records
Chart positions
#14 (UK), #18 (US Top 40 Mainstream), #1 (US Modern Rock)
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Linger" (1993)	"Zombie" (1994)	"Ode To My Family" (1994)

"Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. It is about the conflicts in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles, with references to the Easter Rising of 1916. It features a heavy guitar riff which is uncharacteristic of the band's usual sound.

1 Recording information
2 Recognitions
3 Music video
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Recording information

"Zombie" was recorded at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin in 1994. 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, Cheshire (North-West England) on 20 March 1993.

[edit] Recognitions

"Zombie" is one of the band's biggest singles ever, reaching #14 in the UK (with a total chart run of six weeks), topping the US Modern Rock chart for six weeks and the French Top 50 for nine weeks in 1995. The single has sold 2 million copies alone, and the song, since its release in late 1994, has been performed on every live tour.

"Zombie" also won the band a MTV Europe Music Award for best song in 1995.

In 1995, a techno cover version by French duo A.D.A.M. featuring Amy reached #16 in the UK singles chart, with a total chart run of eleven weeks.

"Zombie" was performed by Dilana Robichaux on the American Reality TV series Rockstar: Supernova.

"Zombie" also topped the Australian music countdown Triple J Hottest 100 in 1994.

"Zombie" was also #1 on the German Single Charts.

[edit] Music video

"Zombie" was released as a music video in 1995. 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 paint surrounded by children. She is reminiscent of the classic image of Saint Sebastian. The video also contains shots of British soldiers on patrol in Northern Ireland.