Wasting My Young Years Explained

Wasting My Young Years
Cover:	London-Grammar-Wasting-My-Young-Years.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	London Grammar
Album:	If You Wait
Released:	16 June 2013
Recorded:	2012
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	3:24
Label:	Metal & Dust Recordings
Prev Title:	Metal & Dust
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Strong
Next Year:	2013

"Wasting My Young Years" is a song by English indie pop trio London Grammar. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2013. The song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Wasting My Young Years" was first released on YouTube on 15 May 2013, and has 81 million views as of July 2023.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
France (SNEP)^[2]	150
Chart (2014)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[3]	39
France (SNEP)^[4]	7
Chart (2015)	Position
France (SNEP)^[5]	169

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom^[6]	June 16, 2013	Digital download	Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia^[7]	July 5, 2013
New Zealand^[8]

Notes and References

1. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 June 2014. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140710021700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140710-1217/Issue1269.pdf. dead. 2014-07-10. July 10, 2014. Australian Web Archive. 1269. 2014-10-03.
2. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2013. SNEP. fr. 23 October 2020.
3. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2014. Ultratop. 5 February 2020.
4. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2014. SNEP. fr. 23 October 2020.
5. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2015. SNEP. fr. 2 November 2020.
6. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wasting-my-young-years-remixes/id649367062 iTunes - Music - Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP by London Grammar
7. Web site: Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP. iTunes AU. Apple Inc.. 18 November 2013.
8. Web site: Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP. iTunes NZ. Apple Inc.. 18 November 2013.