Animal Instinct

About Animal Instinct

"Animal Instinct" is a second single from The Cranberries' fourth record "Bury The Hatchet", 1999. The single didn't chart in the UK, but it did chart in Austria, France, and many others. The lyrics were written by Dolores O'Riordan in 1997 when she gave birth to her first child. The music was written by Noel Hogan and Dolores O'Riordan. The song is one of the band's most recognizable songs and it's considered The Cranberries' classic. .

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About this song

Credited to

The Cranberries

Album

Bury The Hatchet (The Complete Sessions 1998-1999) · Track 1 of 19 · Opens the album

Released

April 19, 1999

Duration

3:31

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568,271 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Bury The Hatchet (The Complete Sessions 1998-1999)