Zombie

Written as a response to the Warrington Bombing, when the Provisional IRA murdered two young children in 1993, "Zombie" is one of the band's biggest singles, reaching #3 in their native Ireland, and having a total chart run of 11 weeks. The song reached #14 in the UK (with a total chart run of six weeks), and topped the U.S. Modern Rock chart for six weeks, it also appeared on the French Top 50 for nine weeks (with 19 weeks in the Top 10) and the German Top 100 for one week (with a total chart run of 27 weeks), both in 1995; and also reaching number 2 in Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Zombie was number 1 in Australia for 8 weeks. The single has sold 2 million copies alone, and the song, since its release in late 1994, has been performed on every live tour.

[Verse 1] Another head hangs lowly Child is slowly taken And the violence caused such silence Who are we mistaken? [Pre-Chorus] But you see, it's not me, it's not my family In your head, in your head, they are fightin' With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are cryin' [Chorus] In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie What's in your head, in your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh [Post-Chorus] Du, du, du, du Du, du, du, du Du, du, du, du Du, du, du, du [Verse 2] Another mother's breakin' Heart is takin' over When the violence causes silence We must be mistaken [Pre-Chorus] It's the same old theme, since 1916 In your head, in your head, they're still fightin' With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are dyin' [Chorus] In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie What's in your head, in your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, eh-eh-oh, ra-ra [Instrumental Outro]