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==Background==
==Background==
Tremonti first announced that he would be releasing a solo album in 2010, and later announced the title of the album to be ''[[All I Was]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://audioinkradio.com/2012/03/alter-bridge-creed-mark-tremonti-artwork-solo-album/ |title=Alter Bridge and Creed's Mark Tremonti Reveals Artwork for Solo Album |date=March 20, 2012 |publisher=Audio Ink Radio |author=Anne Erickson}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' later reported that "You Waste Your Time" would be the first single from the album,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/490379/creeds-mark-tremonti-releasing-solo-debut |title=Creed's Mark Tremonti Releasing Solo Debut |author=David Greenwald |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> a song which had previously been released by Tremonti as a 90-second clip on [[Loudwire.com]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-shares-audio-samples-of-solo-disc-all-i-was/ |title=Mark Tremonti Shares Audio Samples of Solo Disc ‘All I Was’ |author=Mary Ouellette |date=April 21, 2012 |publisher=[[Loudwire.com]]}}</ref> ''[[FMQB]]'' reported that the song would be released to [[active rock]] radio stations in May 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2444158 |title=Quick Hits: Maroon 5, Mark Tremonti, Norah Jones, TLC, Demi Lovato, The Killers, Passion Pit, Van Halen |magazine=[[FMQB]] |date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> It was released on May 7, 2012, one day after Tremonti and FRET12 Records made it available for listening on Loudwire,<ref name="song debut">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-song-review/ |title=Tremonti, ‘You Waste Your Time’ – Song Review |publisher=[[loudwire.com]] |date=May 6, 2012 |author=Mary Ouellette}}</ref> after which it entered the [[iTunes Store|iTunes Rock Songs Chart]] at number 10 one day later.<ref name="itunes rock songs chart">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-itunes-top-10-single-you-waste-your-time/ |title=Mark Tremonti Cracks iTunes Top 10 With Single ‘You Waste Your Time’ |author=Chad Childers |date=May 8, 2012 |publisher=[[Loudwire.com]]}}</ref> Tremonti and his band — consisting of rhythm guitarist [[Eric Friedman]], bassist [[Brian Marshall]], and drummer Garrett Whitlock — debuted their live music video of the single later that month.<ref name="music video">{{cite web |url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/17/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-performance-video/ |title=Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time': Creed, Alter Bridge Guitarist Makes Solo Debut (VIDEO PREMIERE) |website=[[Noisecreep]] |author=Carlos Ramirez |date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
Tremonti first announced that he would be releasing a solo album in 2010, and later announced the title of the album to be ''[[All I Was]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://audioinkradio.com/2012/03/alter-bridge-creed-mark-tremonti-artwork-solo-album/ |title=Alter Bridge and Creed's Mark Tremonti Reveals Artwork for Solo Album |date=March 20, 2012 |publisher=Audio Ink Radio |author=Anne Erickson}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' later reported that "You Waste Your Time" would be the first single from the album,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/490379/creeds-mark-tremonti-releasing-solo-debut |title=Creed's Mark Tremonti Releasing Solo Debut |author=David Greenwald |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> a song which had previously been released by Tremonti as a 90-second clip on [[Loudwire.com]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-shares-audio-samples-of-solo-disc-all-i-was/ |title=Mark Tremonti Shares Audio Samples of Solo Disc 'All I Was' |author=Mary Ouellette |date=April 21, 2012 |publisher=[[Loudwire.com]]}}</ref> ''[[FMQB]]'' reported that the song would be released to [[active rock]] radio stations in May 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2444158 |title=Quick Hits: Maroon 5, Mark Tremonti, Norah Jones, TLC, Demi Lovato, The Killers, Passion Pit, Van Halen |magazine=[[FMQB]] |date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> It was released on May 7, 2012, one day after Tremonti and FRET12 Records made it available for listening on Loudwire,<ref name="song debut">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-song-review/ |title=Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time' – Song Review |publisher=[[loudwire.com]] |date=May 6, 2012 |author=Mary Ouellette}}</ref> after which it entered the [[iTunes Store|iTunes Rock Songs Chart]] at number 10 one day later.<ref name="itunes rock songs chart">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-itunes-top-10-single-you-waste-your-time/ |title=Mark Tremonti Cracks iTunes Top 10 With Single 'You Waste Your Time' |author=Chad Childers |date=May 8, 2012 |publisher=[[Loudwire.com]]}}</ref> Tremonti and his band — consisting of rhythm guitarist [[Eric Friedman]], bassist [[Brian Marshall]], and drummer Garrett Whitlock — debuted their live music video of the single later that month.<ref name="music video">{{cite web |url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/17/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-performance-video/ |title=Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time': Creed, Alter Bridge Guitarist Makes Solo Debut (VIDEO PREMIERE) |website=[[Noisecreep]] |author=Carlos Ramirez |date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==

Latest revision as of 06:32, 28 April 2021

"You Waste Your Time"
Single by Tremonti
from the album All I Was
ReleasedMay 7, 2012
Length3:48
LabelFRET12
Songwriter(s)Mark Tremonti
Producer(s)Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Tremonti singles chronology
"You Waste Your Time"
(2012) 		"So You're Afraid"
(2012)

"You Waste Your Time" is a song by Tremonti that was released by FRET12 Records as the debut single from his debut solo album All I Was on May 7, 2012. It is also the first song to be released by Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti as a solo singer-songwriter. The song received positive reviews and its live music video premiered on May 17, 2012.

Background

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Tremonti first announced that he would be releasing a solo album in 2010, and later announced the title of the album to be All I Was.[1] Billboard later reported that "You Waste Your Time" would be the first single from the album,[2] a song which had previously been released by Tremonti as a 90-second clip on Loudwire.com.[3] FMQB reported that the song would be released to active rock radio stations in May 2012.[4] It was released on May 7, 2012, one day after Tremonti and FRET12 Records made it available for listening on Loudwire,[5] after which it entered the iTunes Rock Songs Chart at number 10 one day later.[6] Tremonti and his band — consisting of rhythm guitarist Eric Friedman, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Garrett Whitlock — debuted their live music video of the single later that month.[7]

Composition

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"You Waste Your Time" is three minutes and forty-seven seconds long,[8] and was written by Tremonti with Eric Friedman and Garrett Whitlock. It features a speed metal influence,[5] of which Tremonti had spoken since the beginning stages of his solo album.[9]

Critical reception

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"You Waste Your Time" was well received by music critics. It received its first professional review from Mary Ouellette of Loudwire, who gave it 4 out of 5 stars and praised the song's speed metal style and melodic chorus, as well as Tremonti's vocals and guitar work.[5] Rick Florino from Artistdirect also gave the song a positive review and a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. He wrote: "If 'You Waste Your Time' doesn't solidify Mark Tremonti as one of heavy metal and hard rock's greatest guitarists, then the complete solo album All I Was will when it drops July 10. Otherwise, there's something horribly wrong with the world."[10] The song has received an average of 5 out of 5 stars on the iTunes Store.[8]

Chart performance

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock 28

Music video

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An unofficial music video for "You Waste Your Time" was released on Noisecreep on May 17, 2012, and features Tremonti and his band performing the song live in a studio. The video uses the actual live audio from the performance.[7]

Track listing

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  1. "You Waste Your Time" – 3:47

Personnel

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Musicians
Production

References

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  1. ^ Anne Erickson (March 20, 2012). "Alter Bridge and Creed's Mark Tremonti Reveals Artwork for Solo Album". Audio Ink Radio.
  2. ^ David Greenwald (April 26, 2012). "Creed's Mark Tremonti Releasing Solo Debut". Billboard.
  3. ^ Mary Ouellette (April 21, 2012). "Mark Tremonti Shares Audio Samples of Solo Disc 'All I Was'". Loudwire.com.
  4. ^ "Quick Hits: Maroon 5, Mark Tremonti, Norah Jones, TLC, Demi Lovato, The Killers, Passion Pit, Van Halen". FMQB. April 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Mary Ouellette (May 6, 2012). "Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time' – Song Review". loudwire.com.
  6. ^ Chad Childers (May 8, 2012). "Mark Tremonti Cracks iTunes Top 10 With Single 'You Waste Your Time'". Loudwire.com.
  7. ^ a b Carlos Ramirez (May 17, 2012). "Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time': Creed, Alter Bridge Guitarist Makes Solo Debut (VIDEO PREMIERE)". Noisecreep.
  8. ^ a b "iTunes - Music - You Waste Your Time - Single by Tremonti". iTunes Store. May 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "Mark Tremonti Working On Speed/Thrash Metal Album". Ultimate Guitar Archive. May 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Rick Florino (May 15, 2012). "Tremonti "You Waste Your Time" Song Review — 4.5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect.
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