I Just Shot John Lennon

I Just Shot John Lennon

Infobox Song


Name = I Just Shot John Lennon
Album = To the Faithful Departed
Artist = The Cranberries
from Album = "To the Faithful Departed"
Released = April 29, 1996
Genre = Alternative
Length = 2:41
Label = Island Records
Writer = O'Riordan, Hogan
Producer = Bruce Fairbairn & The Cranberries

"I Just Shot John Lennon" is a song from The Cranberries' album "To the Faithful Departed". It is a narrative of the events of the night of December 8, 1980, the night that musician John Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. It is one of many tributes to John Lennon, and also one of many other songs to recall the events of the night in a narrative form. After the narrative form, there is a bit of commentary about the situation. ("What a sad, and sorry and sickening sight/what a sad, and sorry, and sickening night")

The title of the song comes from the words said by Mark David Chapman that evening. After being asked, "Do you know what you've done?" Chapman calmly replied, "I just shot John Lennon"

Live performances

The Cranberries performed the song live on "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1995.


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