Ode to My Family

"Ode to My Family"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album No Need to Argue
Released	21 November 1994 (UK)
Format	CD single, 7" single
Recorded	1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:30
Writer(s)	Dolores O'Riordan Noel Hogan
Producer	Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Zombie" (1994) "Ode to My Family" (1994) "I Can't Be With You" (1995)
No Need to Argue track listing "Ode to My Family" (1) "I Can't Be With You" (2) Music sample "Ode To My Family"

"Ode to My Family" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. It was released in 1994.

The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number four in France, its highest position in the various international charts. This ballad was nevertheless less successful than the previous Cranberries' single, "Zombie".

The song is about Dolores's yearning for her simple life as a child after having achieved success,^[1] and includes a string arrangement composed by O'Riordan.^[2]

Track listings

7" single

1. "Ode to My Family"
2. "So Cold in Ireland"

CD single

1. "Ode to My Family"
2. "So Cold in Ireland"
3. "No Need to Argue" (live on the "Later with Jools Holland" BBC TV Programme)
4. "Dreaming My Dreams" (live on the "Later with Jools Holland" BBC TV Programme)

Limited Edition CD single

1. "Ode to My Family" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30th July 1994)
2. "Dreams" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30th July 1994)
3. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30th July 1994)
4. "Zombie" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30th July 1994)

CD single - Canada

1. "Ode to My Family" (album version) - 4:32
2. "So Cold in Ireland" - 4:43
3. "Dreaming My Dreams" (live on the "Later with Jools Holland" BBC TV Programme) - 3:52
4. "Zombie" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30th July 1994) - 5:17

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3]	5
Dutch Mega Top 100[3]	22
French SNEP Singles Chart[3]	4
German Singles Chart[3]	29
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[4]	16
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3]	8
UK Singles Chart[5]	26
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[6]	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[6]	38
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[6]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
French Singles Chart[7]	28

References

1. ^ Randi Reisfeld (1996). This Is the Sound: The Best of Alternative Rock. Simon Pulse. pp. 32. ISBN 978-0689806704. 
2. ^ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Backbeat Books. pp. 263. ISBN 978-0879306533. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Ode to My Family", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
5. ^ "Ode to My Family", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
6. ^ ^{a b c} Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
7. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)