Wasted Time (Keith Urban song)
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| Single by Keith Urban | ||||
| from the album Ripcord | ||||
| Released | 4 April 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
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"Wasted Time" is a song co-written and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released on 4 April 2016 as the third single from his 2016 album Ripcord. The song was written by Urban, Greg Wells and James Abrahart.
Promotion
[edit]Ahead of the release of the song, as his final performance on American Idol, the show on which Urban has been a judge since 2012, he sang "Wasted Time", playing the "ganjocaster", a combination between a banjo and electric guitar built by his former bandmate Brian Nutter.[1]
Urban also performed the song at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards playing the banjo and earned a standing ovation from the crowd.
Chart performance
[edit]"Wasted Time" reached its peak at number four on the US Hot Country Songs chart and number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also topped the US Country Airplay chart in its thirteenth week, making this song Urban's twentieth number one on this chart[2] and stayed atop the chart for a second consecutive week. As of August 2016, it has sold 269,000 copies in the US[3] On February 24, 2017, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming data of over 500,000 units in the United States.[4]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by John Urbano and premiered in April 2016.[5]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications and sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 40,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Watch Keith Urban's Electric 'Wasted Time' Performance on 'Idol'". rollingstone.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Asker, Jim (June 28, 2016). "Jon Pardi Gets Started at No. 1; Keith Urban Scores 20th Airplay Leader". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 2, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: August 2, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "RIAA Certifications - Keith Urban". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (28 April 2016). "Keith Urban Throws Summer Party in 'Wasted Time' Video [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Keith Urban – Wasted Time". Music Canada. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Wasted Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.