Song · Smash Mouth
“Waste” by Smash Mouth
From the album Astro Lounge (1999)
“Waste” by Smash Mouth appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1999 on the album Astro Lounge. Its best result is #69 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #344 alternative song of 1999.
Greg Camp wrote "Waste", and Smash Mouth sent it out as one of the singles from Astro Lounge, their second album, released on Interscope on June 8, 1999. It had tough company: "All Star" climbed to number four on the Hot 100 and became the song everybody pins to the band, and "Then the Morning Comes" and a cover of the Four Seasons' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" went out as singles too.
Eric Valentine produced, engineered and mixed it and added keyboards of his own alongside Michael Klooster, with Mark Camp and Chris Racine on electronics. Steve Harwell sings lead, Greg Camp plays guitar and Paul De Lisle bass, and the two of them sing backup. Founding drummer Kevin Coleman is on it too, near the end of his run: he left shortly after the album came out and Michael Urbano took over.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 | 91 |
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