Wasted Time (Keith Urban song)

"Wasted Time" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban and written by Greg Wells and James Abrahart. It was released on 4 April 2016 as the third single from his ninth studio album, Ripcord via Hit Red and Capitol Nashville. The song was produced by Wells.

Promotion

Ahead of the release of the song, as his final performance on American Idol, the show on which Urban has been a judge since 2012, he sang "Wasted Time", playing the "ganjocaster", a combination between a banjo and electric guitar built by his former bandmate Brian Nutter.^[1]

Urban also performed the song at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards playing the banjo and earned a standing ovation from the crowd.

Music video

The music video was directed by John Urbano and premiered in April 2016.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	72
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[4]	43
Canada AC (Billboard)^[5]	34
Canada Country (Billboard)^[6]	17
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	74
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[8]	13
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	17

References

↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/watch-keith-urbans-electric-wasted-time-performance-on-idol-20160401
↑ Dukes, Billy (28 April 2016). "Keith Urban Throws Summer Party in ‘Wasted Time’ Video [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada AC for Keith Urban.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Keith Urban.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban.

Keith Urban singles

Keith Urban (1991)	"Only You" "I Never Work on a Sunday" "Arms of Mary" "The River"

Keith Urban (1999)	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"

Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"

Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"

Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"

Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"

Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"

Act of Valor: The Album	"For You"

Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" (with Miranda Lambert) "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up" (with Eric Church)

Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time"

Guest singles	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" (with Dolly Parton) "Funky Tonight" (with The John Butler Trio) "In God's Hands" (with Nelly Furtado) "Start a Band" (with Brad Paisley) "Blue Sky" (with Emily West) "Lean on Me" (with Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock)

Related articles	"Highway Don't Care" (with Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift)

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