"Sunday" is a mid-tempo alternative song taken from The Cranberries

The Cranberries

The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...

 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. Released in 1993, it was their first full-length album after having released four EPs, and is also their first major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores...

. It was released as a promotion single in the USA in 1993, before Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 decided to opt for a re-release the band's first two European singles, "Dreams

Dreams (The Cranberries song)

"Dreams" is the first single released by rock band The Cranberries. The song is taken from their 1993 debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?...

" and "Linger

Linger (song)

"Linger" is a song composed by Irish musicians Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan of the rock band The Cranberries. The song, which has an acoustic arrangement featuring a string section, became the band's first major hit, peaking at #3 in the Republic of Ireland, #8 in the US and #14 in the UK.In...

" in 1994. No video was recorded for this single and the song did not chart.

Tracklist

Promo single (USA)

1. Sunday (Edit) - 2:15
2. Sunday (Album version) - 3:30
3. Them - 3:44

"Them" was taken from their 1991 Xeric Records release, Uncertain.

Other releases

A demo version of "Sunday" was featured on the band's 1990 EP cassette Water Circle

Water Circle

Water Circle is the second demo EP of the Irish band The Cranberry Saw Us. It was released in cassette format and was used as an unsolicited demo sent to various major record labels. This is the first release to feature the vocal stylings of Dolores O'Riordan. All songs on the EP are written by...

.

An acoustic version was released on the KCRW

KCRW

KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...

 1995 compilation Rare on Air, volume 2. The performance was recorded during a live acoustic session at the Morning Becomes Eclectic

Morning Becomes Eclectic

Morning Becomes Eclectic is a three-hour adult album alternative radio program first aired in 1977 and broadcast live every weekday from KCRW in Santa Monica, California. The show's name is a play on the Eugene O'Neill trilogy of plays, Mourning Becomes Electra.The show is hosted by Jason Bentley,...

 radio show on July 15, 1993.

A live version of "Sunday" was included on one of the band's "Free To Decide

Free To Decide

"Free To Decide" is a 1996 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It is the second single from their third studio album To The Faithful Departed....

" single. The performance was recorded at The Point, in Dublin (Ireland) on June 2, 1995.

Another live version was featured on the band's live compilation Bualadh Bos released in 2010. The performance was recorded at Pine Knob in Clarkston, MI on August 18, 1996 during the Free to Decide World Tour.