Linger (song)

"Linger"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Released February 1993 (Original release) January 1994 (re-release)
Format CD, 7", 12"
Recorded 1993
Genre Alternative rock, soft rock
Length 4:34
Label Island
Writer(s) Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan
Producer Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1992)		 "Linger"
(1993)		 "Zombie"
(1994)
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? track listing
Not Sorry
(6)		 Linger
(7)		 Wanted
(8)
Audio sample
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Alternate covers
USA cover (1993)
UK cover (1994 re-release)

"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[1] in the United States and #14 in the UK.

In the documentary '99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll, O'Riordan says that the song is about her first serious kiss.

"Linger" was listed as #86 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.[2]

Contents

Track listing

UK 7" single (1993)
  1. "Linger"
  2. "Reason"
UK 12" single / CD-single (1993)[3]
  1. "Linger" (single version) - 4:33
  2. "Reason" - 2:02
  3. "How" (Radical Mix) - 2:56
USA 7" single (1993)
  1. "Linger"
  2. "Them"
USA CD single (1993)[4]
  1. "Linger" - 4:34
  2. "Liar" - 2:21
  3. "Them" - 3:44
  4. "Reason" - 2:01
UK 7" single (1994 re-release)
  1. "Linger"
  2. "Pretty"
UK CD-single (1994 re-release)[5]
  1. "Linger" (LP version) - 4:33
  2. "Pretty" - 2:16
  3. "Waltzing Back" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) - 4:01
  4. "Pretty" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) - 2:11
USA 7" (1994 re-release)
  1. "Linger"
  2. "Dreams"

Charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 18
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs[6] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 End of year chart (1994)[7] 49

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
United States[8] Gold 26 January 1994 500,000

Covers

Appearances in other media

References

  1. ^ Billboard.com.
  2. ^ 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s
  3. ^ Discogs, Linger UK 1993. CID 556, 864 863-2.
  4. ^ Discogs, Linger USA 1993. 422-858 087-2.
  5. ^ Discogs, Linger UK 1994. CID 559.
  6. ^ a b c Billboard, Linger.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  8. ^ RIAA certifications [1] (Retrieved 29 September 2011)
The Cranberries
Mike Hogan  · Noel Hogan  · Fergal Lawler  · Dolores O'Riordan
Studio albums
EPs
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Live albums and EPs
Zombie Live EP · Loud and Clear EP · Bualadh Bos – The Cranberries Live
Singles
Promotional singles
"Sunday" · "Still Can't..." · "Liar" · "Dreaming My Dreams" · "I'm Still Remembering" · "Copycat" · "New New York" · "Show Me the Way"
Videos and DVDs
Live · Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris · Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002  · 20th Century Masters – The DVD Collection · Gold Collection
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