"Time Is Ticking Out" is a pop song recorded by Irish band 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...

. It was the second single

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 from their fifth studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Wake up and Smell the Coffee

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is the fifth studio album by The Cranberries. Released in 2001, the album has sold 170,000 copies in the US as of April 2007. Worldwide, the album has sold 1,300,000 copies by 2002....

, released in 2001. The song deals about environmental issues. A promotional video, directed by Maurice Linnane, features the band members as modern-life The Wizard of Oz

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Track listings

2-track CD single

1. "Time Is Ticking Out" (album version) – 2:59
2. "Loud and Clear" (Live at Vicar Street, Dublin – November 11, 2000) – 2:25

4-track CD single

1. "Time Is Ticking Out" (album version) – 2:59
2. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Marius de Vries Remix) – 5:12
3. "Shattered" (Live at Vicar Street, Dublin – November 11, 2000) – 3:38
4. "Analyse" (enhanced video)

Promo CD

1. "Time Is Ticking Out" (album version) – 2:59
2. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Marius de Vries Remix edit) – 3:59

Promo vinyl

1. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Marius de Vries Remix)
2. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Marius de Vries Instrumental)

Remixes

As for the "Analyse" single, music producer Marius de Vries

Marius de Vries

Marius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:...

 was commissioned to remix "Time Is Ticking Out". Four versions of the up-tempo remix were released, either physically or digitally. The long version was made available on the 4-track commercial single, while an 3:59-edit version was featured on some promotions CDs as well as on the Asian Tour Special Edition of Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Wake up and Smell the Coffee

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is the fifth studio album by The Cranberries. Released in 2001, the album has sold 170,000 copies in the US as of April 2007. Worldwide, the album has sold 1,300,000 copies by 2002....

. An instrumental mix was also released on vinyl. Finally, a slightly different 4:55 version of unknown origin was released digitally on Internet.