Hollywood (The Cranberries song)

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"Hollywood"
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Single by the Cranberries
from the album To the Faithful Departed
B-side "Forever Yellow Skies"
Released1 May 1997
RecordedNovember and December 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Length5:09
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Dolores O'Riordan
Producer(s)
The Cranberries singles chronology
"When You're Gone"
(1996)
"Hollywood"
(1997)
"Promises"
(1999)

"Hollywood" is a rock song by Irish band the Cranberries. It is the fourth single from the band's third album, entitled To the Faithful Departed . Plans to record a video clip were abandoned after the band cancelled the remainder of their Free to Decide World Tour and other promotional activities due to lead singer Dolores O'Riordan's health problems. [1] The worldwide release of a commercial CD single was cancelled as well, except in France. [2]

Contents

Track listings

2-track CD single (France) [2]

  1. "Hollywood" – 5:06
  2. "Forever Yellow Skies" (Live in Toronto, 29 August 1996) – 3:28

4-track CD single (France) [3]

  1. "Hollywood" – 5:06
  2. "Forever Yellow Skies" (Live in Toronto, 29 August 1996) – 3:28
  3. "Dreams" (Live in Toronto, 29 August 1996) – 4:20
  4. "Waltzing Back" (Live in Toronto, 29 August 1996) – 4:59

Cover

In 2020, it was covered by doom metal band Thou and indie rock singer Emma Ruth Rundle for their collaborative EP The Helm of Sorrow . [4]

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References

  1. No Tour? She's Free To Decide – Chicago Tribune
  2. 1 2 Zombieguide's Complete Cranberries Discography, Hollywood 2-track single. 854 932-2.
  3. Zombieguide's Complete Cranberries Discography, Hollywood 4-track single. 854 933-2.
  4. Carter, Emily (10 December 2020). "Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou announce new EP, The Helm Of Sorrow". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.