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Artist Biography For The Cranberries

The Cranberries Was An Alternative Rock Band From Limerick Ireland That Formed In 1989 And Rose To Mainstream Popularity In The Early 1990's. The Band Consisted Of Noel Hogan guitar/vocals Also A Member Of Mono Band Arkitekt And The Puro Mike Hogan bass/vocals And Fergal Lawler drums/percussion Also A Member Of The Low Network . Dolores O'Riordan vocals Keyboards Guitars Was A Member From 1990 Until Her Death In 2018. The Band Went On Hiatus In 2003 And Reunited In The Summer Of 2009. Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Zombie

"Zombie" Is A Protest Song By Irish Alternative Rock Band The Cranberries Written By The Band's Lead Singer Dolores O'Riordan About The Troubles In Northern Ireland. It Was Released On 19 September 1994 By Island Records As The Lead Single From Their Second Studio Album No Need To Argue 1994 Two Weeks Ahead Of The Album's Release. Music Critics Have Long Recognized "Zombie" As "a Masterpiece Of Alternative Rock" As Well As A Grunge Number Uncharacteristic Of The Band's Other Work. The Song Was Written In Response To The Death Of Johnathan Ball Aged 3 And Tim Parry Aged 12 Both Of Whom Had Been Killed In The Warrington Bombings When Two IRA Improvised Explosive Devices Hidden In Litter Bins Were Detonated In A Shopping Street In Warrington England. "Zombie" Was Released With A Music Video In October 1994. The Video Was Directed By Samuel Bayer And Produced By Doug Friedman And HSI. Productions. The Music Video Was Filmed In Belfast Northern Ireland In The Heart Of The Troubles With Real Footage And In Dublin. In The Video O'Riordan Is Covered In Gold Makeup And Appears In Front Of A Giant Cross With A Group Of Boys Covered In Silver Makeup Holding Bows And Arrows. The Video Also Includes Clips Of Local Children Playing War Games A Performance By The Band And Of British Soldiers From The Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders As Evident From Their Thin Red Line Tactical Recognition Flashes On Patrol In Northern Ireland. It Also Features Shots Of Various Murals IRA UDA UFF UVF Bobby Sands . In April 2020 It Became The First Song By An Irish Group To Surpass One Billion Views On YouTube. "Zombie" Reached No. 1 On The Charts Of Australia Belgium Denmark France Germany And Iceland And Although It Did Not Chart On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart It Did Reach No. 1 On The US Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart. In Addition The Song Was Voted By Australian Radio Triple J Listeners As No. 1 On The 1994 Triple J Hottest 100 Chart. It Won The Best Song Award At The 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. The Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Samuel Bayer. In 2017 The Song Was Released As An Acoustic Stripped-Down Version On The Band's Something Else Album.

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