Animal Instinct (The Cranberries song)

"Animal Instinct"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album Bury the Hatchet
B-side	"Paparazzi on Mopeds Baby Blues"
Released	July 5, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:31
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan
Producer(s)	Benedict Fenner & The Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Promises" (1999) "Animal Instinct" (1999) "Just My Imagination" (1999)
"Promises" (1999) "Animal Instinct" (1999) "Just My Imagination" (1999) Bury the Hatchet track listing "Animal Instinct" (1) "Loud and Clear" (2)

"Animal Instinct" is an alternative rock song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the second single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song deals with motherhood. A music video, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single. The single became the band's first single to miss the UK Top 40, charting at number 54 (not including the original chart position of "Linger"). In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, striped down version on the band's Something Else album.^[1]

Track listings

CD single 1 (UK)^[2]

1. Animal Instinct - 3:31
2. Paparazzi on Mopeds - 4:32
3. Ode to my Family (Live, Hamburg '99) - 4:30

CD single 2 (UK)^[3]

1. Animal Instinct - 3:31
2. Baby Blues - 2:38
3. Salvation (Live, Hamburg '99) - 2:38

Maxi-single^[4]

1. Animal Instinct - 3:31
2. Paparazzi on Mopeds - 4:32
3. Ode to my Family (Live, Hamburg '99) - 4:30
4. Salvation (Live, Hamburg '99) - 2:38

French Limited Edition CD single^[5]

1. Animal Instinct - 3:31
2. Dreams (Live, Oslo '99) - 4:12
3. Linger (Live, Oslo '99) - 4:40
4. Zombie (Live, Tipperary '94) - 5:21

Charts

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics