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Promises (The Cranberries song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = the Cranberries
| album = Bury the Hatchet
| B-side = The Sweetest Thing
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| writer = Dolores O'Riordan
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| prev_title = Hollywood
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Animal Instinct
| next_year = 1999
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"'Promises'" is a rock song by Irish rock band the Cranberries. It is the first single from the band's fourth album, 'Bury the Hatchet', released in 1999. The song was the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has a heavy rock beat with strident lead guitar, deals with the subject of divorce. A music video involving a cowboy confronting a witch/scarecrow hybrid (played by Mawenn), directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single.
"Promises" became the band's ninth and last UK top-forty hit, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Charts and number 19 in Ireland. Elsewhere, the song peaked atop the Spanish Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland while also charting in several other European countries.
Track listings
'UK CD1'
# "Promises" (edit)
# "The Sweetest Thing" 3:33
# "Linger" (live, August 1996)
'UK CD2'
# "Promises"
# "Dreams" (live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo)
# "Promises" (live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo)
'Canadian maxi-single'
# "Promises" (radio edit) 3:30
# "The Sweetest Thing" 3:33
# "Promises" 5:27
# "Linger" (live) 4:40
Charts
Release history
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:The Cranberries songs
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Olivier Dahan
Category:Number-one singles in Spain
Category:Songs written by Dolores O'Riordan
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