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Film

  • Chungking Express: The Cantonese version of "Dreams", which is titled "Dream Lover" and performed by Faye Wong, is played prominently in the film and during the credits.
  • The Next Karate Kid: Julie Pierce practices karate to the song "Dreams".
  • You've Got Mail: Played during the scene where Joe and Kathleen's morning routines are shown.
  • Mission: Impossible (1996): Played during the scene where Ethan and Luther have a drink together.
  • Prom: A cover version of "Dreams" by Passion Pit is played briefly during the prom.
  • Clueless: Elton plays the song "Away" and sings it to Cher.
  • Click: "Linger" is played twice; during the scene where Michael and Donna share their first kiss, and during Ben's wedding, performed by Dolores herself.
  • Army of the Dead: The acoustic version of "Zombie" from Something Else is played in the film.

Live-Action TV

  • Smallville: In the episode "X-Ray", the song "Analyse" is played when Lana visits Chloe in the Torch office.
  • The Sopranos: In the episode "The Strong, Silent Type", "Analyse" is played during the scene where Adriana talks to the FBI agent.
  • Derry Girls: "Dreams" serves as the theme for Season 1, being featured as the opening song in the first episode and the ending song in the sixth (and last) episode of Season 1, and used in the first episode of Season 2. “Zombie” is used for the fifth episode of Season 2, as the backing to the announcement of an IRA ceasefire. “Linger” and “Ode to my Family” are featured on several episodes. “Dreams” is included in its entirety as the backing track to the final scenes of the series finale.

Video Games

  • The Cranberries' music have appeared in several video games:
    • "Linger", "Zombie", "Ode to My Family", and "Dreams" are all downloadable songs for the Rock Band series.
    • "Zombie" appears in Sing Star '90s, while "Linger" and "Stars" are also available as downloadable songs in the Singstar series.
    • "Zombie" is available as a downloadable song in Rocksmith 2014.

Web Comics

  • Sleepless Domain: In Chapter 18, close to the end of Undine and Tessa's tense conversation in the graveyard, the Alt Text quotes a series of lyrics from the song "Zombie":
    "Another head hangs lowly"
    "What's in your head, in your head?"
    "We must be Mistaken."

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