What a Waster
2002 single by The Libertines
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| Single by The Libertines | ||||
| B-side | "I Get Along" | |||
| Released | 3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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| Producer(s) | Bernard Butler | |||
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"What a Waster" is the debut single by English rock band the Libertines. The song received little airplay because it contains frequent profanity. "What a Waster" was initially left off the UK edition of the band's debut album Up the Bracket but was later included as the 13th track on a subsequent re-issue.
The song was used in the film The Football Factory.
Reception
NME included the song at number 96 in their list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, writing that the song "subscribed to all the classic pop single rules: under three minutes, catchy-as-hell, five chords max and instantly banned by broadcasters the world over."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.
- 7"
- "What a Waster" – 2:58
- "I Get Along" – 2:53
- CD
- "What a Waster" – 2:58
- "I Get Along" – 2:53
- "Mayday" – 1:03
Chart performance
| Chart (2002) | Peak position[2] |
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| UK Singles Chart | 37 |
References
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The Libertines
- Carl Barât
- Peter Doherty
- John Hassall
- Gary Powell
- Up the Bracket (2002)
- The Libertines (2004)
- Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015)
- All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade (2024)
- Time for Heroes (2003)
- I Get Along (2003)
- Don't Look Back into the Sun/Death on the Stairs (2003)
- What Became of the Likely Lads (2004)
- "What a Waster"
- "Up the Bracket"
- "Time for Heroes"
- "Don't Look Back into the Sun"
- "Can't Stand Me Now"
- "What Became of the Likely Lads"
- Boys in the Band
- Discography
- Babyshambles
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Yeti
- The Libertines Bound Together
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