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Uncertain
Uncertain
EP by The Cranberries
Released	28 October 1991
Studio	Xeric Studios, Limerick, Ireland
Genre	Indie rock; indie pop; alternative rock;
Length	14:16
Label	Xeric Records (XER-014)
Producer	Pearse Gilmore
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Uncertain is the first EP by the Irish band the Cranberries.^[1] The EP was released in the autumn of 1991,^[1] with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.^[1]^[2] Uncertain was released by Island under the Xeric Records name on both CD and 12" vinyl formats.^[3]^[4] Approximately 5,000 total copies of Uncertain were produced.^[5] Guitarist Noel Hogan said of the album that Gilmore "cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar", which resulted from a conflictual relationship between the group and Gilmore.^[2] The EP did not chart.^[1]

An unreleased music video was made for the main theme "Uncertain";^[6] a brief part of the clip was included on their DVD compilation, Stars: The Best of 1992–2002. The unedited complete video clip appeared for the first time on YouTube on 14 April 2020, and shows a young Dolores O'Riordan, with her brother Brendan and his daughter Cora, recalling her days as a child in an Irish forest.^[6]

Television performance

After the release of 'Uncertain', The Cranberries appeared on the Irish television show "On The Waterfront" which was hosted by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley from The Commitments.^[7] They performed "Linger", which was recorded and was broadcast in 1992.^[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dolores O'Riordan; all music is composed by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Uncertain"	3:07
2.	"Nothing Left at All"	3:55
3.	"Pathetic Senses"	3:37
4.	"Them"	3:42
Total length:		14:16

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. UK: Omnibus Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-857-12595-8. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Foege, Alec (23 March 1995). "Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries: Strange Fruit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: CD, EP". Discogs. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP". Discogs. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Mikesn (26 May 2008). "The Cranberries ‎− Uncertain". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Julianne Hennelly (14 April 2020) [Filmed 1991]. The Cranberries Uncertain Music Video Uncut. Ireland: Julianne Hennelly. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b dogbender1 (4 February 2010) [First published 1992]. The Cranberries performing live on Irish TV show "On The Waterfront", presented by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley in 1992. Dublin: RTÉ. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via YouTube.

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[LARKIN2011-1] Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. UK: Omnibus Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-857-12595-8. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020 – via Google Books.

[FOEGE1995-03-23-2] Foege, Alec (23 March 1995). "Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries: Strange Fruit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[3] "The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: CD, EP". Discogs. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[4] "The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP". Discogs. n.d. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[5] Mikesn (26 May 2008). "The Cranberries ‎− Uncertain". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[UNCERTAIN-MV-6] Julianne Hennelly (14 April 2020) [Filmed 1991]. The Cranberries Uncertain Music Video Uncut. Ireland: Julianne Hennelly. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via YouTube.

[OnTheWaterfront-7] r1 (4 February 2010) [First published 1992]. The Cranberries performing live on Irish TV show "On The Waterfront", presented by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley in 1992. Dublin: RTÉ. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via YouTube.

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-'''''Uncertain''''' is the first [[Extended play|EP]] by the Irish band [[the Cranberries]].<ref name="LARKIN2011">{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin|date=27 May 2011 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=the+cranberries+uncertain+ep&pg=PA386|url-status=live |location=UK |publisher=Omnibus Press|page=386|isbn=978-0-857-12595-8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621104258/https://books.google.fr/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA386&dq=the+cranberries+uncertain+ep&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQqs6J2ZLqAhUz8uAKHVg5DBgQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=21 June 2020|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Produced by Pearse Gilmore,<ref name="LARKIN2011"/> it was released in the autumn of 1991,<ref name="LARKIN2011"/> with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.<ref name="LARKIN2011"/><ref name="FOEGE1995-03-23">{{cite news |last=Foege |first=Alec|date=23 March 1995|title=Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries: Strange Fruit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dolores-oriordan-and-the-cranberries-strange-fruit-72247/|url-status=live|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200408144357/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dolores-oriordan-and-the-cranberries-strange-fruit-72247/|archive-date=8 April 2020|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> ''Uncertain'' was released by [[Island Records|Island]] under the Xeric Records name on both [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[LP record|12" vinyl]] formats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/release/836817 |title=The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: CD, EP|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d. |website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/release/1543462|title=The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d. |website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> Approximately 5,000 total copies of ''Uncertain'' were produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/25757/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/ |title=The Cranberries ‎− Uncertain |author=Mikesn|date=26 May 2008 |website=[[Sputnikmusic]] |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> Guitarist [[Noel Hogan]] said of the album that Gilmore "cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar", which resulted from a conflictual relationship between the group and Gilmore.<ref name="FOEGE1995-03-23"/> The EP did not chart.<ref name="LARKIN2011"/>
+'''''Uncertain''''' is the first [[Extended play|EP]] by the Irish band [[the Cranberries]].<ref name="LARKIN2011">{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin|date=27 May 2011 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=the+cranberries+uncertain+ep&pg=PA386|url-status=live |location=UK |publisher=Omnibus Press|page=386|isbn=978-0-857-12595-8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621104258/https://books.google.fr/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA386&dq=the+cranberries+uncertain+ep&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQqs6J2ZLqAhUz8uAKHVg5DBgQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg |archive-date=21 June 2020|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> The EP was released in the autumn of 1991,<ref name="LARKIN2011"/> with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.<ref name="LARKIN2011"/><ref name="FOEGE1995-03-23">{{cite magazine |last=Foege |first=Alec|date=23 March 1995|title=Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries: Strange Fruit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dolores-oriordan-and-the-cranberries-strange-fruit-72247/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200408144357/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dolores-oriordan-and-the-cranberries-strange-fruit-72247/|archive-date=8 April 2020|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> ''Uncertain'' was released by [[Island Records|Island]] under the Xeric Records name on both [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[LP record|12" vinyl]] formats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/release/836817 |title=The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: CD, EP|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d. |website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/release/1543462|title=The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d. |website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> Approximately 5,000 total copies of ''Uncertain'' were produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/25757/The-Cranberries-Uncertain/ |title=The Cranberries ‎− Uncertain |author=Mikesn|date=26 May 2008 |website=Sputnikmusic |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> Guitarist [[Noel Hogan]] said of the album that Gilmore "cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar", which resulted from a conflictual relationship between the group and Gilmore.<ref name="FOEGE1995-03-23"/> The EP did not chart.<ref name="LARKIN2011"/>
 An unreleased music video was made for the main theme "Uncertain";<ref name="UNCERTAIN-MV">{{cite AV media |people=Julianne Hennelly |date=14 April 2020 |orig-year=Filmed 1991|title=The Cranberries Uncertain Music Video Uncut |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Z9Ib176_U |access-date=21 June 2020 |location=[[Ireland]] |publisher=Julianne Hennelly |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> a brief part of the clip was included on their DVD compilation, ''[[Stars: The Best of 1992–2002]]''. The [[Mashup (video)|unedited]] complete video clip appeared for the first time on [[YouTube]] on 14 April 2020, and shows a young [[Dolores O'Riordan]], with her brother Brendan and his daughter Cora, recalling her days as a child in an Irish [[List of forests in Ireland|forest]].<ref name="UNCERTAIN-MV"/>
+==Television performance==
+After the release of 'Uncertain', [[The Cranberries]] appeared on the Irish television show "On The Waterfront" which was hosted by [[Robert Arkins]] and Felim Gormley from [[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]].<ref name="OnTheWaterfront">{{cite AV media |people=dogbender1 |date=4 February 2010 |orig-year=First published 1992|title=The Cranberries performing live on Irish TV show "On The Waterfront", presented by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley in 1992|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYbtDtybx2A&feature=emb_logo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/sYbtDtybx2A |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=20 June 2020|location=Dublin |publisher=[[RTÉ]]|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They performed "[[Linger (The Cranberries song)|Linger]]", which was recorded and was broadcast in 1992.<ref name="OnTheWaterfront"/>
 ==Track listing==

v t e The Cranberries
Mike Hogan Noel Hogan Fergal Lawler Dolores O'Riordan Niall Quinn
Studio albums	Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? No Need to Argue To the Faithful Departed Bury the Hatchet Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Roses Something Else In the End
EPs	Anything Water Circle Nothing Left at All Uncertain
Compilations	Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–1999 Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 Gold
Live albums and EPs	Bualadh Bos – The Cranberries Live
Singles	"Dreams" "Linger" "Zombie" "Ode to My Family" "I Can't Be with You" "Ridiculous Thoughts" "Salvation" "Free to Decide" "When You're Gone" "Hollywood" "Promises" "Animal Instinct" "Just My Imagination" "Analyse" "Time Is Ticking Out" "Stars"
Promotional singles	"Sunday" "Dreaming My Dreams"
Other songs	"Go Your Own Way"
Video albums	Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002
Related articles	Discography Songs Radio and television sessions Mono Band Arkitekt Steve DeMarchi