Ode to My Family

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“Ode to My Family”
“Ode to My Family” cover
Single by The Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
Released November 21, 1994 (UK)
Format CD single
7" single
Recorded 1994
Genre Rock
Length 4:30
Writer(s) Dolores O'Riordan
Noel Hogan
Producer Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Zombie"
(1994)		 "Ode to My Family"
(1995)		 "I Can't Be With You"
(1995)

"Ode to My Family" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the second single from their third studio album No Need to Argue. It was released in 1994.

The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at #4 in France, its highest position in the various charts. This ballad was nevertheless less successful than the previous Cranberries' single, "Zombie".

[edit] Track listings

7"-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)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 38
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 35
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 11
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 5
Dutch Singles Chart 22
French Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 29
Irish Singles Chart 16
New Zealand Singles Chart 8
UK Singles Chart 26

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ode to My Family", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)