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About Animal Instinct by The Cranberries
Animal Instinct is credited to The Cranberries on Bury the Hatchet (The Complete Sessions 1998-1999). This catalogue edition runs 3:32 and lists the song as track 1 of 19. The linked edition is dated 1999-04-19.
Catalogue artist credit: The Cranberries.
Catalogue title: Animal Instinct. Genre: Alternative. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
The Bury the Hatchet (The Complete Sessions 1998-1999) edition is the recording reference for this page. Use its source link for the album version, or the YouTube player for the separately identified video.
Selected video: The Cranberries - Animal Instinct (Official Music Video). Published by TheCranberriesVEVO. Video length: 3:47.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
The Cranberries
Dreams and Linger make a melodic entry point, while Zombie uses a heavier guitar backdrop. Follow the selection toward Ode to My Family and When You’re Gone for a quieter pace. Animal Instinct and Just My Imagination offer another comparison in vocal phrasing.
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