Wasting My Young Years

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"Wasting My Young Years"
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Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released16 June 2013
Recorded2012
Genre Indie pop
Length3:24
Label Metal & Dust Recordings
Songwriter(s) Hannah Reid
London Grammar singles chronology
"Metal & Dust"
(2013)
"Wasting My Young Years"
(2013)
"Strong"
(2013)

"Wasting My Young Years" is a song by English indie pop trio London Grammar. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2013. The song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Wasting My Young Years" was first released on YouTube on 15 May 2013, and has 92 million views as of May 2025. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wasting My Young Years"3:24
2."Wasting My Young Years" (Star Slinger Remix)3:49
3."Wasting My Young Years" (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix)3:55
4."Wasting My Young Years" (KDA Remix)6:29
5."Wasting My Young Years" (Henrik Schwarz Remix)8:28
Australian digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wasting My Young Years"3:24
2."Wasting My Young Years" (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix)3:55
3."Wasting My Young Years" (Star Slinger Remix)3:49
4."Wasting My Young Years" (KDA Remix)6:29
5."Wasting My Young Years" (Henrik Schwarz Remix)8:28

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [16] June 16, 2013 Digital download Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia [17] July 5, 2013
New Zealand [18]

References

  1. London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (Official Video) on YouTube
  2. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 June 2014" (PDF) (1269). Australian Web Archive. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-10-03.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  13. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  14. "New Zealand single certifications – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 February 2025.Type Wasting My Young Years in the "Search:" field.
  15. "British single certifications – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  16. iTunes - Music - Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP by London Grammar
  17. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  18. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes NZ. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.