"Wasted Time" is a song by

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. It was their third single released from their second album, ''

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''. The song was released in 1991 and written by bandmates

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and

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. It became the band's last song to appear on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was promoted with a music video.

Background

Lead singer

said the song was written about the spiraling effect of drug use on his friend

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, the original drummer of

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. The song reached number 88 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 30 on the

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and number 20 on the

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. Some versions of the single included the Rush cover "What You're Doing".

Track listing

# "Wasted Time" (Edit) # "Psycho Love" # "Get The Fuck Out" (Live) # "

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" (originally performed by

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)

Charts

References

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