Waste a Moment (Kings of Leon song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Waste a Moment
| cover = KingsofLeonWasteaMoment.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kings of Leon
| album = Walls
| released = September 9, 2016
| recorded = 2015–16
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Alternative rock
| length = 3:03
| label = RCA
| writer = {{hlist|Caleb Followill|Nathan Followill|Jared Followill|Matthew Followill}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Family Tree
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Reverend
| next_year = 2017
}}
"Waste a Moment" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song was released as a digital download on September 9, 2016 through RCA Records as the lead single from their seventh studio album Walls (2016). The song was written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Waste a Moment" was first released onto YouTube on September 13, 2016.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmAaWCFlxEE Kings Of Leon - Waste A Moment -] YouTube
Commercial performance
"Waste a Moment" is the band's fifth single (and their first since 2010's "Radioactive") to reach number one on Billboard{{'s}} Alternative Songs chart, charting for a total of 27 weeks. "Waste a Moment" also tied the record for the second longest #1 Adult Alternative Songs on the Billboard charts alongside Clocks by remaining at number one for fifteen non-consecutive weeks.{{cite web|last1=Rutherford|first1=Kevin |title=Kings of Leon's 'Waste a Moment' Ties for Second-Longest No. 1 Run on Adult Alternative Songs |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7669076/kings-of-leons-waste-a-moment-second-longest-number-one-adult-alternative-songs|website=billboard|accessdate=10 April 2017}} It has also become the band's highest-charting single on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, peaking at number 15, besting "Supersoaker"'s number 22 showing in 2013.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Waste a Moment
| length1 = 3:03
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Waste a Moment" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Austria|56|artist=Kings Of Leon|song=Waste A Moment|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|11|artist=Kings Of Leon|song=Waste A Moment|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 5, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|27|artist=Kings Of Leon|song=Waste A Moment|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|72|artist=Kings of Leon|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|1|artist=Kings of Leon|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/21/kings-of-leon/waste-a-moment/155311|title=CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Waste a Moment|publisher=IFPI Czech Republic|accessdate=December 15, 2023|language=Czech}}
| 4 |
| {{single chart|Germany|95|artist=Kings Of Leon|song=Waste A Moment|songid=1589370|access-date=March 19, 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Hungary|24|year=2016|week=43|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland|44|year=2016|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|14|date=2016-10-21|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=45|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=28 August 2018}}
| 31 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|57|artist=Kings Of Leon|song=Waste A Moment|rowheader=true|access-date=October 24, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|UK|45|date=2016-10-21|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|2|artist=Kings of Leon|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|7|artist=Kings of Leon|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|1|artist=Kings of Leon|rowheader=true|access-date=December 10, 2016}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Waste a Moment" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016|title=Jaaroverzichten 2016|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}
| 77 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-rock-songs|title=Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2016)|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}
| 50 |
| scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/rock-airplay-songs|title=Year-End Charts: Rock Airplay Songs (2016)|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}
| 33 |
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-rock-songs|title=Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2017)|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}
| 37 |
| scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/rock-airplay-songs|title=Year-End Charts: Rock Airplay Songs (2016)|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}
| 6 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Waste a Moment|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CertificacionesAmprofon/photos/a.1293366120787996/1304667906324484|title=Certificados Musicales Amprofon (in Spanish)|publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|access-date=October 5, 2021}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Waste a Moment|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|type=single|source=radioscope|refname="RMNZ"|access-date=January 17, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Kings of Leon|title=Waste a Moment|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2025|id=14841-878-1|access-date=January 17, 2025}}
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