"Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland, was written by Dolores O'Riordan, singer of the band. It features a heavy guitar riff which is uncharacteristic of the band's usual sound, more akin to the grunge/alternative metal sound that was popular at the time than their usual alternative rock style. This song met great success in many ...
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"Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland, was written by Dolores O'Riordan, singer of the band. It features a heavy guitar riff which is uncharacteristic of the band's usual sound, more akin to the grunge/alternative metal sound that was popular at the time than their usual alternative rock style. This song met great success in many countries, including France, Belgium, Austria, Australia and Germany where it topped the charts.
Both B-sides were previously unreleased. "Away" was later included on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless.
"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.
"Zombie" is one of the band's biggest singles, reaching #3 in their native Ireland, and having a total chart...
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