Bury the Hatchet
Studio album by
the Cranberries
Released19 April 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Studio
Genre
Length50:58
LabelIsland
ProducerBenedict Fenner
The Cranberries chronology
To the Faithful Departed
(1996) 		Bury the Hatchet
(1999) 		Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
(2001)
Singles from Bury the Hatchet
  1. "Promises"
    Released: 22 March 1999[2]
  2. "Animal Instinct"
    Released: 29 June 1999[3]
  3. "Just My Imagination"
    Released: 2 August 1999[4]
  4. "You and Me"
    Released: 10 March 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. Club(unfavourable)[6]
Chicago Tribune(unfavourable)[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Entertainment WeeklyD[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]
USA Today[13]
Wall of Sound72/100[14]

Bury the Hatchet is the fourth studio album by Irish alternative rock[15] band the Cranberries, released on 19 April 1999. In the US, the album had shipped 500,000 copies as of 2 June 1999, and received a gold certification.[16]

The album is the first album released by the band after their first hiatus, which began in September 1996. Dolores O'Riordan had taken that time to heal from stress-induced diseases, and also had her first child, Taylor, during this period. This last fact influenced some of the tracks on the album, most notably "Animal Instinct" and "You and Me".

The themes of the songs vary from maternity and children to divorce and child abuse.

Album cover

The album cover, which was designed by Storm Thorgerson,[17] depicts a naked man being watched by a giant eye in a barren landscape. The picture was taken in Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona,[18] and was later featured on Pitchfork's list of "The Worst Record Covers of All Time", which stated "Storm Thorgerson's artwork fluctuates between the iconic and the inane. This one falls into the latter category."[19] Thorgerson also designed the cover for their 2001 album Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. The vinyl edition's cover is different, with the nude man and the giant eye in a desert setting (with colouring and lighting adjusted appropriately), but the original cover pictures are used on the record labels. The back cover shows the man turned around, shouting at the eye.

Track listing

CD

All lyrics are written by Dolores O'Riordan; all music is composed by O'Riordan and Noel Hogan except tracks 3, 8, 10, 13 and 14 by O'Riordan

No.TitleLength
1."Animal Instinct"3:31
2."Loud and Clear"2:45
3."Promises"5:27
4."You and Me"3:35
5."Just My Imagination"3:41
6."Shattered"3:42
7."Desperate Andy"3:44
8."Saving Grace"3:08
9."Copycat"2:53
10."What's on My Mind"3:12
11."Delilah"3:32
12."Fee Fi Fo"4:47
13."Dying in the Sun"3:32
14."Sorry Son"3:25
Total length:50:58
1999 limited edition [CD 2]
No.TitleLength
1."Promises" (live – Oslo '98)5:08
2."Dreams" (live – Oslo '98)4:12
3."Linger" (live – Oslo '98)4:40
4."Zombie" (live – Tipperary '94)5:21
2002 Complete Sessions Edition
No.TitleLength
15."Baby Blues"2:38
16."Sweetest Thing"3:34
17."Woman Without Pride"2:26
18."Such a Shame"4:23
19."Paparazzi on Mopeds"4:33
Total length:68:40
2000 Complete Sessions Edition [CD 2]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Blues"2:39
2."Sweetest Thing"3:34
3."Woman Without Pride"2:26
4."Such a Shame"4:23
5."Paparazzi on Mopeds"4:34
6."Promises" (live in Paris '99)4:18
7."Animal Instinct" (live in Paris '99)3:55
8."Loud and Clear" (live in Paris '99)2:45
9."You and Me" (live in Paris '99)3:37
10."Shattered" (live in Hamburg '99)3:54
11."Desperate Andy" (live in Paris '99)3:56
12."Delilah" (live in Paris '99)3:21

Vinyl

The vinyl version features a different track order (this is retained on the 2015 reissue).

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Animal Instinct"3:31
2."Desperate Andy"3:44
3."Saving Grace"3:08
Total length:10:23
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."You and Me"3:35
2."Loud and Clear"2:45
3."Just My Imagination"3:41
4."Shattered"3:42
Total length:13:43
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."What's on My Mind"3:12
2."Copycat"2:53
3."Fee Fi Fo"4:47
Total length:10:52
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Delilah"3:32
2."Promises"5:27
3."Sorry Son"3:25
4."Dying in the Sun"3:32
Total length:15:56

Personnel

The Cranberries

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Bury the Hatchet
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[49] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[50] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[51] Gold 250,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[31] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[31]
sales in 1999 		Platinum 250,000[52]
Italy (FIMI)[53]
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[54] Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[55] Gold 75,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[56] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[57] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[58] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[60] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[61] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide — 2,300,000[31]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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