Wasteland (10 Years song)

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"Wasteland"
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Promotional single by 10 Years
from the album The Autumn Effect
Released2005
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length3:49
Label
Songwriters
  • Jesse Hasek
  • Ryan Johnson
  • Brian Vodinh
  • Matt Wantland
Producer Josh Abraham
10 Years singles chronology
"Wasteland"
(2005)		"Through the Iris"
(2006)

"Wasteland" is a song by American alternative metal band 10 Years. It was released as a promotional single from their third studio album and major label debut, The Autumn Effect (2005). The song reached No. 1 on Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks chart in February 2006 during its twenty-seventh week on the chart, making it one of the slowest-rising number-one singles in the chart's history. [2] It also spent an unprecedented ten weeks at No. 2 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. [3] In December 2017, the RIAA gave "Wasteland" a Gold certification. [4]

Contents

The song was originally featured on the band's independent second album, Killing All That Holds You (2004), produced by Travis Wyrick.

Music videos

Actor Brad Renfro stars in the music video. Brad Renfro mug shot.jpg
Actor Brad Renfro stars in the music video.

The first music video was a representation of the song and featured Jesse Hasek's cousin actor, Brad Renfro, who, having had a long struggle with drug abuse, was the inspiration for the song. [5] It was directed by Scott Lee. This music video has been removed from many websites including YouTube.

A second music video was a metaphorical representation using a fish flopping around on a dry lake bed. Directed by Chris Simms, this version can only be seen online.

The third and final music video released for the song addressed the social problem of human rights around the world, showing various victims of human rights violations. This video was directed by Kevin Kerslake for Amnesty International. The video received nominations for Best Direction and Best Art Direction at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.

The first and second music videos used the recording of the song from Killing All That Holds You, while the final video used the re-recorded version from The Autumn Effect.

Track listing

US promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Wasteland"3:52
Australian promo CDr
No.TitleLength
1."Wasteland" (Album version)3:49
2."Wasteland" (Acoustic version)5:08

Charts

Chart (2005–06)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 94
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 1
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best - Consequence". July 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "10 Years: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "10 Years: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "American single certifications – 10 Years – Wasteland". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ↑ "Interview: 10 Years". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "10 Years Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "10 Years Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "10 Years Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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