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No Need to Argue Studio album by The Cranberries Released October 3, 1994 Recorded 1994 Genre Alternative rock Length 52:30/73:50 (2002 re-release) Label Island Producer Stephen Street The Cranberries chronology Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
(1993)No Need to Argue
(1994)To the Faithful Departed
(1996)Singles from No Need to Argue - "Zombie"
Released: September 1994 - "Ode to My Family"
Released: 21 November 1994 - "I Can't Be With You"
Released: 14 February 1995 - "Ridiculous Thoughts"
Released: 31 July 1995 - "Dreaming My Dreams"
Released: November 1995
(Promo only - UK)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Music Emissions [2]
No Need to Argue is the second studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1994. It was the band's most successful album, and has sold about 17 million copies worldwide. It contains the band's most successful single to date, "Zombie". The album's mood is darker than that on Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. It shows a more mature performance by lyricist and vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, writing about war, death, love and disappointment. Her voice is clearer, without the previous album's double and triple voice layering. In some of the songs, the band decided to take on a rockier and heavier side, using distortion and increasing the volume. The song "Yeat's Grave" [sic] is about William Butler Yeats, and quotes one of his poems, No Second Troy. The hit song "Zombie", written by lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, is according to her about the IRA bombings in 1993 that resulted in the death of two children.[3]
Contents
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan, all music composed by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan except tracks 4, 7, 10-13 which are by Dolores O'Riordan.
No. Title Length 1. "Ode to My Family" 4:30 2. "I Can't Be With You" 3:07 3. "Twenty One" 3:07 4. "Zombie" 5:06 5. "Empty" 3:26 6. "Everything I Said" 3:52 7. "The Icicle Melts" 2:54 8. "Disappointment" 4:14 9. "Ridiculous Thoughts" 4:31 10. "Dreaming My Dreams" 3:37 11. "Yeat's Grave" 2:59 12. "Daffodil Lament" 6:14 13. "No Need to Argue" 2:54 Total length:52:30 Re-release bonus tracks
The album was re-released in 2002, under the title No Need to Argue (The Complete Sessions 1994–1995). This version of the album featured bonus tracks as well as B-sides from the singles that lifted off the album.
No. Title Length 14. "Away" 2:38 15. "I Don't Need" 3:32 16. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) 2:41 17. "So Cold in Ireland" 4:45 18. "Zombie" (Camel's Hump mix) 7:54 Total length:73:50 Certifications, peaks & sales
Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments Australia 1 Austria 1 Platinum [4] 50,000+ Canada 3 5x Platinum [5] 500,000+ Finland Gold [6] 31,876+ Europe 5x Platinum [7] 5,000,000+ France 1 Diamond[8] 1,000,000+ Germany 1 Platinum [9] 500,000+ Netherlands 2 Platinum [10] 80,000+ Switzerland 2 Platinum [11] 50,000+ United Kingdom 2 3x Platinum [12] 900,000+ United States 6 7x Platinum [13] 7,000,000+ Soundtracks
- "Away" was featured in the american movie Clueless (film).
- "Ridiculous Thoughts", "Away", "I Don't Need" and "No Need to Argue" were featured in the British movie Butterfly Kiss.[14]
- "Ode to My Family" and "Empty" were featured in episodes the american series Party of Five.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Music Emissions
- ^ Zombie by The Cranberries Songfacts
- ^ IFPI Austria
- ^ CRIA
- ^ IFPI Finland
- ^ IFPI Europe
- ^ Disque En France
- ^ IFPI Germany
- ^ NVPI
- ^ IFPI Switzerland
- ^ BPI
- ^ RIAA
- ^ IMDb. Soundtracks for Butterfly Kiss. Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
Preceded by
Wired World of Sports II by The 12th ManAustralian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
29 January – 4 February 1995Succeeded by
Smash by The OffspringStudio albums Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? · No Need to Argue · To the Faithful Departed · Bury the Hatchet · Wake Up and Smell the Coffee · RosesEPs Compilations Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–1999 · Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 · GoldLive albums and EPs Zombie Live EP · Loud and Clear EP · Bualadh Bos – The Cranberries LiveSingles "Dreams" · "Linger" · "Zombie" · "Ode to My Family" · "I Can't Be with You" · "Ridiculous Thoughts" · "Salvation" · "Free to Decide" · "When You're Gone" · "Hollywood" · "Promises" · "Animal Instinct" · "Just My Imagination" · "You and Me" · "Analyse" · "Time Is Ticking Out" · "This Is the Day" · "Stars" · "Tomorrow"Promotional singles "Sunday" · "Still Can't..." · "Liar" · "Dreaming My Dreams" · "I'm Still Remembering" · "Copycat" · "New New York" · "Show Me the Way"Videos and DVDs Live · Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris · Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 · 20th Century Masters – The DVD Collection · Gold CollectionOther recording sessions Radio and Television Sessions · The 2003 Recording SessionsRelated articles Categories:- 1994 albums
- The Cranberries albums
- Albums produced by Stephen Street
- Island Records albums
- "Zombie"
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