Ode to My Family
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| Single by The Cranberries | ||||||||||||||
| from the album No Need to Argue | ||||||||||||||
| B-side | So Cold In Ireland | |||||||||||||
| Released | 21 November 1994 (UK) | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, 7" single | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:32 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dolores O'Riordan Noel Hogan |
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| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||||||||||||
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"Ode to My Family" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number four in France, its highest position internationally, and number five in Australia. This ballad was less successful than the previous Cranberries single, "Zombie".
"Ode to My Family" is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of D-Bm-F♯m-Gmaj7-D
The song is about Dolores's yearning for her simple life as a child after having achieved success, and includes a string arrangement composed by O'Riordan.
The single's music video, shot on black-and-white, was directed by Samuel Bayer. Bayer had also directed the band's video for their preceding single, "Zombie".
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