Ode to My Family

"Ode to My Family"
Single by the Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
B-side"So Cold in Ireland"
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
Genre
Length4:31
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Zombie"
(1994)
"Ode to My Family"
(1994)
"I Can't Be with You"
(1995)
Audio sample
"Ode to My Family"
Music video
"Ode to My Family" on YouTube

"Ode to My Family" is a song by Irish band the Cranberries, released on 21 November 1994 by Island Records as the second single from their second studio album, No Need to Argue (1994). The song was written by bandmembers Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan. It was a hit in Oceania and several European countries, topping the charts in Iceland, and reaching number four in France, number five in Australia, and number eight in New Zealand. Its music video was directed by Samuel Bayer. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Else album.[3]

  1. ^ "Musicians mourn the loss of the Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan". Alternative Press. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Peacock, Tim (6 September 2020). "Best Cranberries Songs: 20 Essential Tracks That Linger On". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Cranberries Announce New Acoustic Album Something Else, Share "Linger": Listen". Pitchfork. March 14, 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.