"Stay (Wasting Time)" | ||||
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Single by Dave Matthews Band | ||||
from the album Before These Crowded Streets | ||||
Released | June 28, 1998 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:35(Album version) 4:34 (Album/remix edit) | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Matthews, Lessard, LeRoi Moore | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by 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 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 was used by the Virginia Tourism Corporation for a 2005 television commercial. [1] It was also featured in the 2007 film The Kingdom .
A live performance of "Stay (Wasting Time)" is featured on the following albums:
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 |
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