Don't Waste My Time (Usher song)

• Usher – vocals, lyrics
• Ella Mai – vocals, lyrics
• Jermaine Dupri – lyrics, production, mixing engineer
• Bryan-Michael Cox – lyrics, production
• Wilbard "VEDO" McCoy III – lyrics
• Christopher Allen Jones – lyrics
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
• Bill Zimmerman – assistant engineer
• Phil Tan – mixing engineer

"Don't Waste My Time"
Single by Usher featuring Ella Mai
Released	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)
Recorded	2019
Length	3:20
Label	Brand Usher, RCA
Songwriter(s)	Usher Raymond Wilbard "VEDO" McCoy III Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Ella Mai Christopher Allen Jones
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox
Usher singles chronology
"LaLaLa" (2019) "Don't Waste My Time" (2019) "Come Thru" (2020)
Ella Mai singles chronology
"Put It All on Me" (2019) "Don't Waste My Time" (2019) "Not Another Love Song" (2020)

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9]	19
South Africa ( Radiomonitor ) [10]	49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [11]	7
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [12]	43
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13]	12
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [14]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Samuels, Keithan (April 10, 2020). "Usher Releases New Song 'SexBeat' Featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris". Rated R&B. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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7. "7 Highlights from BET's 'Saving Our Selves' Special". Billboard .
8. "Don't Waste My Time". Tidal. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
9. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
10. "Radiomonitor".
11. "Usher Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
12. "Usher Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
13. "Usher Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
14. "Usher Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
15. "American single certifications – Usher – Don't Waste My Time". Recording Industry Association of America.