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"
Released1 June 1999 (1999-06-01)
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
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [10] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 79
Scotland (OCC) [12] 56
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 54

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Animal Instinct"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJune 1999 Island [14]
Canada29 June 1999CD [15]
United Kingdom5 July 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[16]
Japan7 July 1999CDIsland [17]

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