MTV Unplugged (The Cranberries album)

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MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged by the Cranberries.jpg
Live album by
the Cranberries
Released7 November 2025 (2025-11-07) [1]
Recorded 14 February 1995
VenueHoward Gilman Opera House, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
Genre Acoustic rock
Length41:57
Label Island
The Cranberries chronology
In the End
(2019)		MTV Unplugged
(2025)

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 7 November 2025 by Island Records. [1]

Contents

Background and release

MTV Unplugged documents the Cranberries' appearance on MTV Unplugged, an American music television program where artists perform acoustic versions of their music. [2] The performance was the main promotion for the band's second album No Need to Argue , which was released on 3 October the previous year of the album's release. [3] The performance of "Yesterday's Gone" was released as a single to promote the 25th anniversary of No Need to Argue. [4] The performance of "Empty" was released as a single to promote the live album. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic stated that it "came at a time when they had cemented their mainstream presence", noting that "Following Dolores O'Riordan's passing in 2018, the wealth of material that came from the vaults remained generous and worthwhile; this special set is one of the highlights." [6] Chorus.fm critic Adam Grundy states that MTV Unplugged "continues to live on with grace on this ultra-memorable performance from The Cranberries.", concluding by stating that "The Cranberries firmly cement their status as one of the best performances in the MTV Unplugged series, and highlight the reason why their music still lives on to this day and is adored by fans all over the world." [7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dolores O'Riordan; all music is composed by O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, except tracks 4 and 11, written solely by O'Riordan.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"/"Dreaming My Dreams"4:39
2."Linger"5:06
3."Free to Decide"4:48
4."I'm Still Remembering"5:11
6."Empty"4:10
7."Zombie"4:30
8."Yesterday's Gone"4:04
9."No Need to Argue"3:30
Total length:41:57

Personnel

The Cranberries

Additional personnel

Charts

Initial chart performance for MTV Unplugged
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 151
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 23
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [14] 14
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [15] 13
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [16] 8
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [17] 8

References

  1. 1 2 "The Cranberries' 1995 MTV Unplugged Set To Be Released For First Time". noise11. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Greene, Andy (31 July 2021). "'MTV Unplugged': The 15 Best Episodes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Greene, Andy (15 January 2018). "Flashback: The Cranberries Perform 'Zombie' on MTV Unplugged". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Peacock, Tim (14 August 2020). "Listen To The Cranberries' 'Yesterday's Gone' From 'No Need To Argue' Reissue". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Empty - Single by The Cranberries". Spotify . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 Z. Yeung, Neil. "MTV Unplugged Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Grundy, Adam (7 November 2025). "The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged". chorus.fm. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Cranberries – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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