Wasting the Dawn

Wasting the Dawn
Studio album by The 69 Eyes
Released	1999 2007 (US only)
Genre	Glam metal Hard rock Gothic rock
Length	50:40
Label	Gaga Goodies, Poko Rekords
The 69 Eyes chronology
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (1997) Wasting the Dawn (1999) Blessed Be (2000)

Wasting the Dawn is the fourth studio album by The 69 Eyes, released in 1999, produced by Gaga Goodies / Poko Rekords.

It was released internationally on Roadrunner Records.

The album's hit single, "Wasting the Dawn", paid tribute to the Doors' Jim Morrison. The video featured HIM member Ville Valo posing at a snowy cemetery as the ghost of Jim Morrison. Valo also contributed back up singing. The album continues the 69 Eyes' development from glam metal to gothic rock, at first notable on their previous album, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams.

Track listing

1. "Truck On" – 3:13
2. "Lay Down Your Arms, Girl" – 3:41
3. "Wasting the Dawn" (ft. Ville Valo) – 5:21
4. "You Ain't the Reason" – 4:11
5. "Lazarus Heart" – 4:25
6. "Who's Gonna Pay the Bail?" – 5:05
7. "All-American Dream" – 4:22
8. "Be My Speed" – 4:38
9. "Hand of God" – 4:26
10. "Next Stop Paradise" – 4:26
11. "Starshine"* – 6:52

Bonus tracks

1. "Lay Down Your Arms" (Remix) – 4:39
2. "Wasting the Dawn" (Remix) – 5:26
3. "Next Stop Paradise" (Remix) – 4:28

Singles

Wasting the Dawn

1. "Wasting the Dawn" (Radio Edit)
2. "Wasting the Dawn"
3. "You Ain't the Reason"

Soundtracks

Orkus Presents The Best of 1999

1. "The 69 Eyes: "Wasting the Dawn"

Sonic Seducer - Like a Taste of Sin!

1. "The 69 Eyes: "Wasting the Dawn"

Trivia

• At the end of Starshine there is a sample of "Wasting the Dawn".