| Stay (Wasting Time) | |
| Cover: | Stay_(Wasting_Time).jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dave Matthews Band |
| Album: | Before These Crowded Streets |
| Released: | June 28, 1998 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 5:35 (Album version) 4:34 (Album/remix edit) |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Steve Lillywhite |
| Prev Title: | Don't Drink the Water |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Crush |
| Next Year: | 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.[1] It was also featured in the 2007 film The Kingdom.
A live performance of "Stay (Wasting Time)" is featured on the following albums:
| 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 |