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Linger (Guy Sebastian song)

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"Linger"
Single by Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco
from the album Madness
Released1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)[1]
GenrePop
Length4:13
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Mama Ain't Proud"
(2014)
"Linger"
(2014)
"Spirit of the Anzacs"
(2015)
Lupe Fiasco singles chronology
"Deliver"
(2014)
"Linger"
(2014)
"Countdown"
(2015)

"Linger" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian featuring American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released as the fourth single from Sebastian's seventh studio album, Madness (2014). "Linger" peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 70,000 shipments.[2]

Release and promotion

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Sebastian performed "Linger" on Today in December 2014.[3] An acoustic version of the song was also released on Vevo on December 8, 2014.[4]

Music video

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On December 1, 2014, Guy Sebastian announced via Instagram that he would be releasing a video to "Linger" soon.[5] The video premiered on January 12, 2015.

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Linger" – 4:13

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 17

Year-end chart

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Chart (2015) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[7] 18

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Platinum 70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Guy Sebastian's post on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b ARIA Accreditations – 2019 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Guy Sebastian's post on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Guy Sebastian - Linger (Acoustic) on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Guy Sebastian's post on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco – Linger". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.