Waste a Moment (Kings of Leon song)

"Waste a Moment"
Single by Kings of Leon
from the album WALLS
Released 9 September 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015-16
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length 3:03
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Caleb Followill
  • Nathan Followill
  • Jared Followill
  • Matthew Followill
Kings of Leon singles chronology
"Family Tree"
(2014)		 "Waste a Moment"
(2016)		 "Reverend"
(2017)

"Family Tree"
(2014)		 "Waste a Moment"
(2016)		 "Reverend"
(2017)

"Waste a Moment" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song was released as a digital download on 9 September 2016 through RCA Records as the lead single from their seventh studio album WALLS (2016). The song was written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Waste a Moment" was first released onto YouTube on 13 September 2016.[1]

Commercial performance

"Waste a Moment" is the band's fifth single (and their first since 2010's "Radioactive") to reach number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. "Waste a Moment" also tied the record for the second longest #1 Adult Alternative Songs on the Billboard charts alongside Clocks by remaining at number one for fifteen non-consecutive weeks.[2] It has also become the band's highest-charting single on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, peaking at number 15, besting "Supersoaker"'s number 22 showing in 2013.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Waste a Moment"3:03

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 72
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 95
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 45
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] 2
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[15] 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 77

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 9 September 2016 Digital download RCA Records

References

  1. ↑ Kings Of Leon - Waste A Moment - YouTube
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin. "Kings of Leon's 'Waste a Moment' Ties for Second-Longest No. 1 Run on Adult Alternative Songs". billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kings Of Leon – Waste A Moment" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kings Of Leon – Waste A Moment" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kings Of Leon – Waste A Moment" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Kings of Leon. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kings Of Leon – Waste A Moment". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  9. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 43, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kings Of Leon – Waste A Moment". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-21" UK Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Kings of Leon. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Kings of Leon. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Kings of Leon. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Kings of Leon. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Kings of Leon. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kings of Leon – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Kings of Leon. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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