Ode to My Family

"Ode to My Family" is a 1994 song by Irish band The Cranberries and is the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. It went to number 1 in Iceland, number 4 in France, number 5 in Australia, number 8 in New Zealand, number 16 in Ireland, number 18 in Scotland and number 26 in the United Kingdom.

"Ode to My Family"
Single by the Cranberries
from No Need to Argue"
B-side"So Cold in Ireland"
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)[1]
Genre
Length4:31
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Dolores O'Riordan
  • Noel Hogan
Producer(s)Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
""Zombie"
(1994)
Ode to My Family ""I Can't Be with You"
(1995)
"Ode to My Family" at YouTube

Track listings

  1. "Ode to My Family"
  2. "So Cold in Ireland"
  3. "No Need to Argue" (live on the Later with Jools Holland, June 1994)
  4. "Dreaming My Dreams" (live on the Later with Jools Holland, June 1994)
  1. "Ode to My Family" (live at Féile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  2. "Dreams" (live at Féile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  3. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live at Féile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  4. "Zombie" (live at Féile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)

  • UK 7-inch and cassette single[8][9]
  1. "Ode to My Family"
  2. "So Cold in Ireland"
  • US CD EP and Canadian CD single[10]
  1. "Ode to My Family" (album version) – 4:32
  2. "So Cold in Ireland" – 4:43
  3. "Dreaming My Dreams" (live on the Later with Jools Holland, June 1994) – 3:52
  4. "Zombie" (live at Féile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994) – 5:17

References

  1. "Ode to My Family". Amazon. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. "Musicians mourn the loss of the Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan". Alternative Press. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. Peacock, Tim (6 September 2020). "Best Cranberries Songs: 20 Essential Tracks That Linger On". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. Ode to My Family (UK CD1 liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. CID 601, 854 159-2. 
  5. Ode to My Family (Australian CD1 liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. 854159-2. 
  6. Ode to My Family (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. CIDX 601, 854 161-2. 
  7. Ode to My Family (Australian CD2 liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. 854161-2. 
  8. Ode to My Family (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. IS 601, 854 158-7. 
  9. Ode to My Family (UK cassette single sleeve). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. CIS 601, 854 158-4. 
  10. Ode to My Family (US CD EP & Canadian CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1994. 422-854 199-2.