Wasting Time (Brent Faiyaz song)
{{short description|2021 single by Brent Faiyaz featuring Drake}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Wasting Time
| cover = Brent Faiyaz - Wasting Time.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brent Faiyaz featuring Drake and The Neptunes
| album = Wasteland
| released = July 1, 2021
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 5:01
| label = {{hlist|Lost Kids|Venice|Stem}}
| writer =
| producer = The Neptunes
| chronology = Brent Faiyaz
| prev_title = Show U Off
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Price of Fame
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Drake
| type = single
| prev_title = Having Our Way
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Wasting Time
| year = 2021
| next_title = Over the Top
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}
"Wasting Time" is a song by American R&B singer Brent Faiyaz featuring Canadian rapper Drake and production duo The Neptunes, the latter of whom also produced the song. It was released on July 1, 2021.
Background
On June 30, 2021, the song leaked and it was made available on Apple Music in New Zealand. It was released the next day.{{Cite web|last=A.|first=Aron|date=June 30, 2021|title=Brent Faiyaz & Drake's Collab Dropping Tonight: Report|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/brent-faiyaz-and-drakes-collab-dropping-tonight-report-news.134880.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}} The cover art of the single pays tribute to Pharrell Williams' album In My Mind.{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Joe|date=2021-07-01|title=Brent Faiyaz, Drake & The Neptunes Link For 'Wasting Time' Single|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62964/title.brent-faiyaz-drake-the-neptunes-link-for-wasting-time-single|website=HipHopDX}}
Composition
The song features "lush synth pads and booming 808s",{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Daniel|date=2021-07-01|title=Brent Faiyaz and Drake release new song 'Wasting Time', produced by The Neptunes|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/brent-faiyaz-and-drake-release-new-song-wasting-time-produced-by-the-neptunes-2982679|website=NME|language=en-GB}} and finds the artists asking their respective lovers for more quality time with them.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=July 1, 2021|title=Brent Faiyaz & Drake Team Up On Smooth Banger "Wasting Time"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/brent-faiyaz-and-drake-team-up-on-smooth-banger-wasting-time-new-song.1991818.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2021-07-01|title=Brent Faiyaz and Drake are "Wasting Time" on new single|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/7/1/22558017/brent-faiyaz-drake-wasting-time-song|website=REVOLT|language=en}} In the chorus, Faiyaz sings, "If you're gonna waste your time / Then waste your time with me / You can have all the space / More than you need / It's no pressure, girl / If you got time to waste / Waste it with me".{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2021-07-01|title=Brent Faiyaz Links Up With Drake for New Song 'Wasting Time'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brent-faiyaz-drake-new-song-wasting-time-1191631/|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} Drake's verse is about his frustrations and distrust towards past lovers; he raps about how they "stay calculatin' moves, like Beth Harmon" and calls himself a "pessimist gold medalist".{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=July 1, 2021|title=Brent Faiyaz Taps Drake for New Song "Wasting Time"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/brent-faiyaz-drake-wasting-time-song-stream/|website=Complex|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Chow|first=Aaron|date=2021-07-02|title=Drake and Brent Faiyaz Link Up For "Wasting Time"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/7/brent-faiyaz-drake-wasting-time-listen|website=HYPEBEAST}} He also swears to be more "'Purple Rain' Prince than Prince Charmin'" and name-drops Aaliyah ("Only time I play the back and forth is Aaliyah record").
Critical reception
Jordan Darville of The Fader wrote that the song "aims for a woozy and timeless atmosphere, boosted by soaring orchestral strings and a crackling chemistry between Faiyaz's vocals and Drake's bars."{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=July 1, 2021|title=Brent Faiyaz enlists Drake for Neptunes-produced single "Wasting Time"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/07/01/brent-faiyaz-drake-neptunes-wasting-time|website=The FADER|language=en}} Jordan Rose of Complex noted the song sharing a common theme with Brent Faiyaz's song "Gravity", in that he "croons about respecting his lover's space, but still being willing to share his world with her".
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Wasting Time" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|44|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=July 21, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland3|82|date=20210709|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 21, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-07-09|title=NZ Top 40 Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021}}
| 5 |
|---|
| {{single chart|South Africa2|42|year=2022|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=June 8, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|UK|34|date=20210715|rowheader=true|access-date=July 21, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|49|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=July 21, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|17|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=July 21, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|27|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-08/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713035847/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-08/|url-status=dead}}
| 25 |
Certifications
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References
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{{Brent Faiyaz}}
{{Drake songs}}
Category:Drake (musician) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by the Neptunes
Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)