Song · Bad Wolves
“Zombie” by Bad Wolves
From the EP False Flags, Volume One (2018)
“Zombie” by Bad Wolves appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2018 and 2021. It was first released in 2018 on the EP False Flags, Volume One. Its best result is #1 on the SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #100 alternative song of 2018 and #7,059 alternative song of all time.
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Bad Wolves put their version of the Cranberries' "Zombie" on False Flags, Volume One in 2018, taking on Dolores O'Riordan's protest song, which she wrote in response to a Troubles-era bombing in Warrington, England, that claimed young victims. The original was already famous for grunge-style distortion and shouted vocals that sounded nothing like the rest of the Cranberries' work, which makes it a natural fit for a heavy band.
The cover carries a sadder story, too. O'Riordan had planned to add her own vocals to it, but she died before she could, and the Bad Wolves version came out only days later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2018 | 99 |
| 2018 | 10 | 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia, PA | WMMR Top 25 Songs of 2018 | 25 |
| 2018 | 1 | SiriusXM Octane National (SiriusXM satellite radio) | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2018 | 30 |
| 2018 | 11 | 94.3 KILO Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO | KILO 2018 Top 30 Kountdown | 30 |
| 2018 | 8 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2018 | 98 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 | 93X | 93X Top 93 Songs of the Decade (2010s) | 93 |
| 2019 | 448 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2021 | 6 | KISW | KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from the '10s | 25 |
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