Animal Instinct (The Cranberries song)

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"Animal Instinct"
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Single by the Cranberries
from the album Bury the Hatchet
B-side "Paparazzi on Mopeds", "Baby Blues"
Released29 June 1999 (1999-06-29)
Length3:31
Label Island, Mercury
Songwriter(s) Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan
Producer(s) Benedict Fenner, the Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Promises"
(1999)		"Animal Instinct"
(1999)		"Just My Imagination"
(1999)

"Animal Instinct" is a song by Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was released as the second single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet , in June 1999. The single became the band's first single to miss the UK top 40 (excluding the original chart position of "Linger"), charting at number 54. A music video, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single. [1] In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version on the band's Something Else album. [2]

Contents

Track listings

CD single 1 (UK) [3]

  1. "Animal Instinct" – 3:31
  2. "Paparazzi on Mopeds" – 4:32
  3. "Ode to My Family" (live, Hamburg '99) – 4:30

CD single 2 (UK) [4]

  1. "Animal Instinct" – 3:31
  2. "Baby Blues" – 2:38
  3. "Salvation" (live, Hamburg '99) – 2:38

Maxi-single [5]

  1. "Animal Instinct" – 3:31
  2. "Paparazzi on Mopeds" – 4:32
  3. "Ode to My Family" (live, Hamburg '99) – 4:30
  4. "Salvation" (live, Hamburg '99) – 2:38

French limited-edition CD single [6]

  1. "Animal Instinct" – 3:31
  2. "Dreams" (live, Oslo '99) – 4:12
  3. "Linger" (live, Oslo '99) – 4:40
  4. "Zombie" (live, Tipperary '94) – 5:21

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Animal Instinct"
Chart (1999)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [7] 55
Germany (GfK) [8] 72
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [9] 34
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [10] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [11] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 79
Scotland (OCC) [13] 56
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 54

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Animal Instinct"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJune 1999 Island [15]
Canada29 June 1999CD [16]
United Kingdom5 July 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]
Japan7 July 1999CDIsland [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Our interview with French Director Olivier Dahan | Cranberries World" . Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Cranberries Announce New Acoustic Album Something Else, Share "Linger": Listen". Pitchfork . 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Zombieguide's Complete Cranberries Discography, Animal Instinct UK CD single 1 Archived 12 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . 562 197-2.
  4. ↑ Zombieguide's Complete Cranberries Discography, Animal Instinct UK CD single 2 Archived 12 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . 562 198-2.
  5. ↑ Discogs, Animal Instinct Maxi-single. 562 192-2.
  6. ↑ Discogs, Animal Instinct Limited Edition CD single. 562 368-2
  7. ↑ "The Cranberries – Animal Instinct" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Cranberries – Animal Instinct" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Cranberries".
  10. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 31. 31 July 1999. p. 19.
  11. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 32, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Cranberries – Animal Instinct" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "The Cranberries: Animal Instinct". Radio & Records . No. 1302. 4 June 1999. pp. 2–3. Going for adds at modern AC and hot AC this week!
  16. ↑ "Album Releases: June 1999". Jam!. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 July, 1999" (PDF). Music Week . 3 July 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "アニマル・インスティンクト | ザ・クランベリーズ" [Animal Instinct | The Cranberries] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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