Wasting My Young Years

"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.

"Wasting My Young Years"
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released	16 June 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Indie pop
Length	3:24
Label	Metal & Dust Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Hannah Reid
London Grammar singles chronology
"Metal & Dust" (2013) "Wasting My Young Years" (2013) "Strong" (2013)

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 47 million views as of July 2019.[1]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wasting My Young Years"	3:24
2.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Star Slinger Remix)	3:49
3.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix)	3:55
4.	"Wasting My Young Years" (KDA Remix)	6:29
5.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Henrik Schwarz Remix)	8:28

Australian digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wasting My Young Years"	3:24
2.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix)	3:55
3.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Star Slinger Remix)	3:49
4.	"Wasting My Young Years" (KDA Remix)	6:29
5.	"Wasting My Young Years" (Henrik Schwarz Remix)	8:28

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 62 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 4 France (SNEP)[5] 2 Scotland (OCC)[6] 34 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 11 UK Indie (OCC)[8] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 31

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position France (SNEP)[10] 150 Chart (2014) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 39 France (SNEP)[12] 7 Chart (2015) Position France (SNEP)[13] 169

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[14]	June 16, 2013	Digital download	Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[15]	July 5, 2013
New Zealand[16]

References

1. London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (Official Video) on YouTube
2. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 June 2014" (PDF) (1269). Pandora Archive. July 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-03. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Ultratop.be – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Lescharts.com – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
7. "Swisscharts.com – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". Swiss Singles Chart.
8. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
11. "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
12. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
13. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
14. iTunes - Music - Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP by London Grammar
15. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
16. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes NZ. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.