Salvation (The Cranberries song)

"Salvation" is the lead single from Irish rock band The Cranberries' third studio album To the Faithful Departed. The single had some success in the United States, where it reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks, and it was a chart hit in Europe and Australia, peaking at number four in Iceland, number six in Italy, number seven in New Zealand and number eight in Australia and Ireland. It also reached the top 20 in Walloon Belgium, Finland, France and the United Kingdom.

"Salvation"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album To the Faithful Departed
B-side"I'm Still Remembering", "I Just Shot John Lennon (live)", "Go Your Own Way"
Released6 April 1996 (UK)
RecordedNovember - December 1995
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
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Length2:24
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Ridiculous Thoughts"
(1995)		 "Salvation"
(1996)		 "Free to Decide"
(1996)
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Cranberries - "Salvation"
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"Salvation" talks about drug abuse, and how one should refrain from falling into it. The directness of the song was regarded as bland and too preachy by the media and critics, but Dolores O'Riordan said that it wasn't supposed to be an anti-drug song per se, but "kind of anti the idea of becoming totally controlled by anything, any substance at all", O'Riordan stated to Kurt Loder, adding that she knew what it was like and that "it wasn’t a nice experience and it didn’t get me anywhere. It just confused me more."[1] She explained that the meaning behind the song was "reality [being] reality, and unfortunately, no how much you go away, you come back, and it's always here."[2]

Music video

The music video for "Salvation" was directed in March 1996 by Olivier Dahan in France, for the company Bandits Productions. It features French comedy duo Éric and Ramzy.

The video was the last video for the band to gain heavy rotation on MTV, as later singles failed to gain traction on the network. The video featured a crazed clown (a hybrid of horror monsters Freddy Krueger, Pennywise, and Pinhead) floating around a castle and its surroundings and driving around in a car a group of young girls, implied to be in the thralls of drug addiction. The video cuts between images of Dolores O'Riordan singing the song and a pair of adults, who alternate between trying to wake a comatose daughter from her slumber, and the evil clown tying up and terrorizing the couple (who are now in latex catsuits) with the now awake daughter kissing the clown.

Track listing
  • Note: "I Just Shot John Lennon" (Live Version) was recorded live at The Point, Dublin on 2 June 1995 for Radio Telefis Eireann.

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

Earthsuit, a Christian group, performed a live cover of this song during their last few tours.

Senses Fail covered this song as a bonus track on their album Still Searching.[30]

Prayer for Cleansing, a vegan straight edge hardcore band, covered the song on their EP The Tragedy released in 2004.

References
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