Stay (Wasting Time)
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"Stay (Wasting Time)" | ||
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Single by Dave Matthews Band | ||
from the album Before These Crowded Streets |
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Released | 1998 | |
Format | CD single | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 5:35 | |
Label | RCA | |
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
Chart positions | ||
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Dave Matthews Band singles chronology | ||
"Don't Drink the Water" (1997) |
"Stay (Wasting Time)" (1998) |
"Crush" (1998) |
Before These Crowded Streets track listing | ||
"Don't Drink the Water" (Track 4) |
"Stay (Wasting Time)" (Track 5) |
"Halloween" (Track 6) |
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 track listing | ||
"Say Goodbye (Live)" (Track 3) |
"Stay (Wasting Time) (Live)" (Track 4) |
"Everyday (Live)" (Track 5) |
"Stay (Wasting Time)" was the second single off of the Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on the 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.
This song is one of the few which do not differ greatly from its studio version when performed live. The only major difference that occurs during live performances is that sometimes the ending of the song is jammed.
[edit] Single track listing
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Remix Edit) — 4:30
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Edit) — 4:30
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Version) — 5:35
[edit] Live releases
A live performance of "Stay (Wasting Time)" is featured on the following albums:
- Listener Supported
- Live in Chicago 12.19.98
- Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- The Central Park Concert
- Live Trax Vol. 1
- Live Trax Vol. 2
- Live Trax Vol. 6
- The Best of What's Around Vol. 1