Time to Waste
| "Time to Waste" | ||||
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| Single by Alkaline Trio | ||||
| from the album Crimson | ||||
| Released | June 27, 2005 | |||
| Format | CD, DVD, 7" | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 at Conway Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, emo | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Writer(s) | Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Finn | |||
| Alkaline Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"Time to Waste" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the first single from their 2005 album Crimson. It peaked at #40 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, #32 on the UK Singles Chart, and #97 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.[1][2][3] It was backed with the B-side songs "We Can Never Break Up" and "Don't Say You Won't" from the album's recording sessions.
The song's music video, directed by Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn, depicts the band performing "Time to Waste" in a hangar to the accompaniment of lighting effects and background projection screens.[4]
Track listing
CD versions
All songs written and composed by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Derek Grant.
| American version | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Time to Waste" | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 2. | "We Can Never Break Up" | 3:10 | ||||||||
Total length: |
7:21 | |||||||||
| British version | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Time to Waste" | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 2. | "We Can Never Break Up" | 3:10 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Don't Say You Won't" | 2:21 | ||||||||
Total length: |
9:42 | |||||||||
7" version
| Side A | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Time to Waste" | 4:11 | ||||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Don't Say You Won't" | 2:21 | ||||||||
Total length: |
6:32 | |||||||||
DVD version
All songs written and composed by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Derek Grant.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time to Waste" (audio) | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Time To Waste" (music video) | 4:19 | |
| 3. | "music video outtakes" |
Personnel
Band
- Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
- Dan Andriano – bass guitar, vocals
- Derek Grant – drums
Additional musicians
Production
- Jerry Finn – producer, mix engineer
- Ryan Hewitt – recording engineer
- Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
- Dave Collins – mastering
References
- ↑ "Alkaline Trio Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Chart stats - Alkaline Trio". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ "Alkaline Trio Album & Song Chart History: European Hot 100". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Media: Alkaline Trio". vagrant.com. Vagrant Records. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ Time to Waste (Record sleeve). Alkaline Trio. Vagrant Records. 2005. VRUK013S.
- ↑ Time to Waste (DVD booklet). Alkaline Trio. Vagrant Records. 2005. p. 2. VRUK013DVD.
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