"Cannonball" is a song by Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 folk singer Damien Rice

Damien Rice

Damien Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who plays guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion....

. It was released as the second single from his debut album O, reaching #32 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in 2003. It was re-released in 2004, making #19 in the UK and #21 in Ireland.

Releases

In Ireland the single was issued as a CD maxi single

Maxi single

A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...

 in May 2002 on the artist's own label Damien Rice Music.
It contained a remix

Remix

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ed version of the track by Paul PDub Walton and Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark Stent

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, plus a demo, a live track and an instrumental of the A-side

A-side and B-side

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. Unlike the album version, the single mix includes kit drums

Drum kit

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.

In Britain the single was released in October 2003 by 14th Floor Records, on a standard CD single

CD single

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 and Enhanced CD

Enhanced CD

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. The Enhanced CD featured an exclusive B-side, "Moody Monday", and the music video

Music video

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 for "Cannonball". It was packaged in a gatefold

Gatefold

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 card sleeve with a
poster

Poster

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. The second CD contained live versions of "Cannonball", "Amie" and "The Blower's Daughter", recorded live at Union Chapel

Union Chapel, Islington

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. This release included four postcard

Postcard

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s. A limited edition one-track 7" single was also pressed.

The single was re-released on 5 July 2004, with an additional DVD single

DVD single

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 containing two remixes and a filmed interview and a biography, rising to #19 on its re-release.

The single versions (of which there are two, with slightly differing production) are markedly different from the original version found on the album, with background production and a quicker vocal.

"Cannonball" has been featured in the television series Bones

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, The Black Donnellys

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, 3 lbs

3 lbs

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, The O.C.

The O.C.

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, The L Word

The L Word

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, Spring Waltz

Spring Waltz

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, and in the 2004
film In Good Company.

Track listing

Irish CD

1. "Cannonball" (Single Version)
2. "Lonelily" (Original Demo)
3. "Woman Like a Man" (Live Unplugged)
4. "Cannonball" (Instrumental Album Version)

British CD

1. "Cannonball" (live)
2. "Amie" (live)
3. "The Blower's Daughter" (live)

British Enhanced CD

1. "Cannonball" (Radio Remix)
2. "Moody Mooday"
3. "Cannonball" (Video)

External links

• Lyrics at damienrice.com