Zombie (song)
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Template:Single infobox "Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. It is about the conflicts in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles, with references to the Easter Revolution of 1916. The title perhaps comes from the idea that the perpetrators of violence are stuck in a mindset of vengence and retribution, ghoulishly feeding off the living to settle ancient scores.
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Recording information
"Zombie" was recorded at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin in 1994. It was written during the Cranberries English Tour in 1993, after a bombing in London where a child died.
Recognitions
It is the band's biggest single to date, selling 2 million copies alone. It's been performed on all the tours the band has done since its release in late 1994.
"Zombie" won the band a MTV Europe Music Award for best song in 1995
Music video
"Zombie" was released as a music video in 1995. The video was directed by Samuel Bayer, and produced by Doug Friedman and H.S.I. Productions. In the video, Dolores O'Riordan is covered in gold paint surrounded by children. She is remniscent of the classic image of Saint Sebastian.