The Troubles were a conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), an See more

Soon after "Zombie" was completed, the band brought it onto their set list, with Lawler noting that the song was played live for a whole year before being recorded, and … See more

Praise
Tedium's editor Ernie Smith said, "O'Riordan wrote it in a moment of anger and passion", and called the song "one of the defining songs of the alternative rock era". In a different perspective, Rebecca Black of See more

Background and production
"Zombie" was released with a music video in October 1994. The video was directed by Samuel Bayer, through company HSI Productions. The … See more

"Zombie" has been characterised by commentators as alternative rock and grunge. O'Riordan later said that the song was not a … See more

"Zombie" topped the charts in many countries. On 29 October 1994, the song went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, spending twenty-three weeks on the … See more

A version of "Zombie" was already played one year before the release of No Need to Argue, on the band's first European tour with See more