Song · Dashboard Confessional
“Don't Wait” by Dashboard Confessional
From the album Dusk and Summer (2006)
“Don't Wait” by Dashboard Confessional appears on 10 radio countdowns from 10 stations in 2006. It was first released in 2006 on the album Dusk and Summer. Its best result is #18 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #69 alternative song of 2006.
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"Don't Wait" led the charge for Dusk and Summer, hitting radio on May 23, 2006, and it's Dashboard Confessional at their most wide-screen. Don Gilmore produced, Andy Wallace mixed, and the guitars come out polished and surging, built for big rooms rather than basements. Chris Carrabba wrote it as a seize-the-day song: stop hesitating, because the moment is now.
Rich Lee's video turns that idea into a small sci-fi fable. A girlfriend walks out, and Carrabba wanders a city as time speeds up around him, billboards flipping and towers rising, until civilization seems to crumble and greenery swallows the skyline. Then the clock spins backward to the moment she left, and this time he goes after her. It's made to look like New York, but most of it was shot in downtown Los Angeles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 104 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 74 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 82 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 43 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 37 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 58 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 64 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 96 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 18 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 86 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
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