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	Post-grunge
Length	5:27 (Album Version) 3:30 (Radio Edit)
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Dolores O'Riordan
Producer(s)	Benedict Fenner & The Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Hollywood" (1997) "Promises" (1999) "Animal Instinct" (1999)
"Hollywood" (1997) "Promises" (1999) "Animal Instinct" (1999)
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 was the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has a heavy rock beat with strident lead guitar, deals with the subject of divorce. A music video involving a cowboy confronting a witch/scarecrow hybrid, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single. It became their ninth and last UK Top 40 hit, charting at number 13.

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

References