Stay (Wasting Time)
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| Single by Dave Matthews Band | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Before These Crowded Streets | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length |
5:35 (Album version) 4:34 (Album/remix edit) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | RCA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Matthews, Lessard, LeRoi Moore | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40. The song features The Lovely Ladies (Tawatha Agee, Cindy Myzell, and Brenda White King) on background vocals.
The song has been used as a set closer or as an encore frequently in their live performances. This song is one of the few which do not differ greatly from its studio version when performed live. The only major difference that occurs during live performances is that sometimes the ending of the song features improvisation.
The song was used by the Virginia Tourism Corporation for a 2005 television commercial.[1] It was also featured in the 2007 film The Kingdom.
Track listing
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Remix Edit) — 4:34
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Edit) — 4:34
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Version) — 5:36
Australian Version
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Edit) - 2:55
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Edit) - 4:30
- "Lover Lay Down" - 6:22
Live releases
A live performance of "Stay (Wasting Time)" is featured on the following albums:
- Listener Supported
- Live in Chicago 12.19.98
- Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- The Central Park Concert
- Live Trax Vol. 1
- Live Trax Vol. 2
- Live Trax Vol. 6
- The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
- Live Trax Vol. 9
- Live Trax Vol. 10
- Live at Piedmont Park
- Live at Mile High Music Festival
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 44 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 33 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 8 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 35 |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40 | 20 |