Stay (Wasting Time)

"Stay (Wasting Time)"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Before These Crowded Streets
Released	June 28, 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	5:35 (Album version) 4:34 (Album/remix edit)
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Matthews, Lessard, LeRoi Moore
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Don't Drink the Water" (1998) "Stay (Wasting Time)" (1998) "Crush" (1998)

"Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40. The song features The Lovely Ladies (Tawatha Agee, Cindy Myzell, and Brenda White King) on background vocals.

The song was used by the Virginia Tourism Corporation for a 2005 television commercial. It was also featured in the 2007 film The Kingdom.

Track listing

1. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Remix Edit) — 4:34
2. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Edit) — 4:34
3. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Version) — 5:36

Australian Version

1. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Edit) - 2:55
2. "Stay (Wasting Time)" (Album Edit) - 4:30
3. "Lover Lay Down" - 6:22

Live releases

A live performance of "Stay (Wasting Time)" is featured on the following albums:

• Listener Supported
• Live in Chicago 12.19.98
• Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
• The Central Park Concert
• Live Trax Vol. 1
• Live Trax Vol. 2
• Live Trax Vol. 6
• The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
• Live Trax Vol. 9
• Live Trax Vol. 10
• Live at Piedmont Park
• Live at Mile High Music Festival

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	44
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40	33
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	8
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	35
US Billboard Adult Top 40	20