Stay (Wasting Time)
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| Single by Dave Matthews Band | ||||
| from the album Before These Crowded Streets | ||||
| Released | June 28, 1998 | |||
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| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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"Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by American rock band Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single from their third studio album, Before These Crowded Streets. The song features Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizell, and Brenda White King on background vocals.[1] As a single, it reached number eight on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and stayed at number one on the Billboard Triple-A chart for seven weeks. The song was used by the Virginia Tourism Corporation for a 2005 television commercial.[2]
Track listings
Australian version
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (edit) – 2:55
- "Stay (Wasting Time)" (album edit) – 4:30
- "Lover Lay Down" – 6:22
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 31 |
| US Radio Songs (Billboard)[4] | 44 |
| US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] | 35 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 33 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[10] | 48 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] | 49 |
| US Triple-A (Billboard)[12] | 6 |
References
- ↑ Before These Crowded Streets (US CD album booklet). RCA Records. 1998. 07863 67660-2.
- ↑ "VTC Tourism Dashboard Newsletter". www.vatc.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 7932". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 55.
- ↑ "Best of '98: Most Played Modern Rock Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 36.
- ↑ "Best of '98: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 35.
