"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 Maïwenn), directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single.
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Single by the Cranberries | ||||
from the album Bury the Hatchet | ||||
B-side | "The Sweetest Thing" | |||
Released | 22 March 1999 (1999-03-22) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Dolores O'Riordan | |||
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"Promises" on YouTube | ||||
"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.
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Canadian maxi-single[3]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4][5] | 78 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 37 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 21 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] | 6 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] | 13 |
France (SNEP)[11] | 32 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 45 |
Greece (IFPI)[13] | 5 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 19 |
Italy (FIMI)[16] | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 42 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] | 20 |
Norway (VG-lista)[19] | 17 |
Scotland (OCC)[20] | 10 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 33 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 19 |
UK Singles (OCC)[24] | 13 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[25] | 12 |
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United States | 8–9 March 1999 | Radio | Island | [26][27] |
Europe | 22 March 1999 | Maxi-CD | [26] | |
United Kingdom | 5 April 1999 |
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