Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
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The limited edition version of this CD includes five live tracks recorded in Stockholm:

Awards

In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002.

DVD

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 is a DVD
DVD
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 album 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...

 rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 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 compiles 17 of the band's promotional videos
Music video
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 including their new single Stars, along with alternate takes and live recordings of several songs and a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 entitled 99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll.
  1. "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?...

    "
  2. "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...

    "
  3. "Zombie
    Zombie (song)
    "Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland and in particular the killing of two children in an IRA bombing in Warrington, England, was written by Dolores O'Riordan, singer of the band...

    "
  4. "Ode to My Family
    Ode to My Family
    "Ode to My Family" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. It was released in 1994....

    "
  5. "I Can't Be with You
    I Can't Be With You
    "I Can't Be With You" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third single from their second studio album No Need to Argue, except in North American, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album in Fall 1995.The song achieved minor chart success in...

    "
  6. "Ridiculous Thoughts
    Ridiculous Thoughts
    "Ridiculous Thoughts" is a song by The Cranberries, released as the fourth single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. In North America, it was the third single of the album, as "I Can't Be With You" was released only in Fall 1995 in this territory.-Song profile:"Ridiculous Thoughts"...

    "
  7. "Salvation
    Salvation (The Cranberries song)
    "Salvation" is the lead single for The Cranberries third studio album To the Faithful Departed. The single had some success in the US , it reached number 8 in the Irish charts and had success in the UK, and it showed the true colours of the new album having a darker and rawer sound than the group...

    "
  8. "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....

    "
  9. "When You're Gone
    When You're Gone (Cranberries song)
    "When You're Gone" is a rock ballad recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the third single from their third studio album entitled To the Faithful Departed. A video clip directed by Karen Bellone was released at the end of 1996...

    "
  10. "Promises
    Promises (The Cranberries song)
    "Promises" is a rock song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the first single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song would be the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has heavy rock beat with...

    "
  11. "Animal Instinct
    Animal Instinct (Cranberries song)
    "Animal Instinct" is an acoustic pop song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the second single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song deals about motherhood...

    "
  12. "Just My Imagination
    Just My Imagination (Cranberries song)
    "Just My Imagination" is an acoustic pop song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the third single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999...

    "
  13. "You and Me
    You and Me (The Cranberries song)
    "You and Me" is a ballad by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the fourth and last single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song, which was written for O'Riordan first child, includes light electronica elements and brass instruments...

    "
  14. "Analyse"
  15. "Time Is Ticking Out
    Time Is Ticking Out
    "Time Is Ticking Out" is a pop song recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It was the second single from their fifth studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, released in 2001. The song deals about environmental issues...

    "
  16. "This is the Day
    This is the Day (The Cranberries song)
    "This is the Day" is an alternative rock song recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third and last single from their fifth studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, released in 2001...

    "
  17. "Stars
    Stars (The Cranberries song)
    "Stars" is a song by The Cranberries from the compilation album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002, and was released in October 2002. It is the band's last single released before their six-year hiatus...

    "

Live favorites

  • "Daffodil Lament" ('94 Astoria UK)
  • "Empty" ('94 Astoria)
  • "Sunday
    Sunday (Cranberries song)
    "Sunday" is a mid-tempo alternative song taken from The Cranberries debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. It was released as a promotion single in the USA in 1993, before Island Records decided to opt for a re-release the band's first two European singles, "Dreams" and "Linger"...

    " ('96 tour)

Live at Vicar Street

  • "Time is Ticking Out"
  • "Linger"
  • "In the Ghetto"
  • "Ode to My Family"
  • "Shattered"
  • "Animal Instinct"
  • "Loud and Clear"
  • "I Can't Be with You"
  • "Analyse"

99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll

Also on the DVD is a 26-minute documentary entitled 99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll and directed by Ciaran Donnelly. In it, the band members speak about their career, expectations for the future, and how some songs were composed, like "Linger" and "Zombie".
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