''Uncertain'' is the first EP by the Irish band

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. The EP was released in the autumn of 1991, with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us. ''Uncertain'' was released by

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under the Xeric Records name on both CD and

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formats. Approximately 5,000 total copies of ''Uncertain'' were produced. Guitarist

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said of the album that Gilmore "cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar", which resulted from a conflictual relationship between the group and Gilmore. The EP did not chart. An unreleased music video was made for the main theme "Uncertain"; a brief part of the clip was included on their DVD compilation, '' Stars: The Best of 1992–2002''. The unedited complete video clip appeared for the first time on

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on 14 April 2020, and shows a young

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, with her brother Brendan and his daughter Cora, recalling her days as a child in an Irish

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Television performance

After the release of 'Uncertain',

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appeared on the Irish television show "On The Waterfront" which was hosted by

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and Felim Gormley from The Commitments. They performed "

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", which was recorded and was broadcast in 1992.

Track listing

References

1991 EPs The Cranberries albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub