Ridiculous Thoughts

"Ridiculous Thoughts"
Single by the Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
Released31 July 1995 (1995-07-31)
Length
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 3:36 (radio edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"I Can't Be with You"
(1995)
"Ridiculous Thoughts"
(1995)
"Salvation"
(1996)
Music video
"Ridiculous Thoughts" on YouTube

"Ridiculous Thoughts" is a song by Irish rock band the Cranberries, released in July 1995 by Island Records as the fourth single (third in North America) from their second studio album, No Need to Argue (1994). The song peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 in their native Ireland. Its music video was directed by Samuel Bayer, featuring Elijah Wood. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version on the band's Something Else album.[1]

  1. ^ "The Cranberries Announce New Acoustic Album Something Else, Share "Linger": Listen". Pitchfork. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.