Wasted on You (Morgan Wallen song)

"Wasted on You" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released to country radio on March 7, 2022, as the fourth single and final single from his 2021 album Dangerous: The Double Album. Wallen wrote the song with Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, and Josh Thompson. Before its release as a single, "Wasted on You" topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at the time of the album's release in January 2021.

"Wasted on You"
Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album Dangerous: The Double Album
Released	March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)
Genre	Country pop trap
Length	2:58
Label	Big Loud Republic
Songwriter(s)	Morgan Wallen Ernest Keith Smith Josh Thompson Ryan Vojtesak
Producer(s)	Joey Moi Jacob Durrett
Morgan Wallen singles chronology
"Flower Shops" (2021) "Wasted on You" (2022) "You Proof" (2022)
Lyric video
"Wasted on You" on YouTube

History and content

Wallen debuted "Wasted on You" on January 11, 2021, as part of an acoustic set released on YouTube in advance of the album's release. In this acoustic set, he performed the song with his touring band: drummer Mark Annino, bassist Luke Rice, and guitarists Tyler Tomlinson and Dominic Frost. Wallen wrote the song with Ernest K. Smith, Josh Thompson, and Ryan Vojtseak.^[1]

Critical reception

Owen Myers of Pitchfork stated that the song is "a blend of trap snares and guitar twang that isn’t quite as fluid as the country/hip-hop hybrids of, say, [Sam] Hunt".^[2] Pip Ellwood-Hughes thought that the song had a "modern" sound, contrasting it with Wallen's collaboration with Diplo on "Heartless".^[3]

Chart performance

"Wasted on You" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated the week ending January 23, 2021, alongside the album tracks "Somebody's Problem", "Warning", and "Sand in My Boots" and the singles "7 Summers" and "More Than My Hometown". In doing so, Wallen became the first artist ever to chart six songs within the top ten of Hot Country Songs at the same time.^[4] The song's debut at the top of the chart coincided with Dangerous: The Double Album debuting at the number-one position on the Top Country Albums chart, making Wallen the first ever artist to debut at the top of both charts simultaneously. Furthermore, it was Wallen's second debut at the top, making him the first artist to have multiple songs debut at number one on the country chart. "Wasted on You" also debuted at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2021–2023) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 78 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 10 Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[9] 43 Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 19 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 26 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 9 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 25 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[14] 14 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17] 16

Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for "Wasted on You" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 21 2022 year-end chart performance for "Wasted on You" Chart (2022) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[19] 162 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 19 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[21] 8 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 1 2023 year-end chart performance for "Wasted on You" Chart (2023) Position Australia (ARIA)[23] 97 Global 200 (Billboard)[24] 124 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[25] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[27]	3× Platinum	240,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29]	8× Platinum	8,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Wasted on You"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	January 11, 2021	Digital download streaming	Big Loud	[1]
United States	March 7, 2022	Country radio		[30]
	July 11, 2022	Adult contemporary radio		[31]
	July 12, 2022	Contemporary hit radio		[32]

References

1. "Morgan Wallen Gives Impressive Acoustic Performances Of "Still Goin Down" And "Wasted On You" — WATCH". MusicMayhemMagazine.com. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
2. Myers, Owen (January 14, 2021). "Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
3. Pip Ellwood-Hughes (January 8, 2021). "Morgan Wallen – 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
4. Jim Asker (January 19, 2021). "Billboard Country Update: On the Charts" (PDF). Billboard. p. 4. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
5. Jim Asker (January 19, 2021). "Morgan Wallen Makes Record-Setting Start on Country Charts With 'Dangerous': 'This Is Absolutely Insane'". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
6. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 April 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1726. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 3, 2023. p. 4.
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23. "ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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28. "British single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Wasted On You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
29. "American single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Wasted on You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
30. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
31. "Hot/Modern/AC Radio Future Releases". AllAccess. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
32. "Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases". AllAccess. Retrieved June 27, 2022.