Can't Be Wasting My Time

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"Can't Be Wasting My Time"
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Single by Mona Lisa
from the album 11-20-79 and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre R&B, hip hop soul
Length4:34
Label Island
Songwriter(s) B. Antoine, G. Duncan, T. Patterson, J. Austin, A. Evans
Producer(s) Tim Patterson a.k.a. "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg
Mona Lisa singles chronology
"Can't Be Wasting My Time"
(1996)
"You Said"
(1996)

"Can't Be Wasting My Time" is the debut single by American contemporary R&B singer Mona Lisa. The song features a rap from American hip hop group The Lost Boyz.

Contents

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Brian Luvar. [1]

Track listings

12", 3313 RPM, Vinyl
  1. "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (w/ Rap) - 4:34
    (feat. Lost Boyz)
  2. "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (w/o Rap) - 4:00
  3. "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (Instrumental) - 5:36
  4. "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (Video Version w/ Rap) - 4:14
    (feat. Lost Boyz)

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs. [2]

Chart performance

Notes

  1. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Mona Lisa - "Wasting my time"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. "Mona Lisa (2) - Can't Be Wasting My Time (12") at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  3. "allmusic ((( 11-20-79 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

"Can't Be Wasting My Time" Music video on YouTube

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