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{{Infobox Single | {{Infobox Single | ||
|name = Wasting My Time | |name = Wasting My Time | ||
|image = | |image = Image:WMTsingle1988.jpg | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|album = '' | |album = ''Outrider'' | ||
|published = Succubus Music | |published = Succubus Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 530325809 | |registration = ASCAP 530325809 | ||
|released = 7 May 1988 | |released = 7 May 1988 | ||
|recorded = February 1987 at<br />the Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire. | |recorded = February 1987 at<br />the Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire. | ||
|genre = | |genre = Hard rock, blues-rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 4 minutes 28 seconds | |length = 4 minutes 28 seconds | ||
|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page and John Miles | ||
|label = Geffen Records (UK and US), Warner Music (Japan) | |label = Geffen Records (UK and US), Warner Music (Japan) | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
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''''Wasting My Time'''' was the first single released, from | ''''Wasting My Time'''' was the first single released, from Jimmy Page's 1988 album ''Outrider''. It was recorded in February 1987, at the Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire, and released on 7 May 1988 by Geffen Records in the United States of America|United States and in the United Kingdom. | ||
The | The song is underpinned by workmanlike heavy drumming from Jason Bonham, and sweeping minor-chord riffing by Jimmy Page.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tolinski|first=Brad|date=2012|chapter=I Still Had a Lot to Offer and Say Musically…|title=Light & Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page|location=London|publisher=Virgin Books|pages=246|isbn=978-0-7535-4040-4|oclc=850314285}}</ref> John Miles' vocals add a gruff bluesy tone.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Christensen|first=Thor|date=September 1988|title=Spins: Jimmy Page, ''Outrider'', Geffen|journal=Spin|publisher=Camouflage Publishing|volume=4|issue=6|pages=90|issn=0886-3032|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> 'Wasting My Time' lyrics are about a relationship that went no-where and it's time for the parties to move on. | ||
The band appeared on the music video for the single, and was one of the most requested | The band appeared on the music video for the single, and was one of the most requested MTV songs of 1989. It is still regularly screened to this day on VH1 Classic's metal show. | ||
==Chart positions== | ==Chart positions== | ||
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'Wasting My Time' was the first single released, from Jimmy Page's 1988 album Outrider. It was recorded in February 1987, at the Sol Studio, Cookham, Berkshire, and released on 7 May 1988 by Geffen Records in the United States of America|United States and in the United Kingdom. The song is underpinned by workmanlike heavy drumming from Jason Bonham, and sweeping minor-chord riffing by Jimmy Page.[1] John Miles' vocals add a gruff bluesy tone.[2] 'Wasting My Time' lyrics are about a relationship that went no-where and it's time for the parties to move on. The band appeared on the music video for the single, and was one of the most requested MTV songs of 1989. It is still regularly screened to this day on VH1 Classic's metal show. Chart positionsSingle
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