Linger

"Linger" is a song by American country artist Amanda Madison. It was released in February 2014 as the lead-off single from her second studio album, Small Town Small Talk.
== Content ==
"Linger" is a sweeping neo-traditional country ballad. The song's female narrator describes her struggle with the recent death of her significant other and how his memory continues to "linger" because everything reminds her of him. She also feels a sense of guilt for the accident that caused his death following an argument they got in.
Madison chose the song as the album's lead single before she had even finished the record: "It's such a gripping song. Right away I knew. It is the most powerful piece that I've recorded to date and it is very country. It's sure to relate to a lot of people in different ways."
== Music video ==
The video for "Linger" premiered on CMT on March 3, 2014. In it, Madison is shown performing the song in an empty plantation house and a cemetery, while flashbacks of a couple (the protagonist and her significant other) following the story line of the lyrics are interspersed throughout.
== Live performances ==
Madison performed the song at the 2014 ACM Awards on April 6, 2014 and on American Idol on April 16, 2014.