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Wasted on the Way

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"Wasted on the Way"
Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash
from the album Daylight Again
B-side"Delta"
Released1982
Recorded1981
GenreFolk rock, rock
Length2:52
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Graham Nash
Producer(s)Crosby, Stills and Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology
"Just a Song Before I Go"
(1977) 		"Wasted on the Way"
(1982) 		"Southern Cross"
(1982)

"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982.[1] On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Wasted on the Way" was the group's biggest hit on the chart, peaking at number two for five weeks.[2] It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight Again. The B-side was the David Crosby composition "Delta".

Personnel

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Additional musicians

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 96
US Billboard Hot 100 9

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart (1982) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4] 57

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 67.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 77. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.


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