Ode to My Family

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"Ode to My Family"
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Single by the Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
B-side"So Cold In Ireland"
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)[1]
Recorded1994
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"
(1994) 		"I Can't Be with You"
(1995)
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"Ode to My Family" is a song recorded by the Irish band the Cranberries. It was released on 21 November 1994 as the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. The song was a hit in Oceania and several European countries, peaking at number one in Iceland, and number four in France, and number five in Australia. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Else album.[4]

Composition[]

"Ode to My Family" is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. The entire piece follows the chord progression 4/4 |: D | Bm | F♯m | Gsus2 D/A :| ostinato.[5]

Content[]

The song is about Dolores's yearning for her simple life as a child after having achieved success,[6] and includes a string arrangement composed by O'Riordan.[7]

Critical reception[]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Let Dolores be your station's guardian angel. Real Christmas family spirit is generated by this ballad which surpasses all the rest currently available when it comes to sincerity."[8]

Music video[]

The single's music video, shot in black-and-white, was directed by Samuel Bayer. Bayer had also directed the band's video for their preceding single, "Zombie".

Bayer stated on his Facebook account that the "Ode to My Family" music video was cut by Robert Duffy (video editor), and the "Zombie" video was cut by Eric Zumbrennen.

Track listings[]

7-inch single

  1. "Ode to My Family"
  2. "So Cold in Ireland"

CD single

  1. "Ode to My Family"
  2. "So Cold in Ireland"
  3. "No Need to Argue" (live on the "Later with Jools Holland" BBC TV Programme)
  4. "Dreaming My Dreams" (live on the "Later with Jools Holland" BBC TV Programme)

Limited-edition CD single

  1. "Ode to My Family" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  2. "Dreams" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  3. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)
  4. "Zombie" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994)

Canadian CD single

  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" BBC TV Programme) – 3:52
  4. "Zombie" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994) – 5:17

Personnel[]

  • Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, string arrangement
  • Noel Hogan – electric and acoustic guitars
  • Mike Hogan – bass guitar
  • Fergal Lawler – drums and percussion

Charts and sales[]

References[]

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