Ode to My Family

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"Ode to My Family" is a song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number one in Iceland and number four in France, its highest positions internationally, and number five in Australia. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Else album.

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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.

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Content

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

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Music video

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

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

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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)

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)

CD single - Canada

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

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Charts and Sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia