Wasting My Young Years

"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	Hannah Reid
London Grammar singles chronology
"Metal & Dust" (2013) "Wasting My Young Years" (2013) "Strong" (2013)

"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.

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 92 million views as of May 2025.^[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 Singles (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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[16]	June 16, 2013	Digital download	Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[17]	July 5, 2013
New Zealand[18]

References

1. London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (Official Video) on YouTube
2. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 June 2014" (PDF) (1269). Australian Web Archive. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-10-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years" (in French). Le classement de singles.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
7. "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. "New Zealand single certifications – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 February 2025. Type Wasting My Young Years in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
15. "British single certifications – London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
16. iTunes - Music - Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP by London Grammar
17. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
18. "Wasting My Young Years (Remixes) - EP". iTunes NZ. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.