"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan about The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It was released on 19 September 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, No Need to Argue (1994), two weeks before its release. Music critics have long recognized "Zombie" as "a masterpiece of alternative rock" and a grunge number uncharacteristic of the band's other work.

"Zombie" reached No. 1 on Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Iceland charts, although it did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It did reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. In addition, the song was voted by Australian radio Triple J listeners as No. 1 on the 1994 Triple J Hottest 100 chart. It won the Best Song Award at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards.

2017 the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version of the band's Something Else album. In April 2020, it became the first song by an Irish group to surpass one billion views on YouTube.

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