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Wasting Time (Blink-182 song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Wasting Time'" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on May 20, 1996 in Australia, and on June 28, 1996 elsewhere, as the second and final single from the group's debut studio album, 'Cheshire Cat' (1995).
Background
An early version of "Wasting Time" appears on the bands 1994 split 7-inch with the Iconoclasts, 'Short Bus'.Shooman, 2010. p. 25
"Wasting Time" largely centers on an attempt to gain the attention of a girl, to the point of writing a song about her. The line "In my town, you cant drive naked" was suggested by engineer Jeff Forrest when Hoppus was recording vocals for the track at Doubletime Studios in San Diego. "Jeff never offered any further insight into what may have been the source material for this pro-active free association, and we never asked," remembered drummer Scott Raynor in 2010.Shooman, 2010. p. 26
Mike Halloran of XETRA-FM and producer O considered "Wasting Time" to be the band's debut single, but chose "M+M's" instead. "Wasting Time" was released as a single by Cargo/Grilled Cheese in the summer of 1996, and was the final single from 'Cheshire Cat'.Shooman, 2010. p. 31 It was released as an "Australian Tour EP", and contains early versions of two songs later re-recorded for the band's major label debut, 'Dude Ranch': "Lemmings" and "Enthused".
Reception
MTV News journalist James Montgomery wrote that "I grew up a Blink fan [...] I used to blare "Wasting Time" in my 1988 Caprice Classic and put it on a mixtape for my high school girlfriend."
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Category:Blink-182 songs
Category:1995 songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:Songs written by Mark Hoppus
Category:Songs written by Tom DeLonge
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