"Wasted on You" is a song performed by American rock band Evanescence. The song was released as a digital download on April 24, 2020, by BMG from the band's fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth as the lead single in place of "Use My Voice" due to COVID-19 which in turn impacted the album's completion and the latter song was later released as the third single. The song was written by the band and produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
Music video An official music video to accompany the release of "Wasted on You" was first released onto YouTube on 24 April 2020. The video was filmed by each member of the band on their phones while in isolation during the pandemic, and directed by P. R. Brown in collaboration with the band through facetime.
Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Result Ref. 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rock
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Nick Raskulinecz – producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer Evanescence – composer, lyricist, associated performer Nathan Yarborough – engineer Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Charts + Chart performance for "Wasted on You" Chart (2020) Peakposition Canada Digital Songs (Billboard) 29 France Sales (SNEP) 97 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 42
Release history Region Date Format Label United States April 24, 2020 BMG Italy May 1, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Sony
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