Promises (The Cranberries song)

"Promises"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album Bury the Hatchet
B-side The Sweetest Thing
Released March 10, 1999
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5:27 (album version)
3:30 (radio edit)
Label Island
Writer(s) Dolores O'Riordan
Producer Benedict Fenner & The Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Hollywood"
(1997)		 "Promises"
(1999)		 "Animal Instinct"
(1999)
Bury the Hatchet track listing
"Loud and Clear"
(2)		 "Promises"
(3)		 "You and Me"
(4)
Alternate covers
UK CD single 1

"Promises" is a rock song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the first single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song would be the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has heavy rock beat with strident lead guitar, deals with the divorce subject. A music video, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single.

Contents

Track Listings

CD single 1 (UK)[1]
  1. Promises (Edit) - 3:30
  2. The Sweetest Thing - 3:33
  3. Linger (Live - August '96) - 4:40
CD single 2 (UK)[2]
  1. Promises (Album version) - 5:27
  2. Dreams (Live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo) - 4:14
  3. Promises (Live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo) - 5:08
Maxi-single[3]
  1. Promises (Edit) - 3:30
  2. The Sweetest Thing - 3:33
  3. Promises (Album version) - 5:27
  4. Linger (Live - August '96) - 4:40

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Billboard Alternative Songs[4] 12
Irish Single Charts 19
UK Single Charts 13
ARIA Charts (Australia) 78
Austrian Single Charts 37
Canadian Single Charts 6
French Single Charts 32
German Single Charts 45
Dutch Single Charts 42

References

  1. ^ Discogs, Promises UK CD single 1. 572 591-2.
  2. ^ Discogs, Promises UK CD single 2. 572 593-2.
  3. ^ Discogs, Promises Maxi-single. 572 569-2.
  4. ^ Billboard Alternative Songs, The Cranberries.
The Cranberries
Mike Hogan  · Noel Hogan  · Fergal Lawler  · Dolores O'Riordan
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Zombie Live EP · Loud and Clear EP · Bualadh Bos – The Cranberries Live
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"Sunday" · "Still Can't..." · "Liar" · "Dreaming My Dreams" · "I'm Still Remembering" · "Copycat" · "New New York" · "Show Me the Way"
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Live · Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris · Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002  · 20th Century Masters – The DVD Collection · Gold Collection
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