Linger
Song by The Cranberries
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Sep 29, 2026
HypnotoadGUEST
This is back to the early 90s, back to where I started, which was in Ireland.
HypnotoadGUEST
This is from the Cranberries, and this is Linger.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Things wouldn't be so confused And I wouldn't resist But you always really knew I just wanna be with you You got me wrapped around your finger Do you have to let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
HypnotoadGUEST
who Dolores O'Riordan from the Cranberries has kind of one of the most distinctive voices of the early 90s.
HypnotoadGUEST
And this song kind of sets that down.
HypnotoadGUEST
I know there's some bigger ones, you know, Dreams, obviously Zombie is iconic.
HypnotoadGUEST
But for me, there's something just incredibly beautiful about Linger and this kind of story of of kind of lost fleeting love that really, really works.
HypnotoadGUEST
And another one that's got a fascinating story in reading about it, that this is basically the song that gets Dolores O'Riordan into the Cranberries.
HypnotoadGUEST
This is back to the early 90s, back to where I started, which was in Ireland.
HypnotoadGUEST
This is from The Cranberries, and this is Linger.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But you always really do.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I just want to be with you.
HypnotoadGUEST
And this song kind of sets that down.
HypnotoadGUEST
I know there's some bigger ones, you know, Dreams, obviously Zombie is iconic.
HypnotoadGUEST
But for me, there's something just incredibly beautiful about Linger and this kind of story of of kind of lost fleeting love that, that really, really works.
HypnotoadGUEST
And another one that's got a fascinating story in, in reading about it, that this is basically the song that, that gets Dolores Arruden into the Cranberries.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And you smile.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I think it's strange Coming up we've got Linger by the Cranberries. . . .
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm sure of nothing We're lying all the time Was it just a game to you? But I'm insensitive You know I'm such a fool for you You got me wrapped around your finger Do you have to let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to Do you have to let it linger? but you always really do i just wanna be with you Do you have to let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger? do you have to let it linger do you have to
The Old ManHOST
Here's under the bridge, red hot chili peppers.
Dan PatrickHOST
Oh my God.
Kelvin WashingtonADVERTISER
Linger and Zombie?
Seton O'ConnorPANELIST
Yeah, those are prob- the two most famous, yeah.
Seton O'ConnorPANELIST
Linger is a great song
Paul PabstPANELIST
songI know.
Paul PabstPANELIST
It's played a lot.
ScottHOST
The album itself, I got the CD, loved it.
ScottHOST
You know, and why I like this matchup too is that I remember the first time I ever heard Linger.
ScottHOST
It was also on MTV.
ScottHOST
and I was up getting ready for my paper out at like four in the morning, and we weren't allowed to have MTV, but I think for whatever reason, we had like switched cable or done something, and I remember it was channel 22, was MTV, and I kind of sneaked, because I couldn't watch it if anybody was around.
ScottHOST
So it's four in the morning, I'm getting ready to do my paper route, and you just hear the first of Linger, and you're just like, most beautiful song I've ever heard.
ScottHOST
And honestly, I don't know that anything's ever passed it to this day.
ScottHOST
It's a beautiful song.
ScottHOST
She was bringing that type of music before it was really... as popular um that dance that electronic kind of dance music that video was really cool um and again i told you i had like a crush on bjork and i remember when the big time sensuality video came out she's got like the the hairdo that she's got and yeah check that out it's a really cool video um i i love the cranberries absolutely now with the cranberries now dreams is on this album yep that is a great song yeah well and so we always talk about the power of just listening to albums and not just picking tracks i would say that um that everyone else is doing it is an album where you really pays off to listen to the whole album You know, because when Dreams comes on, it's like within the context of the album, it's so cool.
Sophie HamleyHOST
Yeah.
Sophie HamleyHOST
Now the album opens with the track Linger, which really grabs the listener, I have to say.
Sophie HamleyHOST
And I know Felicity Kircher, who's a Star Maker winner, is on this album.
Sophie HamleyHOST
I don't actually know if it's her singing because I didn't see the credits for the song.
Sophie HamleyHOST
So is it her singing with you on that track?
Chris CobbGUEST
That is Felicity Kircher on the track.
Chris CobbGUEST
And Linger was a song that we kind of didn't think it was going to go anywhere because I had written the song when I broke my COVID vaccine fever.
Chris CobbGUEST
Yeah, crazy.
KevinPANELIST
I always mess that up.
KevinPANELIST
From the Cranberries, who had 1994 hit singles Linger, Dreams, and Zombie on the album.
KevinPANELIST
Everyone else is doing it, so why can't we? 86 weeks on the chart.
KevinPANELIST
Talk about a run.
KevinPANELIST
And this is Linger off that album.
James GoldenHOST
I love
KevinPANELIST
the
KevinHOST
I always mess that up.
KevinHOST
From the Cranberries, who had 1994 hit singles Linger, Dreams, and Zombie on the album.
KevinHOST
Everyone else is doing it, so why can't we? 86 weeks on the chart.
KevinHOST
Talk about a run.
KevinHOST
And this is Linger off that album.
James GoldenHOST
I love the Cranberries.
James GoldenHOST
So good.
DonnaHOST
But what's it like when you hear it? I mean, are you still taken back to that moment of creating it? Or is it just a song?
Fergal LawlerGUEST
Yeah, when you hear like Linger, Dream, Zombie, they're the kind of three main ones you'd hear on the radio or TV shows and that.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
And it's like, oh, nice.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
Oh, well, I forgot it was in that.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
You know, like we were watching Cape Fear last night and Linger came on and was like, oh, God, I forgot about that.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
Because they come through months in advance to be approved or whatever.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
And then you kind of forget about it.
Fergal LawlerGUEST
Yeah, it's great.
SombrGUEST
So, yeah, I got to pull this out, you know, for the special day.
SombrGUEST
Whenever I land in Ireland, I'm like... i'm home i'm finally home that's what i always say because i ireland the crowds first of all the first time i ever played in europe was in ireland really so that first show was just shocking to me so ireland has always had a special play in my heart and then um the first arena i played in europe was in ireland right well i actually i played an arena in berlin before that but the first like the biggest arena i played in europe was in ireland and three arena and we brought out the cranberries, and we sang Linger.
SombrGUEST
And the crowds are just always insane.
SombrGUEST
So I have a special, special, special place in my heart for Ireland.