You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs and,
piece by piece, tell the story of how they remained.
My name is Tao Nguyen.
The Cranberries formed in Limerick, Ireland in 1989.
Singer Dolores O'Riordan joined a year later,
and the group went on to become one of the defining bands of the 90s,
eventually selling over 40 million records worldwide.
In January 2018, while the band was working on their eighth album,
Dolores O'Riordan passed away unexpectedly.
Later that year, remaining members Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan,
and Virgo Lawler announced that they would end the band, and that this would be their final album.
It's called In The End.
It was released in April 2019, and in this episode,
guitarist and songwriter Noel Hogan breaks down a song from the album called All Over Now.
You'll hear how Hogan and O'Riordan first started the song,
and how the remaining members worked to finish it without her.
Also, after the full song plays, we've got more with Noel for another installment of our segment,
This Is Instrumental, so stick around for that.
Here's The Cranberries on Song Exploder.
I'm Noel Hogan from the Cranberries, guitarist and co-songwriter with Dolores O'Riordan.